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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockphoto Wholesale price index (WPI) inflation softened to 0.13% in September on easing in prices of food articles, fuel and manufactured items, government data showed on Tuesday (October 14, 2025). WPI-based inflation was 0.52% in August and 1.91% in September last year. “Positive rate of…
The panel is expected to review the current system of price collection and suggest changes of its improvement, and decide on the computation methodology for the WPI and the PPI. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Centre on Thursday (January 2, 2025) announced the formation of an expert panel to revise the constituents…
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As per the data, inflation in food items was 3.11 per cent in August. New Delhi: Wholesale inflation fell for the second consecutive month to 1.31 per cent in August due to cheaper vegetables, food and fuel, government data released on Tuesday showed. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 2.04 per cent in…
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On a month-on-month basis, the WPI was 0.07% higher, with primary articles rising 0.22% and the Food Index up 0.17%. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s wholesale price inflation moderated to a four-month low of 0.2% in February from 0.27% in January, despite an acceleration in food and primary articles’ inflation rates, owing to a sharper…
Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices tumbled in early trade on October 9 as escalating tensions in Middle East triggered a risk-off in the market. Market analysts said investors preferred to remain on the sidelines and refrained from taking big risks as the Israel-Hamas conflict has introduced a huge uncertainty for…
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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The wholesale price based inflation remained in the negative territory for the fourth straight month in July at (-)1.36% on easing prices of fuel, even though food articles turned costlier. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation rate has been in the negative since April…
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