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India's wholesale inflation surges to 8.3% on oil shock, weak rupee

Retail inflation numbers — 3.48% — suggest that India was immune from the economic pain of the ongoing war in West Asia.
Updated on May 15, 2026 06:30 am IST

WPI inflation drops to 2.36% in October 2024, food prices ease in November

A farmer carrying vegetables during a foggy day in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, December 12, 2024.
Published on Dec 16, 2024 01:23 pm IST

Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%

Prices of food, which have been the main source of high inflation for consecutive quarters, continued to be elevated at 9.04%. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Dec 12, 2024 05:00 pm IST

India's wholesale prices at a 16-month high in June as vegetable prices go up

Inflation in food articles rose 10.87% in June, as against 9.82% in May (Bloomberg)
Published on Jul 15, 2024 04:19 pm IST

Number Theory: Making sense of latest CPI and WPI numbers

A farmer harvests vegetables at Marh village, outskirts of Jammu.
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 07:34 pm IST

India's February WPI inflation at 0.20% versus 0.27% in January, 4-month low

India's February WPI inflation at 0.20%.
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 12:21 pm IST

Wholesale inflation eases to 3-month low of 0.27 per cent in January

In January, food inflation declined to 6.85 per cent, from 9.38 per cent in December 2023
Published on Feb 14, 2024 03:41 pm IST

WPI deflation widens to 0.52% in October

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation stood at negative 0.52 per cent.
Published on Nov 14, 2023 04:15 pm IST

India's wholesale inflation stays in negative zone for sixth month

In August, wholesale inflation was -0.52%.
Published on Oct 16, 2023 12:50 pm IST

RBI must prevent spillover from surge in food prices: MPC members

Inflation is measured on the basis of a basket of products and services called the Consumer Price Index (CPI), in which items are divided into 12 major components with different weights.
Published on Aug 30, 2023 01:26 pm IST

Wholesale inflation at 3-year low, falls to -3.48% in May from -0.92% in April

Inflation in food articles eased to 1.51 per cent in May, against 3.54 per cent in April. (representative)
Published on Jun 14, 2023 01:54 pm IST

WPI inflation at 29-month low; eases to 1.34% in March

The WPI is higher than the 2.47 percent rise in March.
Published on Mar 08, 2025 08:56 am IST

WPI inflation declines to 25-month low of 3.85% in Feb, government data shows

WPI inflation: The reading was lower than the Reuters forecast of 4.00%.
Updated on Mar 14, 2023 01:13 pm IST

Wholesale price inflation declines to 4.73% in January

A man counts Indian currency notes inside a shop in Mumbai. The Indian rupee on Thursday had closed at 71.03 against the US dollar.
Published on Feb 14, 2023 01:10 pm IST

WPI eases to 21-month low of 5.85%

WPI eases to 21-month low of 5.85%
Updated on Dec 15, 2022 05:17 am IST

Wholesale price inflation declines to 5.85 % in November, a 21-month low: Govt

A lower level of inflation recorded in November 2022 was last seen in February 2021, when WPI inflation printed at 4.83 per cent.
Published on Dec 14, 2022 12:28 pm IST

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Updated on Nov 18, 2022 08:46 am IST

Wholesale price inflation eases to 8.39% for Oct - a 19-month low: Report

India's October wholesale price inflation down to below 9% from 10.7% in September (Amal KS/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 14, 2022 12:58 pm IST

WPI eases to 11-month low of 12.4%

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Updated on Sept 15, 2022 05:34 am IST

Wholesale inflation eases to 12.41% in August as against 13.93% in July: Govt

Inflation in food articles in August rose to 12.37 per cent, as against 10.77 per cent in July.
Published on Sept 14, 2022 01:10 pm IST

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Updated on Aug 18, 2022 10:44 am IST

WPI inflation rises to 12-year high of 14.23% on oil, food

On Monday, the consumer price index (CPI) for November climbed 4.91%, despite the central and several state governments reducing taxes on petrol and diesel early in the month to provide relief to the people.
Updated on Dec 15, 2021 04:07 am IST

WPI inflation sees marginal uptick due to rise in prices

In August, most food items contracted except pulses (9.41%) and onion (62.78%).
Published on Sept 15, 2021 01:44 am IST

WPI inflation zooms to 8-yr high in March

During March, fuel prices rose 10.25%, while prices of manufactured items increased by 7.34%. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
Published on Apr 16, 2021 04:19 am IST

WPI inflation rises to 1.32% in September mainly on costlier food articles

The wholesale price-based inflation stood at 0.16 per cent in August.
Published on Oct 14, 2020 02:05 pm IST

WPI inflation rises to 3.1 percent in January

Wholesale prices-based inflation rose to 3.1 per cent in January. (Representative Image)
Updated on Feb 14, 2020 02:44 pm IST

WPI inflation surged to 2.59 per cent in December, stung by onion price rise

A vegetable vendor displays onions to a customer at a market, at Samaypur Badli, in New Delhi.
Updated on Jan 14, 2020 12:39 pm IST

Wholesale Price Index-based inflation rises to 0.58 per cent in November

The rate of price rise for food articles rose to 11 per cent during November as against 9.80 a month earlier
Updated on Dec 16, 2019 12:31 pm IST

WPI inflation slips to 3.07% in April, food prices still high

Mumbai...14th June 2011... News... Men at work at the vegetable market at Crawford on Tuesday. India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rose an annual 9.06 percent in May as the Government data shows - Photo by Kalpak Pathak
Updated on May 14, 2019 03:11 pm IST

WPI inflation at 8-month low of 3.80% in December on softening fuel, food prices

Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to a 8-month low of 3.80 per cent in December, 2018, on softening prices of fuel and some food items.
Published on Jan 14, 2019 02:46 pm IST