Key Points
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Wholesale inflation in India, based on the Wholesale Price Index, remained in positive territory for the fourth month after remaining in the negative zone for the seventh straight month until October...
The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) numbers is 0.20 per cent (Provisional) for February 2024 (over February 2023), showed official data on Thursday...
The rate of inflation in February 2024 is primarily due to an increase in prices of food articles, crude petroleum and natural gas, electricity, machinery and equipment and motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers...
Notably, the wholesale price index (WPI)based inflation had been in double digits for 18 months in a row till September 2022...
Meanwhile, retail inflation in India eased a tad in February to 5.09 per cent from 5.10 per cent the prior month, due to the deceleration of prices in all categories except food..
You might be interested in
Retail inflation for industrial workers declines to 5.79% in March: Govt
28, Apr, 23The food inflation stood at 5.02 per cent against 6.13 per cent in February and 6.27 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
Retail inflation drops to 4.85% in March, lowest in 9 months
14, Apr, 24The consumer price index based inflation rate fell to a nine-month low of 4.85 per cent in March as compared to 5.09 per cent in February mainly due...
Wholesale inflation sees trend reversal, hits an 8-month high in November
14, Dec, 23This marks a significant increase from -0.52 percent in October 2023 and 6.12 per cent in November 2022, making it the highest wholesale inflation print in eight months.
Wholesale inflation falls for first time in 3 years in April
15, May, 23The wholesale inflation fell by 0.92 per cent from the same month a year earlier after rising 1.34 per cent in March.