Wholesale inflation eases to 3-month low of 2.04% in July
Wholesale price index inflation stood at 3.36% in June and 2.74% in May.
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Wholesale inflation in May surges to 15-month high
The positive rate of inflation in May 2024 is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, manufacture of food products, crude petroleum and natural gas, mineral oils and other manufacturing.
Wholesale inflation rises to 0.53% in March
The country’s wholesale price index in March stood at 151.8. The wholesale price index stood at 151.2 for February and January.
Wholesale inflation dips to 0.27% in Jan
Inflation rate based on the WPI Food Index dropped from 5.39% in December 2023 to 3.79% in January 2024.
Wholesale prices drop 0.26% in September
Wholesale inflation in the fuel and power basket rose from -6.03% in August to -3.35% in September.
WPI inflation falls further in June
This is the 13th consecutive month when the wholesale price index (WPI) has declined.
WPI inflation turns negative for first time since July 2020
The drop in the rate of inflation in April is primarily due to a fall in prices of basic metals, food, and manufactured products.
March wholesale inflation drops to 29-month low of 1.34%
Decline in wholesale inflation rate was supported by ease in prices of basic metals, food products, textiles, non-food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas products
Wholesale inflation cools to 3.85% in February
The rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index decreased from 2.95% in January to 2.76% in February.
WPI inflation falls to 4.95% in December
Wholesale price inflation declined from a peak of 15.88% in May 2022 to 4.95% in December 2022.
