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  • Wholesale inflation dips to 20-month low of -0.13% in June

    Wholesale inflation dips to 20-month low of -0.13% in June

    Wholesale food inflation slipped to a two-year low of -0.26 percent

  • Wholesale inflation eases to six-month low of 2.05% in March

    Wholesale inflation eases to six-month low of 2.05% in March

    Wholesale inflation has been muted throughout the year

  • Wholesale inflation rose to a two-month high of 2.38% in February

    Wholesale inflation rose to a two-month high of 2.38% in February

    Retail inflation declined to a seven-month low of 3.6 percent, with food inflation declining to its lowest level in 21 months

  • Wholesale inflation eased to 2.31% in January

    Wholesale inflation eased to 2.31% in January

    Consumer inflation declined below 5 percent for the first time in five months in January

  • Wholesale price inflation rises to 2.37% in December

    Wholesale price inflation rises to 2.37% in December

    The trajectory of wholesale prices contrasts with retail inflation, which declined to a four-month low of 5.2 percent in December

  • Working group set up for Wholesale Price Index revision, mapping roadmap for new series

    Working group set up for Wholesale Price Index revision, mapping roadmap for new series

    The Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand-led working group will also recommend changes to the price collection mechanism and computational methodology

  • Wholesale inflation eases to 1.9% in Nov as food prices cool off

    Wholesale inflation eases to 1.9% in Nov as food prices cool off

    Consumer inflation declined to 5.5 percent in November compared with a 14-month high of 6.2 percent in the previous month

  • Wholesale inflation scales 4-month high of 2.4% in Oct on simmering food prices

    Wholesale inflation scales 4-month high of 2.4% in Oct on simmering food prices

    WPI trajectory follows consumer inflation which rose to a 14-month high of 6.2 percent in October

  • Wholesale inflation rises to 1.84% in Sept on higher food prices

    Wholesale inflation rises to 1.84% in Sept on higher food prices

    Wholesale prices have remained above 1 percent since April

  • Wholesale inflation falls below 2% for first time in four months in August

    Wholesale inflation falls below 2% for first time in four months in August

    India’s wholesale inflation declined to 1.31 percent in August compared with 2.04 percent in the previous month

  • Wholesale inflation eases to 2% in July

    Wholesale inflation eases to 2% in July

    The decline in wholesale price index follows the more significant decline in consumer price index below 4 percent for the first time in nearly five years

  • MOSPI reconstitutes committee to advise on price index revisions

    MOSPI reconstitutes committee to advise on price index revisions

    At present, the base year and basket of goods considered by India is over a decade old, with both CPI and WPI following 2012 as the base year

  • Wholesale inflation rises to 16-month high of 3.4% in June

    Wholesale inflation rises to 16-month high of 3.4% in June

    Consumer inflation had risen above 5% in June amid rising food prices

  • Wholesale price inflation rises for 3rd straight month to 2.61% in May

    Wholesale price inflation rises for 3rd straight month to 2.61% in May

    The rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index increased from 5.52 percent in April, 2024 to 7.40 percent in May, 2024.

  • India's wholesale inflation rises to three-month high of 0.53% in March

    India's wholesale inflation rises to three-month high of 0.53% in March

    The wholesale inflation data comes after the statistics ministry said on April 12 that India's headline retail inflation stood steady at 4.85 percent in March.

  • India's wholesale inflation at a 3-month low of 0.27 percent in January

    India's wholesale inflation at a 3-month low of 0.27 percent in January

    The wholesale food inflation cooled down to 3.79 percent last month compared to 5.39 percent in December 2023.

  • Budget FY25: Nominal GDP assumption has multiple scenarios, including growth as low as 6%

    Budget FY25: Nominal GDP assumption has multiple scenarios, including growth as low as 6%

    By assuming that real GDP growth for FY25 could also be as low as 6 percent, the interim Budget has seemingly opted for a more conservative approach given that the rate is widely expected to be close to 7 percent for the next fiscal.

  • India's wholesale inflation rises to 9-month high of 0.73% in December

    India's wholesale inflation rises to 9-month high of 0.73% in December

    India's wholesale inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index, is outside the deflationary zone for the second month in a row.

  • Exclusive: Finance ministry may assume nominal GDP growth at 11% for FY25

    Exclusive: Finance ministry may assume nominal GDP growth at 11% for FY25

    This assumption is on account of initial estimates that the real GDP growth may touch 7 percent in 2024-25, while the GDP deflator should not be less than 4 percent, an official told Moneycontrol

  • Wholesale inflation unexpectedly falls to -0.52% in October

    Wholesale inflation unexpectedly falls to -0.52% in October

    India's wholesale inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index, has been in negative territory for seven months in a row now

  • WPI inflation in negative for sixth month in a row at negative 0.26% in September, food prices ease

    WPI inflation in negative for sixth month in a row at negative 0.26% in September, food prices ease

    The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate has been in the negative since April and was (-)0.52 per cent in August. In September last year, it was 10.55 per cent.

  • Wholesale inflation rises to 6-month high of -0.26% in September

    Wholesale inflation rises to 6-month high of -0.26% in September

    India's wholesale inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index, has been in negative territory for the sixth month in a row

  • US wholesale price inflation accelerated in August from low level

    US wholesale price inflation accelerated in August from low level

    US wholesale price increases accelerated in August, a sign that inflation remains stubbornly persistent despite a series of sharp interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

  • WPI inflation rises to 5-month high of -0.52% in August

    WPI inflation rises to 5-month high of -0.52% in August

    India's wholesale inflation has now spent five months in a row in the negative territory

  • India's nominal GDP growth could be 50 bps higher than Budget assumption: Fin Min source

    India's nominal GDP growth could be 50 bps higher than Budget assumption: Fin Min source

    A higher nominal GDP figure versus the budgeted figure could mean that the Centre’s tax mop-up for 2023-24 may be better than the projections, giving the govt more leeway in meeting its fiscal deficit target.

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