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Although on a decline, the high rate of inflation in January is primarily due to rise in prices of mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, basic metals, chemicals and chemical products, food articles.

The index has reduced from last months 12.07% but is still high on the back of low base recorded last year. The wholesale price index contracted to 0.25 per cent in the July of 2020. Manufactured Goods have risen from 0.59 per cent last year to 11.20 per cent this July.

Read more about Wholesale Price Index Surges 10.49% On Year In April 2021 on Business Standard. The Wholesale Price in India (WPI) revealed today that in April, 2021 (over April, 2020), the annual rate of inflation (YoY), based on monthly WPI, stood at 10.49% (Provisional). The annual rate of inflation in April 2021 is high primarily because

Read more about Wholesale Price Index Up For Second Month, Food Prices See Sharp Spurt on Business Standard. Powered by Capital Market - Live News

Updated Mar 15, 2021 | 13:17 IST In February provisional food prices and manufactured products, which hold maximum weightage in the WPI index, rose 3.31% and 5.81% respectively on a sequential basis February wholesale inflation rises to 27-month high at food prices rise&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspRepresentative Image New Delhi: Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation quickened to 4.17% in the month of February as compared to last month, said the Department for Pro...

The Office of the Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade noted today that the rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index or WPI, stood at (2.03%) (provisional) for the month of January, 2021 (over January, 2020) as compared to 3.52% during the corresponding month of the previous year. The index for this Primary articles group declined by (-1.77%) to 143.9 (provisional) in January, 2021 from 146.5 (provisional) for the month of December, 2020. Th...

This is higher than 1.22% recorded in Dec 2020; food prices ease

WPI inflation rises to 1.55% in November WPI based inflation was 1.48 per cent in October. November WPI year ago was 0.58 per cent due to increase in prices of food articles. BusinessToday.In | December 14, 2020 | Updated 12:55 IST WPI -- Wholesale Price Index -- based inflation rose to 1.55 per cent in November. It was 1.48 per cent in October. WPI inflation in October was at an eight-month high due to costlier manufactured products.  November WPI year ago was 0.58 per cent due to an increa...