Wholesale price index (WPI) deflation in primary articles was 0.79 per cent in April, as against inflation of 3.72 per cent in March
Food inflation in March fell to 4.91 per cent from 7.79 per cent in the previous month, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Wednesday showed
The food index-based inflation consisting of food articles and food products decreased from 10.12 per cent in January to 7.31 per cent in February
The State Bank of India yesterday said it would infuse Rs 7,250 crore into ailing YES Bank to pick up to 49 per cent equity as part of the Reserve Bank of India-mandated bailout plan
The wholesale inflation of food articles declined 1 per cent in January, according to the Ministry of Commerce
Industrial production and retail inflation data is due on Wednesday, while WPI inflation numbers will be released on Friday.
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Prices of green vegetables started rising steadily since October but almost doubled in December on reports of flood-ravaged kharif crop damage in Maharashtra and delay in planting of rabi crop
The core deflation indicates slowing growth in the manufacturing category
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 3.46 per cent in December 2018.
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The core inflation rate (that seen in manufactured items sans food products) continued to be negative, at minus 1.7 per cent.
The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 4.47 per cent during the same month a year ago
The previous low was in June 2016, when inflation was negative 0.1 per cent. Deflationary pressure on manufactured product prices
The CPI food inflation rate rose to 5.11 per cent in September
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 5.22 per cent in September 2018