Page 9 - Wpi Inflation

WPI inflation unchanged at around 1% in August, gives RBI room for rate cut

Food inflation rises, but core turns into deflation, prompting rate cut hope

August WPI inflation remains unchanged at 1.08%, eases on YoY basis

In August 2018, the WPI had risen to 4.62%

WPI inflation cools to multi-year low of 1.08% in July vs 2.02% in June

The government data said inflation in food articles was 6.15 per cent in July as against 6.98 per cent in the previous month

At 1.08%, WPI inflation rate slips to over two-year low in July

Inflation rate in food items remained elevated even as it inched down to 6.15 per cent in July

WPI inflation eases to near two-year low at 2.02% in June

Data, released by the government last week, showed that the CPI inflation rate, in fact, rose to an eight-month high of 3.18 per cent in the month

WPI inflation eases to near 2-year low at 2.02% in June vs 2.45% in May

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 2.45 per cent in May. It was 5.68 per cent in June 2018

WPI inflation slips to 3.07% in April, prices of food articles remain high

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 3.18 per cent in March. It was 3.62 per cent in April 2018

WPI inflation spikes to 3.18% in March on costlier food, fuel

Inflation in food articles hardened with a steep rise in prices of vegetables during March 2019

February WPI inflation surges to 2.93% on rise in food, fuel prices

Economists are not sure whether it is an effect of rise in the minimum support price or drop in rabi sowing acreage

WPI inflation eases to a 10-month low of 2.76% in January on cheaper fuel

The trend is in line with the consumer price inflation rate, which declined to a 19-month low of 2.05 per cent in January from 2.11 in December

WPI inflation falls to 8-month low of 3.8% in Dec on easing food prices

December food inflation rose to to 0.07 per cent as compared to -1.96% month on month (MoM)

Rural distress: WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 4.64% in November

November was the fifth month in a row when prices of food items kept declining

WPI-based inflation down to 4.64% in Nov from 5.28% the previous month

November food inflation also saw a drop to -1.96% as compared to -0.64% MoM

After 3 months of deflation, wholesale food prices may turn inflationary

Vegetable deflation rate in September narrowed to 3.83 per cent year-on-year from 20.18 per cent the previous month

India's wholesale inflation rises to 5.13% in September from 4.53%

Though CPI inflation also rose in September compared to the previous month, the price rise was higher in WPI

Costlier food, fuel push Sep wholesale inflation to 2-month high of 5.13%

Inflation in 'fuel and power' basket in September was 16.65 per cent

WPI inflation drops to 4-month low of 4.53% in August vs 5.09% in July

While inflation in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was 46.08 per cent, in diesel and petrol it was 19.90 per cent and 16.30 per cent, respectively, during August

Riding on fuel, core inflation, WPI jumps to 14-month high in May

The impact of firming input prices also showed up in manufactured products' inflation, which was up 62 bps

WPI accelerates to 3.18% in April on back of higher fuel, food prices

Inflation in 'fuel and power' basket rose sharply to 7.85 per cent in April from 4.70 per cent in March as prices of domestic fuel increased in line with rising global crude oil rates

Fall in food prices eases WPI inflation, slips marginally to 2.47% in March

Among vegetables, tomatoes saw a price fall of 26.48 per cent in terms of the wholesale price index