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Wholesale Price Inflation
The price fall is mainly attributed to a fall in food prices, especially vegetables
WPI inflation last month was 13.11 per cent on hardening of prices of crude oil and non-food items
An RBI survey showed that households can expect inflation to rise further in the near and medium-term. Wholesale prices also surged to a decade high in November. Find out if it is a cause of concern
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A cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel and the ensuing drop in retail selling price of these auto fuels should also help address inflation concerns to some extent, analysts said
Crop damage and import constraints could cause food prices to spike; the global energy scenario is already taking a toll on domestic fuel prices
According to data released by commerce and industry ministry, fuel and power inflation stood at 37.61% led by higher petrol and diesel prices
Data later today might show wholesale prices grew 13.3%, the highest rate in three decades, it's unlikely just yet to fully feed into consumer prices.
The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014, however, recently there has been an "uptick
The WPI inflation rate in manufactured items declined to 1.28% in May, from 1.72% in April
Food prices overall beat deflationary trend but pulses, vegetables, wheat and meat continue to see prices drop
A working group would be formed to identify the new products which could be added in the index
The RBI takes into account retail inflation while deciding on key policy rates
Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index, hit a 15-month high of 4.88 per cent in November, as per the data released last week.