Page 2 - Wholesale Price Index
Data deficiency
MPC will have to work with an incomplete inflation picture
 "Data deficiency")
Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data on 'limited transactions'
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
 "Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data on 'limited transactions'")
Wholesale inflation dips to 4-month low of 1% on sharp fall in food prices
Economists said the low inflation had come amidst a low response rate, and was contrary to expectations of disinflation
 "Wholesale inflation dips to 4-month low of 1% on sharp fall in food prices")
WPI-based inflation eases to 2.26% in February on cheaper food items
The data released last week also showed that the consumer price index- (CPI-) based inflation rate declined to 6.58 per cent from 68-month high of 7.59 per cent over this period
 "WPI-based inflation eases to 2.26% in February on cheaper food items")
WPI inflation accelerates to 10-mth high of 3.1% on costlier onion, potato
The earlier high was recorded in April 2019, when the WPI inflation stood at 3.18 per cent
 "WPI inflation accelerates to 10-mth high of 3.1% on costlier onion, potato")
Inflation blues
Onus of reviving growth will solely be on govt
 "Inflation blues")
Onions take food inflation to 71-month high; wholesale inflation at 0.58%
The core inflation rate (that seen in manufactured items sans food products) continued to be negative, at minus 1.7 per cent.
 "Onions take food inflation to 71-month high; wholesale inflation at 0.58%")
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
 "WPI inflation unchanged at around 1% in August, gives RBI room for rate cut")
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
 "At 1.08%, WPI inflation rate slips to over two-year low in July")
Wholesale inflation at 6-month high of 3.59%; vegetables get 37% costlier
WPI-based inflation in September had been the highest since April's 3.85%
 "Wholesale inflation at 6-month high of 3.59%; vegetables get 37% costlier")
Wholesale inflation rises to six-month high of 3.59% in October
The rate of WPI-based inflation had stood at 2.6% in September
 "Wholesale inflation rises to six-month high of 3.59% in October")
Wholesale inflation eases to 2.6% in September as food items soften
The rate had soared to a four-month high of 3.24 per cent in August 2017
 "Wholesale inflation eases to 2.6% in September as food items soften")
Core stays low on weak pricing power
Drop in manufacturing inflation for the fourth consecutive month reflects weak pricing power
 "Core stays low on weak pricing power")
