”wholesale price index” News

India to switch over to monthly inflation data

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Cabinet on Monday approved switching over to monthly release of wholesale inflation data from its current weekly format to capture the prices of manufactured goods more accurately and in line with global practices. 10 24 2009 12:27AM (...more)

Annual inflation at 4.89 pct on Feb 16

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's wholesale price index rose 4.89 percent in the 12 months to Feb. 16, higher than the previous week's rise of 4.35 percent, government data showed on Friday.
03 1 2008 12:23AM (...more)

Inflation at 3.93 pct on Jan 19

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's wholesale price index rose 3.93 percent in the 12 months to Jan. 19, higher than the previous week's rise of 3.83 percent, government data showed on Friday.
02 1 2008 11:32PM (...more)

POLL - WPI seen down 1.35 pct yr/yr as at June 20

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India 's wholesale price index (WPI) is forecast to have fallen 1.35 percent in the 12 months to June 20, a third straight fall, a Reuters poll of
07 3 2009 12:56PM (...more)

Inflation at 12.44 pct on Aug. 2

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index rose 12.44 percent in the 12 months to Aug. 2, above the previous week's annual rise of 12.01 percent, government data showed on Thursday.
08 15 2008 11:06AM (...more)

Inflation rises again in India: govt figures

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India 's annual inflation rate rose marginally to a near four-year high at 7.61 percent on the back of rising food prices, official data released Friday showed.
05 10 2008 12:31AM (...more)

India's inflation falls to near seven-year low

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Inflation fell to a near seven-year low in India , driven by falling commodity and fuel prices, according to official data released Thursday, as economists said deflation was looming. Inflation fell to 2.43 percent
03 13 2009 10:56PM (...more)

No chance of deflation in India yet - official

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The annual wholesale price inflation may drop to zero or sub-zero levels in the next two months but there was little chance of deflation in the economy, the government's chief statistician said on Friday. "Last year, in February, March, WPI
02 18 2009 3:24AM (...more)

Inflation seen at 3-4 pct by March - official

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Inflation in India is likely to fall to an annual 3-4 percent by March, the economic affairs secretary said on Thursday. "The downward trend will continue. The expectation is inflation will come down
01 16 2009 2:37AM (...more)

Fiscal, monetary steps to tame inflation - Chidambaram

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Friday food prices would come down and inflation would moderate in the months ahead.
05 3 2008 12:01AM (...more)