Wholesale Prices
Consumer dissonance: Focus policy on market rivalry instead of pricing strategy
A review of India’s MRP system of ‘maximum retail prices’ mustn’t end up cramping the pricing freedom of companies by invoking an outdated cost-plus formula. Let’s rely on competition, not intervention, to regulate prices.
3 min read16 Jul 2025Wholesale inflation turns negative, hits 21-month low in June
A decline in prices of food, non-food manufacturing, fuel and power segments contributes to the dip in the wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation.
2 min read14 Jul 2025Wholesale inflation eases to 13-month low of 0.85% in April as food, fuel prices soften
Primary articles, which comprise food items such as cereals, vegetables, eggs, meat and fish, as well as non-food articles such as crude petroleum and natural gas saw prices decline year-on year.
2 min read14 May 2025Rising food prices push India's wholesale inflation to four-month high in Oct
Food price inflation, a major contributor to the wholesale price index, rose by 11.59% annually in October, compared to a 9.47% gain in September.
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1 min read22 Oct 2024Govt directs big retailers to reduce pulses prices in line with mandi trends
Current retail prices indicate increasingly unwarranted margins that retailers are extracting from the market dynamics, said consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare.
3 min read8 Oct 2024Consumer dissonance: Focus policy on market rivalry instead of pricing strategy
A review of India’s MRP system of ‘maximum retail prices’ mustn’t end up cramping the pricing freedom of companies by invoking an outdated cost-plus formula. Let’s rely on competition, not intervention, to regulate prices.
3 min read16 Jul 2025Wholesale inflation turns negative, hits 21-month low in June
A decline in prices of food, non-food manufacturing, fuel and power segments contributes to the dip in the wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation.
2 min read14 Jul 2025Wholesale inflation eases to 13-month low of 0.85% in April as food, fuel prices soften
Primary articles, which comprise food items such as cereals, vegetables, eggs, meat and fish, as well as non-food articles such as crude petroleum and natural gas saw prices decline year-on year.
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