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Wholesale price inflation slows to 3.58% in December

Slower pace of growth in food prices aided the decline in wholesale price inflation from 3.93% in November, DIPP data show

2 min read16 Jan 2018
Politics

WPI inflation at 8-month high of 3.93% in November

WPI inflation rose mainly account of a sharp increase in fuel and food prices, according to data released by the commerce ministry

1 min read14 Dec 2017
Market

Inflation data implies margin pressure for businesses

That retail inflation has remained sticky at 4.8-4.9% indicates that firms are finding it difficult to pass on the rise in commodity prices, leading to a squeeze in margins

1 min read16 Mar 2017
Politics

Wholesale inflation accelerates in May as food prices soar

Wholesale food price inflation gallops to 7.88% in May from 4.23% in April, paced by rising vegetable prices

3 min read15 Jun 2016
Politics

Govt taking measures to bring down inflation: Nirmala Sitharaman

As per the latest WPI data, inflation in 31 essential commodities moderated to 6.05% in June as against 9.27% in the same month last year

1 min read8 Aug 2014
Opinion

No more room for excuses for the government

For the first time since the liberalization of the economy, India has a political dispensation at the centre which can take hard decisions

4 min read20 Jun 2014

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