Wholesale price index

April Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

May 19, 2022

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation rate surged to 15.1 percent in the month of April due to the rise in prices of fruits, vegetables, manufacturing, milk, power, and fuel according to data that was released by the Ministry ..

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WPI based inflation in March

April 18, 2022

The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation in India in the month of March rose to 14.55 per cent due to an increase in power prices and rising edible oil prices. Overview: In March 2021, the WPI-based inflation had stood ..

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Wholesale inflation record high in November

December 15, 2021

According to government data, annual wholesale price-based inflation in India had accelerated to a record high in November 2021. Key Facts The wholesale price inflation, a proxy figure for producers’ prices, accelerated by increases in manufacturing and food prices. Thus, ..

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WPI inflation increases to 11.39 per cent in August

September 14, 2021

The wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) increased marginally to 11.39 per cent in August 2021 due to higher prices of manufactured goods, even though the prices of food articles softened. Highlights Inflation in August got reversed from the easing trend of ..

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Wholesale Price Index, WPI of April 2021

May 18, 2021

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade recently released Wholesale Price in India for the month of April 2021. The WPI for the month of April 2021 stood at 128.1. The base year in calculating WPI is fixed ..

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Agra Metro Project

December 7, 2020

Agra Metro Project consists of two corridors with a total length of 29.4 km. It connects famous tourist attractions like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandra etc., with railway stations and bus stands. Its construction work is to be inaugurated by ..

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Ramesh Chand head of working group to revise current series of Wholesale Price Index

June 29, 2019

The Union Government has constituted an 18-member working group for the revision of the current series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) under Chairmanship of Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member of NITI Aayog. The revision of the base year would help in ..

Government to constitute working group for revision of Wholesale Price Index

June 28, 2019

Central Government has constituted Working Group for the revision of the current series of Wholesale Price Index (Base 2011-12). It will be chaired by Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog. Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry & ..

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