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WPI Inflation Hits 10-month Low, Drops To 2.76% In January
Annual wholesale price inflation last month was lower than a provisional 3.80 per cent rise in December
Read MoreIndia's Plunging Inflation Rate Opens Door To Monetary Easing
Annual retail price inflation last month declined to its lowest level since June 2017, as food prices fell for third straight month, government data showed yesterday
Read MoreWPI Inflation Rises To 5.28 Per Cent In October On Costlier Fuel
According to the government data released today, food articles witnessed softening of prices with deflation at 1.49 per cent in October, against 0.21 per cent September
Read MoreIndia's October Core Consumer Inflation At Around 6.10 Per Cent vs 5.80 Per Cent In September
India's retail inflation rate eased to 3.31 percent in October from a year earlier, government data showed, helped by a fall in food prices
Read MoreRetail Inflation Cools To Year-Low Of 3.31 Per Cent In October
The inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.7 per cent in September 2018 and 3.58 per cent in October 2017. The retail inflation number is the lowest since September 2017 when it touched 3.28 per cent
Read MoreWPI Inflation Rises To 5.13 Per Cent On Costlier Fuel, Hardening Food Prices
According to the government data released today, food articles witnessed hardening of prices with deflation at 0.21 per cent September as against 4.04 per cent in August. Inflation in 'fuel and power' basket in September was 16.65 per cent
Read MoreWPI Inflation Dips To 4-Month Low Of 4.53 Per Cent In August On Softening Food Prices
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) base inflation eased to a 4 month low of 4.53 per cent in August as compared to 5.09 per cent in July and 3.24 per cent in August last year
Read MoreIndia August Inflation Seen At 5-Month High On Rising Food Costs
Consumer prices were forecast up at 3.20 percent in August from a year ago, jumping from July's 2.36 percent, according to the poll taken September 5-8 of nearly 40 economists
Read MoreJuly Retail Inflation Seen Picking Up For First Time In Four Months
The wholesale price index likely rose 1.3 percent in July, after four months of easing. In June, WPI rose 0.9 percent
Read More18% GST On Food Takeaway From Non-AC Area At AC Restaurant
The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, which was rolled out from July 1, provides for levy of 12 per cent on food bill in non-AC restaurants
Read MoreWheat At Rs 2 Per Kg, Rice At Rs 3 To Be Provided Till 2018
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan said there was a provision for revision of the prices of foodgrains every three years in the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013
Read MoreFood Price Slump Hits Farmers, Makes Stronger Case For RBI Rate Cut
Falling prices for pigeon pea lentils have contributed to a slump for food that dropped annual consumer price inflation to 1.54 per cent in June
Read MoreIndia Raises Rice, Cotton Buying Prices As Farmers' Protests Mount
Prices paid to local farmers for common grade paddy rice are to be raised by 5.4 percent to 1,550 rupees ($24.03) per 100 kg for the year starting on July 1.
Read MoreWholesale Inflation Cools To 5.70 Per Cent In March Even As Food Prices Heat Up
Inflation based on the wholesale price index slipped to 5.70 per cent in March as manufactured goods showed cost decline even as food prices hardened
Read MoreWPI Inflation Rises To 3.39% In December, But Food Prices Cool
India's wholesale prices rose 3.39 per cent year-on-year in December, their fastest pace in two months
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