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New Delhi: Wholesale prices stayed in deflation territory for the second straight month at 0.3% in November, as food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas were cheaper compared with a year earlier, official data released on Monday showed. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), however, gained marginally from October, when it fell 1.2% on year, because of a seasonal uptick in the prices of some food items. Retail inflation, meanwhile, accelerated marginally to 0.71% in November from ...Read More >
New Delhi: Wholesale inflation in November this year was in a negative zone, down by 0.32 per cent due to falling prices of food articles, oils and electricity. However, the figure was still 0.71 per cent up as compared to the previous month, when the WPI recorded a sharp plunge registering at (-) 1.21 per cent in October and 2.16 per cent in November last year. This increase in November, however, is attributed to the month-on-month increase in the prices of pulses and vegetables, the government ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation returned to positive territory in August 2025, after two consecutive months of deflation, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, stood at 0.52% (provisional) for August 2025, a significant reversal from the -0.58% recorded in July 2025. This shift is primarily attributed to rising prices in key sectors such as food products, other m ...Read More >
India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation saw an increase in August, reaching 0.52 per cent year-on-year, according to Commerce Ministry data. This marks a shift from the -0.58 per cent recorded in the previous August. The rise is attributed to slight increases in the prices of food, mineral oils, crude petroleum, natural gas, and basic metals manufacturing. India's wholesale price index-based inflation accelerated to 0.52 per cent in August on an annual basis as against -0.58 per cent in A ...Read More >
Wholesale inflation in India likely dropped to a near two-year low in July, due to a significant decline in food and fuel prices, according to a Union Bank of India report. New Delhi, Wholesale inflation in India likely dropped to a near two-year low in July, due to a significant decline in food and fuel prices, according to a Union Bank of India report. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is estimated to have fallen to -0.45 per cent year-on-year in July, down from -0.13 per cent in June. This is ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 14: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and AMPIN Energy Transition, in collaboration with Deloitte & Sumitomo Corporation, successfully concluded its pivotal seminar titled Renewable Energy Transition for Commercial and Industrial Consumers in the Southern Region at Hotel Taj MG Road. The event brought together a diverse group of industry leaders, policymakers, and C&I consumers who discussed the roadmap to achieve 100 RE for ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities like Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation's destiny, were born here. Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the 'Kanyashree' scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon of hope which stands for unity amid diversity. "If Bengal was not there, India would not have got Indepe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Wholesale price inflation declined to a 2-year low of (-) 0.58 per cent in July, as deflation in food and fuel kept WPI in the negative zone for the second consecutive month, government data released on Thursday showed. Experts, however, projected WPI inflation to move back into positive territory in August, as base effects fade and seasonal price increases continue. WPI-based inflation was 2.10 per cent in July last year, and (-) 0.13 per cent in June. "Negative rate ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India's wholesale inflation, measured by the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), slipped further into the negative zone in July 2025, standing at (-) 0.58 per cent (provisional) compared to the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. This marks a continuation of the deflationary trend, with the decline largely driven by falling prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, and basic metals. On a month ...Read More >
Stocktwits - Wholesale inflation in India eased to a two-year low of -0.58% in July, due to a fall in mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, manufacture of basic metals prices. The WPI print remains in the negative territory for the second consecutive month. It stood at -0.13% in June. WPI Food Index inflation remains negative, from -0.26% in June to -2.15% in July. WPI Inflation Breakdown The Primary Articles category came in at 1.18% in July, from 0.54% in the previous month. Within ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India wholesale inflation, measured by the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), slipped further into the negative zone in July 2025, standing at (-) 0.58 per cent (provisional) compared to the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. This marks a continuation of the deflationary trend, with the decline largely driven by falling prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, and basic metals. On a month-t ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major relief to the common man, headline retail inflation dipped to a more than six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, mainly due to subdued prices of food items such as vegetables, pulses, meat, and milk among others. At the same time, wholesale price inflation (WPI) also stayed in a negative zone after a gap of 19 months, declining 0.13 per cent in June due to cheaper prices in food articles and fuel, and with softening in manufactured product costs, two separate government data ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Retail inflation declined to over six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, nearing the RBI's comfort zone, on account of subdued prices of food items, including vegetables, driven by widespread monsoon. The Consumer Price Index-based inflation was 2.82 per cent in May and 5.08 per cent in June 2024. Inflation is on a decline since November 2024. Year-on-year inflation rate based on CPI for the month of June 2025 over June 2024 is 2.1 per cent, the National Statistics Offic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Xinhua) -- India's wholesale price index (WPI) declined to -0.13 percent in June, data released by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Monday. The WPI inflation dropped to a 21-month low of -0.13 percent in June, marking the first negative reading since October 2023. "The annual rate of inflation based on All India WPI number is -0.13 percent (provisional) for the month of June 2025 (over June 2024)," reads a statement issued by the ministry. Negative rat ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Wholesale inflation (WPI) in India turned negative in June at (-) 0.13 per cent as against 0.39 per cent in May, official data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Monday. In April 2023, the wholesale inflation went into negative territory. Similarly, in the initial days of COVID-19, in July 2020, the WPI was reported to be negative. The negative rate of inflation in June 2025 was primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral ...Read More >
New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to (-) 0.13 per cent in June as prices of food articles and fuel saw deflation, along with easing in manufactured product costs, government data showed on Monday. WPI-based inflation was 0.39 per cent in May. It was 3.43 per cent in June last year. "Negative rate of inflation in June, 2025 is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, manufacture of basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas etc," the industry minis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Wholesale inflation (WPI) in India turned negative in June at (-) 0.13 per cent as against 0.39 per cent in May, official data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Monday. In April 2023, the wholesale inflation went into negative territory. Similarly, in the initial days of COVID-19, in July 2020, the WPI was reported to be negative. Also Read | 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain' Season 4 Twist: Harshad Chopda's Rishabh To Break Hearts? Shivangi Joshi's B ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to (-) 0.13 per cent in June as prices of food articles and fuel saw deflation, along with easing in manufactured product costs, government data showed on Monday. WPI-based inflation was 0.39 per cent in May. It was 3.43 per cent in June last year. "Negative rate of inflation in June, 2025 is primarily due to decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, manufacture of basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas etc," the in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 to expand the definition of mineral oils and include petroleum and natural gas passed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The bill was introduced by Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri for consideration and passing. The Bill will regulate the exploration and extraction of natural gas and petroleum. The amended bill expands the definition of mineral oils to include petroleum and na ...Read More >
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