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Wholesale price index

April Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

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,...

May 19, 2022

WPI based inflation in March

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...

April 18, 2022

Wholesale inflation record high in November

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...

December 15, 2021

WPI inflation increases to 11.39 per cent in August

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...

September 14, 2021

Wholesale Price Index, WPI of April 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...

May 18, 2021

Agra Metro Project

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...

December 7, 2020

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

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...

June 29, 2019

Government to constitute working group for revision of Wholesale Price Index

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,...

June 28, 2019

Why WPI is not getting reflected in CPI?

The prices of food items in India are rising at a much faster pace at the wholesale level than the retail end. The wholesale price index (WPI) for...

June 20, 2019

Wholesale Inflation increases in February

The Wholesale Price Index is released by the Office of Economic Advisor (OEA), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Wholesale Price Index February 2019 Inflation...

March 15, 2019

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