On the month-over-month change, WPI inflation for May stood at (-) 0.06% as compared to April, 2025.
India’s wholesale inflation easing to a 13-month low of 0.85 per cent in April marks more than just a statistical footnote ~ it signals a potential pivot point for economic policy and business sentiment.
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation in April 2025 was recorded at 0.85 per cent (provisional), a decline driven by lower food prices, the Commerce and Industry ministry said on Wednesday.
As India’s retail inflation witnessed six-year low in the month of March, items that witnessed the steepest decline in prices were ginger, tomato, cauliflower, jeera and garlic.
India’s latest inflation data has landed like a cool breeze in the sweltering summer of economic uncertainty.
The annual rate of inflation based on the all-India wholesale price index (WPI) number is 1.89% (provisional) for the month of November, data released by the government said on Monday.
The slowing inflation marks a reversal of the increasing trend in the previous two months when the inflation rate touched 6.21 per cent in October.
India's retail inflation in November was recorded at 5.48%, compared to 6.21% in October, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said.
The three-day Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting began on Wednesday, as the central bank seeks to balance fostering economic growth with managing inflation.
India's retail inflation jumped in October 6.21 per cent, a 14-month high, driven by elevated food inflation in a few vegetables.
