Selected Tag: WPI inflation
Selected Tag: WPI inflation

Could WPI Inflation be the Canary in the Coal Mine?

WPI and producer prices are flashing signs of upstream inflation. Whether they spill into consumer prices will depend on oil, corporate margins, and pricing power.

Deepa Vasudevan

August 19, 2026 at 4:22 AM IST

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Week in Numbers: Tracking India’s Economic Pulse 

India’s external indicators worsened, with the trade and current account deficits widening. WPI and PPI pointed to elevated price pressures even as consumption remained buoyant.

Datametricx

August 15, 2026 at 1:39 PM IST

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India July WPI inflation eases marginally to 9.78% as fuel price pressure moderates

BasisPoint Insight

August 14, 2026 at 7:03 AM IST

Monetary Policy

What Would Actually Make the RBI Hike?

Markets have largely priced in a pause at the August MPC meeting. The more consequential question is what comes after — and what it would take to get there.

Radhika Piplani

August 3, 2026 at 5:33 AM IST

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RBI’s Tightrope Narrows as Oil, Rupee and Inflation Risks Rise

Oil volatility, rupee pressure and uncertain inflation leave the RBI little room as it balances price stability, liquidity and growth.

Madhavankutty G

July 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM IST

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India June WPI Inflation Rises to 9.87%; Food, Core Stay Hot

BasisPoint Insight

July 14, 2026 at 8:19 AM IST

Producer Price Index to Sharpen India’s Inflation, GDP Data

India’s shift from WPI to PPI will sharpen inflation data, improve GDP deflation and align official statistics more closely with global norms.

Gaura Sen Gupta

June 18, 2026 at 4:08 AM IST

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The Bureau

India’s GDP Data Puzzle: Pronab Sen on Deflators, Revisions and Trust
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