Indias wholesale inflation stood at 9.68% in May under a new series, with food and fuel prices remaining high amid ongoing US-Iran conflict-driven pressures on crude oil and global supply chains. The government also introduced a producer price index and revised the WPI base year to 2022-23, expanding commodity coverage to 957 items.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 6.5% in May

India's retail inflation rose to 3.93% in May. Food and fuel prices increased, impacting consumer costs. This marks the highest inflation reading under the new CPI series. Despite…

Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 3.93% in May 2026 from 3.48% in April, according to data released by the government on Friday.

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Economists expect price pressures to intensify further in June, driven by the continued pass-through of earlier increases in transport and cooking fuel costs amid continued supply…

While the prospects for a durable peace following the Iran war may have improved, a rapid decline in inflation appears unlikely

Indias wholesale inflation stood at 9.68% in May under a new series, with food and fuel prices remaining high amid ongoing US-Iran conflict-driven pressures on crude oil and…

India's wholesale price inflation hits 9.68% in May, exceeding expectations in the revised series with 2022-23 as the base year.

US-Iran war impact: Reflecting the impact of the US-Iran conflict, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for the month of May rose sharply to 9.68% from 8.26% in April. This…

WPI inflation surged to 9.68% in May, driven by rising fuel, food, and manufactured goods prices, amid global economic impacts.

India's wholesale inflation reached 9.68% in May under a revamped series, driven by high food and fuel prices amid US-Iran conflict-induced oil cost pressures.

India's wholesale inflation hit a record 9.7% in May. This marks the first reading under a new Wholesale Price Index series. Fuel and power prices significantly drove this…

The wholesale price index-based inflation in fuel and power jumped to 30.3% as compared to 24.8% in April, the data showed.

India's wholesale inflation hit a record 9.7 percent in May. This surge was primarily fueled by rising energy costs. The new Wholesale Price Index series, with a 2022-23 base…

NEW DELHI: India’s wholesale inflation surged for the eighth consecutive month to 9.7% in May from 8.3% in April on account of high prices of crude oil and manufactured products,…

The new Wholesale Price Index (WPI) shifted the base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23 along with a release of Producer Price Indices (PPI) | India News