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Wholesale inflation at (-)2.4%, in negative zone for 8th month

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 13:29

Deflationary trends continued for the eighth month in a row in June with the wholesale price- inflation slipping to (-)2.4 percent, largely due to cheaper vegetable and fuel prices.

Wholesale inflation negative for 8th straight month, drops 2.4% in June

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 12:35

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at -2.40 percent for the month of June as compared to -2.36 percent for the previous month.

Retail inflation at 8-month high of 5.4% in June

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 18:29

Retail inflation surged to eight month high of 5.4 percent in June mainly due to costlier food items limiting the room for RBI to cut rates next month.

June retail inflation at 8-month high of 5.4%

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 17:53

On the back of higher prices of food items, fuel, housing, clothing and footwear, retail inflation rose to 5.4 percent in June, an 8-month high, as compared to the 5.01 percent in May.

Inflation priority makes RBI prepare to mop up liquidity

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 13:45

The Reserve Bank of India aims to drain money markets of excess liquidity to counter inflationary pressures arising from higher government spending.

China's economy to grow by 6.93% in Q2

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 09:46

China`s economy will grow by 6.93 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, according to a report.

CPI inflation to be around 5-5.5% this fiscal: Nomura

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 17:54

Inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) is likely to be around 5-5.5 percent this fiscal and rise in minimum support price (MSP) will have positive implications for the economy, Japanese brokerage firm Nomura has said.

May inflation at (-)2.36%; in negative zone for 7th month

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 14:14

As per the government data released today, vegetable inflation was (-)5.5 percent, with potato recording a dip of about 52 percent.

WPI inflation at (-)2.36% in May

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 12:23

Deflationary pressure continued for the seventh month in a row with the annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at (-)2.36 percent for the month of May as compared to (-)2.65 percent for the previous month.

Retail inflation up at 5.01% in May

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 19:22

The Consumer Price Index-based inflation was at 4.87 per cent in April 2015. The retail inflation was 8.33 per cent in May 2014.

China's soft May inflation increases calls for fiscal stimulus

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 10:10

China`s consumer inflation eased while producer prices stayed stubbornly in deflation in May, bolstering the case for fiscal stimulus as the world`s second-largest economy shrugs off monetary easing.

China consumer inflation falls to 1.2% in May

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 09:50

The reading for the consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, released by the National Bureau of Statistics was lower than April`s 1.5 percent.