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Covid-19: Lockdown leads to spike in tea prices; 79% hike in August wholesale prices
A sudden drop in production for nearly a month due to the Covid-19-induced 68-day lockdown restrictions is being attributed as the main reason for the hike in tea prices this year
Updated on Sep 18, 2020 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar
Wholesale inflation rises to 0.16% in August
The index for primary articles with a weightage of 22.62 per cent increased by 1.81 per cent to 146.3 in August from 143.7 in July. Prices of minerals increased by 10.21 per cent, crude petroleum and natural gas by 4.72 per cent, non-food articles by 3.06 per cent and food articles by 0.93 per cent.
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 01:20 PM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
WPI inflation rises to 3.1 percent in January
The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 2.76 per cent during the same month a year ago (January 2019).
Updated on Feb 14, 2020 02:44 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Union budget 2020 will fear and wish for inflation at same time
Number Theory: Any strategy which seeks to counter food inflation aggressively may backfire for overall growth prospects.
Updated on Jan 28, 2020 01:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Wholesale price-based inflation unchanged at 1.08 per cent in August
The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation was at 1.08 per cent in July this year and 4.62 per cent in August 2018.
Updated on Sep 16, 2019 01:12 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India