TNPSC Thervupettagam

WPI Inflation Surges To 10.49

May 22 , 2021 1286 days 903 0
  • The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade recently released Wholesale Price in India for the month of April 2021.
  • The annual rate of inflation for the month of April 2021 was 10.49%.
  • The WPI for the month of April 2021 stood at 128.1.
  • The base year in calculating WPI is fixed as 2011-12.
  • Wholesale inflation which galloped to double digits in April is the fastest in 11 years.
  • The inflation rate is high mainly because of the
    • price rise in crude petroleum and
    • increase in the cost of manufactured foods.

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