The retail inflation excluding gold is expected to remain negative over the next two months, said a report by SBI Research, highlighting an unusually low-inflation environment in India.
Whole Price Index (WPI) or wholesale inflation in India has likely turned negative in October 2025, partly due to the base effect and largely driven by the fall in food prices, according to an assessment made by Union Bank of India.
In a press release by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) recorded a notable decline, standing at (-) 0.52 per cent (Provisional) for October 2023, compared to (-) 0.26 per cent in September 2023. This negativ