India’s inflation rises, still minus 1.53 percent

September 30th, 2009 Euro inflation sinks to minus 0.3 pctBRUSSELS — Yearly inflation in the 16 nations that use the euro slipped deeper into negative territory in September, sliding to minus 0.3 percent from minus 0.2 percent in August, according to the EU statistics agency Eurostat. Eurozone inflation has fallen for four straight months as energy costs plunged from record highs in July 2008.

September 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation was minus 0.12 percent for the week ended Aug 29, a rise from minus 0.21 percent the week before, according to official data released Thursday. The rate turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation was minus 0.21 percent for the week ended Aug 22, up from minus 0.95 percent the week before, according to official data released Thursday. The rate turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

August 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - India's annual rate of inflation fell marginally to minus 1.74 percent percent for the week ending Aug 1 from minus 1.58 percent the week before, according to official data released Thursday. The rate turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The annual rate of inflation on Thursday fell marginally to minus 1.74 percent for the week ending August 1 from minus 1.58 percent the week before. Food prices continued on a higher path with barley, jowar and gram gaining two percent each and condiments and spices, arhar and fruits and vegetables costlier by one percent.

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell marginally to minus 1.54 percent for the week ending July 18 from minus 1.17 the week before, according to official data released here Thursday. The rate turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to minus 1.17 percent for the week ended July 11 from minus 1.21 percent the week before, according to official data released here Thursday. India's annual rate of inflation turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to minus 1.21 percent for the week ended July 4, from minus 1.55 percent the week before, according to official data released here Thursday. India's annual rate of inflation turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation dropped to minus 1.55 percent for the week ended June 27, from minus 1.30 percent the week before, according to official data released here Thursday. India's annual rate of inflation turned negative for the week ended June 6, for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell to minus 1.30 percent for the week ended June 20, according to official data released here Thursday. The rate of inflation for the week ended June 13 was at minus 1.14 percent.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose 0.6 percent for the week ended June 13, official data released here Thursday. The rate of inflation for the week stood at minus 1.14 percent as against minus 1.61 percent for the week ended June 6.

June 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - For the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995, India's annual rate of inflation turned negative, falling to minus 1.61 percent for the week ended June 6, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate, which was 0.13 percent in the previous week, had last turned negative in 1977.

May 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Higher prices of tea, fruits, vegetables and spices pushed up India's annual rate of inflation to 0.61 percent for the week ended May 9 from 0.48 percent the week before, official data on wholesale prices showed Thursday. The annual rate of inflation had been rising for four consecutive reporting dates since the week ended April 4 when it was at 0.18 percent and touched 0.7 percent for the week ended April 26, before falling to 0.48 percent for the period ended May 2.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.7 percent for the week ended April 25 from 0.57 percent the week before, official data showed Friday. Among the three main commodity groups, the indices for manufactured products and primary articles rose 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, during the week under review.

January 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell further to 5.24 percent for the week ended Jan 3, from 5.91 percent the week before, official data released here Thursday said. The inflation rate was 4.26 percent during the corresponding week the previous year.