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Wholesale Price inflation Eases To 8.39% In October, Lowest Since March 2021

-NDTV.com Wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) eased in October to 8.39 per cent year-on-year, the lowest since March 2021. Wholesale price-based inflation eased in October to 8.39 per cent year-on-year, compared to 10.70 per cent in September, helped by a fall in commodity prices, government data showed on Monday. Declining for the fifth consecutive month, that Wholesale Price Index (WPI) reading is the lowest since March 2021 and below a double-digit rise for the...

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FMCG industry continues to see slowdown; sales volume falls in rural markets in Sept. quarter: report

-PTI/ The Hindu ‘The consumption decline in the rural markets continues to be led by both double-digit price increases and lower unit growth’ The country's FMCG industry continued to witness consumption slowdown in the September quarter, with rural markets registering a higher decline in volumes compared to the three months ended June, says a report. Also, consumers continued to prefer purchasing smaller packets amid companies hiking prices in response to broader inflationary pressures,...

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Vicious cycle -Prabhat Patnaik

-The Telegraph A system without any steering control An essential characteristic of modern capitalism is that the living conditions of millions of people are determined by the whims and caprices of a handful of financial speculators; indeed, that is what ‘leaving things to the market’ really entails. Consider what is happening in India today. There is a massive outflow of finance from the country because of which the rupee is depreciating  vis-à-vis...

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Fodder inflation could really shrink milk output -Amaresh Chandra, Purushottam Sharma and Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary

-The Hindu Business Line The fodder crop deserves a central place in the agri-ecosystem and needs institutional support, such as crop insurance The recent increase in fodder costs have played a major role in rising milk prices, hitting dairy farmers hard. Fodder inflation has seen a sharp hike in the last four months, despite the softening of overall WPI inflation in the recent months. The overall WPI inflation has eased to 10.70 per...

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What FMCG companies have to say about rural demand

-Livemint.com Most companies flagged a sluggish rural demand in the September quarter that impacted their quarterly volumes. However, most expect some form of recovery in demand in the second half of the financial year New Delhi: September quarter earnings of fast moving consumer goods companies helped zoomed in on the demand environment in rural markets that remains squeezed due to high inflation. Most companies flagged a sluggish rural demand in the September quarter...

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