India Wholesale Price Index for April 2020
The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is releasing Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the month of April 2020.
In view of the preventive measures and announcement of nation-wide lockdown by the Government to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the price collection of Manufactured Products through personal visits of price collectors was suspended with effect from 19th March 2020.
The index for this major group declined on April 20 by (-0.9%) to 138.2 (P) from 139.5 (P) for the previous month. Prices of Minerals (2.3%), Food Articles (0.7%) and Non-Food Articles (0.1%) increased whereas prices of Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (-24.7%) declined as compared to the previous month.
