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China swings into deflation as recovery falters

August 09, 2023 10:44 am

China's consumer price index (CPI) for the month dropped 0.3% year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday.

WPI inflation drops to four-month low of 4.53 per cent in August

September 14, 2018 1:36 pm

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation stood at 5.09 per cent in July and 3.24 per cent in August last year. According to the government data released Friday, food articles registered deflation at 4.04 per cent in August 2018.

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Is India staring at deflation?

September 24, 2015 4:03 am

India is experiencing disinflation, not deflation. It is time to replace the wholesale price index with a producer price index to avoid further confusion.

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Across the Aisle: Inflation is bad, but is deflation good?

April 26, 2015 12:37 am

Deflation is not an unmixed blessing. Sometimes it can be more calamitous than inflation.

Widening WPI-CPI gap sparks fears of spurt in inflation

July 03, 2009 12:52 am

Inflation at sub-zero levels may have diverted public attention from rising prices of daily use items,but the Economic Survey...

Inflation turns negative,drops to -1.61%

June 18, 2009 12:45 pm

Inflaion fell 1.61 pct in the 12 months to June 6,compared with previous week's 0.13 per cent.

How low can we sink?

April 01, 2009 5:18 pm

Ila Patnaik explains the downward spiral of deflation and whether India will succumb

Deflation not a threat to India: Bankers

March 29, 2009 2:15 pm

Bankers have sought to allay fears that the country may be in the deflation mode.

Economy won't slip into deflation: Montek

March 26, 2009 3:57 pm

Ahluwalia said economy is not heading towards deflation despite inflation nearing zero-level.

Goldman sees deflation coming next month

March 17, 2009 1:31 am

India would see deflation or reduction in general price level from next month because of slackening demand,US-based financial services firm Goldman Sachs said....