Explainer: WPI inflation reaches to 14.55% in Mar, Fuel & Power at 34.52%, Crude Oil rises to 28.37%; All Info

In March, wholesale inflation reached the level of 14.55 per cent. It is worth noting that earlier in February, it had increased at the rate of 13.11.

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In March, wholesale inflation reached the level of 14.55 per cent. It is worth noting that earlier in February, it had increased at the rate of 13.11. 

On a month-on-month basis, the wholesale inflation on food articles has increased from 8.47 per cent to 8.71 per cent in March.

After the retail inflation, now the people of the country have suffered a setback on the wholesale inflation front. In March, wholesale inflation reached the level of 14.55 per cent. 

It is worth noting that earlier in February, it had increased at the rate of 13.11. The central government has blamed the Russia-Ukraine war for the rising inflation.

Relief on vegetables, disaster on fuel

We look at the data released by the government, on the one hand, there has been a decrease in the inflation of vegetables and other food items in March, and on the other hand, there has been a sharp increase in the prices of fuel and electricity. 

Inflation on vegetables was 26.93 per cent in February, which has come down to 19.88 per cent in March. 

On the other hand, if we look at the rate of inflation on other food items, it has come down from 8.19 to 8.06. Inflation on fuel and electricity has increased from 31.50 per cent to 34.52 per cent in March.

Inflation on Crude Oil

Crude and Petroleum products rose sharply and rose to 83.56 per cent, as against 55.17 per cent in February. 

In other sectors, the inflation rate on primary articles increased from 13.39 per cent to 15.54 per cent, on manufactured products increased from 9.84 to 10.71percentt and the commodity index increased by 2.69 per cent. 


According to the data released by the government, the wholesale inflation rate in the country has been higher than the earlier estimates. Experts had estimated it to increase to 13.30 per cent.

Wholesale inflation in double digits for 12 months

On the inflation front, month after month, the general public of the country is getting a setback. The situation is that the figure for wholesale inflation has remained in double digits for the last 12 months. 

Along with this, let us tell you that the level of wholesale inflation in March is the highest in the last four months or November 2021. 

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has also played an important role in this. After the release of wholesale inflation figures, the government has also issued a big statement in this regard. 

The impact of the Russia -Ukraine War

After the release of wholesale inflation data in the country, a statement from the central government said that the high rate of inflation in March 2022 was mainly due to disruption in the global supply chain due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict crude petroleum and natural gas. 

This is due to the increase in the prices of other things including mineral oil, and basic metals. 

Retail inflation at a 17-month high

If we look at the data released by the government in the past, retail inflation increased to 6.95 per cent in March. Earlier in February, retail inflation had increased at the rate of 6.07 per cent. 

This retail inflation is the highest in the last 17 months. Inflation continues to remain above the RBI's satisfactory level. 

This is the third consecutive month that retail inflation has remained above 6 per cent. Earlier in October 2020, retail inflation was at a high of 7.61 per cent. 

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