India's wholesale price inflation was negative for a second month in a row and prices decreased more than expected from a year ago, suggesting that inflationary pressures are set to ease in the months ahead and give more space for the central bank to maintain a pause in the monetary policy tightening.
The wholesale price index, or WPI, declined 3.48 percent year-on-year following a 0.92 percent fall in April, data from the commerce ministry revealed Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 2.35 percent decrease.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.