💥Join UPSC 2027,2028 Mentorship (August Batch) + XFactor Notes & Microthemes PDF
Talk to Mentor

Civilsdaily

Login

Subject: Inflation

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    Other things remaining unchanged, market demand for a good might increase if:

    1.The price of its substitute increases.
    2.The price of its complement increases.
    3.The good is an inferior good, and the income of the consumers increases.
    4. Its price falls.
    Which of the above statements are correct?

  • Base Year Revision of Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

    Why in the news?

    The Government of India has revised the base year of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) from 2011-12 to 2022-23. The revised WPI series and new Producer Price Indices (PPIs) will be released from June 15, 2026.

    What is WPI?

    The Wholesale Price Index (WPI):

    • Measures changes in prices of goods at the wholesale level.
    • Tracks inflation from the producer or wholesale market perspective.
    • Released by:
      • Office of Economic Adviser under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

    Base Year Revision

    • Previous base year: 2011-12.
    • New base year: 2022-23.

    Why is Base Year Revised?

    Base year revision helps:

    • Reflect current economic structure.
    • Include new products and industries.
    • Improve accuracy of inflation measurement.
    • Align statistics with changing consumption and production patterns.

    Major Changes in Revised WPI Series

    Increased Number of Items

    • Items increased from: 697 to 957.

    Renewable Energy Included

    New energy sources added under electricity:

    • Solar energy
    • Wind energy
    • Nuclear electricity

    What are Producer Price Indices (PPIs)?

    • PPIs measure: Price changes received by producers for goods and services.

    How is PPI connected to WPI?

    1. WPI is essentially a traditional form of producer price measurement for goods.
    2. PPI expands the scope of WPI by:
      • including services,
      • measuring both input and output prices,
      • capturing production stage inflation more accurately.
    3. India’s revised WPI and introduction of PPI indicate a gradual transition toward a modern producer inflation framework.

    Components Linking WPI and PPI

    1. Output Producer Price Index (OPPI)

    • Similar to WPI because it measures prices received by producers for selling goods.
    • WPI can be viewed as partially comparable to OPPI for goods.

    2. Input Producer Price Index (IPPI)

    • Measures prices paid by producers for raw materials, fuel, machinery, etc.
    • WPI does not capture this aspect separately.

    3. Service PPI

    • Completely absent in WPI.
    • Covers sectors like banking, telecom, insurance, railways, aviation.

    [2020] Consider the following statements:
    1. The weightage of food in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is higher than that in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).
    2. The WPI does not capture changes in the prices of services, which the CPI does.
    3. The Reserve Bank of India uses WPI as its key measure of inflation to decide changes in policy rates.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    [A] 1 and 2 only

    [B] 2 and 3 only

    [C] 1 and 3 only

    [D] 1, 2 and 3

  • Which one of the following statements is an appropriate description of deflation

    Which one of the following statements is an appropriate description of deflation ?

  • A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the “base effect”. What is “base effect”

    A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the “base effect”. What is “base effect”?

  • India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reasons

    India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reasons?

    1. Due to a gradual switchover to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%.
    2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change.
    3. The food supply chain has structural constraints.

  • A rise in general level of prices may be caused by

    A rise in general level of prices may be caused by
    1. an increase in the money supply
    2. a decrease in the aggregate level of output
    3. an increase in the effective demand
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  • Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect

    Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect?

  • Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial workers’

    Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial workers’?

  • With reference to inflation in India, which of the following statements is correct

    With reference to inflation in India, which of the following statements is correct?

  • Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effects

    Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effects?