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WPI 0.85% in April

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: WPI 0.85% in April (GS3 · Inflation, 14 May 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20201 PYQ

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What happened

  • WPI inflation was 0.85% in April 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • Food products manufacture prices rose [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Low WPI aids margins.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Indian economy: growth, development and macro stability

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-14): WPI inflation was 0.85% in April 2025.
  2. Low WPI aids margins.
Quotable data point

WPI inflation was 0.85% in April 2025.

PIB: WPI April 2025, 14 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: WPI.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

WPI April 2025

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerInflation for UPSC: Meaning, Types, CPI vs WPI, Causes, Effects and How India Controls It (Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: WPI April 2025, 14 May 2025

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