Directions : India’s wholesale inflation soared to a three-decade high in…
2021
Directions : India’s wholesale inflation soared to a three-decade high in April as high commodity prices and supply-chain disruptions pushed up input costs for producers. The annual rate of inflation was 15.08% (Provisional) for the month of April 2022 (Y-o-Y) as compared to 10.74% in April 2021.
It is published by-
- A.
RBI
- B.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- C.
Ministry of Finance
- D.
National Statistics office
- E.
Any of the above
Attempted by 1 students.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
The Office of the Economic Adviser under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry releases WPI inflation data. Therefore the ministry is Commerce and Industry.