Apart from changing the base year from 2011-12 to 2017-18, the central government may include the service sector in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). A government panel headed by Ramesh Chand is finalising the changes in the WPI to include 60 per cent of the economy for the first time, a report by the Times of India (TOI) said.
Consumer Price inflation (CPI) already includes the service sector. It includes education, health,