Service sector may be included in the Wholesale Price Index soon: Report

A government panel headed by Niti Aayog's Ramesh Chand is finalising the changes in the WPI to include 60 per cent of the economy for the first time

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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,

First Published: Oct 03 2022 | 11:41 AM IST

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