New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Both the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in the country registered an increase in June over the same month of the previous year, reflecting a year-on-year increase in employment, the data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Wednesday showed. On a year-on-year basis, the urban unemployment rate (UR) declined from 7.1 per cent in June, 2025 to 6.6 per cent in June, 2026, a reduction of 0.5 percentage points. The overa…
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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India’s retail inflation, based on the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, was recorded at 4.38 per cent in June this year compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.The commodities that posted the highest inflation during the month were silver jewellery, which saw a 133.21 per cent jump in prices and gold jewellery, which clocked a 36.82 per cent increase in prices. Overall food inflation in Ju…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India’s industrial production clocked a 5.1 per cent growth in May this year compared to the same month of the previous year on the back of a strong growth in the manufacturing sector and a surge in the electricity & gas supply sector during the month, according to the new series data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.The industrial growth rate accelerated in May from 4.9 per cent in April.The manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than three-f…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India needs 7 to 8 per cent growth to become Viksit Bharat by 2047, which needs more investment from the private sector as well as strong export growth, Mahendra Dev, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a FICCI India event here, he said that “private sector investment is equally important and also export growth important. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned about ‘…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India’s GDP growth was estimated at a robust 7.8 per cent in the January-March quarter (Q4) of 2025-26, as result of which the growth rate for the full financial year works out to 7.7 per cent on the back of a strong performance of the agriculture, construction, and services sectors, data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Friday showed. The secondary sector recorded a strong 8.8 per cent growth while the tertiary sector grew by 9.9 per cent, according to the offi…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India’s industrial production clocked a 4.9 pc growth in April this year, compared to the same month of the previous year, propelled by a robust growth in the manufacturing sector, according to the new series data with base year 2022-23 released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.The manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than three-fourths of the index of industrial production (IIP), posted an impressive 6.2 per cent growth during April compared to the sam…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The urban female unemployment rate, for the 15+ years age group, declined to 8.5 per cent in April this year, the lowest level recorded since April, 2025, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Friday.The overall urban workers participation rate (WPR), for those above 15 years, which is an indicator of employment, remained unchanged at 46.8 per cent in April 2026 compared to the previous month, the data further showed.The overall labour f…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India’s inflation rate based on the wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 8.3 per cent during April, compared to the same month of the previous year, primarily due to an increase in prices of fuels and crude oil amid the Middle East conflict, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.The WPI inflation for April was higher than the corresponding figure of 3.88 per cent recorded for March this yearWPI food inflation remained constan…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India’s retail inflation rate, based on the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, was recorded at 3.48 per cent in April compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday.The commodities that posted the highest inflation during the month were silver jewellery, which saw a 144.34 per cent jump in prices and gold jewellery, which clocked a 40.72 per cent increase in prices.Overall food inflation in April…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) There was a decline in urban unemployment during the January-March quarter of the current year, along with an increase in rural employment in both the secondary and tertiary sectors, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.Overall unemployment rate (UR) in urban areas for persons of age 15 years and above exhibited a declining trend 6.6 per cent during the quarter January-March 2026 compared to 6.7 per cent in the previous quarter.In rural…