Wholesale Price Index

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:business
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WPI
gptkbp:base_year varies by country
gptkbp:category fuel and power
manufactured products
primary articles
gptkbp:excludes services
retail prices
gptkbp:frequency monthly
quarterly
weekly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wholesale Price Index
gptkbp:importantFor economic analysis
policy formulation
gptkbp:introduced early 20th century
gptkbp:measures average change in prices of goods at wholesale level
gptkbp:publishedBy various national statistical agencies
gptkbp:publishedIn many countries
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Producer_Price_Index
Consumer Price Index
gptkbp:replacedBy Producer Price Index in some countries
gptkbp:tracks price movement of goods in bulk
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:economist
businesses
governments
inflation measurement
gptkbp:usedFor deflating nominal values
indexation of contracts
price escalation clauses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Producer_Price_Index_report
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6