Wpi Index March 2024 For Coal. During the energy crisis in 2022, thermal coal traded at much higher prices than ever before, pushed by tight fundamentals, very high prices of the main competing fuel (natural gas), and a war premium. Positive rate of inflation in march, 2024 is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, electricity, crude petroleum & natural gas, machinery & equipment and other.
In the june quarter, private sector wages rose 0.7%, the equal lowest rise for the sector since december quarter 2021. The rate of inflation based on wpi food index increased from 3.31% in february, 2021 to 5.28% in march, 2021.
