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Option 4 : All of the above
The correct answer is All of the above.
- Wholesale Price Index (WPI):
- The Wholesale Price Index represents the price of a basket of wholesale goods. WPI focuses on the price of goods that are traded between corporations. It does not concentrate on goods purchased by the consumers.
- Consumer Price Index (CPI):
- The CPI is a measure that assesses the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care, purchased by households.
| Context | WPI | CPI |
| Commodities | Goods only | Goods and Services both |
| Publishing office | Office of Economic Advisor (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) | Central Statistics Office (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) & Labour Bureau |
| Base Year | 2011-12 | 2012 |
| Basis | Weekly and Monthly | Monthly |
| Inflation Measurement | First stage of a transaction | Final stage of a transaction |
| Prices paid by | Manufacturers and wholesalers | Consumers |
- Hence, statement 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
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