Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is primarily used by policymakers to monitor: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is primarily used by policymakers to monitor:
A. Producer and wholesale market inflation
B. Asset price bubbles
C. Wage growth
D. Consumer inflation
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
WPI reflects price changes at the wholesale/producer level, serving as an early indicator of inflationary pressures in the production pipeline before they reach consumers via CPI.

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