Wholesale Price Index

WPI inflation eases to 10.7% in September, lowest in 18 months

October 14, 2022

WPI inflation eases to 10.7% in September, lowest in 18 months

September is the 18th consecutive month of double-digit WPI inflation.

May 13, 2022
Consumer durables to see 3-5% price hikes as costlier imports amid rupee fall add to input costs

Adding to the challenges, there has been shortage of parts triggered by piling up of containers at Shanghai port due to strict lockdown in the city following the surge in COVID-19 cases.
April 18, 2022
WPI inflation hits 4-month high of 14.55pc in March as crude, commodity prices spike

As per the government data released on Monday, WPI inflation has remained in double digits for the 12th consecutive month beginning April 2021.
August 16, 2021
WPI inflation eases to 11.16% in July; food, crude prices soften

WPI inflation remained in double digit for the third consecutive month in July, mainly due to a low base of last year. WPI inflation was (-) 0.25 per cent, in July 2020.
April 15, 2020
WPI inflation cools to four-month low of 1pc in March

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation was 2.26 per cent in February and 3.10 per cent in March, 2019.
April 15, 2020
Wholesale price inflation cools to 1% in March

Food inflation in March fell to 4.91 per cent from 7.79 per cent in the previous month, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Wednesday showed.
February 14, 2020
WPI inflation rises to 3.1 pc in January

The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 2.76 per cent during the same month a year ago (January 2019).