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India Wholesale Price Index

India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation decreased to 0.13% in September 2025 from 0.52% in August 2025. This deceleration was driven by easing prices across food articles, non-food articles and fuel and coal. Primary articles saw a decline in their index. In contrast, the WPI had risen in August 2025 due to increased prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles and mineral products. The moderation in September indicates a cooling of wholesale price pressures compared to the previous month. India's record low WPI was -11.31% in May 1976 and record high was 34.68% in September 1974.

Monthly Historical Data (1969-2025)

(in %)
Month Wholesale Price Index
Sep 2025 0.1%
Aug 2025 0.5%
Jul 2025 -0.6%
Jun 2025 -0.1%
May 2025 0.4%
Apr 2025 0.8%
Mar 2025 2%
Feb 2025 2.4%
Jan 2025 2.3%
Dec 2024 2.4%
Nov 2024 1.9%
Oct 2024 2.4%
Sep 2024 1.8%
Aug 2024 1.3%
Jul 2024 2%
Jun 2024 3.4%
May 2024 2.7%
Apr 2024 1.2%
Mar 2024 0.3%
Feb 2024 0.2%
Jan 2024 0.3%
Dec 2023 0.9%
Nov 2023 0.4%
Oct 2023 -0.5%
Sep 2023 -0.3%
Aug 2023 -0.5%
Jul 2023 -1.2%
Jun 2023 -4.2%
May 2023 -3.6%
Apr 2023 -0.8%
Mar 2023 1.3%
Feb 2023 3.9%
Jan 2023 4.8%
Dec 2022 5%
Nov 2022 5.8%
Oct 2022 8.7%
Sep 2022 10.7%
Aug 2022 12.5%
Jul 2022 14.1%
Jun 2022 16.2%
May 2022 16.6%
Apr 2022 15.4%
Mar 2022 14.6%
Feb 2022 13.4%
Jan 2022 13.7%
Dec 2021 14.3%
Nov 2021 14.9%
Oct 2021 13.8%
Sep 2021 10.7%
Aug 2021 11.6%
Jul 2021 11.2%
Jun 2021 12.1%
May 2021 13.1%
Apr 2021 10.7%
Mar 2021 7.9%
Feb 2021 4.2%
Jan 2021 2%
Dec 2020 2%
Nov 2020 2.3%
Oct 2020 1.3%
Sep 2020 1.3%
Aug 2020 0.4%
Jul 2020 -0.2%
Jun 2020 -1.8%
May 2020 -3.4%
Apr 2020 -1.6%
Mar 2020 0.4%
Feb 2020 2.3%
Jan 2020 3.5%
Dec 2019 2.8%
Nov 2019 0.6%
Oct 2019 0%
Sep 2019 0.3%
Aug 2019 1.2%
Jul 2019 1.2%
Jun 2019 2%
May 2019 2.8%
Apr 2019 3.2%
Mar 2019 3.1%
Feb 2019 2.9%
Jan 2019 2.8%
Dec 2018 3.5%
Nov 2018 4.5%
Oct 2018 5.5%
Sep 2018 5.2%
Aug 2018 4.6%
Jul 2018 5.3%
Jun 2018 5.7%
May 2018 4.8%
Apr 2018 3.6%
Mar 2018 2.7%
Feb 2018 2.7%
Jan 2018 3%
Dec 2017 3.6%
Nov 2017 4%
Oct 2017 3.7%
Sep 2017 3.1%
Aug 2017 3.2%
Jul 2017 1.9%
Jun 2017 0.9%
May 2017 2.3%
Apr 2017 3.9%
Mar 2017 5.1%
Feb 2017 5.5%
Jan 2017 4.3%
Dec 2016 2.1%
Nov 2016 1.8%
Oct 2016 1.3%
Sep 2016 1.4%
Aug 2016 1.1%
Jul 2016 0.6%
Jun 2016 -0.1%
May 2016 -0.9%
Apr 2016 -1.1%
Mar 2016 -2%
Feb 2016 -2.3%
Jan 2016 -2.5%
Dec 2015 -2.4%
Nov 2015 -3.7%
Oct 2015 -4.8%
Sep 2015 -5.6%
Aug 2015 -6.1%
Jul 2015 -4.8%
Jun 2015 -3%
May 2015 -3%
Apr 2015 -3.4%
Mar 2015 -3.9%
Feb 2015 -3.5%
Jan 2015 -2.5%
Dec 2014 -1.1%
Nov 2014 -0.2%
Oct 2014 0.9%
Sep 2014 1.8%
Aug 2014 3.8%
Jul 2014 5%
Jun 2014 4.6%
May 2014 5.7%
Apr 2014 5.1%
Mar 2014 5.2%
Feb 2014 4.8%
Jan 2014 5.2%
Dec 2013 5.9%
Nov 2013 6.5%
Oct 2013 6.7%
Sep 2013 6.2%
Aug 2013 5.6%
Jul 2013 4.7%
Jun 2013 4.6%
May 2013 3.1%
Apr 2013 3.7%
Mar 2013 5.3%
Feb 2013 6.3%
Jan 2013 6.3%
Dec 2012 6.3%
Nov 2012 6.5%
Oct 2012 6.8%
Sep 2012 7.6%
Aug 2012 7.8%
Jul 2012 7.6%
Jun 2012 7.4%
May 2012 7.9%
Apr 2012 7.5%
Mar 2012 7.7%
Feb 2012 7.6%
Jan 2012 7.2%
Dec 2011 7.7%
Nov 2011 9.5%
Oct 2011 9.9%
Sep 2011 10%
Aug 2011 9.8%
Jul 2011 9.4%
Jun 2011 9.5%
May 2011 9.6%
Apr 2011 9.8%
Mar 2011 9.7%
Feb 2011 9.5%
Jan 2011 9.5%
Dec 2010 9.4%
Nov 2010 8.2%
Oct 2010 9.1%
Sep 2010 9%
Aug 2010 8.9%
Jul 2010 10%
Jun 2010 10.2%
May 2010 10.5%
Apr 2010 10.9%
Mar 2010 10.4%
Feb 2010 9.7%
Jan 2010 8.7%
Dec 2009 7.1%
Nov 2009 4.7%
Oct 2009 1.8%
Sep 2009 1.4%
Aug 2009 0.6%
Jul 2009 -0.3%
Jun 2009 -0.4%
May 2009 1.4%
Apr 2009 1.2%
Mar 2009 1.7%
Feb 2009 3.6%
Jan 2009 5.9%
Dec 2008 6.7%
Nov 2008 8.7%
Oct 2008 10.7%
Sep 2008 10.8%
Aug 2008 11.1%
Jul 2008 11.2%
Jun 2008 10.9%
May 2008 8.2%
Apr 2008 7.9%
Mar 2008 7.7%
Feb 2008 5.7%
Jan 2008 4.5%
Dec 2007 4%
Nov 2007 3.7%
Oct 2007 3.2%
Sep 2007 3.4%
Aug 2007 4%
Jul 2007 4.4%
Jun 2007 4.4%
May 2007 5.5%
Apr 2007 6.2%
Mar 2007 6.7%
Feb 2007 6.6%
Jan 2007 6.7%
Dec 2006 7%
Nov 2006 6.7%
Oct 2006 6.9%
Sep 2006 7%
Aug 2006 7.1%
Jul 2006 6.5%
Jun 2006 6.8%
May 2006 6%
Apr 2006 5%
Mar 2006 4.2%
Feb 2006 4.4%
Jan 2006 4.3%
Dec 2005 4.4%
Nov 2005 3.9%
Oct 2005 4.7%
Sep 2005 4.4%
Aug 2005 3.5%
Jul 2005 4.8%
Jun 2005 4.7%
May 2005 4.6%
Apr 2005 5.3%
Mar 2005 3.7%
Feb 2005 3.7%
Jan 2005 4.6%
Dec 2004 4.6%
Nov 2004 3.7%
Oct 2004 4.6%
Sep 2004 4.6%
Aug 2004 4.6%
Jul 2004 3.7%
Jun 2004 3.7%
May 2004 2.8%
Apr 2004 2.8%
Mar 2004 3.8%
Feb 2004 3.8%
Jan 2004 4.8%
Dec 2003 2.9%
Nov 2003 2.8%
Oct 2003 3.8%
Sep 2003 2.9%
Aug 2003 2.9%
Jul 2003 3.9%
Jun 2003 3.9%
May 2003 4.9%
Apr 2003 5%
Mar 2003 4%
Feb 2003 4%
Jan 2003 3%
Dec 2002 4%
Nov 2002 3.9%
Oct 2002 4%
Sep 2002 5%
Aug 2002 4%
Jul 2002 4%
Jun 2002 4%
May 2002 5.2%
Apr 2002 4.1%
Mar 2002 5.2%
Feb 2002 5.2%
Jan 2002 5.2%
Dec 2001 5.2%
Nov 2001 5.2%
Oct 2001 4.1%
Sep 2001 4.2%
Aug 2001 5.2%
Jul 2001 4.2%
Jun 2001 4.2%
May 2001 2.1%
Apr 2001 2.1%
Mar 2001 2.1%
Feb 2001 3.2%
Jan 2001 3.2%
Dec 2000 3.2%
Nov 2000 2.1%
Oct 2000 3.2%
Sep 2000 3.2%
Aug 2000 4.3%
Jul 2000 4.3%
Jun 2000 4.4%
May 2000 5.6%
Apr 2000 5.6%
Mar 2000 5.6%
Feb 2000 3.3%
Jan 2000 2.2%
Dec 1999 0%
Nov 1999 0%
Oct 1999 0%
Sep 1999 2.2%
Aug 1999 3.4%
Jul 1999 3.2%
Jun 1999 5.3%
May 1999 7.7%
Apr 1999 8.4%
Mar 1999 8.9%
Feb 1999 8.6%
Jan 1999 9.4%
Dec 1998 15.3%
Nov 1998 19.7%
Oct 1998 18.6%
Sep 1998 16.3%
Aug 1998 15%
Jul 1998 14.8%
Jun 1998 12.4%
May 1998 10.5%
Apr 1998 8.2%
Mar 1998 8.3%
Feb 1998 9.1%
Jan 1998 9.7%
Dec 1997 6.3%
Nov 1997 4.9%
Oct 1997 5.5%
Sep 1997 4.9%
Aug 1997 4.7%
Jul 1997 5.6%
Jun 1997 6.6%
May 1997 7.3%
Apr 1997 9.3%
Mar 1997 10%
Feb 1997 10.8%
Jan 1997 11.1%
Dec 1996 10.4%
Nov 1996 8.7%
Oct 1996 8.5%
Sep 1996 8.5%
Aug 1996 8.9%
Jul 1996 8.3%
Jun 1996 8.8%
May 1996 9.3%
Apr 1996 9.8%
Mar 1996 8.9%
Feb 1996 8.6%
Jan 1996 9%
Dec 1995 9.7%
Nov 1995 10.3%
Oct 1995 10.4%
Sep 1995 10.1%
Aug 1995 10.9%
Jul 1995 11.4%
Jun 1995 10.5%
May 1995 10.3%
Apr 1995 9.7%
Mar 1995 9.7%
Feb 1995 9.8%
Jan 1995 9.9%
Dec 1994 9.5%
Nov 1994 9.8%
Oct 1994 10.3%
Sep 1994 11.2%
Aug 1994 10.9%
Jul 1994 11.1%
Jun 1994 10.8%
May 1994 10.6%
Apr 1994 9.8%
Mar 1994 9.9%
Feb 1994 10%
Jan 1994 9.1%
Dec 1993 8.6%
Nov 1993 8.6%
Oct 1993 7.4%
Sep 1993 6.6%
Aug 1993 5.8%
Jul 1993 4.6%
Jun 1993 5.9%
May 1993 5.1%
Apr 1993 6.1%
Mar 1993 6.1%
Feb 1993 5.2%
Jan 1993 5.7%
Dec 1992 8%
Nov 1992 8.4%
Oct 1992 9.4%
Sep 1992 9.9%
Aug 1992 11.5%
Jul 1992 13.1%
Jun 1992 12.9%
May 1992 14.7%
Apr 1992 14.4%
Mar 1992 13.9%
Feb 1992 13.4%
Jan 1992 12.9%
Dec 1991 13.1%
Nov 1991 13.6%
Oct 1991 14.4%
Sep 1991 15.7%
Aug 1991 14.2%
Jul 1991 13.2%
Jun 1991 13%
May 1991 12.1%
Apr 1991 12.2%
Mar 1991 13.6%
Feb 1991 15.4%
Jan 1991 16.1%
Dec 1990 13.7%
Nov 1990 12.5%
Oct 1990 10.8%
Sep 1990 8.5%
Aug 1990 9.2%
Jul 1990 9.9%
Jun 1990 8.8%
May 1990 7.7%
Apr 1990 7.8%
Mar 1990 6.6%
Feb 1990 6.1%
Jan 1990 5.4%
Dec 1989 5.4%
Nov 1989 4.8%
Oct 1989 5.4%
Sep 1989 7.7%
Aug 1989 7.2%
Jul 1989 6.7%
Jun 1989 7.2%
May 1989 8.1%
Apr 1989 7.9%
Mar 1989 8.7%
Feb 1989 8.6%
Jan 1989 8%
Dec 1988 8.8%
Nov 1988 9.7%
Oct 1988 9.8%
Sep 1988 8.2%
Aug 1988 8.7%
Jul 1988 9.8%
Jun 1988 9.4%
May 1988 9.7%
Apr 1988 10.4%
Mar 1988 9.8%
Feb 1988 9.2%
Jan 1988 9.4%
Dec 1987 9.3%
Nov 1987 9.1%
Oct 1987 9.5%
Sep 1987 10.2%
Aug 1987 9.5%
Jul 1987 8.4%
Jun 1987 8.7%
May 1987 8%
Apr 1987 7.5%
Mar 1987 7.5%
Feb 1987 8.4%
Jan 1987 9.4%
Dec 1986 9.2%
Nov 1986 9.8%
Oct 1986 9.6%
Sep 1986 9.2%
Aug 1986 8.7%
Jul 1986 8.6%
Jun 1986 8.6%
May 1986 8.5%
Apr 1986 8.2%
Mar 1986 8.9%
Feb 1986 8.2%
Jan 1986 7%
Dec 1985 7.1%
Nov 1985 5.9%
Oct 1985 5.6%
Sep 1985 5.1%
Aug 1985 5.5%
Jul 1985 5.1%
Jun 1985 5.6%
May 1985 6.8%
Apr 1985 6.3%
Mar 1985 5%
Feb 1985 4.3%
Jan 1985 4.4%
Dec 1984 5.2%
Nov 1984 6.1%
Oct 1984 6.1%
Sep 1984 6.3%
Aug 1984 6.7%
Jul 1984 8.1%
Jun 1984 7.7%
May 1984 7.9%
Apr 1984 10%
Mar 1984 11.2%
Feb 1984 12.2%
Jan 1984 13.7%
Dec 1983 12.5%
Nov 1983 13.1%
Oct 1983 13.7%
Sep 1983 13.3%
Aug 1983 12.5%
Jul 1983 13.2%
Jun 1983 13.4%
May 1983 12.8%
Apr 1983 10.7%
Mar 1983 9.8%
Feb 1983 9.2%
Jan 1983 7.8%
Dec 1982 8%
Nov 1982 7.4%
Oct 1982 6.7%
Sep 1982 7.2%
Aug 1982 7.5%
Jul 1982 6.9%
Jun 1982 7.1%
May 1982 6.7%
Apr 1982 7.5%
Mar 1982 8.8%
Feb 1982 9.6%
Jan 1982 11.7%
Dec 1981 12.8%
Nov 1981 12.4%
Oct 1981 13.3%
Sep 1981 13.4%
Aug 1981 14.4%
Jul 1981 13.4%
Jun 1981 13.7%
May 1981 13.3%
Apr 1981 13.9%
Mar 1981 12.6%
Feb 1981 13.3%
Jan 1981 10.8%
Dec 1980 9.1%
Nov 1980 11.7%
Oct 1980 11.2%
Sep 1980 10.7%
Aug 1980 10.3%
Jul 1980 11.6%
Jun 1980 11.9%
May 1980 12.7%
Apr 1980 11.3%
Mar 1980 12.3%
Feb 1980 12.2%
Jan 1980 11.8%
Dec 1979 11.6%
Nov 1979 8.2%
Oct 1979 7.3%
Sep 1979 8%
Aug 1979 8.8%
Jul 1979 7%
Jun 1979 5.5%
May 1979 5%
Apr 1979 4.7%
Mar 1979 3.4%
Feb 1979 2.8%
Jan 1979 2.1%
Dec 1978 1.5%
Nov 1978 3%
Oct 1978 3%
Sep 1978 1.5%
Aug 1978 1.2%
Jul 1978 1.5%
Jun 1978 2.2%
May 1978 1.6%
Apr 1978 2.9%
Mar 1978 2.9%
Feb 1978 3.2%
Jan 1978 5.9%
Dec 1977 7.8%
Nov 1977 7.8%
Oct 1977 8.6%
Sep 1977 9.6%
Aug 1977 9.7%
Jul 1977 9.4%
Jun 1977 10%
May 1977 9.7%
Apr 1977 8.3%
Mar 1977 9.1%
Feb 1977 6.9%
Jan 1977 3%
Dec 1976 0%
Nov 1976 -2.9%
Oct 1976 -3.8%
Sep 1976 -5.3%
Aug 1976 -7.2%
Jul 1976 -8.3%
Jun 1976 -11.3%
May 1976 -11.3%
Apr 1976 -10.5%
Mar 1976 -10.9%
Feb 1976 -10.8%
Jan 1976 -8.6%
Dec 1975 -6.1%
Nov 1975 -4.8%
Oct 1975 -5.7%
Sep 1975 -4.5%
Aug 1975 0%
Jul 1975 4.2%
Jun 1975 9%
May 1975 11.2%
Apr 1975 14.1%
Mar 1975 16.7%
Feb 1975 21.7%
Jan 1975 23.5%
Dec 1974 25.4%
Nov 1974 27.8%
Oct 1974 31.9%
Sep 1974 34.7%
Aug 1974 30%
Jul 1974 28%
Jun 1974 29.2%
May 1974 29%
Apr 1974 28%
Mar 1974 27.3%
Feb 1974 25.4%
Jan 1974 25.7%
Dec 1973 23.8%
Nov 1973 23.3%
Oct 1973 21.5%
Sep 1973 19.2%
Aug 1973 19.3%
Jul 1973 18.5%
Jun 1973 15.9%
May 1973 16.3%
Apr 1973 13.3%
Mar 1973 11.3%
Feb 1973 10.4%
Jan 1973 8.2%
Dec 1972 7.7%
Nov 1972 6.6%
Oct 1972 6.6%
Sep 1972 6.1%
Aug 1972 6.7%
Jul 1972 7.9%
Jun 1972 7.5%
May 1972 6.5%
Apr 1972 6%
Mar 1972 5.4%
Feb 1972 4.9%
Jan 1972 5.4%
Dec 1971 4.8%
Nov 1971 4.2%
Oct 1971 3.7%
Sep 1971 4.3%
Aug 1971 3.7%
Jul 1971 2.1%
Jun 1971 1.1%
May 1971 0.6%
Apr 1971 1.7%
Mar 1971 2.8%
Feb 1971 4%
Jan 1971 4%
Dec 1970 5.1%
Nov 1970 6.8%
Oct 1970 6.2%
Sep 1970 5%
Aug 1970 4.5%
Jul 1970 3.9%
Jun 1970 3.9%
May 1970 5.8%
Apr 1970 5.8%
Mar 1970 5.3%
Feb 1970 4.7%
Jan 1970 4.1%
Dec 1969 3.5%
Nov 1969 0.6%
Oct 1969 -1.1%
Sep 1969 0%
Aug 1969 0.6%

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-14 02:30 AM WPI Inflation YoY (Sep) 0.13% 0.52% 0.5%
2025-09-15 02:30 AM WPI Inflation YoY (Aug) 0.52% -0.58% 0.3%
2021-02-15 01:30 AM WPI Inflation YoY (Jan) 2.03% 1.22% 1.3%

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India Wholesale Price Index : Definition
The India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) change measures year-over-year inflation at the wholesale level. Key categories include primary articles (23.15%), fuel and power (13.15%), and manufactured products (63.7%).