WPI Inflation

October 2025 WPI-based inflation: The negative rate of inflation is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas, electricity, and mineral oils

This moderation was led by a fall in the prices of primary articles (-3.32 per cent) and the continued deflationary trend in the fuel and power segment

September 2025 WPI-based inflation: The positive rate of inflation in September is primarily due to an increase in prices of manufacturing of food products

Primary food articles recorded a reduced deflation in August, led by an acceleration in the prices of wheat, milk and protein-rich items like egg, meat & fish

August 2025 WPI-based inflation: The positive rate of inflation in August is primarily due to an increase in the prices of food products

Manufactured products, however, saw acceleration in the price in July

The negative rate of inflation in July is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas, manufacture of basic metals

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Tuesday, July 15, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index and the Nifty SmallCap index rose around 0.95 per cent each

Vegetable and pulses prices see steepest fall in years; WPI turns negative too

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Monday, July 14, 2025: In the broader markets, Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap index were up 0.71 per cent and 1.04 per cent, respectively

June 2025 WPI-based inflation: Food index declined to -0.26%, compared to 1.72% in the previous month

Prices of primary food articles (-1.56 per cent) declined for the second month in a row

WPI inflation eased to 0.39 per cent in May, a 14-month low, as prices of food, fuel, and primary articles cooled; core inflation also declined

The sharpest vegetable price fall since October 2023 and a broad-based slowdown in fuel and manufactured goods inflation pulled WPI to its lowest level in over a year

April 2025 WPI-based inflation: Oil prices fell by 3.95%, electricity prices dropped by 1.38%, while coal prices rose slightly by 0.22%

WPI-based inflation cools to a six-month low

WPI March 2025: WPI Food Index eased 4.66 per cent from 5.94 per cent the month earlier

The fuel and power index increased by 2.12 per cent to 153.8 (provisional) in February from 150.6 (provisional) for the month of January

At 7:00 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures were up 126 points at 22,570, suggesting a gap-up start.

Jan 2025 WPI-based inflation: Retail inflation eased to a five-month low of 4.31% in January, down from 5.22% in December driven primarily by easing food prices