Executive Summary:
This press release by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry provides the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for India for August 2025, with a base year of 2011-12. The annual rate of inflation, based on the WPI, is provisionally reported at 0.52% for August 2025. The WPI for September 2025 will be released on October 14, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Overall Inflation:**
* The annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is 0.52% (provisional) for August 2025 compared to August 2024.
* The positive inflation rate is mainly due to increased prices in food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, non-metallic mineral products, and transport equipment.
* **Index Movement:**
* The WPI for 'All Commodities' is 155.2 for August 2025.
* Primary Articles index increased by 1.60 from July 2025 to August 2025, reaching 191.0 (provisional).
* Fuel and Power index decreased by 0.69 from July 2025 to August 2025, reaching 143.6 (provisional).
* Manufactured Products index increased by 0.21 from July 2025 to August 2025, reaching 144.9 (provisional).
* The WPI Food Index increased from 191.3 in July 2025 to 193.5 in August 2025.
* **Component Price Changes (Month-over-Month):**
* Primary Articles: Price increases in non-food articles, minerals, and food articles; decrease in Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas.
* Fuel & Power: Decrease in electricity and mineral oils prices; coal prices remained the same.
* Manufactured Products: 13 NIC two-digit groups saw price increases, 5 saw decreases, and 4 remained unchanged.
* **Final Index for June 2025:**
* The final WPI for 'All Commodities' for June 2025 is 153.7, with an inflation rate of 0.19%.
* **Response Rate:**
* The WPI for August 2025 is compiled with a weighted response rate of 82.1%.
* The final figure for June 2025 is based on a weighted response rate of 95.2%.
* **Revision Policy:**
* Provisional WPI figures are subject to revision as per the WPI revision policy.
Impact Analysis:
* **Government and Policymakers:**
* Impact: Provides essential data for economic analysis, policy formulation, and monitoring inflation trends.
* Action Required: Utilize the WPI data to make informed decisions on economic policies and interventions.
* **Businesses and Industries:**
* Impact: Informs pricing strategies, production planning, and investment decisions based on wholesale price trends.
* Action Required: Analyze WPI data relevant to their sectors to adjust business strategies accordingly.
* **Economists and Researchers:**
* Impact: Serves as a key indicator for economic research and forecasting, contributing to a better understanding of inflation dynamics.
* Action Required: Incorporate the WPI data into economic models and research studies.
* **General Public:**
* Impact: Indirectly affected through the impact on the prices of goods and services they consume.
* Action Required: Be aware of the trends of the WPI to understand market conditions.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for trade and industry.
All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI): A key economic indicator that measures the change in prices of goods at the wholesale level in India.
August, 2025: The month for which the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is being reported.
June, 2025: The month for which the final Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is being reported.
Base Year: 2011-12: The base year used for calculating the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).
Primary Articles: A major group of commodities in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) that includes food articles, non-food articles, minerals, and crude petroleum & natural gas.
Fuel Power: A major group of commodities in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) related to fuel and power sources.
Manufactured Products: A major group of commodities in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) that includes manufactured goods.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the
Month of August, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12)
Posted On: 15 SEP 2025 12:00PM by PIB Delhi
The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 0.52% (provisional)
for the month of August, 2025 (over August, 2024). Positive rate of inflation in August, 2025 is primarily due
to increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral
products and other transport equipment etc. The index numbers and inflation rate for the last three months of
all commodities and WPI components are given below:
Index Numbers and Annual Rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y in %) *
A l l Jun-25(F) Jul-25(P) Aug-25(P)
Commodi W e i g h t
ties/Major (%) Index Inflation Index Inflation Index Inflation
Groups
A l l
Commodit 100.00 153.7 -0.19 154.4 -0.58 155.2 0.52
ies
I. Primary
22.62 186.1 -3.22 188.0 -4.95 191.0 -2.10
Articles
II. Fuel &
13.15 142.3 -3.13 144.6 -2.43 143.6 -3.17
Power
I I I .
Manufactu
64.23 144.7 1.90 144.6 2.05 144.9 2.55
r e d
Products
F o o d
24.38 190.2 -0.26 191.3 -2.15 193.5 0.21
Index
Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, *Annual rate of WPI inflation calculated over the corresponding month of
previous year
2. The month over month change in WPI for the month of August, 2025 stood at 0.52% as compared to July,
2025. The monthly change in WPI for last six-month is summarized below:
Month Over Month (M-o-M in %) change in WPI Index#
A l l
Commodi
Weight Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25(F) Jul-25(P) Aug-25(P)
ties/Major
Groups
A l l
Commodit 100.00 -0.06 -0.39 -0.32 0.00 0.46 0.52
ies
I. Primary 22.62 -0.70 -0.05 -0.32 0.70 1.02 1.60Articles
II. Fuel &
13.15 -0.85 -4.21 -1.92 -0.42 1.62 -0.69
Power
I I I .
Manufactu
64.23 0.42 0.21 0.07 -0.21 -0.07 0.21
r e d
Products
F o o d
24.38 -0.05 0.74 -0.42 0.16 0.58 1.15
Index
Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, #Monthly rate of change, based on month over month (M-o-M) WPI
calculated over the preceding month
3. Month-over-Month Change in Major Groups of WPI:
i. Primary Articles (Weight 22.62%): - The index for this major group increased by 1.60 % from 188.0
(provisional) for the month of July, 2025 to 191.0 (provisional) in August, 2025. Price of non-food
articles (2.92%), minerals (2.66%) and food articles (1.45%) increased in August, 2025 as compared to
July, 2025. The price of Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (-0.43%) decreased in August, 2025 as
compared to July, 2025.
ii. Fuel & Power (Weight 13.15%): - The index for this major group decreased by 0.69% from 144.6
(provisional) for the month of July, 2025 to 143.6 (provisional) in August, 2025. The price of electricity
(-2.91%) and mineral oils (-0.07%) decreased in August, 2025 as compared to July, 2025. The Price of
coal has remained same as in the previous month.
iii. Manufactured Products (Weight 64.23%): - The index for this major group increased by 0.21% from
144.6 (provisional) for the month of July, 2025 to 144.9 (provisional) in August, 2025. Out of the 22
NIC two-digit groups for manufactured products, 13 groups witnessed an increase in prices, 5 groups
witnessed a decrease in prices and 4 groups witnessed no change in prices. Some of the important
groups that showed month-over-month increase in prices were manufacture of food products; textiles;
electrical equipment; other transport equipment and machinery and equipment etc. Some of the groups
that witnessed a decrease in prices were manufacture of basic metals; computer, electronic and optical
products; wearing apparel; wood and products of wood and cork and furniture etc in August, 2025 as
compared to July, 2025.
4. WPI Food Index (Weight 24.38%): The Food Index consisting of 'Food Articles' from Primary Articles
group and 'Food Product' from Manufactured Products group have increased from 191.3 in July, 2025 to
193.5 in August, 2025. The rate of inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI Food Index remain positive from (-)
2.15% in July, 2025 to 0.21% in August, 2025.
5. Final Index for the month of June, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12=100): For the month of June, 2025, the
final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 153.7 and
(-) 0.19% respectively.
The details of all India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation for different commodity groups based
on updated figures are at Annex I. The Annual rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI for different
commodity groups in the last six months is at Annex II. WPI for different commodity groups in the last six
months is at Annex III.
6. Response Rate: The WPI for August, 2025 has been compiled at a weighted response rate of 82.1 per
cent, while the final figure for June, 2025 is based on the weighted response rate of 95.2 per cent. Theprovisional figures of WPI will undergo revision as per the revision policy of WPI. This press release, item
indices, and inflation numbers are available at our website https://eaindustry.nic.in.
7. Next date of Press Release: WPI for the month of September, 2025 would be released on 14/10/2025.
Note: DPIIT releases index number of wholesale price in India on monthly basis on 14th of every month (or
th
next working day, if 14 falls on holiday) with a time lag of two weeks of the reference month, and the index
number is compiled with data received from institutional sources and selected manufacturing units across the
country. This press release contains WPI (Base Year 2011-12=100) for the month of August, 2025
(Provisional), June, 2025 (Final) and other months/years. Provisional figures of WPI are finalised after 10
weeks (from the month of reference), and frozen thereafter.
Annex-I
All India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for August, 2025
Latest month
R a t e o f
over Month Inflation (YoY)
Index Inflation (YoY)
Co m m o d i t i e s / M a j o r Weig (MoM)
August-
Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items ht
2024-25 2025-26
25* Jul-Aug Jul-Aug August August
( A p r - ( A p r -
2024 2025* 2024 2025*
Aug) Aug)
100.0
ALL COMMODITIES 155.2 -0.58 0.52 2.14 0.14 1.25 0.52
0
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES 22.62 191.0 -1.37 1.60 5.42 -2.61 2.52 -2.10
A. Food Articles 15.26 202.6 -1.92 1.45 6.97 -2.85 3.06 -3.06
Cereals 2.82 206.7 0.79 0.39 8.91 2.05 8.66 1.03
Paddy 1.43 200.3 0.45 -0.50 11.20 0.49 9.60 -0.84
Wheat 1.03 211.8 1.00 1.34 6.52 5.21 7.38 4.75
Pulses 0.64 199.0 1.26 1.58 19.77 -12.11 18.27 -14.85
Vegetables 1.87 260.3 -12.59 5.60 8.97 -21.28 -9.95 -14.18
Potato 0.28 220.0 -1.03 -5.82 72.71 -35.20 77.78 -44.11
Onion 0.16 193.8 12.45 0.16 74.12 -33.19 67.25 -50.46
Fruits 1.60 197.6 5.86 3.46 9.18 4.43 16.75 -4.86
Milk 4.44 190.7 -0.05 0.32 4.15 2.34 3.51 2.58
Eggs, Meat & Fish 2.40 173.2 -0.35 0.81 -0.78 -0.53 -0.75 0.06
B. Non-Food Articles 4.12 169.1 0.82 2.92 -2.68 2.80 -1.84 5.56
Oil Seeds 1.12 203.5 -0.89 2.88 -4.76 6.84 -4.90 13.94
C. Minerals 0.83 235.1 0.44 2.66 6.29 1.27 10.75 3.30
D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas 2.41 139.7 -1.84 -0.43 7.50 -11.81 1.77 -9.87
Crude Petroleum 1.95 113.6 -3.66 -2.32 7.73 -15.00 -0.98 -13.68
II. FUEL & POWER 13.15 143.6 0.07 -0.69 0.39 -3.46 -0.54 -3.17
LPG 0.64 113.0 0.53 -1.91 2.25 0.50 14.40 -1.22
Petrol 1.60 145.1 -0.71 -0.68 -1.28 -7.05 -4.23 -5.72
HSD 3.10 160.8 -0.42 0.37 -1.88 -4.84 -3.03 -3.54
I I I . M A N U F A C T U R E D
64.23 144.9 -0.28 0.21 0.98 2.25 1.00 2.55
PRODUCTSMf/o Food Products 9.12 178.4 0.24 0.62 3.52 7.73 3.54 7.15
Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats 2.64 185.0 0.80 1.54 -0.23 24.25 2.03 22.92
Mf/o Beverages 0.91 135.6 0.37 0.30 1.93 1.51 1.98 1.19
Mf/o Tobacco Products 0.51 179.9 -0.40 0.00 2.18 2.66 1.97 2.22
Mf/o Textiles 4.88 137.8 -0.66 0.88 0.68 0.51 1.34 1.40
Mf/o Wearing Apparel 0.81 155.9 0.46 -0.06 1.67 1.88 1.53 1.96
Mf/o Leather and Related Products 0.54 127.9 0.40 0.24 -0.21 2.78 -0.48 2.40
Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood
0.77 150.0 0.07 -0.07 3.30 0.54 3.17 0.33
and Cork
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products 1.11 139.8 0.94 0.00 -3.16 1.10 0.58 0.00
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical
6.47 137.1 0.00 0.07 -1.48 0.69 0.29 0.29
Products
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal
1.99 146.0 0.07 0.00 1.16 1.12 2.12 0.83
Chemical and Botanical Products
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products 2.30 129.5 0.00 0.31 0.97 0.67 1.57 0.31
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral
3.20 133.7 -0.15 0.15 -2.79 1.66 -3.85 3.00
Products
Cement, Lime and Plaster 1.64 133.1 -0.78 0.00 -5.05 1.44 -7.13 4.23
Mf/o Basic Metals 9.65 137.4 -1.78 -0.07 -0.35 -2.07 -1.64 -0.65
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel 1.27 115.9 -3.62 -0.26 -2.41 -1.44 -5.22 1.31
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products,
3.15 136.9 0.22 0.22 -2.06 0.53 -1.66 0.22
Except Machinery and Equipment
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-II
WPI Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
WPI based inflation (YoY) figures for last 6 months
C o m m o d i t i e s / M a j o r
Weight A u g -
Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 Jul-25*
25*
ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 2.25 0.85 0.13 -0.19 -0.58 0.52
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES 22.62 1.26 -0.91 -1.75 -3.22 -4.95 -2.10
A. Food Articles 15.26 1.78 0.30 -1.25 -3.65 -6.29 -3.06
Cereals 2.82 5.44 3.86 2.56 1.44 1.43 1.03
Paddy 1.43 3.67 2.03 0.96 0.25 0.10 -0.84
Wheat 1.03 8.20 7.41 5.75 3.77 4.40 4.75
Pulses 0.64 -3.03 -5.57 -10.41 -14.09 -15.12 -14.85
Vegetables 1.87 -14.98 -17.16 -21.40 -22.65 -28.96 -14.18
Potato 0.28 -6.77 -23.93 -28.97 -32.50 -41.26 -44.11
Onion 0.16 26.15 0.20 -14.17 -33.45 -44.38 -50.46
Fruits 1.60 20.78 17.06 11.01 1.69 -2.65 -4.86
Milk 4.44 1.63 1.08 3.32 2.53 2.20 2.58
Eggs, Meat & Fish 2.40 0.89 -0.29 -1.01 -0.29 -1.09 0.06B. Non-Food Articles 4.12 1.62 1.52 1.28 2.16 3.40 5.56
Oil Seeds 1.12 0.34 1.95 2.68 5.89 9.77 13.94
C. Minerals 0.83 10.79 1.79 0.57 -0.35 1.06 3.30
D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas 2.41 -7.64 -15.55 -11.54 -10.77 -11.15 -9.87
Crude Petroleum 1.95 -11.50 -19.85 -13.97 -12.31 -14.86 -13.68
II. FUEL & POWER 13.15 0.00 -3.76 -4.80 -3.13 -2.43 -3.17
LPG 0.64 0.24 -0.41 0.25 2.68 1.23 -1.22
Petrol 1.60 -3.86 -7.70 -9.44 -6.57 -5.74 -5.72
HSD 3.10 -2.88 -5.04 -6.20 -5.12 -4.30 -3.54
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.23 3.21 2.62 2.11 1.90 2.05 2.55
Mf/o Food Products 9.12 11.10 9.45 8.45 6.87 6.74 7.15
Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats 2.64 31.37 28.21 25.81 22.30 22.04 22.92
Mf/o Beverages 0.91 1.74 1.96 1.65 1.50 1.27 1.19
Mf/o Tobacco Products 0.51 3.18 2.95 4.30 2.04 1.81 2.22
Mf/o Textiles 4.88 1.64 0.88 0.44 0.00 -0.15 1.40
Mf/o Wearing Apparel 0.81 1.98 0.72 2.11 2.10 2.50 1.96
Mf/o Leather and Related Products 0.54 1.37 3.72 2.90 2.33 2.57 2.40
Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and
0.77 0.60 0.80 0.47 0.60 0.47 0.33
Cork
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products 1.11 2.17 1.96 1.45 1.16 0.94 0.00
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products 6.47 0.96 1.40 1.03 0.51 0.22 0.29
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal
1.99 0.98 1.39 1.32 1.18 0.90 0.83
Chemical and Botanical Products
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products 2.30 1.33 1.72 0.78 0.54 0.00 0.31
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral
3.20 -0.53 -0.38 0.98 2.07 2.69 3.00
Products
Cement, Lime and Plaster 1.64 -2.46 -2.32 0.15 1.92 3.42 4.23
Mf/o Basic Metals 9.65 0.58 -0.92 -3.11 -3.28 -2.34 -0.65
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel 1.27 1.11 0.42 -2.87 -3.78 -2.11 1.31
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except
3.15 0.15 0.59 0.95 0.66 0.22 0.22
Machinery and Equipment
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-III
Wholesale Price Indices (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
WPI Numbers for last 6 months
Co m m o d i t i e s / M a j o r
Weight A u g -
Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 Jul-25*
25*
ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 154.8 154.2 153.7 153.7 154.4 155.2
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES 22.62 185.5 185.4 184.8 186.1 188.0 191.0A. Food Articles 15.26 194.8 197.4 196.8 198.0 199.7 202.6
Cereals 2.82 211.1 207.2 204.7 204.4 205.9 206.7
Paddy 1.43 203.2 201.4 199.6 199.9 201.3 200.3
Wheat 1.03 217.6 211.6 207.8 206.5 209.0 211.8
Pulses 0.64 205.0 203.6 200.6 197.0 195.9 199.0
Vegetables 1.87 179.4 188.3 185.8 219.2 246.5 260.3
Potato 0.28 199.7 205.4 221.4 232.0 233.6 220.0
Onion 0.16 272.6 204.5 176.3 185.8 193.5 193.8
Fruits 1.60 218.5 234.7 224.8 204.3 191.0 197.6
Milk 4.44 187.2 187.3 190.1 190.2 190.1 190.7
Eggs, Meat & Fish 2.40 170.4 172.1 176.6 174.0 171.8 173.2
B. Non-Food Articles 4.12 162.6 160.1 158.5 160.7 164.3 169.1
Oil Seeds 1.12 179.3 183.0 184.0 190.6 197.8 203.5
C. Minerals 0.83 245.5 228.0 228.4 228.8 229.0 235.1
D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas 2.41 145.1 137.4 138.8 139.2 140.3 139.7
Crude Petroleum 1.95 120.8 113.9 113.9 116.8 116.3 113.6
II. FUEL & POWER 13.15 152.1 145.7 142.9 142.3 144.6 143.6
LPG 0.64 123.7 120.9 120.3 118.8 115.2 113.0
Petrol 1.60 151.8 146.3 142.9 143.7 146.1 145.1
HSD 3.10 165.4 160.0 157.3 157.5 160.2 160.8
III.MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.23 144.6 144.9 145.0 144.7 144.6 144.9
Mf/o Food Products 9.12 180.1 179.5 178.4 177.3 177.3 178.4
Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats 2.64 191.4 189.5 185.7 181.5 182.2 185.0
Mf/o Beverages 0.91 134.8 135.5 135.4 135.4 135.2 135.6
Mf/o Tobacco Products 0.51 181.9 181.5 181.8 179.8 179.9 179.9
Mf/o Textiles 4.88 136.5 136.9 136.3 136.4 136.6 137.8
Mf/o Wearing Apparel 0.81 154.5 154.2 155.2 155.5 156.0 155.9
Mf/o Leather and Related Products 0.54 125.4 128.2 127.6 127.5 127.6 127.9
Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and
0.77 150.0 150.6 150.2 150.4 150.1 150.0
Cork
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products 1.11 141.0 140.6 140.1 140.0 139.8 139.8
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products 6.47 136.9 137.6 137.2 137.1 137.0 137.1
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal
1.99 144.8 145.5 145.9 145.7 146.0 146.0
Chemical and Botanical Products
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products 2.30 129.9 130.3 129.3 129.5 129.1 129.5
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral
3.20 132.4 132.1 133.6 133.4 133.5 133.7
Products
Cement, Lime and Plaster 1.64 131.0 130.5 133.0 132.8 133.1 133.1
Mf/o Basic Metals 9.65 139.5 140.1 140.2 138.6 137.5 137.4
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel 1.27 118.3 118.9 118.5 117.1 116.2 115.9
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, 3.15 136.4 136.8 137.7 137.0 136.6 136.9Except Machinery and Equipment
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
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Abhishek Dayal/ Abhijith Narayanan
(Release ID: 2166676)