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 %) * | |||||||
| All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight (%) | Jun-25(F) | Jul-25(P) | Aug-25(P) | |||
| Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | ||
| All Commodities | 100.00 | 153.7 | -0.19 | 154.4 | -0.58 | 155.2 | 0.52 |
| I. Primary Articles | 22.62 | 186.1 | -3.22 | 188.0 | -4.95 | 191.0 | -2.10 |
| II. Fuel & Power | 13.15 | 142.3 | -3.13 | 144.6 | -2.43 | 143.6 | -3.17 |
| III. Manufactured Products | 64.23 | 144.7 | 1.90 | 144.6 | 2.05 | 144.9 | 2.55 |
| Food Index | 24.38 | 190.2 | -0.26 | 191.3 | -2.15 | 193.5 | 0.21 |
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# | |||||||
| All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight | Mar-25 | Apr-25 | May-25 | Jun-25(F) | Jul-25(P) | Aug-25(P) |
| All Commodities | 100.00 | -0.06 | -0.39 | -0.32 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.52 |
| I. Primary Articles | 22.62 | -0.70 | -0.05 | -0.32 | 0.70 | 1.02 | 1.60 |
| II. Fuel & Power | 13.15 | -0.85 | -4.21 | -1.92 | -0.42 | 1.62 | -0.69 |
| III. Manufactured Products | 64.23 | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.07 | -0.21 | -0.07 | 0.21 |
| Food Index | 24.38 | -0.05 | 0.74 | -0.42 | 0.16 | 0.58 | 1.15 |
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. The provisional 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.
- 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 next working day, if 14th 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
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | Index August-25* | Latest month over Month (MoM) | Inflation (YoY) | Rate of Inflation (YoY) | |||
| Jul-Aug 2024 | Jul-Aug 2025* | 2024-25 (Apr-Aug) | 2025-26 (Apr-Aug) | August 2024 | August 2025* | |||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 155.2 | -0.58 | 0.52 | 2.14 | 0.14 | 1.25 | 0.52 |
| 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 |
| III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 144.9 | -0.28 | 0.21 | 0.98 | 2.25 | 1.00 | 2.55 |
| Mf/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 and Cork | 0.77 | 150.0 | 0.07 | -0.07 | 3.30 | 0.54 | 3.17 | 0.33 |
| 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 Products | 6.47 | 137.1 | 0.00 | 0.07 | -1.48 | 0.69 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 146.0 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 2.12 | 0.83 |
| 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 Products | 3.20 | 133.7 | -0.15 | 0.15 | -2.79 | 1.66 | -3.85 | 3.00 |
| 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, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 136.9 | 0.22 | 0.22 | -2.06 | 0.53 | -1.66 | 0.22 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-II
WPI Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI based inflation (YoY) figures for last 6 months | |||||
| Mar-25 | Apr-25 | May-25 | Jun-25 | Jul-25* | Aug-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 | 0.06 |
| B. 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 Cork | 0.77 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.33 |
| 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 Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 0.98 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.18 | 0.90 | 0.83 |
| 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 Products | 3.20 | -0.53 | -0.38 | 0.98 | 2.07 | 2.69 | 3.00 |
| 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 Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-III
Wholesale Price Indices (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI Numbers for last 6 months | |||||
| Mar-25 | Apr-25 | May-25 | Jun-25 | Jul-25* | Aug-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 | 191.0 |
| A. 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 Cork | 0.77 | 150.0 | 150.6 | 150.2 | 150.4 | 150.1 | 150.0 |
| 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 Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 144.8 | 145.5 | 145.9 | 145.7 | 146.0 | 146.0 |
| 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 Products | 3.20 | 132.4 | 132.1 | 133.6 | 133.4 | 133.5 | 133.7 |
| 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, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 136.4 | 136.8 | 137.7 | 137.0 | 136.6 | 136.9 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
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Abhishek Dayal/ Abhijith Narayanan
