The index for primary articles group increased by 1.60 per cent from 188.0 for July to 191.0 in August
Driven by increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles and other non-metallic mineral products, India’s wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 0.52 per cent in August 2025 as compared to -0.58 per cent in July, government data showed.
The ministry of commerce and industry has highlighted that the index for primary articles group increased by 1.60 per cent from 188.0 for July to 191.0 in August. Price of non-food articles (2.92 per cent), minerals (2.66 per cent) and food articles (1.45 per cent) increased in August as compared to July. The price of crude petroleum and natural gas (-0.43 per cent) decreased in August as compared to July.
The index for the fuel and power group decreased by 0.69 per cent from 144.6 for July to 143.6 in August. The price of electricity (-2.91 per cent) and mineral oils (-0.07 per cent) decreased in August as compared to July. The price of coal has remained same as in the previous month.
Manufactured products’ group index increased by 0.21 per cent from 144.6 for July to 144.9 in August. Out of the 22 NIC two-digit groups for manufactured products, 13 groups witnessed an increase in prices, five groups witnessed a decrease in prices and four 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.
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 to 193.5 in August. The rate of inflation (year-on-year) based on WPI food index remain positive from – 2.15 per cent in July to 0.21 per cent in August.
The WPI for August has been compiled at a weighted response rate of 82.1 per cent, while the final figure for June is based on the weighted response rate of 95.2 per cent.
