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Prices · monthly

WPI inflation (headline)

The change in wholesale prices of goods (primary articles, fuel and power, manufactured products) over twelve months.

Sep 2026● Fresh
11.4%
Next release expected around 2026-11-14.
Previous9.9Aug 2026
A year earlier−0.2Sep 2025
Highest16.6May 2022
Lowest−6.1Aug 2015

Over time

−10−505101520New base 2022-23 →11.416.6 · Russia invades Ukraine−3.4 · COVID-19 lockdown11.2 · Global financial crisis1999200320072011201520192023
Faded: earlier bases, as last published. Never joined to the 2022-23 base.CSV

Circled points are the largest swings, labelled with the nearest event in our timeline. That is when it happened, not proof of cause.

View as a table
PeriodValueStatusBase
2026-0911.42022-23
2026-089.92022-23
2026-079.82022-23
2026-0610.02022-23
2026-059.92022-23
2026-048.42022-23
2026-034.02022-23
2026-022.22022-23
2026-011.22022-23
2025-120.32022-23
2025-11−0.62022-23
2025-10−1.22022-23
2025-09−0.22022-23
2025-080.02022-23
2025-07−0.82022-23
2025-06−0.42022-23
2025-05−0.22022-23
2025-040.62022-23
2025-031.22022-23
2025-021.62022-23
2025-011.82022-23
2024-122.22022-23
2024-112.02022-23
2024-102.02022-23
2024-091.62022-23
2024-081.32022-23
2024-071.92022-23
2024-062.42022-23
2024-051.82022-23
2024-040.92022-23
2026-048.32011-12
2026-033.92011-12
2026-022.32011-12
2026-011.72011-12
2025-121.02011-12
2025-11−0.12011-12
2025-10−1.02011-12
2025-090.22011-12
2025-080.52011-12
2025-07−0.62011-12
2025-06−0.22011-12
2025-050.12011-12
2025-040.82011-12
2025-032.32011-12
2025-022.52011-12
2025-012.52011-12
2024-122.62011-12
2024-112.22011-12
2024-102.82011-12
2024-091.92011-12
2024-081.32011-12
2024-072.12011-12
2024-063.42011-12
2024-052.72011-12
2024-041.22011-12
2024-030.32011-12
2024-020.22011-12
2024-010.32011-12
2023-120.92011-12
2023-110.42011-12
2023-10−0.32011-12
2023-09−0.12011-12
2023-08−0.52011-12
2023-07−1.22011-12
2023-06−4.22011-12
2023-05−3.62011-12
2023-04−0.82011-12
2023-031.42011-12
2023-023.92011-12
2023-014.82011-12
2022-125.02011-12
2022-116.12011-12
2022-108.72011-12
2022-0910.62011-12
2022-0812.52011-12
2022-0714.12011-12
2022-0616.22011-12
2022-0516.62011-12
2022-0415.42011-12
2022-0314.62011-12
2022-0213.42011-12
2022-0113.72011-12
2021-1214.32011-12
2021-1114.92011-12
2021-1013.82011-12
2021-0911.82011-12
2021-0811.62011-12
2021-0711.62011-12
2021-0612.12011-12
2021-0513.12011-12
2021-0410.72011-12
2021-037.92011-12
2021-024.82011-12
2021-012.52011-12
2020-121.92011-12
2020-112.32011-12
2020-101.32011-12
2020-091.32011-12
2020-080.42011-12
2020-07−0.32011-12
2020-06−1.82011-12
2020-05−3.42011-12
2020-04−1.62011-12
2020-030.42011-12
2020-022.32011-12
2020-013.52011-12
2019-122.82011-12
2019-110.62011-12
2019-100.02011-12
2019-090.32011-12
2019-081.22011-12
2019-071.22011-12
2019-062.02011-12
2019-052.82011-12
2019-043.22011-12
2019-033.12011-12
2019-022.92011-12
2019-012.82011-12
2018-123.52011-12
2018-114.52011-12
2018-105.52011-12
2018-095.22011-12
2018-084.62011-12
2018-075.32011-12
2018-065.72011-12
2018-054.82011-12
2018-043.62011-12
2018-032.72011-12
2018-022.72011-12
2018-013.02011-12
2017-123.62011-12
2017-114.02011-12
2017-103.72011-12
2017-093.12011-12
2017-083.22011-12
2017-071.92011-12
2017-060.92011-12
2017-052.32011-12
2017-043.92011-12
2017-035.12011-12
2017-025.52011-12
2017-014.32011-12
2016-122.12011-12
2016-111.82011-12
2016-101.32011-12
2016-091.42011-12
2016-081.12011-12
2016-070.62011-12
2016-06−0.12011-12
2016-05−0.92011-12
2016-04−1.12011-12
2016-03−2.02011-12
2016-02−2.32011-12
2016-01−2.52011-12
2015-12−2.42011-12
2015-11−3.72011-12
2015-10−4.82011-12
2015-09−5.62011-12
2015-08−6.12011-12
2015-07−4.82011-12
2015-06−3.02011-12
2015-05−3.02011-12
2015-04−3.42011-12
2015-03−3.92011-12
2015-02−3.52011-12
2015-01−2.52011-12
2014-12−1.12011-12
2014-11−0.22011-12
2014-100.92011-12
2014-091.82011-12
2014-083.82011-12
2014-075.02011-12
2014-064.62011-12
2014-055.72011-12
2014-045.12011-12
2014-035.32011-12
2014-024.82011-12
2014-015.22011-12
2013-125.92011-12
2013-116.52011-12
2013-106.72011-12
2013-096.22011-12
2013-085.62011-12
2013-074.72011-12
2013-064.62011-12
2013-053.12011-12
2013-043.72011-12
2013-035.72004-05
2013-027.32004-05
2013-017.32004-05
2012-127.32004-05
2012-117.22004-05
2012-107.32004-05
2012-098.12004-05
2012-088.02004-05
2012-077.52004-05
2012-067.62004-05
2012-057.52004-05
2012-047.52004-05
2012-037.72004-05
2012-027.62004-05
2012-017.22004-05
2011-127.72004-05
2011-119.52004-05
2011-109.92004-05
2011-0910.02004-05
2011-089.82004-05
2011-079.42004-05
2011-069.52004-05
2011-059.62004-05
2011-049.72004-05
2011-039.72004-05
2011-029.52004-05
2011-019.52004-05
2010-129.42004-05
2010-118.22004-05
2010-109.12004-05
2010-099.02004-05
2010-088.92004-05
2010-0710.02004-05
2010-0610.32004-05
2010-0510.52004-05
2010-0410.92004-05
2010-0310.42004-05
2010-029.72004-05
2010-018.72004-05
2009-127.22004-05
2009-114.72004-05
2009-101.82004-05
2009-091.42004-05
2009-080.52004-05
2009-07−0.32004-05
2009-06−0.42004-05
2009-051.42004-05
2009-041.22004-05
2009-031.62004-05
2009-023.62004-05
2009-015.92004-05
2008-126.72004-05
2008-118.72004-05
2008-1010.72004-05
2008-0910.82004-05
2008-0811.12004-05
2008-0711.22004-05
2008-0610.92004-05
2008-058.22004-05
2008-047.92004-05
2008-037.72004-05
2008-025.72004-05
2008-014.52004-05
2007-124.02004-05
2007-113.72004-05
2007-103.22004-05
2007-093.42004-05
2007-084.02004-05
2007-074.42004-05
2007-064.52004-05
2007-055.52004-05
2007-046.22004-05
2007-036.72004-05
2007-026.62004-05
2007-016.62004-05
2006-127.02004-05
2006-116.72004-05
2006-106.92004-05
2006-097.02004-05
2006-087.12004-05
2006-076.52004-05
2006-066.82004-05
2006-056.02004-05
2006-045.02004-05
2006-034.22004-05
2006-024.52004-05
2006-014.42004-05
2005-124.51993-94
2005-114.21993-94
2005-104.71993-94
2005-094.11993-94
2005-083.71993-94
2005-074.31993-94
2005-064.31993-94
2005-055.51993-94
2005-045.91993-94
2005-035.31993-94
2005-025.01993-94
2005-015.51993-94
2004-126.81993-94
2004-117.51993-94
2004-107.31993-94
2004-097.91993-94
2004-088.51993-94
2004-077.61993-94
2004-066.71993-94
2004-055.01993-94
2004-044.51993-94
2004-034.81993-94
2004-026.11993-94
2004-016.51993-94
2003-125.71993-94
2003-115.41993-94
2003-105.11993-94
2003-094.91993-94
2003-084.01993-94
2003-074.71993-94
2003-065.31993-94
2003-056.51993-94
2003-046.71993-94
2003-036.01993-94
2003-025.31993-94
2003-014.21993-94
2002-123.31993-94
2002-113.41993-94
2002-103.11993-94
2002-093.51993-94
2002-083.31993-94
2002-072.81993-94
2002-062.41993-94
2002-051.61993-94
2002-041.51993-94
2002-031.81993-94
2002-021.41993-94
2002-011.51993-94
2001-122.11993-94
2001-112.61993-94
2001-102.91993-94
2001-094.51993-94
2001-085.41993-94
2001-075.21993-94
2001-065.31993-94
2001-055.61993-94
2001-045.41993-94
2001-036.41993-94
2001-028.31993-94
2001-018.71993-94
2000-128.51993-94
2000-117.61993-94
2000-107.51993-94
2000-096.51993-94
2000-086.11993-94
2000-076.51993-94
2000-066.61993-94
2000-056.31993-94
2000-046.51993-94
2000-035.61993-94
2000-023.51993-94
2000-013.51993-94
1999-122.81993-94
1999-113.11993-94
1999-103.51993-94
1999-093.21993-94
1999-082.81993-94
1999-072.01993-94
1999-062.51993-94
1999-053.31993-94
1999-044.01993-94
1999-035.41993-94
1999-025.41993-94
1999-014.51993-94
1998-126.31993-94
1998-117.11993-94
1998-106.51993-94
1998-095.91993-94
1998-086.51993-94
1998-077.11993-94
1998-066.41993-94
1998-055.71993-94
1998-044.61993-94
1998-034.31993-94
1998-024.21993-94
1998-015.11993-94
1997-124.01993-94
1997-114.01993-94
1997-104.41993-94
1997-093.81993-94
1997-083.31993-94
1997-073.61993-94
1997-065.01993-94
1997-055.11993-94
1997-045.81993-94
1997-035.41993-94
1997-025.51993-94
1997-015.21993-94
1996-125.21993-94
1996-114.51993-94
1996-104.61993-94
1996-095.11993-94
1996-084.91993-94
1996-074.31993-94
1996-063.61993-94
1996-053.61993-94
1996-043.71993-94
1996-034.51993-94
1996-024.51993-94
1996-015.01993-94
1995-126.61993-94
1995-118.21993-94
1995-108.41993-94
1995-098.91993-94
1995-088.91993-94
1995-079.61993-94
1995-069.71993-94
1995-0511.01993-94
1995-0411.01993-94
Why it matters

It tracks costs earlier in the supply chain. A gap above CPI signals cost pressure that may still reach shoppers.

What it leaves out

Goods only, no services. Not the RBI's target. Computed here from the index; MoSPI's provisional figures can be revised.

How we compute it

Year-on-year change in the all-commodities WPI index (2022-23 = 100).

RelatedCPI inflation →
Past-paper questionsInflation, unemployment and the Phillips curve →Indian economic data, surveys and reports →Indian statistical system and national accounts →
Source · MoSPI, Wholesale Price Index (compiled by DPIIT) · Official statistics, attributed to MoSPI
Unit · %, base 2022-23 · worked out by us
Release · 14th of the following month.
Break · New base 2022-23 from 2023-04-01
Last checked · 2026-11-08 · freshness of every number →
Series id · prices.wpi