What is India's WPI inflation rate?

History

The headline 11.39% covers all commodities. Primary articles rose 8.67%, fuel and power 25.85% and manufactured products 9.76%, each year on year. September 2026 is a provisional estimate.

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How we got this number

1. Take the headline line of the Office of the Economic Adviser's press release for September 2026: all-India WPI inflation of 11.39% on a year-on-year basis, compared with 9.92% in August 2026.
2. Read the three major groups from the same release: primary articles 8.67%, fuel and power 25.85%, manufactured products 9.76%.
3. Put it next to the earlier months in the release's annexure: 8.36% in April, 9.88% in May, 9.97% in June, 9.78% in July and 9.92% in August 2026.

What this number does not tell you

• September 2026 is a provisional estimate; the Office of the Economic Adviser states the response rate it was built on and revises it later, when the final index comes out.
• WPI measures prices at the wholesale level, not what shoppers pay. For retail prices see CPI inflation.
• The PDF release was read from the official site; the site's security certificate did not verify in our fetch tool, so the file was downloaded and read as text.

Sources

1. Office of the Economic Adviser (DPIIT), WPI press release, September 2026, 14 October 2026All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for September 2026 is 11.39 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis, compared to 9.92 per cent in August 2026. The index for All Commodities for September 2026 stands at 112.5, whereas it was 110.8 in August 2026.
2. Office of the Economic Adviser (DPIIT), WPI press release, September 2026: major groups, 14 October 2026YoY inflation rates for major groups, namely, Primary Articles, Fuel and Power, and Manufactured Products are 8.67 per cent, 25.85 per cent, and 9.76 per cent, respectively in September 2026, compared to 7.76 per cent, 22.93 per cent, and 8.37 per cent, respectively in August 2026.
3. Office of the Economic Adviser (DPIIT), WPI press release, September 2026: Annexure II, 14 October 2026 — monthly year-on-year WPI inflation, all commodities; F = final, P = provisionalGroups/Major Groups Commodity Weight Apr-26 (F) May-26 (F) Jun-26 (F) Jul-26 (F) Aug-26 (P) Sep-26 (P) ALL COMMODITIES 100.00000 8.36 9.88 9.97 9.78 9.92 11.39
4. Office of the Economic Adviser (DPIIT), WPI press release, September 2026: base year, 14 October 2026Provisional Estimates of Wholesale Price Index (Base Year 2022-23) for the month of September 2026
5. Office of the Economic Adviser (DPIIT), WPI press release, August 2026, 14 September 2026All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for August 2026 is 9.92 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis, compared to 9.78 per cent in July 2026.

Questions people ask

What was India's WPI inflation in September 2026?

11.39% year on year, up from 9.92% in August, according to the Office of the Economic Adviser (provisional).

Which prices pushed WPI inflation up in September 2026?

Fuel and power rose 25.85% on a year ago, the largest of the three major groups. Primary articles rose 8.67% and manufactured products 9.76%.

How is WPI different from CPI inflation?

WPI tracks prices at the wholesale stage. CPI tracks the prices households pay at retail, and the two can move by different amounts.

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This figure is from Office of the Economic Adviser's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it monthly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.