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Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the Month of July, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12)

Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the Month of July, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12)

The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is (-) 0.58% (provisional) for the month of July, 2025 (over July, 2024). Negative rate of inflation in July, 2025 is primarily due to decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, manufacture of basic metals 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 (%)

May-25(F)

Jun-25(P)

Jul-25(P)

Index

Inflation

Index

Inflation

Index

Inflation

All Commodities

100.00

153.7

0.13

153.8

-0.13

154.4

-0.58

I. Primary Articles

22.62

184.8

-1.75

185.8

-3.38

188.0

-4.95

II. Fuel & Power

13.15

142.9

-4.80

143.0

-2.65

144.6

-2.43

III. Manufactured Products

64.23

145.0

2.11

144.8

1.97

144.6

2.05

Food Index

24.38

189.9

1.93

190.2

-0.26

191.3

-2.15

Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, *Annual rate of WPI inflation calculated over the corresponding month of previous year

The month over month change in WPI for the month of July, 2025 stood at 0.39% as compared to June, 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

Feb-25

Mar-25

Apr-25

May-25(F)

Jun-25(P)

Jul-25(P)

All Commodities

100.00

-0.06

-0.06

-0.39

-0.32

0.07

0.39

I. Primary Articles

22.62

-1.53

-0.70

-0.05

-0.32

0.54

1.18

II. Fuel & Power

13.15

0.92

-0.85

-4.21

-1.92

0.07

1.12

III. Manufactured Products

64.23

0.42

0.42

0.21

0.07

-0.14

-0.14

Food Index

24.38

-1.10

-0.05

0.74

-0.42

0.16

0.58

Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, #Monthly rate of change, based on month over month (M-o-M) WPI calculated over the preceding month

Month-over-Month Change in Major Groups of WPI:

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 190.2 in June, 2025 to 191.3 in July, 2025. The rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index remain negative from (-) 0.26% in June, 2025 to (-) 2.15% in July, 2025.

Final Index for the month of May, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12=100): For the month of May, 2025, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 153.7 and 0.13% 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 July, 2025 has been compiled at a weighted response rate of 85.2 per cent, while the final figure for May, 2025 is based on the weighted response rate of 95.9 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 home page http://eaindustry.nic.in.

Next date of Press Release: WPI for the month of August, 2025 would be released on 15/09/2025.

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 July, 2025 (Provisional), May, 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 July, 2025

Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items

Weight

Index

July-25*

Latest month over Month (MoM)

Inflation (YoY)

Rate of Inflation (YoY)

June-July 2024

June-July

2025*

2024-25 (Apr-July)

2025-26 (Apr-July)

July 2024

July

2025*

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

154.4

0.84

0.39

2.36

0.06

2.10

-0.58

I. PRIMARY ARTICLES

22.62

188.0

2.86

1.18

6.19

-2.78

3.18

-4.95

A. Food Articles

15.26

199.7

3.70

0.96

8.02

-2.82

3.50

-6.29

Cereals

2.82

205.9

0.74

0.73

8.98

2.31

8.96

1.43

Paddy

1.43

201.3

0.85

0.75

11.62

0.82

10.98

0.10

Wheat

1.03

209.0

0.60

1.21

6.30

5.32

7.00

4.40

Pulses

0.64

195.9

0.65

-0.56

20.17

-11.39

20.27

-15.12

Vegetables

1.87

246.5

22.44

12.45

15.70

-23.24

-8.59

-28.96

Potato

0.28

233.6

15.71

0.95

71.25

-32.60

79.71

-41.26

Onion

0.16

193.5

24.61

4.20

76.86

-26.68

88.77

-44.38

Fruits

1.60

191.0

-2.34

-6.42

7.37

6.81

15.62

-2.65

Milk

4.44

190.1

0.27

0.21

4.31

2.21

4.55

2.20

Eggs, Meat & Fish

2.40

171.8

-0.46

-1.26

-0.79

-0.67

-1.59

-1.09

B. Non-Food Articles

4.12

164.3

1.02

2.11

-2.90

2.13

-1.85

3.40

Oil Seeds

1.12

197.8

0.11

3.78

-4.73

5.08

-4.05

9.77

C. Minerals

0.83

229.0

-1.31

-1.08

5.23

1.06

5.20

1.06

D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas

2.41

140.3

1.22

2.56

9.00

-12.66

9.12

-11.15

Crude Petroleum

1.95

116.3

2.55

-0.43

10.07

-15.32

9.19

-14.86

II. FUEL & POWER

13.15

144.6

0.88

1.12

0.62

-3.42

1.93

-2.43

LPG

0.64

115.2

-1.64

-3.03

-0.32

0.91

6.06

1.23

Petrol

1.60

146.1

0.78

1.67

-0.53

-7.37

-0.64

-5.74

HSD

3.10

160.2

0.84

1.71

-1.59

-5.17

-1.65

-4.30

III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

64.23

144.6

-0.21

-0.14

0.98

2.19

1.58

2.05

Mf/o Food Products

9.12

177.3

0.12

-0.11

3.51

7.90

3.88

6.74

Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats

2.64

182.2

0.61

-0.22

-0.79

24.77

1.08

22.04

Mf/o Beverages

0.91

135.2

0.07

-0.29

1.91

1.63

2.06

1.27

Mf/o Tobacco Products

0.51

179.9

0.28

-0.66

2.24

2.96

2.02

1.81

Mf/o Textiles

4.88

136.6

0.29

0.00

0.52

0.33

2.17

-0.15

Mf/o Wearing Apparel

0.81

156.0

-0.07

0.26

1.70

1.87

1.33

2.50

Mf/o Leather and Related Products

0.54

127.6

-0.16

0.00

-0.14

2.90

-1.03

2.57

Mf/o Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork

0.77

150.1

-0.07

-0.20

3.34

0.59

3.46

0.47

Mf/o Paper and Paper Products

1.11

139.8

0.07

-0.50

-4.06

1.47

-0.72

0.94

Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products

6.47

137.0

0.22

-0.15

-1.91

0.81

0.07

0.22

Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products

1.99

146.0

0.49

0.07

0.93

1.23

2.05

0.90

Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products

2.30

129.1

0.23

-0.23

0.82

0.74

1.65

0.00

Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products

3.20

133.5

-0.54

0.23

-2.52

1.29

-3.42

2.69

Cement, Lime and Plaster

1.64

133.1

-1.23

0.60

-4.52

0.67

-6.33

3.42

Mf/o Basic Metals

9.65

137.5

-1.74

-0.94

-0.04

-2.39

0.64

-2.34

Mild Steel – Semi Finished Steel

1.27

116.2

-2.47

-0.85

-1.72

-2.08

-2.86

-2.11

Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment

3.15

136.6

0.15

-0.44

-2.16

0.64

-1.45

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

Feb-25

Mar-25

Apr-25

May-25

Jun-25*

Jul-25*

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

2.45

2.25

0.85

0.13

-0.13

-0.58

I. PRIMARY ARTICLES

22.62

2.92

1.26

-0.91

-1.75

-3.38

-4.95

A. Food Articles

15.26

3.43

1.78

0.30

-1.25

-3.75

-6.29

Cereals

2.82

6.82

5.44

3.86

2.56

1.44

1.43

Paddy

1.43

5.17

3.67

2.03

0.96

0.20

0.10

Wheat

1.03

9.78

8.20

7.41

5.75

3.77

4.40

Pulses

0.64

-0.66

-3.03

-5.57

-10.41

-14.09

-15.12

Vegetables

1.87

-5.85

-14.98

-17.16

-21.40

-22.65

-28.96

Potato

0.28

27.54

-6.77

-23.93

-28.97

-32.67

-41.26

Onion

0.16

48.05

26.15

0.20

-14.17

-33.49

-44.38

Fruits

1.60

20.99

20.78

17.06

11.01

1.59

-2.65

Milk

4.44

1.63

1.63

1.08

3.32

2.26

2.20

Eggs, Meat & Fish

2.40

1.48

0.89

-0.29

-1.01

-0.29

-1.09

B. Non-Food Articles

4.12

4.97

1.62

1.52

1.28

2.29

3.40

Oil Seeds

1.12

0.11

0.34

1.95

2.68

5.89

9.77

C. Minerals

0.83

1.29

10.79

1.79

0.57

0.83

1.06

D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas

2.41

-4.06

-7.64

-15.55

-11.54

-12.31

-11.15

Crude Petroleum

1.95

-7.99

-11.50

-19.85

-13.97

-12.31

-14.86

II. FUEL & POWER

13.15

-0.97

0.00

-3.76

-4.80

-2.65

-2.43

LPG

0.64

0.90

0.24

-0.41

0.25

2.68

1.23

Petrol

1.60

-4.21

-3.86

-7.70

-9.44

-6.57

-5.74

HSD

3.10

-3.20

-2.88

-5.04

-6.20

-5.12

-4.30

III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

64.23

3.00

3.21

2.62

2.11

1.97

2.05

Mf/o Food Products

9.12

11.62

11.10

9.45

8.45

6.99

6.74

Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats

2.64

34.59

31.37

28.21

25.81

23.05

22.04

Mf/o Beverages

0.91

1.81

1.74

1.96

1.65

1.65

1.27

Mf/o Tobacco Products

0.51

2.63

3.18

2.95

4.30

2.78

1.81

Mf/o Textiles

4.88

1.86

1.64

0.88

0.44

0.15

-0.15

Mf/o Wearing Apparel

0.81

1.71

1.98

0.72

2.11

2.17

2.50

Mf/o Leather and Related Products

0.54

2.18

1.37

3.72

2.90

2.41

2.57

Mf/o Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork

0.77

0.20

0.60

0.80

0.47

0.60

0.47

Mf/o Paper and Paper Products

1.11

2.39

2.17

1.96

1.45

1.52

0.94

Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products

6.47

1.11

0.96

1.40

1.03

0.59

0.22

Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products

1.99

0.83

0.98

1.39

1.32

1.32

0.90

Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products

2.30

1.64

1.33

1.72

0.78

0.47

0.00

Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products

3.20

-0.37

-0.53

-0.38

0.98

1.91

2.69

Cement, Lime and Plaster

1.64

-2.50

-2.46

-2.32

0.15

1.53

3.42

Mf/o Basic Metals

9.65

-0.43

0.58

-0.92

-3.11

-3.14

-2.34

Mild Steel – Semi Finished Steel

1.27

0.60

1.11

0.42

-2.87

-3.70

-2.11

Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment

3.15

-1.09

0.15

0.59

0.95

0.81

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

Feb-25

Mar-25

Apr-25

May-25

Jun-25*

Jul-25*

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

154.9

154.8

154.2

153.7

153.8

154.4

I. PRIMARY ARTICLES

22.62

186.8

185.5

185.4

184.8

185.8

188.0

A. Food Articles

15.26

195.9

194.8

197.4

196.8

197.8

199.7

Cereals

2.82

213.1

211.1

207.2

204.7

204.4

205.9

Paddy

1.43

203.6

203.2

201.4

199.6

199.8

201.3

Wheat

1.03

221.2

217.6

211.6

207.8

206.5

209.0

Pulses

0.64

209.3

205.0

203.6

200.6

197.0

195.9

Vegetables

1.87

188.2

179.4

188.3

185.8

219.2

246.5

Potato

0.28

216.3

199.7

205.4

221.4

231.4

233.6

Onion

0.16

303.8

272.6

204.5

176.3

185.7

193.5

Fruits

1.60

209.8

218.5

234.7

224.8

204.1

191.0

Milk

4.44

186.5

187.2

187.3

190.1

189.7

190.1

Eggs, Meat & Fish

2.40

171.5

170.4

172.1

176.6

174.0

171.8

B. Non-Food Articles

4.12

167.0

162.6

160.1

158.5

160.9

164.3

Oil Seeds

1.12

178.9

179.3

183.0

184.0

190.6

197.8

C. Minerals

0.83

227.9

245.5

228.0

228.4

231.5

229.0

D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas

2.41

148.7

145.1

137.4

138.8

136.8

140.3

Crude Petroleum

1.95

124.4

120.8

113.9

113.9

116.8

116.3

II. FUEL & POWER

13.15

153.4

152.1

145.7

142.9

143.0

144.6

LPG

0.64

123.0

123.7

120.9

120.3

118.8

115.2

Petrol

1.60

152.5

151.8

146.3

142.9

143.7

146.1

HSD

3.10

166.6

165.4

160.0

157.3

157.5

160.2

III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

64.23

144.0

144.6

144.9

145.0

144.8

144.6

Mf/o Food Products

9.12

178.7

180.1

179.5

178.4

177.5

177.3

Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats

2.64

189.9

191.4

189.5

185.7

182.6

182.2

Mf/o Beverages

0.91

134.7

134.8

135.5

135.4

135.6

135.2

Mf/o Tobacco Products

0.51

179.8

181.9

181.5

181.8

181.1

179.9

Mf/o Textiles

4.88

136.9

136.5

136.9

136.3

136.6

136.6

Mf/o Wearing Apparel

0.81

154.3

154.5

154.2

155.2

155.6

156.0

Mf/o Leather and Related Products

0.54

126.4

125.4

128.2

127.6

127.6

127.6

Mf/o Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork

0.77

149.8

150.0

150.6

150.2

150.4

150.1

Mf/o Paper and Paper Products

1.11

141.2

141.0

140.6

140.1

140.5

139.8

Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products

6.47

136.9

136.9

137.6

137.2

137.2

137.0

Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products

1.99

145.1

144.8

145.5

145.9

145.9

146.0

Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products

2.30

129.8

129.9

130.3

129.3

129.4

129.1

Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products

3.20

133.3

132.4

132.1

133.6

133.2

133.5

Cement, Lime and Plaster

1.64

132.8

131.0

130.5

133.0

132.3

133.1

Mf/o Basic Metals

9.65

137.9

139.5

140.1

140.2

138.8

137.5

Mild Steel – Semi Finished Steel

1.27

117.4

118.3

118.9

118.5

117.2

116.2

Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment

3.15

136.1

136.4

136.8

137.7

137.2

136.6

Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of

  1. Primary Articles (Weight 22.62%): – The index for this major group increased by 1.18 % from 185.8 (provisional) for the month of June, 2025 to 188.0 (provisional) in July, 2025. Price of Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (2.56%), non-food articles (2.11%) and food articles (0.96%) increased in July, 2025 as compared to June, 2025. The price of minerals (-1.08%) decreased in July, 2025 as compared to June, 2025.
  2. Fuel & Power (Weight 13.15%): – The index for this major group increased by 1.12% from 143.0 (provisional) for the month of June, 2025 to 144.6 (provisional) in July, 2025. The price of mineral oils (1.98%) increased in July, 2025 as compared to June, 2025. Price of coal (-0.44%) and electricity (-0.36%) decreased in July, 2025 as compared to June, 2025.
  3. Manufactured Products (Weight 64.23%): – The index for this major group declined by 0.14% from 144.8 (provisional) for the month of June, 2025to 144.6 (provisional) in July, 2025. Out of the 22 NIC two-digit groups for manufactured products, 9 groups witnessed an increase in prices, 9 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 other manufacturing; other transport equipment; motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers; other non-metallic mineral products and furniture etc. Some of the groups that witnessed a decrease in prices were manufacture of basic metals; fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment; food products; chemicals and chemical products and paper and paper products etc in July, 2025 as compared to June, 2025.