Wholesale inflation surges to 3.88% in March, highest in over three years
The spike was primarily driven by a surge in prices of crude petroleum and natural gas, other manufactured products, non-food articles, basic metals, and food articles.
The spike was primarily driven by a surge in prices of crude petroleum and natural gas, other manufactured products, non-food articles, basic metals, and food articles.
The month-on-month change in WPI for January 2026 stood at 0.51% compared to December 2025.
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-linked inflation in November rose to -0.32 per cent against -1.21 per cent in October, said the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday.
Notably, the wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation had been in double digits for 18 months in a row till September.
1. In July retail inflation was at 6.93 per cent, as against 6.23 per cent in June. 2. Inflation in food articles during July stood at 4.08 per cent, as against 2.04 per cent in June.
In fuel and power basket, deflation stood at 13.60 per cent in June, against 19.83 per cent in the previous month.
In April, the government had released limited information due to data collection issues, but its final index will be released next month.
Overall, wholesale vegetable prices in November rose 45.32 per cent against a rise of 38.91 per cent.
WPI data furnished by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed a decelerating trend as inflation had risen.
Similarly, the prices of food articles dipped. The category has a weightage of 15.26 per cent in the WPI index.
