Wholesale inflation in India likely fell to a near two-year low in July 2025, driven by a sharp drop in food and fuel prices, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
According to the statistics ministry, the year-on-year inflation rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June was 2.10 per cent (provisional), a decline of 72 basis points in headline inflation from May 2025. It is the lowest year-on-year inflation since January 2019.
Wholesale inflation (WPI) in India turned negative in June at (-) 0.13 per cent as against 0.39 per cent in May, official data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Monday.
Wholesale inflation in India likely surged to 0.80 per cent year-on-year in June 2025 from 0.39 per cent in May, mainly due to a month-on-month rise in food, fuel and core inflation, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
The wholesale inflation in the country continued to ease in May 2025, with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation falling to 0.39 per cent, down from 0.85 per cent recorded in April, according to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday.
Wholesale inflation (WPI) in India stood at 0.85 per cent for the month of April 2025, drastically slipping from the 2.45 per cent of the previous month, according to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday.
Wholesale inflation (WPI) in India stood at 2.05 per cent for the month of March 2025, down from the 2.38 per cent of the previous month, according to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Tuesday.
Wholesale inflation in India edged marginally higher in February, rising to 2.38 percent, according to data released by the commerce ministry on Monday. In January, it was 2.31 percent.
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation is expected to decline to 2 per cent in February 2025 from 2.3 per cent in January, primarily due to a drop in oil prices and a seasonal decline in food prices, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 2.31 per cent (provisional) for the month of January 2025, government data showed Friday.