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India's wholesale inflation cools to 0.13% in September
Oct-14-2025

India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation cooled to 0.13 per cent in September 2025 from 0.52 per cent in August 2025, on easing in prices of food articles, non-food articles, fuel and coal. The component wise, primary articles index, having weight of 22.62%, fell 1.05% from 191.0 (provisional) for the month of August,2025 to 189.0 (provisional) in September 2025, on the back of decline in prices of food articles and non-food articles in the reported month. However, the prices of minerals and Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas increased in September 2025 as compared to August 2025.

Fuel & Power index, having weight of 13.15%, also declined by 0.14% from 143.6 (provisional) for the month of August 2025 to 143.4 (provisional) in September 2025, with the prices of mineral oils and coal decreasing in September 2025 as compared to August 2025. But, the price of electricity increased in September 2025 as compared to August 2025. Besides, Manufactured Products constituting the major portion of the index with weight of 64.23%, increased by 0.21% from 144.9 (provisional) for the month of August 2025 to 145.2 (provisional) in September 2025.

WPI Food Index consisting of 'Food Articles' from Primary Articles group and 'Food Product' from Manufactured Products group have decreased from 193.5 in August, 2025 to 192.0 in September, 2025. The rate of inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI Food Index decreased to (-) 1.99% in September, 2025 from 0.21% in August, 2025. Meanwhile, for the month of July, 2025, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 154.4 and (-) 0.58% respectively.

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