India's wholesale food prices rose 4.49% year-on-year in May 2026, accelerating from a 3.11% gain in the previous month. The data are based on the new 2022–23 base year, replacing the earlier 2011–12 series. Food inflation strengthened as prices for food articles increased at a faster pace (3.60% vs. 2.43% in April), while inflation for non-food articles also accelerated (9.49% vs. 7.60%). source: Office of the Economic Advisor, India
WPI Food Index YoY in India averaged 4.45 percent from 2013 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.14 percent in November of 2013 and a record low of -5.04 percent in October of 2025. This page includes a chart with historical data for India WPI Food Index YoY. India WPI Food Index YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
WPI Food Index YoY in India is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the India WPI Food Index YoY is projected to trend around 1.90 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.