Name: India WPI Food Index YoY
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India’s wholesale food prices rose 6.65% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating from a 6.14% increase in the previous month, based on the new 2022–23 base year. The pickup came as food article prices remained broadly elevated (5.44% vs 5.49% in June) while non-food article costs quickened sharply (17.66% vs 11.07%). source: Office of the Economic Advisor, India

WPI Food Index YoY in India averaged 4.46 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 August of 2026.

WPI Food Index YoY in India is expected to be 6.80 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.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Producer Prices MoM	-0.18	0.00	percent	Jul 2026
Producer Prices	109.90	109.90	points	Jul 2026
Producer Prices YoY	9.57	9.57	percent	Jul 2026
Wholesale Price Index	110.00	110.20	points	Jul 2026
Wholesale Prices MoM	-0.18	0.09	percent	Jul 2026
Wholesale Prices YoY	9.78	9.87	percent	Jul 2026
WPI Food Index YoY	6.65	6.14	percent	Jul 2026
WPI Fuel YoY	20.05	27.41	percent	Jul 2026
WPI Manufacturing YoY	8.29	7.48	percent	Jul 2026

India WPI Food Index YoY

In India, the wholesale price index (WPI) is the main measure of inflation. The WPI measures the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. In India, wholesale price index is divided into three groups: Primary Articles (22.6 percent of total weight); Fuel and Power (13.2 percent); and Manufactured Products (64.2 percent). The Food Index from the Primary Articles and Manufactured Products groups accounts for 24.4 percent of the total weight. The most important components of the Manufactured Products group are Basic Metals (9.7 percent of total weight); Food products (9.1 percent); Chemicals and Chemical products (6.5 percent) and Textiles (4.9 percent). Within the Primary Articles group, the most important component is Food Articles (15.3 percent), while within Fuel and Power, the most important category is HSD (3.1 percent).