India’s wholesale food prices rose 8.66% year-on-year in September 2026, steeper than a 7.055% increase in the previous month, according to the new data series that began in January. The acceleration mainly reflected a faster rise in prices of food articles (8.14% vs 5.67% in August), while non-food article costs eased (10.28% vs 14.79%). source: Office of the Economic Advisor, India

WPI Food Index YoY in India averaged 4.51 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 November of 2026.

WPI Food Index YoY in India is expected to be 4.50 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.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-14 06:30 AM
WPI Food Index YoY
Aug 7.05% 6.65% 6.7%
2026-10-14 06:30 AM
WPI Food Index YoY
Sep 8.66% 7.05% 7.4%
2026-11-16 06:30 AM
WPI Food Index YoY
Oct 8.66% 8.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Producer Prices MoM 1.53 0.82 percent Sep 2026
Producer Prices 112.50 110.80 points Sep 2026
Producer Prices YoY 11.39 9.81 percent Sep 2026
Wholesale Price Index 112.50 110.80 points Sep 2026
Wholesale Prices MoM 1.53 0.73 percent Sep 2026
Wholesale Prices YoY 11.39 9.92 percent Sep 2026
WPI Food Index YoY 8.66 7.05 percent Sep 2026
WPI Fuel YoY 25.85 22.93 percent Sep 2026
WPI Manufacturing YoY 9.76 8.37 percent Sep 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).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.66 7.05 14.14 -5.04 2013 - 2026 percent Monthly
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