India WPI Fuel and Power YoY

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India’s wholesale fuel prices increased 1.05% year-on-year in March 2026, reversing a 3.78% drop in the previous month and marking the first rise in a year. Prices rebounded for both high-speed diesel (3.26% vs -3.72% in February) and petrol (2.5% vs -5.38%), reflecting the impact of the Middle East conflict. At the same time, LPG cost declined more slowly (-1.54% vs -4.63%). On a monthly basis, wholesale fuel prices rose 4.13%, accelerating from 1.17% in February. source: Office of the Economic Advisor, India

WPI Fuel YoY in India averaged 6.96 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 50.95 percent in June of 2022 and a record low of -25.57 percent in February of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for India WPI Fuel and Power YoY. India WPI Fuel and Power YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

WPI Fuel YoY in India is expected to be 1.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the India WPI Fuel and Power YoY is projected to trend around 2.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Producer Price Inflation MoM	1.64	0.38	percent	Mar 2026
Producer Prices	160.80	158.20	points	Mar 2026
WPI Inflation YoY	3.88	2.13	percent	Mar 2026
WPI Food Index YoY	1.85	1.85	percent	Mar 2026
WPI Fuel YoY	1.05	-3.78	percent	Mar 2026
WPI Manufacturing YoY	3.39	2.92	percent	Mar 2026

India WPI Fuel and Power 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).