India’s wholesale manufacturing prices increased 8.37% year-on-year in August 2026, after an 8.29% rise in the previous month. The main upward pressure came from chemicals and chemical products (14.30%), tobacco products (13.17%), textiles (12.63%), rubber & plastics (11.18%), and basic metals (10.88%). The data are based on the new 2022–23 base year, replacing the earlier 2011–12 series. source: Office of the Economic Advisor, India

WPI Manufacturing YoY in India averaged 3.59 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 12.87 percent in October of 2021 and a record low of -2.97 percent in May of 2023. This page includes a chart with historical data for India WPI Manufacturing YoY. India WPI Manufacturing YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

WPI Manufacturing YoY in India is expected to be 8.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the India WPI Manufacturing YoY is projected to trend around 3.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-14 06:30 AM
WPI Manufacturing YoY
Jul 8.29% 7.48% 8.5%
2026-09-14 06:30 AM
WPI Manufacturing YoY
Aug 8.37% 8.29% 8.5%
2026-10-14 06:30 AM
WPI Manufacturing YoY
Sep 8.37% 8.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Producer Prices MoM 0.82 -0.09 percent Aug 2026
Producer Prices 110.80 109.90 points Aug 2026
Producer Prices YoY 9.81 9.57 percent Aug 2026
Wholesale Price Index 110.80 110.00 points Aug 2026
Wholesale Prices MoM 0.73 -0.27 percent Aug 2026
Wholesale Prices YoY 9.92 9.78 percent Aug 2026
WPI Food Index YoY 7.05 6.65 percent Aug 2026
WPI Fuel YoY 22.93 20.05 percent Aug 2026
WPI Manufacturing YoY 8.37 8.29 percent Aug 2026


India WPI Manufacturing 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
8.37 8.29 12.87 -2.97 2005 - 2026 percent Monthly
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