Provisional Estimates of Wholesale Price Index (Base Year 2022-23) for the month of August 2026
All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for August 2026 stood at 9.92 per cent on a year-on-year basis, compared to 9.78 per cent in July 2026. The All Commodities index for August 2026 reached 110.8, while provisional estimates for Output Producer Price Index (PPI) and trial Input PPI for the manufacturing sector stood at 110.8 and 104.2 respectively.
Why It Matters
Important for competitive exams covering Indian economy, monetary trends, inflation indicators, and indices published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
In Simple Words
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the provisional estimates of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), Output Producer Price Index (PPI), and trial Input PPI for August 2026 with a base year of 2022-23.
In August 2026, the YoY WPI inflation was 9.92 per cent. The index values for major groups like Primary Articles, Fuel and Power, and Manufactured Products stood at 118.1, 108.3, and 108.8 respectively.
Key Points
- All India WPI inflation for August 2026 is 9.92 per cent YoY.
- All Commodities WPI index for August 2026 is 110.8.
- Primary Articles WPI index for August 2026 stands at 118.1 with 7.76 per cent YoY inflation.
- Fuel and Power WPI index is 108.3 with 22.93 per cent YoY inflation.
- Manufactured Products WPI index is 108.8 with 8.37 per cent YoY inflation.
- WPI Food Index recorded a YoY inflation of 7.05 per cent in August 2026.
- All India Output PPI for All Commodities for August 2026 stands at 110.8.
- Trial Input PPI for the Manufacturing Sector for August 2026 stands at 104.2.
Exam Angle
A. 9.92 per cent
Source: Press Information Bureau