New Delhi : India’s annual wholesale inflation, based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 8.3 per cent in April 2026 compared to April 2025, according to provisional government data released on Thursday.
The positive rate of inflation during the month was mainly driven by a rise in prices of mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas, basic metals, manufactured products and non-food articles.
On a month-on-month basis, the WPI recorded an increase of 3.86 per cent in April 2026 compared to March 2026.
The data indicates continued upward pressure on wholesale prices, particularly in energy-linked commodities and industrial inputs.
| Index Numbers and Annual Rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y in %) * | |||||||
| All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight (%) | Feb-26 (F) | Mar-26 (P) | Apr-26 (P) | |||
| Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | ||
| All Commodities | 100.00 | 158.4 | 2.26 | 160.8 | 3.88 | 167.0 | 8.30 |
| I. Primary Articles | 22.62 | 192.8 | 3.21 | 197.3 | 6.36 | 202.4 | 9.17 |
| II. Fuel & Power | 13.15 | 147.5 | -3.85 | 153.7 | 1.05 | 181.7 | 24.71 |
| III. Manufactured Products | 64.23 | 148.5 | 3.13 | 149.5 | 3.39 | 151.6 | 4.62 |
| Food Index | 24.38 | 192.9 | 1.85 | 192.8 | 1.85 | 195.1 | 2.31 |
Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, *Annual rate of WPI inflation is calculated over the corresponding month of previous year
2. The month over month change in WPI for April 2026 stood at 3.86% compared to March 2026. The monthly change in WPI for last six-months is summarized below: –
| Month Over Month (M-o-M in %) change in WPI Index# | |||||||
| All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight | Nov-25 | Dec-25 | Jan-26 | Feb-26 (F) | Mar-26 (P) | Apr-26 (P) |
| All Commodities | 100.00 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.25 | 0.51 | 1.52 | 3.86 |
| I. Primary Articles | 22.62 | 2.23 | 0.67 | -0.10 | -0.62 | 2.33 | 2.58 |
| II. Fuel & Power | 13.15 | 0.83 | 1.30 | -1.62 | 1.10 | 4.20 | 18.22 |
| III. Manufactured Products | 64.23 | -0.07 | 0.48 | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.67 | 1.40 |
| Food Index | 24.38 | 1.67 | 0.36 | -0.77 | -0.77 | -0.05 | 1.19 |
Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, #Monthly rate of change, based on month over month (M-o-M) is calculated over the preceding month
3. Month-over-Month Change in Major Groups of WPI
- Primary Articles (Weight 22.62%): – The index for this major group increased by 2.58% in April 2026 to 202.4 (provisional) from 197.3 (provisional) in March 2026. The Price of crude petroleum & natural gas (16.42%), food articles (1.41%) and minerals (0.91%) increased in April 2026 compared to March 2026. The Price of non- food articles (-0.94%) decreased in April 2026 compared to March 2026.
- Fuel & Power (Weight 13.15%): – The index for this major group increased by 18.22% to 181.7 (provisional) in April 2026 from 153.7 (provisional) in March 2026. The Price of mineral oils (29.37 %) increased in April 2026 compared to March 2026. The Price of electricity (-2.53%) decreased in April 2026 compared to March 2026.
- Manufactured Products (Weight 64.23%): – The index for this major group increased by 1.40% to 151.6 (provisional) in April 2026 from 149.5 (provisional) in March 2026. Out of the 22 NIC two-digit groups for manufactured products, 21 groups witnessed an increase in prices and 1 group witnessed a decrease in prices. Some of the important groups that showed month-over-month increase in prices were manufacture of basic metals; chemicals and chemical products; textiles; food products and machinery and equipment etc. The group that witnessed a month-over-month decrease in price in April 2026 was other manufacturing.
4. WPI Food Index (Weight 24.38%): The Food Index consists of ‘Food Articles’ from Primary Articles group and ‘Food Product’ from Manufactured Products group. It increased from 192.8 in March 2026 to 195.1 in April 2026. The rate of inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI Food Index increased from 1.85% in March 2026 to 2.31% in April 2026.
5. Final Index for the month of February, 2026 (Base Year: 2011-12=100): For the month of February 2026, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 158.4 and 2.26% respectively.
The details of all India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation for different commodity groups based on updated figures are at Annex I. The Annual rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI for different commodity groups in the last six months is at Annex II. WPI for different commodity groups in the last six months is at Annex III.
6. Response Rate: The WPI for April 2026 has been compiled at a weighted response rate of 96.7 per cent, while the final figure for February, 2026 is based on the weighted response rate of 97.3 per cent. The provisional figures of WPI will undergo revision as per the revision policy of WPI. This press release, item indices, and inflation numbers are available at our website https://eaindustry.nic.in.
7. Next date of Press Release: WPI for the month of May, 2026 would be released on 15/06/2026.
Note: DPIIT releases index number of wholesale price in India on monthly basis on 14th of every month (or next working day, if 14th falls on holiday) with a time lag of two weeks of the reference month, and the index number is compiled with data received from institutional sources and selected manufacturing units across the country. This press release contains WPI (Base Year 2011-12=100) for the month of April, 2026 (Provisional), February, 2026 (Final) and other months/years. Provisional figures of WPI are finalised after 10 weeks (from the month of reference), and frozen thereafter.
Annex-I
All India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for April, 2026
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | Index
Apr-26* |
Latest month over Month (MoM) | Inflation (YoY) | Rate of Inflation (YoY) | |||
| Mar-Apr 2024-25 | Mar-Apr 2025-26* | 2024-25 (Apr-Mar) | 2025-26 (Apr-Mar) | April 2025 | April
2026* |
|||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 167.0 | -0.39 | 3.86 | 2.27 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 8.30 |
| I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 202.4 | -0.05 | 2.58 | 5.18 | -1.09 | -0.91 | 9.17 |
| A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 201.3 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 7.33 | -2.31 | 0.30 | 1.98 |
| Cereals | 2.82 | 206.6 | -1.85 | 0.39 | 7.88 | -0.05 | 3.86 | -0.29 |
| Paddy | 1.43 | 202.0 | -0.89 | -0.74 | 8.40 | 0.02 | 2.03 | 0.30 |
| Wheat | 1.03 | 212.4 | -2.76 | 2.31 | 7.68 | 1.16 | 7.41 | 0.38 |
| Pulses | 0.64 | 195.4 | -0.68 | 0.51 | 10.73 | -12.25 | -5.57 | -4.03 |
| Vegetables | 1.87 | 189.3 | 4.96 | 4.01 | 16.71 | -16.77 | -17.16 | 0.53 |
| Potato | 0.28 | 143.7 | 2.85 | -0.14 | 65.71 | -36.28 | -23.93 | -30.04 |
| Onion | 0.16 | 150.4 | -24.98 | -4.69 | 42.55 | -47.52 | 0.20 | -26.45 |
| Fruits | 1.60 | 234.2 | 7.41 | 4.98 | 12.04 | 1.64 | 17.06 | -0.21 |
| Milk | 4.44 | 192.1 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 3.05 | 2.74 | 1.08 | 2.56 |
| Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 183.6 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.72 | 1.63 | -0.29 | 6.68 |
| B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 179.6 | -1.54 | -0.94 | -0.42 | 4.64 | 1.52 | 12.18 |
| Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 223.7 | 2.06 | 1.59 | -1.94 | 11.89 | 1.95 | 22.24 |
| C. Minerals | 0.83 | 255.7 | -7.13 | 0.91 | 5.20 | 6.62 | 1.79 | 12.15 |
| D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas | 2.41 | 229.7 | -5.31 | 16.42 | -1.54 | -5.13 | -15.55 | 67.18 |
| Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 214.2 | -5.71 | 16.99 | -2.55 | -7.18 | -19.85 | 88.06 |
| II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 181.7 | -4.21 | 18.22 | -1.34 | -2.87 | -3.76 | 24.71 |
| LPG | 0.64 | 134.1 | -2.26 | 10.10 | 2.77 | -4.73 | -0.41 | 10.92 |
| Petrol | 1.60 | 193.7 | -3.62 | 24.49 | -3.73 | -4.43 | -7.70 | 32.40 |
| HSD | 3.10 | 200.3 | -3.26 | 17.27 | -3.40 | -3.15 | -5.04 | 25.19 |
| III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 151.6 | 0.21 | 1.40 | 1.74 | 2.33 | 2.62 | 4.62 |
| Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 184.7 | -0.33 | 0.71 | 7.21 | 4.17 | 9.45 | 2.90 |
| Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 197.9 | -0.99 | 1.70 | 16.26 | 10.96 | 28.21 | 4.43 |
| Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 136.0 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 1.94 | 1.08 | 1.96 | 0.37 |
| Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 191.8 | -0.22 | 0.05 | 2.46 | 2.97 | 2.95 | 5.67 |
| Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 146.9 | 0.29 | 2.58 | 1.24 | 1.74 | 0.88 | 7.30 |
| Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 157.6 | -0.19 | 0.19 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 0.72 | 2.20 |
| Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 129.8 | 2.23 | 0.46 | 0.91 | 2.16 | 3.72 | 1.25 |
| Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 152.8 | 0.40 | 0.73 | 1.81 | 0.92 | 0.80 | 1.46 |
| Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 143.1 | -0.28 | 0.63 | -0.76 | 0.87 | 1.96 | 1.78 |
| Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 144.6 | 0.51 | 3.36 | -0.30 | 0.73 | 1.40 | 5.09 |
| Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 148.1 | 0.48 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 1.39 | 1.79 |
| Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 133.1 | 0.31 | 1.45 | 1.21 | 0.18 | 1.72 | 2.15 |
| Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 135.1 | -0.23 | 0.75 | -2.39 | 1.34 | -0.38 | 2.27 |
| Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 133.6 | -0.38 | 0.91 | -5.04 | 1.19 | -2.32 | 2.38 |
| Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 149.9 | 0.43 | 3.31 | -0.93 | -0.11 | -0.92 | 7.00 |
| Mild Steel – Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 120.4 | 0.51 | 1.43 | -1.67 | -1.10 | 0.42 | 1.26 |
| Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 137.6 | 0.29 | 1.03 | -1.87 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.58 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-II
WPI Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI based inflation (YoY) figures for last 6 months | |||||
| Nov-25 | Dec-25 | Jan-26 | Feb-26 | Mar-26* | Apr-26* | ||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | -0.13 | 0.96 | 1.68 | 2.26 | 3.88 | 8.30 |
| I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | -2.53 | 0.21 | 2.27 | 3.21 | 6.36 | 9.17 |
| A. Food Articles | 15.26 | -4.07 | -0.53 | 1.65 | 2.09 | 1.90 | 1.98 |
| Cereals | 2.82 | -1.66 | -1.18 | -1.41 | -2.49 | -2.51 | -0.29 |
| Paddy | 1.43 | -1.07 | 0.10 | 0.89 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.30 |
| Wheat | 1.03 | -1.12 | -1.58 | -2.32 | -4.43 | -4.60 | 0.38 |
| Pulses | 0.64 | -15.21 | -13.79 | -10.41 | -5.92 | -5.17 | -4.03 |
| Vegetables | 1.87 | -19.87 | -3.60 | 6.74 | 4.78 | 1.45 | 0.53 |
| Potato | 0.28 | -36.19 | -38.87 | -39.15 | -27.42 | -27.94 | -30.04 |
| Onion | 0.16 | -64.70 | -54.40 | -33.42 | -40.88 | -42.11 | -26.45 |
| Fruits | 1.60 | -0.45 | 1.97 | 2.44 | 3.72 | 2.11 | -0.21 |
| Milk | 4.44 | 3.35 | 3.23 | 2.51 | 3.00 | 2.62 | 2.56 |
| Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 2.08 | 1.14 | 3.66 | 5.36 | 6.63 | 6.68 |
| B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 3.93 | 3.55 | 7.70 | 8.56 | 11.50 | 12.18 |
| Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 9.54 | 14.93 | 19.25 | 25.38 | 22.81 | 22.24 |
| C. Minerals | 0.83 | 12.25 | 11.34 | 11.40 | 11.45 | 3.22 | 12.15 |
| D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas | 2.41 | -8.66 | -5.99 | -7.82 | -2.35 | 35.98 | 67.18 |
| Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | -13.92 | -10.04 | -11.23 | -1.29 | 51.57 | 88.06 |
| II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | -2.33 | -2.31 | -4.01 | -3.85 | 1.05 | 24.71 |
| LPG | 0.64 | -12.78 | -14.04 | -7.68 | -4.63 | -1.54 | 10.92 |
| Petrol | 1.60 | -1.75 | -1.88 | -4.58 | -5.38 | 2.50 | 32.40 |
| HSD | 3.10 | -1.64 | -2.07 | -4.29 | -3.72 | 3.26 | 25.19 |
| III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 1.47 | 2.03 | 2.58 | 3.13 | 3.39 | 4.62 |
| Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 0.73 | 0.96 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.83 | 2.90 |
| Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 1.53 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.42 | 1.67 | 4.43 |
| Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.97 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 2.77 | 2.00 | 1.16 | 4.67 | 5.39 | 5.67 |
| Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 1.91 | 1.75 | 2.34 | 3.65 | 4.91 | 7.30 |
| Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 2.28 | 1.49 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 1.81 | 2.20 |
| Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 1.59 | 1.27 | 0.94 | 1.74 | 3.03 | 1.25 |
| Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 1.41 | 1.69 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.46 |
| Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 0.79 | -0.28 | 0.85 | 1.78 |
| Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 1.02 | 2.19 | 5.09 |
| Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 1.60 | 1.46 | 0.28 | 0.62 | 1.31 | 1.79 |
| Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | -0.08 | -0.85 | -0.62 | -0.23 | 1.00 | 2.15 |
| Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.83 | 0.53 | 1.28 | 2.27 |
| Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 1.23 | -0.38 | 1.07 | 2.38 |
| Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | -1.23 | 0.07 | 3.21 | 4.93 | 4.01 | 7.00 |
| Mild Steel – Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | -3.49 | -1.71 | 0.26 | 0.85 | 0.34 | 1.26 |
| Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 0.74 | 0.15 | 1.03 | -0.44 | -0.15 | 0.58 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-III
Wholesale Price Indices (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI Numbers for last 6 months | |||||
| Nov-25 | Dec-25 | Jan-26 | Feb-26 | Mar-26* | Apr-26* | ||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 156.2 | 157.2 | 157.6 | 158.4 | 160.8 | 167.0 |
| I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 192.9 | 194.2 | 194.0 | 192.8 | 197.3 | 202.4 |
| A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 205.0 | 206.4 | 203.1 | 200.0 | 198.5 | 201.3 |
| Cereals | 2.82 | 207.5 | 208.9 | 209.3 | 207.8 | 205.8 | 206.6 |
| Paddy | 1.43 | 203.7 | 205.5 | 204.9 | 204.3 | 203.5 | 202.0 |
| Wheat | 1.03 | 211.4 | 212.1 | 214.5 | 211.4 | 207.6 | 212.4 |
| Pulses | 0.64 | 195.7 | 193.1 | 194.5 | 196.9 | 194.4 | 195.4 |
| Vegetables | 1.87 | 268.1 | 278.1 | 237.6 | 197.2 | 182.0 | 189.3 |
| Potato | 0.28 | 245.1 | 223.2 | 178.0 | 157.0 | 143.9 | 143.7 |
| Onion | 0.16 | 175.0 | 189.1 | 210.8 | 179.6 | 157.8 | 150.4 |
| Fruits | 1.60 | 197.5 | 197.1 | 201.5 | 217.6 | 223.1 | 234.2 |
| Milk | 4.44 | 191.4 | 191.6 | 191.7 | 192.1 | 192.1 | 192.1 |
| Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 176.7 | 176.7 | 181.1 | 180.7 | 181.7 | 183.6 |
| B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 169.2 | 172.1 | 180.4 | 181.3 | 181.3 | 179.6 |
| Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 203.3 | 210.1 | 218.7 | 224.3 | 220.2 | 223.7 |
| C. Minerals | 0.83 | 257.5 | 256.2 | 253.1 | 254.0 | 253.4 | 255.7 |
| D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas | 2.41 | 134.0 | 133.4 | 139.1 | 145.2 | 197.3 | 229.7 |
| Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 115.4 | 122.8 | 183.1 | 214.2 |
| II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 146.4 | 148.3 | 145.9 | 147.5 | 153.7 | 181.7 |
| LPG | 0.64 | 107.8 | 107.1 | 114.2 | 117.3 | 121.8 | 134.1 |
| Petrol | 1.60 | 146.1 | 146.4 | 143.9 | 144.3 | 155.6 | 193.7 |
| HSD | 3.10 | 161.7 | 161.2 | 158.5 | 160.4 | 170.8 | 200.3 |
| III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 145.2 | 145.9 | 147.1 | 148.5 | 149.5 | 151.6 |
| Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 178.8 | 178.5 | 179.8 | 180.8 | 183.4 | 184.7 |
| Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 186.0 | 186.1 | 188.7 | 190.7 | 194.6 | 197.9 |
| Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 135.9 | 135.4 | 135.7 | 135.4 | 135.3 | 136.0 |
| Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 181.9 | 183.9 | 183.3 | 188.2 | 191.7 | 191.8 |
| Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 138.7 | 139.2 | 140.2 | 141.9 | 143.2 | 146.9 |
| Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 157.2 | 156.7 | 157.3 | 157.4 | 157.3 | 157.6 |
| Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 127.8 | 127.6 | 128.7 | 128.6 | 129.2 | 129.8 |
| Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 150.6 | 150.8 | 151.2 | 151.4 | 151.7 | 152.8 |
| Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 140.4 | 140.3 | 140.6 | 140.8 | 142.2 | 143.1 |
| Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 136.7 | 137.2 | 137.5 | 138.3 | 139.9 | 144.6 |
| Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 146.4 | 146.1 | 145.4 | 146.0 | 146.7 | 148.1 |
| Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 128.5 | 127.9 | 128.5 | 129.5 | 131.2 | 133.1 |
| Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 132.4 | 132.5 | 133.3 | 134.0 | 134.1 | 135.1 |
| Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 130.5 | 130.3 | 131.8 | 132.3 | 132.4 | 133.6 |
| Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 136.9 | 137.6 | 141.6 | 144.7 | 145.1 | 149.9 |
| Mild Steel – Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 113.4 | 114.8 | 117.6 | 118.4 | 118.7 | 120.4 |
| Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 136.3 | 136.1 | 136.7 | 135.5 | 136.2 | 137.6 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of