WPI inflation surges marginally to 0.52% in August 2025, driven by increase in prices of primary articles and manufactured products: PHDCCI
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation increased from (-) 0.58% in July 2025 to 0.52% in August 2025 driven by high prices of primary articles, particularly food articles, non-food articles, minerals and manufactured products, said Mr. Hemant Jain, President, PHDCCI, in a press statement issued here today.
The prices of food articles increased by 1.45% in August 2025 vs July 2025, due to the inflation in wheat, pulses, eggs,meat and fish. While higher prices of oil seeds drove the non-food articles inflation from 0.82% in July 2025 to 2.92% in August 2025, said Mr Jain.
Among manufactured products, the major contributors to inflation were vegetable and animal oils & fats, textiles, and rubber & plastic products, which may reflect in production costs with a lag, he said.
Going forward, we expect WPI inflation to moderate with the government’s continued support through structural reforms such as GST 2.0, and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes among others, Mr. Jain noted.
