Wholesale inflation rises to 11.4% in September
Quick dive
- Wholesale price inflation rose to 11.4% in September 2026, a record in the new series and a 49-month high in the older series.
- Food-articles inflation rose to 8.1% from 5.7% in August, while non-food primary articles inflation was 10.3%.
- Fuel and power inflation reached 25.85% and manufactured-goods inflation reached a series-high 9.8%.
- The new WPI series uses 2022–23 as base year and has data from April 2024, while the older series uses 2011–12 as base year.
- exam_relevance: asks the difference between WPI series, base years, components and headline inflation, with exact figures for food, fuel and manufactured goods.
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