India’s wholesale food prices fell 2.15% year-on-year in July 2024, a sharper drop than June’s 0.26% decline and the second straight month of contraction. Prices fell further for vegetables (-28.96% vs -22.65% in June) and eggs, meat, and fish (-1.09% vs -0.29%). Meanwhile, cereal prices were largely stable (1.43% vs 1.44%), with gains in paddy (0.1%) and wheat (4.40%) offset by a steeper fall in pulses (-15.12%). source: Office of the Economic Advisor, India

WPI Food Index YoY in India averaged 4.73 percent from 2013 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 14.14 percent in November of 2013 and a record low of -2.55 percent in July of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for India WPI Food Index YoY. India WPI Food Index YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

WPI Food Index YoY in India is expected to be -2.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the India WPI Food Index YoY is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2026 and 1.90 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-14 06:30 AM
WPI Food Index YoY
Jun -0.26% 1.72% 1.6%
2025-08-14 06:30 AM
WPI Food Index YoY
Jul -2.15% -0.26% 0.5%
2025-09-15 06:30 AM
WPI Food Index YoY
Aug -2.15% -2.0%


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Producer Price Inflation MoM 0.39 -0.07 percent Jul 2025
Producer Prices 154.40 153.80 points Jul 2025
WPI Inflation YoY -0.58 -0.13 percent Jul 2025
WPI Food Index YoY -2.15 -0.26 percent Jul 2025
WPI Fuel YoY -2.43 -2.65 percent Jul 2025
WPI Manufacturing YoY 2.05 1.97 percent Jul 2025

India WPI Food Index 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
-2.15 -0.26 14.14 -2.55 2013 - 2025 percent Monthly
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