Mumbai, NFAPost: India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation fell sharply to 0.85% in April 2025 from 2.05% in March, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday.
The decline in inflation was largely due to a decline in prices in the fuel & power and primary articles segments, although the manufacturing sector continued to show resilience.
The WPI tracks the average change in prices of goods sold in large quantities and is an important indicator of inflation at the production level. It shows trends in supply and demand across sectors like agriculture, mining, and manufacturing.
In April, prices in the primary articles group, which makes up 22.62% of the WPI, fell by 0.11% compared to March. Over the past year, this group saw a price drop of 1.44%.
Some key changes include a sharp fall in crude petroleum and natural gas prices by 5.31%, and non-food article prices dropped by 1.78%. In contrast, food article prices rose by 0.36%, and mineral prices increased sharply by 7.81%.
The WPI Food Index, which includes both primary food articles and manufactured food products, slightly increased in April to 189.3 from 188.8 in March. Even though prices rose compared to the previous month, the yearly food inflation rate went down to 2.55% in April from 4.66% in March.
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