India’s wholesale inflation eases to 0.13% in September from 0.52% in August

India's wholesale price inflation in September eased to 0.13% year-on-year

Updated: October 14, 2025 12:48 IST

Wholesale price inflation cools to 0.13% in September

India’s wholesale price inflation in September eased to 0.13% year-on-year, from a 0.52% rise in the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday.

The month-on-month (M-o-M) change in WPI from August 2025 to September 2025 has seen a declined by 0.19 %.

“Positive rate of inflation in September, 2025 is primarily due to increase in prices of manufacture of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other transport equipment and textiles etc.” noted the data released by Indian government.

Food deflation deepens on sharp fall in vegetable prices

Deflation in food articles stood at 5.22% in September, compared to 3.06% in August, with vegetable prices declining by 24.41% in September as against 14.18% in August. In the case of manufactured products, inflation eased to 2.33%, from 2.55% in August. The fuel and power category continued to record deflation at 2.58% in September, compared to 3.17% in the previous month.