India's WPI in January 2026 at 1.81% - Full details from Wholesale Price Index

WPI January 2026: The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 1.81% (provisional) for the month of January, 2026 (over January, 2025). Positive rate of inflation in January, 2026 is primarily due to increase in prices of manufacture of basic metals, other manufacturing, non-food articles, food articles and textiles etc.

The month over month change in WPI for the month of January, 2026 stood at 0.51% as compared to December, 2025.

Month-over-Month Change in Major Groups of WPI:

Primary Articles (Weight 22.62%): - The index for this major group decreased by 0.15 % from 194.2 (provisional) for the month of December, 2025 to 193.9 (provisional) in January, 2026. The Price of food articles (-1.79%) and minerals (-0.47%) decreased in January, 2026 as compared to December, 2025. The Price of non-food articles (5.32%) and Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (4.27%) increased in January, 2026 as compared to December, 2025.

Fuel & Power (Weight 13.15%): - The index for this major group decreased by 1.62% from 148.3 (provisional) for the month of December, 2025 to 145.9 (provisional) in January, 2026. The Price of electricity (-2.91%) and mineral oils (-1.68%) decreased in January, 2026 as compared to December, 2025. The Price of coal (0.73%) increased in January, 2026 as compared to December, 2025.

Manufactured Products (Weight 64.23%): - The index for this major group increased by 1.30% from 145.6 (provisional) for the month of December, 2025 to 147.5 (provisional) in January, 2026. Out of the 22 NIC two-digit groups for manufactured products, 19 groups witnessed an increase in prices and 3 groups witnessed a decrease in prices. Some of the important groups that showed month-over-month increase in prices were manufacture of basic metals; food products; textiles; other manufacturing and electrical equipment etc. some of the groups that witnessed a decrease in prices were manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products; machinery and equipment and furniture in January, 2026 as compared to December, 2025.

WPI Food Index (Weight 24.38%): The Food Index consisting of 'Food Articles' from Primary Articles group and 'Food Product' from Manufactured Products group have decreased from 196.0 in December, 2025 to 194.2 in January, 2026. The rate of inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI Food Index increased to 1.41% in January, 2026.

WPI for the month of February, 2026 would be released on March 3, 2026.

DPIIT releases index number of wholesale price in India on monthly basis on 14th of every month (or next working day, if 14th falls on holiday).