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India WPI inflation eases to 0.13% in Sept on lower food prices
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--India Sept WPI inflation 0.13% vs 0.52% Aug
--Informist poll estimated India Sept WPI inflation at 0.4%
--India Sept WPI food inflation -1.99% vs 0.21% Aug
--India Sept WPI primary articles inflation -3.32% vs -2.10% Aug
--India Sept WPI fuel and power inflation -2.58% vs -3.17% Aug
--India Sept WPI manufactured products inflation 2.33% vs 2.55% Aug
--India Sept WPI all commodities index down 0.2% on month
--India Sept WPI food index down 0.8% on month
--India Sept WPI primary articles index down 1.1% on month
--India Sept WPI fuel and power group index down 0.1% on month
--India Sept WPI manufactured products index up 0.2% on month
--India Sept WPI vegetable index down 9.7% on month
--India Sept WPI cereals index down 0.3% on month
--India Sept WPI edible oils index up 0.8% on month
--India Sept WPI basic metals index flat on month
--India Sept WPI core inflation 1.8% vs 1.7% Aug
NEW DELHI – India's annual inflation rate based on the WPI fell to 0.13% in September from a four-month high of 0.52% in August, mainly because of lower food prices, data released by the commerce ministry Tuesday showed. WPI inflation was 1.91% in September 2024.
At 0.13%, WPI inflation in September was lower than the consensus expectation. According to an Informist poll, WPI inflation was seen at 0.4% in September. The all commodities index of the WPI fell 0.2% on month in September, the first sequential decline in four months. The wholesale food price index fell 0.8% on month in September.
WPI food inflation fell in the negative zone once again in September having risen in August. WPI food inflation was (-)1.99% last month against 0.21% in August. Within food, vegetable inflation fell to (-)24.41% in September from (-)14.18% a month ago. Sequentially, the vegetable price index fell 9.7% in September and most other food items also saw a decline in prices from August.
Core WPI inflation--or inflation excluding food and fuel items--rose to a 31-month high of 1.8% in September. Core inflation was 1.7% in August. Inflation in manufactured products, which have a 64% share in the WPI, eased to 2.33% last month from 2.55% in August.
Fuel and power remained in deflation in September with prices falling 2.58% on year in September compared with a 3.17?cline in August.
The following table details the sequential and annual increase in the main components of the WPI:
| Weight (%) | September (index) | Month-on-month change | Year-on-year change | ||
| September | August | ||||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100 | 154.9 | (-)0.2% | 0.13% | 0.52% |
| PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 189.0 | (-)1.0% | (-)3.32% | (-)2.10% |
| Food articles | 15.26 | 199.8 | (-)1.4% | (-)5.22% | (-)3.06% |
| Cereals | 2.82 | 206.1 | (-)0.3% | (-)0.34% | 1.03% |
| Pulses | 0.64 | 196.6 | (-)1.2% | (-)17.19% | (-)14.85% |
| Vegetables | 1.87 | 235.0 | (-)9.7% | (-)24.41% | (-)14.18% |
| Potato | 0.28 | 217.3 | (-)1.2% | (-)42.24% | (-)44.11% |
| Onion | 0.16 | 178.6 | (-)7.8% | (-)63.79% | (-)50.46% |
| Tomato | 0.28 | 335.1 | (-)29.5% | (-)12.89% | 23.30% |
| Fruits | 1.6 | 200.8 | 1.6% | (-)4.06% | (-)4.86% |
| Milk | 4.44 | 190.8 | 0.1% | 2.97% | 2.58% |
| Eggs, meat, and fish | 2.4 | 174.8 | 0.9% | 1.27% | 0.06% |
| Non-food articles | 4.12 | 167.3 | (-)1.1% | 3.14% | 5.56% |
| Oil seeds | 1.12 | 202.1 | (-)0.7% | 9.48% | 13.94% |
| Minerals | 0.83 | 238.3 | 1.4% | 6.77% | 3.30% |
| Crude petroleum | 1.95 | 114.3 | 0.6% | (-)7.45% | (-)13.68% |
| FUEL and POWER | 13.15 | 143.4 | (-)0.1% | (-)2.58% | (-)3.17% |
| Coal | 2.14 | 136.1 | (-)0.1% | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Liquefied petroleum gas | 0.64 | 107.5 | (-)4.9% | (-)7.96% | (-)1.22% |
| Petrol | 1.6 | 145.9 | 0.6% | (-)3.82% | (-)5.72% |
| High speed diesel | 3.10 | 160.0 | (-)0.5% | (-)3.09% | (-)3.54% |
| Electricity | 3.06 | 134.9 | 1.2% | (-)1.32% | (-)1.11% |
| MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 145.2 | 0.2% | 2.33% | 2.55% |
| Food products | 9.12 | 178.8 | 0.2% | 4.56% | 7.15% |
| Edible oils | 2.64 | 186.4 | 0.8% | 14.50% | 22.92% |
| Textiles | 4.88 | 138.1 | 0.2% | 1.69% | 1.40% |
| Chemical, chemical products | 6.47 | 137.1 | 0.0% | 0.44% | 0.29% |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 3.2 | 133.9 | 0.2% | 2.53% | 3.00% |
| Cement and lime | 1.64 | 133.7 | 0.5% | 3.72% | 4.23% |
| Basic metals | 9.65 | 137.4 | 0.0% | (-)0.22% | (-)0.65% |
| Semi-finished steel | 1.27 | 115.4 | (-)0.4% | 1.14% | 1.31% |
Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Reported by Shubham Rana
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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