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India's WPI inflation rises to 9.68% in May, as per new series
This story was originally published at 12:57 IST on 15 June 2026
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NEW DELHI – The Ministry of Commerce and Industry Thursday released inflation data based on the new Wholesale Price Index for May, which has 2022-23 (Apr-Mar) as the base year, updated from FY12 in the old series.
LATEST: The all commodities WPI index was 109.9 in May, up 1.0% from 108.8 in April. WPI inflation was 9.68% in May, up from 8.26% in April and (-)0.20% in May 2025.
NEXT UPDATE: The commerce ministry will detail the WPI data for June on Jul. 14.
| Index number | Inflation (in %) | |||||||
| Month | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Jan | 102.3 | 101.1 | 99.3 | 1.19 | 1.81 | |||
| Feb | 103.1 | 100.9 | 99.3 | 2.18 | 1.61 | |||
| Mar | 104.6 | 100.6 | 99.4 | 3.98 | 1.21 | |||
| Apr | 108.8 | 100.5 | 99.9 | 99 | 8.26 | 0.60 | 0.91 | |
| May | 109.9 | 100.2 | 100.4 | 98.6 | 9.68 | -0.20 | 1.83 | |
| Jun | 100.3 | 100.7 | 98.3 | -0.40 | 2.44 | |||
| Jul | 100.2 | 101.00 | 99.1 | -0.79 | 1.92 | |||
| Aug | 100.8 | 100.8 | 99.5 | 0.00 | 1.31 | |||
| Sept | 101.0 | 101.2 | 99.6 | -0.20 | 1.61 | |||
| Oct | 100.9 | 102.1 | 100.1 | -1.18 | 2.00 | |||
| Nov | 101.5 | 102.1 | 100.1 | -0.59 | 2.00 | |||
| Dec | 101.9 | 101.6 | 99.4 | 0.30 | 2.21 | |||
Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Compiled by Shubham Rana
Filed by Avishek Dutta
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