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New Delhi: The Office of the Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is releasing index numbers of wholesale prices in India (Base Year: 2011-12) for the month of July 2021 (Provisional) and for the month of May 2021 (Final) in this press release. Provisional figures of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) are released on the 14th of every month (or next working day) with a time lag of two weeks of the reference month and compiled with data received from institutional sources and selected manufacturing units across the country. After 10 weeks, the index is finalized and final figures are released and then frozen thereafter.
The annual rate inflation is 11.16% (Provisional) for the month of July 2021 (over July 2020) as compared to (-0.25%) in July 2020. The high inflation rate in July 2021 is primarily due to the low base effect and rise in prices of crude petroleum & natural gas; mineral oils; manufactured products like basic metals; food products; textiles; chemicals and chemical products, etc as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The annual change in the components of the WPI index and inflation in the last three months is given below.
Index Numbers & Annual Rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y in %) * | |||||||
All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight (%) | May-21 (F) | Jun-21 (P) | Jul-21 (P) | |||
Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | ||
ALL COMMODITIES | 100.0 | 132.9 | 13.11 | 133.7 | 12.07 | 134.5 | 11.16 |
I PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.6 | 150.2 | 9.40 | 151.8 | 7.74 | 153.4 | 5.72 |
II FUEL & POWER | 13.2 | 109.8 | 36.74 | 113.7 | 32.83 | 114.3 | 26.02 |
III MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.2 | 131.5 | 11.25 | 131.5 | 10.88 | 132.0 | 11.20 |
FOOD INDEX | 24.4 | 158.8 | 8.25 | 158.6 | 6.66 | 159.3 | 4.46 |
The month-over-month change in the WPI index for the month of July 2021 (as compared to June 2021) was 0.60%. The monthly change in the WPI index for the last six-month is summarized below:
Month Over Month (M-o-M in %) change in WPI Index# | |||||||
All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight | Feb-21 | Mar-21 | Apr-21 | May-21 | Jun-21 (P) | Jul-21 (P) |
ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 1.62 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 1.52 | 0.20 | 2.78 | -0.86 | 1.07 | 1.05 |
II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 4.97 | 3.31 | -0.27 | 0.83 | 3.55 | 0.53 |
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 0.56 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
FOOD INDEX | 24.38 | 1.05 | 0.33 | 3.18 | 0.00 | -0.13 | 0.44 |
Month over Month Change in Major Groups of WPI:
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 increased from 158.6 in June 2021 to 159.3 in July 2021. The rate of inflation based on the WPI Food Index decreased from 6.66% in June 2021 to 4.46% in July 2021.
The final index for the month of May 2021 (Base Year:2011-12=100): For the month of May 2021, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 132.9 and 13.11% respectively. The details of All India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation for different commodity groups for July 2021 are at Annex I. The Annual rate of Inflation (Y- o-Y) based on WPI for different commodity groups in the last six months is at Annex II. The WPI Index for different commodity groups in the last six months is at Annex III.
Response Rate: The WPI for July 2021 has been compiled at a weighted response rate of 82percent, while the final figure for May 2021 is based on the weighted response rate of 93percent. The Provisional figures ofWPI will undergo revisions per the final revision policy of WPI.
This press release, item indices, and inflation numbers are available on our home page http://eaindustry.nic.in
Next date of Press Release: Index Numbers of WPI for the month of August 2021 would be released on 14/09/2021.
Annex-I
All India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for July 2021
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | Index (Latest Month) * | Latest month over month | Cumulative Inflation (YoY) | WPI Based rate of Inflation (YoY) | |||
2020-2021 | 2021-2022* | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022* | July-2020 | July 2021* | |||
ALL COMMODITIES | 100 | 134.5 | 1.42 | 0.60 | -1.75 | 11.76 | -0.25 | 11.16 |
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 153.4 | 2.98 | 1.05 | -0.41 | 8.16 | 1.61 | 5.72 |
A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 161.3 | 3.80 | 0.69 | 3.04 | 2.95 | 4.54 | 0.00 |
Cereals | 2.82 | 157.0 | -0.43 | -0.51 | 2.64 | -2.79 | 0.69 | -2.79 |
Paddy | 1.43 | 161.3 | 0.12 | -0.19 | 3.84 | -1.54 | 3.69 | -2.71 |
Wheat | 1.03 | 153.6 | -0.76 | -1.66 | 5.29 | -2.38 | 2.54 | -2.35 |
Pulses | 0.64 | 172.7 | 0.13 | -2.70 | 11.84 | 10.67 | 10.24 | 8.34 |
Vegetables | 1.87 | 190.3 | 25.15 | 15.12 | -2.44 | -6.54 | 8.20 | -8.73 |
Potato | 0.28 | 189.6 | 12.12 | 3.38 | 60.11 | -31.18 | 69.07 | -36.35 |
Onion | 0.16 | 232.9 | 1.27 | 6.01 | 3.88 | 28.63 | -25.56 | 72.01 |
Fruits | 1.6 | 145.3 | -0.13 | -8.73 | 0.07 | 10.95 | -3.03 | -3.52 |
Milk | 4.44 | 154.9 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 5.13 | 1.96 | 4.68 | 1.84 |
Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.4 | 164.0 | -0.39 | -0.97 | 3.53 | 9.53 | 5.27 | 7.97 |
B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 152.2 | -1.04 | 2.35 | -3.37 | 18.94 | -3.81 | 22.94 |
Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 216.9 | -0.45 | 1.88 | 2.92 | 36.10 | 2.66 | 40.75 |
C. Minerals | 0.83 | 171.0 | 0.12 | -8.11 | 1.50 | 11.93 | 1.77 | 2.70 |
(D). CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS | 2.41 | 99.6 | 4.87 | 7.91 | -31.46 | 51.91 | -18.58 | 40.28 |
Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 100.3 | 7.83 | 9.74 | -38.12 | 91.16 | -19.74 | 65.51 |
II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 114.3 | 5.96 | 0.53 | -15.51 | 28.95 | -9.84 | 26.02 |
LPG | 0.64 | 101.1 | 0.54 | 4.23 | -14.22 | 35.96 | -5.72 | 36.25 |
Petrol | 1.6 | 114.3 | 9.94 | 7.63 | -22.76 | 56.78 | -14.22 | 56.58 |
HSD | 3.1 | 120.4 | 10.61 | 5.15 | -23.80 | 52.68 | -15.02 | 52.02 |
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 132.0 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 10.69 | 0.59 | 11.20 |
Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 155.9 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 5.04 | 13.80 | 4.95 | 13.13 |
Vegetable And Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 185.9 | 1.25 | 0.27 | 13.11 | 45.88 | 15.85 | 42.89 |
Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 125.9 | -0.40 | -0.08 | 1.73 | 0.50 | 1.05 | 0.72 |
Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 161.0 | -0.63 | 2.09 | 3.31 | 0.81 | 3.34 | 2.16 |
Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 130.5 | -0.62 | 0.85 | -3.90 | 12.73 | -5.05 | 15.59 |
Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 140.8 | -0.66 | 0.64 | -0.36 | 1.80 | -0.94 | 3.23 |
Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 118.8 | 0.09 | -0.08 | -1.13 | 0.87 | -0.51 | 0.93 |
Mf/o Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 140.0 | 0.15 | 0.94 | -0.69 | 3.99 | -0.52 | 4.24 |
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 132.7 | -0.42 | -0.08 | -1.99 | 10.21 | -1.80 | 10.68 |
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 128.8 | 0.17 | 0.55 | -3.10 | 11.03 | -2.11 | 11.13 |
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 135.1 | 0.54 | -1.31 | 3.29 | 4.90 | 3.75 | 3.92 |
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.3 | 120.5 | -0.37 | -0.41 | -1.78 | 12.85 | -1.65 | 12.30 |
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.2 | 121.9 | -0.85 | 0.25 | -0.02 | 2.97 | -0.17 | 3.92 |
Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 125.0 | -0.33 | 0.08 | 1.09 | 1.80 | 1.08 | 2.88 |
Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 134.0 | 0.00 | 0.15 | -4.09 | 26.80 | -2.90 | 29.09 |
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 115.3 | 0.53 | -1.20 | -1.58 | 21.68 | 0.00 | 21.50 |
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 128.7 | -0.44 | 1.90 | -2.19 | 10.86 | -1.39 | 13.59 |
Note: * = Provisional, Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-II
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI based inflation figures for last 6 months | |||||
Feb-21 | Mar-21 | Apr-21 | May-21 | Jun-21* | Jul-21* | ||
ALL COMMODITIES | 100 | 4.83 | 7.89 | 10.74 | 13.11 | 12.07 | 11.16 |
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 3.01 | 7.28 | 9.94 | 9.40 | 7.74 | 5.72 |
A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 1.81 | 3.44 | 4.60 | 4.25 | 3.09 | 0.00 |
Cereals | 2.82 | -6.58 | -4.08 | -3.07 | -2.58 | -2.71 | -2.79 |
Paddy | 1.43 | -0.37 | 1.38 | -0.43 | -0.55 | -2.42 | -2.71 |
Wheat | 1.03 | -10.58 | -7.73 | -3.16 | -2.54 | -1.45 | -2.35 |
Pulses | 0.64 | 10.25 | 13.14 | 10.74 | 12.09 | 11.49 | 8.34 |
Vegetables | 1.87 | -2.95 | -5.19 | -8.97 | -7.18 | -0.78 | -8.73 |
Potato | 0.28 | -30.16 | -33.40 | -30.01 | -26.11 | -30.97 | -36.35 |
Onion | 0.16 | 31.28 | 5.15 | -19.72 | 23.24 | 64.32 | 72.01 |
Fruits | 1.6 | 9.40 | 16.18 | 23.54 | 17.81 | 5.57 | -3.52 |
Milk | 4.44 | 3.54 | 2.65 | 2.04 | 2.31 | 1.65 | 1.84 |
Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.4 | 0.65 | 5.59 | 10.88 | 10.79 | 8.59 | 7.97 |
B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 4.02 | 11.94 | 15.58 | 18.37 | 18.86 | 22.94 |
Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 14.05 | 23.58 | 29.95 | 36.00 | 37.53 | 40.75 |
C. Minerals | 0.83 | 17.09 | 19.96 | 20.64 | 13.25 | 11.91 | 2.70 |
(D). CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS | 2.41 | 5.29 | 38.49 | 80.76 | 59.52 | 36.34 | 40.28 |
Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 19.54 | 84.13 | 162.24 | 108.20 | 62.63 | 65.51 |
II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 2.03 | 9.75 | 21.27 | 36.74 | 32.83 | 26.02 |
LPG | 0.64 | 1.42 | 10.82 | 21.46 | 60.49 | 31.44 | 36.25 |
Petrol | 1.6 | 4.96 | 21.72 | 46.41 | 64.88 | 59.94 | 56.58 |
HSD | 3.1 | 3.16 | 19.77 | 32.89 | 69.16 | 59.92 | 52.02 |
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 6.06 | 7.84 | 9.44 | 11.25 | 10.88 | 11.20 |
Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 7.01 | 9.74 | 13.13 | 15.58 | 13.38 | 13.13 |
Vegetable And Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 27.15 | 35.51 | 44.54 | 51.95 | 44.28 | 42.89 |
Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.72 |
Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 2.58 | 2.14 | 2.49 | -0.81 | -0.57 | 2.16 |
Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 6.84 | 9.17 | 10.00 | 11.55 | 13.91 | 15.59 |
Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.89 | 3.23 |
Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | -1.19 | 0.09 | 0.42 | 1.01 | 1.11 | 0.93 |
Mf/o Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 2.64 | 3.69 | 4.37 | 3.91 | 3.43 | 4.24 |
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 4.49 | 8.55 | 10.12 | 9.77 | 10.30 | 10.68 |
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 6.30 | 8.74 | 11.11 | 11.17 | 10.72 | 11.13 |
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 0.84 | 2.85 | 3.38 | 6.45 | 5.88 | 3.92 |
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.3 | 7.78 | 11.27 | 13.89 | 12.85 | 12.35 | 12.30 |
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.2 | 1.20 | 3.53 | 2.89 | 2.28 | 2.79 | 3.92 |
Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 0.34 | 3.87 | 1.71 | 0.16 | 2.46 | 2.88 |
Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 13.18 | 16.98 | 20.19 | 29.24 | 28.90 | 29.09 |
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 10.00 | 15.14 | 17.34 | 24.34 | 23.62 | 21.50 |
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 5.32 | 5.64 | 6.79 | 12.15 | 10.98 | 13.59 |
Note: * = Provisional, Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-III
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI Index for last 6 months | |||||
Feb-21 | Mar-21 | Apr-21 | May-21 | Jun-21* | Jul-21* | ||
ALL COMMODITIES | 100 | 128.1 | 129.9 | 132.0 | 132.9 | 133.7 | 134.5 |
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 147.1 | 147.4 | 151.5 | 150.2 | 151.8 | 153.4 |
A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 157.5 | 156.4 | 161.6 | 159.6 | 160.2 | 161.3 |
Cereals | 2.82 | 154.8 | 155.1 | 157.7 | 158.5 | 157.8 | 157.0 |
Paddy | 1.43 | 161.7 | 161.5 | 162.0 | 162.2 | 161.6 | 161.3 |
Wheat | 1.03 | 149.6 | 150.3 | 156.1 | 157.4 | 156.2 | 153.6 |
Pulses | 0.64 | 168.9 | 171.3 | 175.3 | 179.0 | 177.5 | 172.7 |
Vegetables | 1.87 | 167.5 | 149.9 | 152.3 | 142.3 | 165.3 | 190.3 |
Potato | 0.28 | 147.5 | 143.8 | 162.3 | 178.0 | 183.4 | 189.6 |
Onion | 0.16 | 362.6 | 241.1 | 164.1 | 175.0 | 219.7 | 232.9 |
Fruits | 1.6 | 152.4 | 160.1 | 191.0 | 179.3 | 159.2 | 145.3 |
Milk | 4.44 | 154.9 | 155.2 | 154.7 | 154.9 | 154.4 | 154.9 |
Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.4 | 154.7 | 155.0 | 162.1 | 163.2 | 165.6 | 164.0 |
B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 137.0 | 139.7 | 143.2 | 145.0 | 148.7 | 152.2 |
Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 175.3 | 185.0 | 195.7 | 208.9 | 212.9 | 216.9 |
C. Minerals | 0.83 | 184.3 | 188.1 | 185.9 | 170.9 | 186.1 | 171.0 |
(D). CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS | 2.41 | 85.6 | 89.6 | 90.2 | 92.2 | 92.3 | 99.6 |
Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 83.2 | 88.2 | 88.9 | 91.4 | 91.4 | 100.3 |
II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 105.7 | 109.2 | 108.9 | 109.8 | 113.7 | 114.3 |
LPG | 0.64 | 100.1 | 106.5 | 108.1 | 104.8 | 97.0 | 101.1 |
Petrol | 1.6 | 88.8 | 97.5 | 97.8 | 101.4 | 106.2 | 114.3 |
HSD | 3.1 | 94.8 | 103.6 | 101.0 | 106.4 | 114.5 | 120.4 |
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 126.0 | 127.9 | 129.9 | 131.5 | 131.5 | 132.0 |
Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 146.6 | 149.8 | 154.2 | 157.3 | 155.9 | 155.9 |
Vegetable And Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 164.4 | 172.5 | 182.7 | 191.0 | 185.4 | 185.9 |
Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 124.6 | 125.0 | 125.7 | 125.8 | 126.0 | 125.9 |
Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 159.0 | 157.8 | 160.3 | 159.3 | 157.7 | 161.0 |
Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 124.9 | 127.4 | 128.7 | 128.5 | 129.4 | 130.5 |
Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 139.6 | 140.0 | 140.3 | 139.9 | 139.9 | 140.8 |
Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 116.7 | 117.6 | 118.2 | 119.5 | 118.9 | 118.8 |
Mf/o Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 136.2 | 137.7 | 138.4 | 138.3 | 138.7 | 140.0 |
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 125.7 | 130.7 | 132.8 | 132.6 | 132.8 | 132.7 |
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 123.1 | 125.6 | 128.0 | 128.4 | 128.1 | 128.8 |
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 132.8 | 133.4 | 134.7 | 136.9 | 136.9 | 135.1 |
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.3 | 116.3 | 119.5 | 122.2 | 121.2 | 121.0 | 120.5 |
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.2 | 117.9 | 120.2 | 121.2 | 120.9 | 121.6 | 121.9 |
Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 119.8 | 123.6 | 124.7 | 124.0 | 124.9 | 125.0 |
Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 121.1 | 124.0 | 128.6 | 133.5 | 133.8 | 134.0 |
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 105.6 | 110.3 | 113.0 | 117.0 | 116.7 | 115.3 |
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 120.7 | 121.8 | 122.6 | 126.5 | 126.3 | 128.7 |