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New Delhi: For the month of May, 2021 (Provisional) and for the month of March, 2021 (Final), index numbers of Wholesale price in India were declared during a press release by the Office of Economic Advisor, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
On 14th of every month, provisional figures of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) are always released with a time lag of two weeks of the reference month based on data compiled from institutional sources and selected manufacturing units across the country. The index is then finalized and final figures are released after ten weeks.
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, was 12.94% (Provisional) for the month of May 2021 (over May 2020) as compared to -3.37% in May 2020. The high rate of inflation in May 2021 is primarily due to the low base effect and rise in prices of crude petroleum, mineral oils viz. petrol, diesel, naphtha, furnace oil, etc., and manufactured products 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 (%) | Mar-21 (F) | Apr-21 (P) | May-21 (P) | |||
Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | ||
All Commodities | 100.0 | 129.9 | 7.89 | 131.7 | 10.49 | 132.7 | 12.94 |
I Primary Articles | 22.6 | 147.4 | 7.28 | 151.8 | 10.16 | 150.5 | 9.61 |
II Fuel & Power | 13.2 | 109.2 | 9.75 | 108.6 | 20.94 | 110.5 | 37.61 |
III. Manufactured Products | 64.2 | 127.9 | 7.84 | 129.4 | 9.01 | 131.0 | 10.83 |
Food Index | 24.4 | 153.9 | 5.63 | 158.9 | 7.58 | 158.6 | 8.11 |
Month over Month Change in WPI Index for the month of May,2021
Month Over Month (M-o-M in %) change in WPI Index# | |||||||
All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight (%) | Dec-20 | Jan-21 | Feb-21 | Mar-21 | Apr-21(P) | May-21 (P) |
All Commodities | 100 | 0.24 | 0.88 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 0.76 |
I Primary Articles | 22.6 | -3.14 | -2.09 | 1.52 | 0.20 | 2.99 | -0.86 |
II Fuel & Power | 13.2 | 2.87 | 3.92 | 4.97 | 3.31 | -0.55 | 1.75 |
III. Manufactured Products | 64.2 | 1.40 | 1.62 | 0.56 | 1.51 | 1.17 | 1.24 |
Food Index | 24.4 | -3.13 | -1.87 | 1.05 | 0.33 | 3.25 | -0.19 |
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 decreased by 0.19% from 158.9 in April, 2021 to 158.6 in May, 2021.
Final index for March, 2021 (BASE YEAR: 2011-12=100)
For the month of March 2021, the final WPI and inflation rate for All Commodities (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 129.9 and 7.89% respectively. The details of All India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation for different commodity groups for May 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 May 2021 has been compiled at a weighted response rate of 72 percent, while the final figure for March 2021 is based on the weighted response rate of 91 percent. The Provisional figures of WPI will undergo revision as 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
All India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for May, 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* | May-20 | May-21* | |||
ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 132.7 | -1.43 | 0.76 | -2.47 | 11.7 | -3.37 | 12.94 |
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 150.5 | -0.36 | -0.86 | -1.61 | 9.89 | -2.14 | 9.61 |
A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 159.7 | -0.91 | -1.48 | 2.74 | 4.62 | 1.66 | 4.31 |
Cereals | 2.82 | 158.6 | 0 | 0.83 | 3.6 | -2.92 | 3.56 | -2.52 |
Paddy | 1.43 | 162.3 | 0.25 | 0.68 | 3.56 | -0.71 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
Wheat | 1.03 | 157.4 | 0.19 | 0.96 | 6.78 | -2.91 | 7.17 | -2.54 |
Pulses | 0.64 | 179 | 0.88 | 2.11 | 13.57 | 11.42 | 12.54 | 12.09 |
Vegetables | 1.87 | 139.5 | -8.37 | -8.34 | -4.84 | -9.01 | -12.25 | -9 |
Potato | 0.28 | 173.7 | 3.88 | 7.69 | 57.08 | -29.15 | 52.56 | -27.9 |
Onion | 0.16 | 175 | -30.53 | 6.64 | 37.03 | -2.11 | 5.81 | 23.24 |
Fruits | 1.60 | 182.9 | -1.55 | -7.16 | 0.56 | 23.83 | 0.86 | 20.17 |
Milk | 4.44 | 155.2 | -0.13 | 0.32 | 5.72 | 2.28 | 5.58 | 2.51 |
Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 163.1 | 0.75 | 0.62 | 2.19 | 10.8 | 2.08 | 10.73 |
B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 145 | -1.13 | 1.26 | -3.45 | 16.96 | -3.92 | 18.37 |
Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 208.8 | 1.99 | 6.69 | 2.91 | 32.97 | 3.92 | 35.94 |
C. Minerals | 0.83 | 184.3 | -2.08 | 0 | -2.06 | 20.85 | -1.63 | 22.13 |
D. Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | 2.41 | 90.2 | 15.83 | 0.67 | -41.82 | 66.95 | -37.45 | 56.06 |
Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 88.9 | 29.50 | 0.79 | -52.53 | 127.63 | -46.27 | 102.51 |
II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 110.5 | -10.58 | 1.75 | -17.91 | 28.81 | -23.08 | 37.61 |
LPG | 0.64 | 105.1 | -26.63 | -1.87 | -14.99 | 37.52 | -28.63 | 60.95 |
Petrol | 1.60 | 99.8 | -7.93 | 4.94 | -27.1 | 51.91 | -30.27 | 62.28 |
HSD | 3.10 | 104.6 | -17.24 | 2.85 | -27.69 | 48.52 | -34.89 | 66.3 |
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 131 | -0.42 | 1.24 | -0.08 | 9.92 | -0.34 | 10.83 |
Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 156.8 | -0.15 | 2.15 | 5.05 | 13.91 | 4.77 | 15.21 |
Vegetable And Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 190.7 | -0.55 | 5.3 | 11.16 | 47.48 | 11.34 | 51.71 |
Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 126.1 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 2.04 | 0.48 | 2.2 | 0.56 |
Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 159.3 | 2.69 | -0.62 | 3.46 | 0.82 | 4.83 | -0.81 |
Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 128.3 | -1.54 | -0.08 | -2.85 | 10.55 | -3.68 | 11.37 |
Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 140 | -0.36 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.07 | 1.16 |
Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 118.8 | 0.51 | 0.42 | -1.58 | 0.47 | -0.76 | 0.42 |
Mf/o Wood And of Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 137.4 | 0.38 | -0.58 | -0.97 | 3.73 | -1.19 | 3.23 |
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 133.7 | 0.17 | 0.15 | -2.23 | 10.69 | -1.79 | 10.68 |
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 127.8 | 0.26 | 0.63 | -3.75 | 10.45 | -3.59 | 10.65 |
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical And Botanical Products | 1.99 | 134.8 | -1.3 | 0.37 | 3.27 | 3.94 | 2.39 | 4.82 |
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 121.4 | 0.09 | 0 | -2.01 | 13.09 | -1.83 | 13.04 |
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 120.5 | 0.34 | -0.25 | 0.04 | 2.25 | -0.25 | 1.95 |
Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 125.1 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.61 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 1.05 |
Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 131.8 | -3.46 | 3.29 | -4.45 | 23.35 | -5.75 | 27.59 |
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 116.7 | -2.28 | 3.83 | -2.21 | 20.33 | -2.69 | 24.02 |
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 124.7 | -1.74 | 1.96 | -2.65 | 8.52 | -3.59 | 10.55 |
Annex-II
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | Annual rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI for last 6 months | |||||
Dec-20 | Jan-21 | Feb-21 | Mar-21 | Apr-21* | May-21* | ||
ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 1.95 | 2.51 | 4.83 | 7.89 | 10.49 | 12.94 |
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | -0.6 | -1.56 | 3.01 | 7.28 | 10.16 | 9.61 |
A. Food Articles | 15.26 | -0.92 | -2.93 | 1.81 | 3.44 | 4.92 | 4.31 |
Cereals | 2.82 | -6.52 | -7.4 | -6.58 | -4.08 | -3.32 | -2.52 |
Paddy | 1.43 | 0.12 | -0.18 | -0.37 | 1.38 | -0.92 | -0.49 |
Wheat | 1.03 | -11.1 | -11.62 | -10.58 | -7.73 | -3.29 | -2.54 |
Pulses | 0.64 | 9.69 | 7.92 | 10.25 | 13.14 | 10.74 | 12.09 |
Vegetables | 1.87 | -12.05 | -21.06 | -2.95 | -5.19 | -9.03 | -9 |
Potato | 0.28 | 45.41 | -23.48 | -30.16 | -33.4 | -30.44 | -27.9 |
Onion | 0.16 | -54.69 | -32.55 | 31.28 | 5.15 | -19.72 | 23.24 |
Fruits | 1.60 | 1.36 | 3.08 | 9.4 | 16.18 | 27.43 | 20.17 |
Milk | 4.44 | 3.77 | 3.36 | 3.54 | 2.65 | 2.04 | 2.51 |
Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 1.34 | -1.83 | 0.65 | 5.59 | 10.88 | 10.73 |
B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 2.99 | 4.24 | 4.02 | 11.94 | 15.58 | 18.37 |
Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 7.52 | 8.85 | 14.05 | 23.58 | 29.95 | 35.94 |
C. Minerals | 0.83 | 16.67 | 12.35 | 17.09 | 19.96 | 19.6 | 22.13 |
D. Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | 2.41 | -15.99 | -9.44 | 5.29 | 38.49 | 79.56 | 56.06 |
Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | -12.26 | -2.61 | 19.54 | 84.13 | 160.18 | 102.51 |
II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | -6.1 | -3.82 | 2.03 | 9.75 | 20.94 | 37.61 |
LPG | 0.64 | 2.15 | 2.68 | 1.42 | 10.82 | 20.34 | 60.95 |
Petrol | 1.60 | -12.94 | -7.31 | 4.96 | 21.72 | 42.37 | 62.28 |
HSD | 3.10 | -15.2 | -10.31 | 3.16 | 19.77 | 33.82 | 66.3 |
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 4.49 | 5.47 | 6.06 | 7.84 | 9.01 | 10.83 |
Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 5.11 | 4.99 | 7.01 | 9.74 | 12.62 | 15.21 |
Vegetable And Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 22.63 | 20.82 | 27.15 | 35.51 | 43.28 | 51.71 |
Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | -0.57 | -0.24 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.4 | 0.56 |
Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 4.11 | 3.75 | 2.58 | 2.14 | 2.49 | -0.81 |
Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 2.67 | 5.76 | 6.84 | 9.17 | 9.74 | 11.37 |
Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 0 | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 0.58 | 1.16 |
Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 0.17 | 1.02 | -1.19 | 0.09 | 0.51 | 0.42 |
Mf/o Wood And of Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 1.73 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 3.69 | 4.22 | 3.23 |
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 2.02 | 3.08 | 4.49 | 8.55 | 10.7 | 10.68 |
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 3.01 | 3.96 | 6.3 | 8.74 | 10.24 | 10.65 |
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical And Botanical Products | 1.99 | 3.21 | 0.69 | 0.84 | 2.85 | 3.07 | 4.82 |
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 5.73 | 7.4 | 7.78 | 11.27 | 13.14 | 13.04 |
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.2 | 3.53 | 2.55 | 1.95 |
Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 1.44 | 0.93 | 0.34 | 3.87 | 1.06 | 1.05 |
Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 11.78 | 15.31 | 13.18 | 16.98 | 19.25 | 27.59 |
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 10.14 | 11.32 | 10 | 15.14 | 16.72 | 24.02 |
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 2.34 | 3.91 | 5.32 | 5.64 | 6.53 | 10.55 |
Annex-III
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI Index for last 6 months | |||||
Dec-20 | Jan-21 | Feb-21 | Mar-21 | Apr-21* | May-21* | ||
ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 125.4 | 126.5 | 128.1 | 129.9 | 131.7 | 132.7 |
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 148.0 | 144.9 | 147.1 | 147.4 | 151.8 | 150.5 |
A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 161.1 | 155.8 | 157.5 | 156.4 | 162.1 | 159.7 |
Cereals | 2.82 | 154.9 | 155.1 | 154.8 | 155.1 | 157.3 | 158.6 |
Paddy | 1.43 | 162.2 | 162.0 | 161.7 | 161.5 | 161.2 | 162.3 |
Wheat | 1.03 | 147.3 | 149.1 | 149.6 | 150.3 | 155.9 | 157.4 |
Pulses | 0.64 | 168.6 | 166.3 | 168.9 | 171.3 | 175.3 | 179.0 |
Vegetables | 1.87 | 213.9 | 170.6 | 167.5 | 149.9 | 152.2 | 139.5 |
Potato | 0.28 | 364.4 | 200.7 | 147.5 | 143.8 | 161.3 | 173.7 |
Onion | 0.16 | 330.7 | 316.0 | 362.6 | 241.1 | 164.1 | 175.0 |
Fruits | 1.60 | 141.8 | 144.0 | 152.4 | 160.1 | 197.0 | 182.9 |
Milk | 4.44 | 154.1 | 154.0 | 154.9 | 155.2 | 154.7 | 155.2 |
Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 151.2 | 150.3 | 154.7 | 155.0 | 162.1 | 163.1 |
B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 138.0 | 137.7 | 137.0 | 139.7 | 143.2 | 145.0 |
Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 164.4 | 171.0 | 175.3 | 185.0 | 195.7 | 208.8 |
C. Minerals | 0.83 | 172.2 | 172.8 | 184.3 | 188.1 | 184.3 | 184.3 |
D. Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | 2.41 | 74.1 | 78.7 | 85.6 | 89.6 | 89.6 | 90.2 |
Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 68.7 | 74.6 | 83.2 | 88.2 | 88.2 | 88.9 |
II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 96.9 | 100.7 | 105.7 | 109.2 | 108.6 | 110.5 |
LPG | 0.64 | 85.4 | 88.2 | 100.1 | 106.5 | 107.1 | 105.1 |
Petrol | 1.60 | 76.0 | 81.1 | 88.8 | 97.5 | 95.1 | 99.8 |
HSD | 3.10 | 79.8 | 86.1 | 94.8 | 103.6 | 101.7 | 104.6 |
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 123.3 | 125.3 | 126.0 | 127.9 | 129.4 | 131.0 |
Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 144.0 | 145.2 | 146.6 | 149.8 | 153.5 | 156.8 |
Vegetable And Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 155.0 | 159.0 | 164.4 | 172.5 | 181.1 | 190.7 |
Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 123.0 | 123.8 | 124.6 | 125.0 | 125.5 | 126.1 |
Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 157.2 | 157.7 | 159.0 | 157.8 | 160.3 | 159.3 |
Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 119.1 | 123.1 | 124.9 | 127.4 | 128.4 | 128.3 |
Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 139.2 | 139.5 | 139.6 | 140.0 | 139.7 | 140.0 |
Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 118.6 | 118.6 | 116.7 | 117.6 | 118.3 | 118.8 |
Mf/o Wood And of Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 135.3 | 136.3 | 136.2 | 137.7 | 138.2 | 137.4 |
Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 121.3 | 124.0 | 125.7 | 130.7 | 133.5 | 133.7 |
Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 119.7 | 120.8 | 123.1 | 125.6 | 127.0 | 127.8 |
Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical And Botanical Products | 1.99 | 131.9 | 131.5 | 132.8 | 133.4 | 134.3 | 134.8 |
Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 114.4 | 116.1 | 116.3 | 119.5 | 121.4 | 121.4 |
Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 117.4 | 117.4 | 117.9 | 120.2 | 120.8 | 120.5 |
Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 119.7 | 119.0 | 119.8 | 123.6 | 123.9 | 125.1 |
Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 115.8 | 122.8 | 121.1 | 124.0 | 127.6 | 131.8 |
Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 103.2 | 107.2 | 105.6 | 110.3 | 112.4 | 116.7 |
Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 117.9 | 119.7 | 120.7 | 121.8 | 122.3 | 124.7 |