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Wholesale Price Index, Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT, released 14 September 2026

9.92%

Wholesale prices in August were 9.92% higher than a year earlier, up from 9.78% in July.

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Wholesale price inflation, year on year, per cent, on the 2022-23 base (provisional for the latest months). Read the guide

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2016’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26Consumer pricesAugust 20264.8%from Apr 2024Wholesale pricesAugust 20269.92%House pricesJan to Mar 20261.1%from Apr 2023GDPApr to Jun 20267.8%from Apr 2024Industrial productionAugust 20268.0%How much India owesJan to Mar 2026188.6%Interest ratesfrom 7 October 20265.50%from Jan 2020Bank credit and moneyAugust 202619.1%India's banksMarch 20261.8%from Apr 2018Savings, markets and companiesJan to Mar 20266.4%External accountApr to Jun 2026−$4.2 bnfrom Jan 2017What India buys and sellsJuly 2026−$31.9 bnfrom Apr 2025JobsAugust 20265.0%Climate and heatAugust 2026+0.63°C

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Consumer price inflation in August 2026, year on year, per cent. Each tile sits roughly where its state lies, and opens its profile.

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