New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- India's wholesale inflation, measured by the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), slipped further into the negative zone in July 2025, standing at (-) 0.58 per cent (provisional) compared to the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

This marks a continuation of the deflationary trend, with the decline largely driven by falling prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, and basic metals. On a month-to-month basis, however, the WPI rose by 0.39 per cent in July over June 2025.

The WPI captures price movements across major commodity groups, and July's data shows mixed trends. The Primary Articles group, which makes up 22.62 per cent of the WPI, saw its ind...