Mumbai, Sept. 15 -- The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 0.52% (provisional) for the month of August, 2025 (over August, 2024). Positive rate of inflation in August, 2025 is primarily due to increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral products and other transport equipment etc. The month over month change in WPI for the month of August, 2025 also stood at 0.52% as compared to July, 2025. Annual inflation had stayed in negative territory for two straight months before moving into positive zone in August.

Primary Articles index increased by 1.60 % from 188.0 (provisional) for the month of July, 2025 to 191.0 (provisional) in August,...