Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is -0.58% (provisional) for the month of July, 2025 (over July, 2024). Negative rate of inflation in July, 2025 is primarily due to decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, manufacture of basic metals etc. The month over month change in WPI for the month of July, 2025 stood at 0.39% as compared to June, 2025. With the latest figures, WPI has marked its second consecutive month in negative territory and wholesale price inflation is at a two-year low.

Primary Articles index increased by 1.18 % from 185.8 (provisional) for the month of June, 2025 to 188.0 (provisional) in July, 2025. However, it show...