WPI inflation recorded at 1.81 percent in January, rising to 10-month high

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-linked inflation stood at 1.81 percent in January, rising to a 10-month high from 0.83 percent in December 2025, data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.

The month-over-month change in WPI for the month of January 2026 stood at 0.51 percent as compared to December, 2025.

The positive rate of inflation in January 2026 is primarily due to an increase in prices of the manufacture of basic metals, other manufacturing, non-food articles, food articles, and textiles, etc., it added.

The Food Index, consisting of 'Food Articles' from the Primary Articles group and 'Food Product' from the Manufactured Products group have decreased from 196.0 in December 2025 to 194.2 in Ja...