September wholesale inflation reaches 11.39% in new provisional release
The 14 October WPI release reports September wholesale inflation at 11.39%. Understand the period, provisional label and difference from retail CPI.
India’s provisional September 2026 wholesale inflation was 11.39% year on year, compared with 9.92% in August. The Commerce and Industry Ministry released the WPI figures on 14 October; they are not a live reading of October consumer prices.
What the primary release measures
The official release uses the WPI series with base year 2022–23. It reports an all-commodities index of 112.5 for September, up from 110.8 in August. An index level and an inflation percentage are different measures and should not be interchanged.
The ministry gives annual group inflation of 8.67% for primary articles, 25.85% for fuel and power and 9.76% for manufactured products. These are group rates, not proof that every item rose by the same percentage.
What the coverage adds
The Financial Express’s 14 October report confirms the annual acceleration and describes increases across the main wholesale-price categories. It separately identifies food-index inflation, reminding readers that a particular sub-index is not the same as the all-commodities headline.
The original release labels September provisional and reports its weighted response rate as 83.4%. Later finalisation can matter when comparing editions; readers should retain the provisional label rather than treating it as an immutable final result.
Reading it alongside retail inflation
Wholesale and consumer-price measures cover different stages and baskets. The previously reported September CPI figure should therefore not be replaced by this WPI number or treated as an error because the two differ.
The movement from 9.92% to 11.39% is 1.47 percentage points by subtraction. That calculation describes the change in the annual inflation rate, not a 1.47% increase in every wholesale price. The release schedules October’s WPI and associated producer-price figures for 16 November. Until new data arrive, this September release should keep its own reference month attached.
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Frequently asked questions
Is 11.39% the retail CPI rate?
No. It is the provisional September wholesale WPI inflation rate.
Is the release measuring October prices?
No. It was published in October but its reference month is September 2026.