2026.09.1406:30:00UTC+00India’s WPI Inflation Edges Up to 9.92% in August, Extending Price Pressures

India’s wholesale price inflation continued to accelerate in August 2026, with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rising 9.92% year-over-year, up from 9.78% in July 2026. The latest data, updated on 14 September 2026, signals persistent cost pressures at the wholesale level as price growth remains elevated on an annual basis.

Both the current and previous readings are measured against the same month a year earlier, indicating that August’s 9.92% figure reflects a slightly stronger pace of wholesale price increases than in July. The July 2026 reading of 9.78% similarly compared prices to July of the prior year, while the August 2026 figure is benchmarked against August a year ago.

The uptick suggests that inflationary momentum in India’s wholesale segment has not yet begun to ease meaningfully, keeping attention focused on input costs and their potential pass-through to consumer prices and corporate margins in the coming months.