Inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) in India surged in the month of February to 2.38% as against 2.31% in January, primarily due to increase in prices of electricity and mineral oils. The Component wise, primary articles index, having weight of 22.62%, decreased by 1.74% to 186.6 (provisional) in February 2025 from 189.9 (provisional) for the month of January 2025, on account of fall in prices of food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas, minerals and non-food articles.
Fuel & Power index, having weight of 13.15%, increased by 2.12% to 153.8 (provisional) in February 2025 from 150.6 (provisional) for the month of January 2025, as prices of electricity and mineral oils increased in February 2025 as compared to January 2025. However, the price of coal remained same as that in the previous month.
Further, Manufactured Products constituting the major portion of the index with weight of 64.23%, rose 0.42% to 143.8 (Provisional) in February 2025 from 143.2 (Provisional) for the month of January 2025. Meanwhile, for the month of December 2024, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2011- 12=100) stood at 155.7 and 2.57% respectively.
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