Amid fall in prices of crude petroleum & natural gas, non-food articles and food articles, inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) in India eased in the month of March to 2.05% as against 2.38% in February.
The Component wise, primary articles index, having weight of 22.62%, decreased by 1.07% to 184.6 (provisional) in March 2025 from 186.6 (provisional) for the month of February 2025, as the prices of crude petroleum & natural gas, non-food articles and food articles decreased. However, the price of minerals increased in the reported month.
Fuel & Power index, having weight of 13.15%, decreased by 0.91% to 152.4 (provisional) in March 2025 from 153.8 (provisional) for the month of February 2025, on account of decline in prices of electricity and mineral oils. However, the price of coal remained same as in the previous month.
Further, Manufactured Products constituting the major portion of the index with weight of 64.23%, increased by 0.42% to 144.4 (Provisional) in March 2025 from 143.8 (Provisional) for the month of February 2025. Meanwhile, for the month of January, 2025, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2011- 12=100) stood at 155.0 and 2.51% respectively.
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