No.

38: Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India - by Groups and Sub-Groups

(Base: 2004-05=100)
Commodities/Major Groups/ Groups/
Weight 2005-06 2009-10 2010-11
2011
April-March
Apr. Nov. Dec.
Sub-Groups
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
100.000
104.5
130.8
143.3 152.1 157.4 157.3
ALL COMMODITIES
20.118
104.3
154.9
182.4 196.8 201.8 198.9
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES
(A) Food articles
14.337
105.4
155.4
179.6 186.8 196.5 190.9
a. Food Grains (Cereals + Pulses)
4.090
107.3
166.4
174.4 175.5 182.4 182.1
a1. Cereals
3.373
106.0
161.2
169.7 172.5 175.4 175.6
a2. Pulses
0.717
113.3
190.8
196.9 189.6 215.2 212.9
b. Fruits & Vegetables
3.843
108.0
147.8
172.1 193.9 189.8 166.2
b1. Vegetables
1.736
113.7
161.8
182.8 146.8 209.4 157.4
b2. Fruits
2.107
103.3
136.2
163.2 232.7 173.6 173.5
c. Milk
3.238
101.0
146.4
175.9 175.4 197.3 198.4
d. Eggs, Meat & Fish
2.414
106.3
151.5
190.1 195.5 214.9 221.9
e. Condiments & Spices
0.569
94.5
182.7
244.0 243.4 252.2 237.6
f. Other Food Articles
0.183
107.8
196.2
181.9 201.8 220.2 218.2
(B) Non-Food Articles
4.258
96.7
136.2
166.6 192.2 176.6 179.2
a. Fibres
0.877
96.4
140.0
198.4 285.7 208.6 203.8
b. Oil Seeds
1.781
90.4
135.0
141.3 152.5 154.6 156.9
c. Other Non-Food Articles
1.386
103.9
128.7
176.7 195.5 190.4 195.4
d. Flowers
0.213
103.8
179.2
181.9 118.2 139.5 159.0
(C) Minerals
1.524
115.2
202.9
253.3 303.6 322.5 328.7
a. Metallic Minerals
0.489
127.9
258.3
373.8 403.9 403.2 417.6
b. Other Minerals
0.135
104.8
146.0
153.4 163.4 166.9 168.1
c. Crude Petroleum
0.900
109.8
181.4
202.8 270.0 302.0 304.5
14.910
113.6
132.1
148.3 159.5 171.6 172.7
II. FUEL & POWER
a. Coal
2.094
117.6
156.5
165.3 184.6 184.6 184.6
b. Mineral Oils
9.364
116.7
135.8
157.5 171.1 188.9 190.6
c. Electricity
3.452
102.6
107.4
113.2 112.5 117.0 117.0
64.972
102.4
123.1
130.1 136.6 140.4 140.9
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
(A) Food Products
9.974
101.2
136.1
141.2 146.2 152.5 153.3
a. Dairy Products
0.568
99.5
138.8
152.1 157.2 178.0 178.1
b. Canning, Preserving & Processing of
Food
0.358
101.7
121.1
127.2 131.4 142.0 144.0
c. Grain Mill Products
1.340
104.8
138.0
145.8 147.5 145.9 145.5
d. Bakery Products
0.444
101.3
116.3
126.3 125.2 127.9 128.2
e. Sugar, Khandsari & Gur
2.089
108.8
161.9
160.5 164.6 170.8 173.8
f. Edible Oils
3.043
94.1
114.4
120.6 129.7 135.3 137.0
g. Oil Cakes
0.494
97.7
167.3
168.6 169.8 182.3 175.9
h. Tea & Coffee Proccessing
0.711
99.4
144.8
149.8 148.6 153.5 152.6
i. Manufacture of Salt
0.048
104.4
170.2
174.8 172.3 179.1 180.6
j. Other Food Products
0.879
106.5
134.8
141.2 149.9 159.4 159.6
(B) Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco
Products
1.762
104.7
136.2
146.2 155.1 163.6 165.3
a. Wine Industries
0.385
105.8
116.3
118.3 120.8 123.6 123.7
b. Malt Liquor
0.153
108.8
150.5
164.3 169.8 170.0 170.0
c. Soft Drinks & Carbonated Water
0.241
111.5
135.1
144.1 152.1 147.8 148.3
d. Manufacture of Bidi, Cigarettes,
Tobacco & Zarda
0.983
101.9
142.0
154.8 167.0 182.3 185.1

(C) Textiles
a. Cotton Textiles
a1. Cotton Yarn
a2. Cotton Fabric
b. Man-Made Textiles
b1. Man-Made Fibre
b2. Man-Made Fabric
c. Woollen Textiles
d. Jute, Hemp & Mesta Textiles
e. Other Misc. Textiles
(D) Wood & Wood Products
a. Timber/Wooden Planks
b. Processed Wood
c. Plywood & Fibre Board
d. Others
(E) Paper & Paper Products
a. Paper & Pulp
b. Manufacture of boards
c. Printing & Publishing
(F) Leather & Leather Products
a. Leathers
b. Leather Footwear
c. Other Leather Products
(G) Rubber & Plastic Products
a. Tyres & Tubes
a1. Tyres
a2. Tubes
b. Plastic Products
c. Rubber Products
(H) Chemicals & Chemical Products
a. Basic Inorganic Chemicals
b. Basic Organic Chemicals
c. Fertilisers & Pesticides
c1. Fertilisers
c2. Pesticides
d. Paints, Varnishes & Lacquers
e. Dyestuffs & Indigo
f. Drugs & Medicines
g. Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries etc.
h. Turpentine, Plastic Chemicals
i. Polymers including Synthetic Rubber
j. Petrochemical Intermediates

7.326
2.605
1.377
1.228
2.206
1.672
0.533
0.294
0.261
1.960
0.587
0.181
0.128
0.241
0.038
2.034
1.019
0.550
0.465
0.835
0.223
0.409
0.203
2.987
0.541
0.488
0.053
1.861
0.584
12.018
1.187
1.952
3.145
2.661
0.483
0.529
0.563
0.456
1.130
0.586
0.970
0.869

98.9
97.1
95.2
99.2
98.4
97.7
100.5
102.2
111.6
99.9
105.7
103.0
105.3
108.4
103.2
103.6
103.2
101.6
107.0
104.3
99.8
107.8
102.1
101.9
103.2
103.1
104.3
101.1
103.2
103.8
106.4
103.6
102.2
102.2
102.2
104.3
102.3
101.3
104.5
109.6
103.0
105.1

106.7
108.8
110.6
106.8
102.9
101.9
105.8
109.4
145.8
102.6
143.3
127.2
141.0
160.2
120.2
118.9
117.2
117.7
123.8
128.4
123.0
134.7
121.4
118.2
130.1
129.2
138.2
113.4
122.4
117.8
125.0
115.7
108.5
108.2
110.6
117.5
111.9
112.7
134.8
117.4
116.3
127.7

119.6
129.2
141.8
115.1
113.6
114.4
111.0
118.3
164.9
107.8
149.0
132.0
153.1
164.2
119.1
125.2
125.1
122.7
128.2
127.1
120.0
135.5
118.0
126.1
146.5
146.0
151.6
119.1
129.5
124.0
126.3
124.4
116.3
116.8
113.6
122.6
116.3
115.4
138.5
123.4
123.4
137.4

133.8
157.3
181.2
130.5
122.9
125.4
115.2
126.3
183.9
109.4
153.1
134.4
163.9
165.6
126.3
130.8
132.7
126.0
132.1
126.7
110.9
139.4
118.5
133.5
158.1
158.3
156.2
124.4
140.1
131.0
132.8
133.9
121.6
122.9
114.1
123.5
119.3
117.9
142.8
131.4
132.2
157.7

126.4
139.3
146.9
130.7
119.3
119.0
120.2
134.6
172.0
109.8
162.2
136.4
171.1
182.1
128.8
132.4
133.4
123.8
140.5
131.8
111.4
145.9
125.8
133.4
161.6
161.4
163.9
121.5
144.8
135.6
139.2
132.0
134.0
137.6
114.6
130.9
123.8
120.8
145.5
138.1
129.3
154.4

126.3
139.2
146.8
130.8
119.0
118.7
119.9
134.6
171.5
110.1
162.3
136.6
171.5
181.1
134.5
132.3
133.1
123.9
140.5
131.6
111.0
145.2
126.8
133.9
161.8
161.5
164.3
122.3
145.2
136.5
139.5
132.6
135.1
138.7
115.3
132.2
124.0
121.1
146.1
140.0
130.7
156.5

k. Matches, Explosives & other Chemicals

(I) Non-Metallic Mineral Products
a. Structural Clay Products
b. Glass, Earthenware, Chinaware & their
Products
c. Cement & Lime
d. Cement, Slate & Graphite Products

0.629
2.556
0.658

102.7
103.4
105.0

123.8
140.9
136.7

128.7 131.8
144.6 148.9
142.2 146.1

136.4 136.4
155.7 156.0
158.2 157.9

0.256
1.386
0.256

104.2
102.3
104.3

118.1
149.0
129.9

120.8 125.1
150.8 154.3
141.0 150.2

127.5 127.6
160.6 161.3
150.8 150.9

(J) Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products

10.748

102.2

129.5

140.7 149.3

159.4 160.3

a. Ferrous Metals
8.064
100.1
123.1
133.8 141.7 149.8
a1. Iron & Semis
1.563
97.9
119.0
127.9 141.8 155.0
a2. Steel: Long
1.630
100.9
128.4
139.5 153.3 159.8
a3. Steel: Flat
2.611
99.0
118.3
135.1 141.2 149.6
a4. Steel: Pipes & Tubes
0.314
97.8
115.0
118.3 125.4 125.4
a5. Stainless Steel & alloys
0.938
106.2
137.9
142.8 140.0 145.9
a6. Castings & Forgings
0.871
103.8
121.7
123.4 127.7 135.8
a7. Ferro alloys
0.137
79.9
126.8
148.1 146.9 145.7
b. Non-Ferrous Metals
1.004
111.9
145.8
153.5 156.5 156.7
b1. Aluminium
0.489
108.3
121.4
126.3 127.3 127.3
b2. Other Non-Ferrous Metals
0.515
115.2
169.0
179.3 184.2 184.6
c. Metal Products
1.680
106.6
150.5
166.5 181.8 207.4
(K) Machinery & Machine Tools
8.931
103.6
118.0
121.3 123.9 125.5
a. Agricultural Machinery & Implements
0.139
106.4
123.2
133.7 132.7 134.1
b. Industrial Machinery
1.838
108.2
130.9
139.0 141.4 142.3
c. Construction Machinery
0.045
106.4
130.5
131.7 131.0 131.8
d. Machine Tools
0.367
105.8
120.4
135.9 146.9 145.4
e. Air Conditioner & Refrigerators
0.429
96.8
111.2
110.9 109.1 109.4
f. Non-Electrical Machinery
1.026
104.6
115.1
118.4 120.6 122.0
g. Electrical Machinery, Equipment &
Batteries
2.343
103.1
122.1
123.9 127.2 130.8
h. Electrical Accessories, Wires, Cables
etc.
1.063
108.4
132.6
133.5 137.1 138.5
i. Electrical Apparatus & Appliances
0.337
103.0
108.1
111.2 115.5 116.5
j. Electronics Items
0.961
94.9
86.2
84.5 84.3
85.3
k. IT Hardware
0.267
93.7
86.6
87.0 87.1
89.1
l. Communication Equipments
0.118
96.3
95.7
92.0 92.7
94.2
(L) Transport, Equipment & Parts
5.213
102.7
116.8
120.3 122.6 125.3
a. Automotives
4.231
102.2
115.9
120.0 121.8 124.5
b. Auto Parts
0.804
103.8
118.6
120.1 123.3 125.9
c. Other Transport Equipments
0.178
109.1
130.4
129.5 137.3 140.9
Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

151.1
156.9
161.2
150.2
124.9
149.8
136.3
145.3
157.5
128.0
185.4
206.5
125.7
134.6
142.4
131.8
145.4
109.8
122.0
131.0
138.7
116.5
85.2
89.1
94.2
125.3
124.5
126.0
141.8

ps and Sub-Groups

Jan.
8
158.2
200.7
191.1
183.3
177.4
210.8
160.8
146.9
172.2
201.4
228.5
226.1
219.5
183.1
198.9
163.4
198.1
183.8
339.9
447.3
171.2
306.8
173.4
184.9
191.7
117.0
141.5
153.3
178.1

2012
Feb. Mar. (P) Apr. (P)
9
10
11
159.0
159.8
163.1
203.0
206.3
215.9
192.4
196.8
206.4
183.5
185.3
187.5
178.2
179.9
182.5
208.6
210.2
211.0
166.0
181.1
214.7
161.0
187.1
236.3
170.2
176.2
197.0
201.5
201.3
202.6
230.4
230.0
229.8
214.4
214.0
207.8
216.5
215.3
208.1
186.8
189.1
195.3
197.0
194.6
197.2
164.3
170.3
177.9
202.3
216.0
226.2
232.3
149.0
130.5
348.1
343.0
362.1
459.2
450.0
457.6
172.4
171.5
172.4
314.1
310.6
338.7
174.3
174.0
177.1
210.3
185.3
210.3
191.2
192.6
194.6
117.0
117.0
117.0
141.8
142.2
143.6
153.2
153.7
155.7
178.7
177.0
178.3

144.8
145.4
128.4
171.1
139.2
175.4
152.1
181.3
159.1

144.5
146.3
128.4
169.9
139.3
175.5
150.8
181.8
159.6

144.9
146.2
128.3
169.5
141.4
176.8
150.8
181.8
159.0

167.1
123.7
170.1
151.4

167.8
123.6
170.2
151.5

187.4 188.7

4.5
4.3
5.4
7.3
6
13.3
8
13.7
3.3
1
6.3
-5.5
7.8
-3.3
-3.6
-9.6
3.9
3.8
15.2
27.9
4.8
9.8
13.6
17.6
16.7
2.6
2.4
1.2
-0.5

WPI
2010-11
2011-12
9.6
6.1
7.2
17.8
7.9
9.7
15.57
4.01
10.49
4.81
0.63
6.84
5.27
1.65
5.80
3.20
-3.71
11.29
16.44
12.67
10.73
12.98
-19.69
60.97
19.82
42.59
-15.34
20.15
-0.28
15.51
25.48
2.84
17.54
33.55
-0.25
-14.63
-7.29
10.94
3.12
22.32
15.37
1.61
41.71
44.00
-30.98
4.67
7.93
16.66
37.30
10.64
15.70
1.51
-35.02
10.41
24.84
19.86
19.27
44.72
8.05
13.30
5.07
6.52
5.51
11.80
33.14
25.44
12.26
7.55
11.03
5.62
11.68
13.92
15.98
8.63
13.73
5.40
-0.62
4.00
5.69
5.00
5.12
3.75
3.54
6.50
9.58
3.35
13.42

143.6
147.4
128.3
170.1
144.1
184.2
156.2
181.8
160.0

1.7
4.8
1.3
8.8
-5.9
-2.3
-0.6
4.4
6.5

5.04
5.65
8.60
-0.86
5.42
0.78
3.45
2.70
4.75

3.30
1.17
-0.87
2.55
7.55
0.71
-0.80
-1.43
6.16

9.28
-0.07
2.48
3.34
11.10
8.48
5.11
5.51
6.74

167.2
123.6
170.2
152.2

169.8
123.6
170.2
152.3

4.7
5.8
8.8
11.5

7.34
1.72
9.17
6.66

6.09
2.11
3.35
5.55

9.48
2.32
0.24
0.13

187.5

192.1

1.9

9.01

7.88

15.03

2005-06

2009-10

126.9
139.2
146.9
130.7
119.8
119.4
121.2
134.7
170.8
111.4
163.8
137.1
173.9
182.6
137.5
132.0
132.3
124.1
140.5
131.3
111.4
144.6
126.3
134.3
162.1
161.8
165.0
122.7
145.5
137.8
140.9
135.9
135.8
139.5
115.9
134.3
124.1
121.3
146.9
139.7
131.0
159.2

127.4
140.4
148.1
131.7
119.9
119.5
121.2
134.2
171.0
111.8
163.9
137.4
174.2
182.6
136.7
132.3
132.5
124.5
140.9
130.4
110.5
143.9
124.9
134.2
162.1
161.9
164.4
122.6
145.2
137.9
141.5
136.8
136.3
140.1
115.9
134.9
123.8
121.3
146.8
138.3
130.5
158.8

128.0
141.6
150.4
131.9
120.1
119.7
121.1
134.5
171.7
112.0
162.6
131.3
174.6
183.9
136.5
133.2
132.9
124.7
143.7
131.2
110.3
145.6
125.1
134.5
162.4
162.2
164.3
122.9
145.6
138.9
141.3
140.0
137.2
141.0
116.1
135.1
124.2
121.2
147.3
138.5
131.7
159.2

128.2
141.9
151.1
131.6
120.4
120.1
121.2
135.0
172.1
112.0
165.2
138.3
175.2
184.7
135.7
132.6
133.6
125.6
138.7
132.0
111.4
146.5
125.4
135.3
162.5
162.3
164.7
123.9
146.2
139.6
141.5
139.3
137.6
141.4
116.4
138.6
124.5
122.1
148.7
138.4
134.3
160.2

-1.1
-2.9
-4.8
-0.8
-1.6
-2.3
0.5
2.2
11.6
-0.1
5.7
3
5.3
8.4
3.2
3.6
3.2
1.6
7
4.3
-0.2
7.8
2.1
1.9
3.2
3.1
4.3
1.1
3.2
3.8
6.4
3.6
2.2
2.2
2.2
4.3
2.3
1.3
4.5
9.6
3
5.1

12.09
18.75
28.21
7.77
10.40
12.27
4.91
8.14
13.10
5.07
3.98
3.77
8.58
2.50
-0.92
5.30
6.74
4.25
3.55
-1.01
-2.44
0.59
-2.80
6.68
12.61
13.00
9.70
5.03
5.80
5.26
1.04
7.52
7.19
7.95
2.71
4.34
3.93
2.40
2.74
5.11
6.10
7.60

11.87
21.75
27.79
13.38
8.19
9.62
3.78
6.76
11.52
1.48
2.75
1.82
7.05
0.85
6.05
4.47
6.08
2.69
3.04
-0.31
-7.58
2.88
0.42
5.87
7.92
8.42
3.03
4.45
8.19
5.65
5.15
7.64
4.56
5.22
0.44
0.73
2.58
2.17
3.10
6.48
7.13
14.77

-4.19
-9.79
-16.61
0.84
-2.03
-4.23
5.21
6.89
-6.42
2.38
7.90
2.90
6.89
11.53
7.44
1.38
0.68
-0.32
5.00
4.18
0.45
5.09
5.82
1.35
2.78
2.53
5.44
-0.40
4.35
6.56
6.55
4.03
13.16
15.05
2.02
12.23
4.36
3.56
4.13
5.33
1.59
1.59

137.4 136.7
155.9 156.2
159.1 159.3

137.0
156.7
159.8

138.2
160.3
160.5

2.7
3.4
5

3.96
2.63
4.02

2.41
2.97
2.74

4.86
7.66
9.86

127.9 128.1
160.1 160.5
152.4 153.0

128.3
161.0
153.9

128.3
166.9
155.9

4.2
2.3
4.3

2.29
1.21
8.55

3.56
2.32
6.52

2.56
8.17
3.79

161.2 162.0

162.4

165.3

2.2

8.65

6.11

10.72

dia.

152.3
159.5
163.6
150.6
124.1
151.0
136.3
145.7
157.3
128.9
184.3
205.9
126.0
135.2
142.8
131.8
145.5
109.9
123.6

153.1
161.3
164.3
150.7
125.1
151.3
137.1
147.0
157.6
129.5
184.2
207.5
126.3
135.5
143.6
131.8
145.8
110.1
124.0

153.8
164.4
166.3
149.1
126.2
152.1
138.1
149.0
157.8
129.8
184.4
206.5
126.0
134.9
143.5
131.8
145.8
110.1
122.1

157.3
167.3
171.8
153.5
127.6
154.5
137.7
150.9
158.5
130.4
185.2
208.2
126.4
135.0
143.8
132.7
147.0
110.2
122.1

0.1
-2.1
0.9
-1
-2.2
6.2
3.8
-20.1
11.9
8.3
15.2
6.6
3.6
6.4
8.2
6.4
5.8
-3.2
4.6

8.69
7.48
8.64
14.20
2.87
3.55
1.40
16.80
5.28
4.04
6.09
10.63
2.80
8.52
6.19
0.92
12.87
-0.27
2.87

5.90
10.87
9.89
4.52
6.00
-1.96
3.48
-0.81
1.95
0.79
2.73
9.19
2.14
-0.75
1.73
-0.53
8.09
-1.62
1.86

11.01
17.98
12.07
8.71
1.75
10.36
7.83
2.72
1.28
2.44
0.54
14.52
2.02
1.73
1.70
1.30
0.07
1.01
1.24

130.9 130.9

130.6

131.4

3.1

1.47

2.66

3.30

139.2
116.8
85.2
89.1
94.2
125.5
124.8
126.1
141.6

139.7
116.8
85.6
89.1
95.1
126.2
125.4
126.4
142.9

139.9
117.0
85.9
89.1
95.1
126.8
126.1
127.0
143.0

8.4
3
-5.1
-6.3
-3.7
2.7
2.2
3.8
9.1

0.68
2.87
-1.97
0.46
-3.87
3.00
3.54
1.26
-0.69

2.70
3.87
-0.24
0.11
0.76
1.91
1.50
2.66
6.02

2.04
1.30
1.90
2.30
2.59
3.43
3.53
3.00
4.15

139.7
116.8
85.3
89.1
94.4
125.8
125.0
126.5
142.1

Inflations
20.0
18.0
16.0
Percentage

14.0
12.0

WPI

10.0

Primary Article

8.0

Fuel & Power

6.0

Manfc. Products

4.0
2.0
0.0
2005-06

2009-10

2010-11
Years

2011-12