Mirroring the recent trajectory in retail inflation, India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation accelerated in the month of February 2026 at 2.13% as compared to 1.81% in January 2026, driven by higher prices of crude petroleum & natural gas and non- food articles.

The component wise, primary articles index, having weight of 22.62%, declined by 0.52% from 193.9 (provisional) for the month of January 2026 to 192.9 (provisional) in February 2026, with decline in the prices of food articles and minerals. However, the prices of crude petroleum & natural gas and non- food articles increased in February 2026.

Fuel & Power index, having weight of 13.15%, increased by 1.17% from 145.9 (provisional) for the month of January 2026 to 147.6 (provisional) in February 2026. The price of mineral oils increased in February 2026, while the price of electricity decreased in February, 2026 as compared to January, 2026.

Further, Manufactured Products constituting the major portion of the index with weight of 64.23%, increased by 0.47% from 147.5 (provisional) for the month of January 2026 to 148.2 (provisional) in February 2026. Meanwhile, for the month of December, 2025, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 157.2 and 0.96% respectively.