WPI Inflation Rises to 9.92% in August on Food, Fuel Prices

New Delhi: India’s wholesale price-based inflation rose to 9.92% in August 2026, up from 9.78% in July, as higher prices of food, fuel and manufactured products intensified cost pressures across the economy. The figures were released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on September 14. Food inflation, measured through the WPI Food Index, increased…