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21. Wholesale Price Index
Date : Oct 10, 2016
(Base: 2004-05 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2015-16 2015 2016
Aug. Jun. Jul. (P) Aug. (P)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 ALL COMMODITIES 100.000 176.7 176.5 182.9 183.9 183.1
1.1 PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.118 249.6 250.2 265.5 269.5 268.9
1.1.1 Food articles 14.337 262.1 262.6 280.0 285.8 284.2
1.1.1.1 Food Grains 4.090 253.0 248.8 275.6 280.4 282.3
1.1.1.1.1 Cereals 3.373 235.2 232.3 249.1 248.0 249.1
1.1.1.1.2 Pulses 0.717 336.7 326.2 400.3 432.8 438.9
1.1.1.2 Fruits & Vegetables 3.843 254.0 267.7 278.3 296.9 286.4
1.1.1.2.1 Vegetables 1.736 268.5 298.6 298.0 323.2 299.1
1.1.1.2.2 Fruits 2.107 242.0 242.3 262.0 275.3 276.0
1.1.1.3 Milk 3.238 250.6 250.1 258.0 258.4 258.6
1.1.1.4 Eggs, Meat & Fish 2.414 288.0 278.7 305.4 301.4 303.1
1.1.1.5 Condiments & Spices 0.569 342.6 335.9 352.0 351.4 360.1
1.1.1.6 Other Food Articles 0.183 245.1 245.4 250.4 246.4 243.5
1.1.2 Non-Food Articles 4.258 219.5 217.9 231.9 236.6 236.3
1.1.2.1 Fibres 0.877 207.2 204.9 239.5 261.0 255.2
1.1.2.2 Oil Seeds 1.781 214.9 213.5 225.5 224.8 227.9
1.1.2.3 Other Non-Food Articles 1.386 233.8 233.5 244.2 247.3 242.0
1.1.2.4 Flowers 0.213 215.7 207.4 174.0 165.3 192.1
1.1.3 Minerals 1.524 216.2 224.0 222.6 208.9 216.3
1.1.3.1 Metallic Minerals 0.489 286.3 312.8 297.9 264.6 281.1
1.1.3.2 Other Minerals 0.135 203.8 205.6 196.2 194.3 195.4
1.1.3.3 Crude Petroleum 0.900 180.0 178.5 185.7 181.0 184.3
1.2 FUEL & POWER 14.910 179.8 179.3 188.0 187.9 182.2
1.2.1 Coal 2.094 189.9 189.9 191.2 191.2 191.2
1.2.2 Mineral Oils 9.364 179.5 177.6 193.1 192.9 183.7
1.2.3 Electricity 3.452 174.3 177.2 172.3 172.3 172.3
1.3 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.972 153.4 153.0 156.2 156.4 156.7
1.3.1 Food Products 9.974 174.2 171.8 187.8 189.2 191.3
1.3.1.1 Dairy Products 0.568 206.7 207.7 208.7 209.1 208.7
1.3.1.2 Canning, Preserving & Processing of Food 0.358 165.1 163.6 168.3 167.2 167.8
1.3.1.3 Grain Mill Products 1.340 178.7 175.9 187.6 191.0 193.5
1.3.1.4 Bakery Products 0.444 150.5 151.4 151.2 151.2 151.4
1.3.1.5 Sugar, Khandsari & Gur 2.089 167.1 157.3 200.1 203.5 206.8
1.3.1.6 Edible Oils 3.043 148.6 147.5 154.5 154.5 155.7
1.3.1.7 Oil Cakes 0.494 250.4 251.3 270.7 271.1 276.2
1.3.1.8 Tea & Coffee Proccessing 0.711 192.8 200.6 205.3 207.1 209.5
1.3.1.9 Manufacture of Salt 0.048 201.5 199.8 199.8 199.8 199.8
1.3.1.10 Other Food Products 0.879 207.9 205.2 225.2 227.3 230.1
1.3.2 Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products 1.762 206.5 205.9 220.0 220.7 221.9
1.3.2.1 Wine Industries 0.385 137.5 136.5 148.4 152.5 149.0
1.3.2.2 Malt Liquor 0.153 181.3 180.7 188.9 187.5 187.6
1.3.2.3 Soft Drinks & Carbonated Water 0.241 167.7 166.9 181.4 181.6 184.0
1.3.2.4 Manufacture of Bidi, Cigarettes, Tobacco & Zarda 0.983 247.0 246.6 262.4 262.2 265.1
1.3.3 Textiles 7.326 140.2 140.3 141.4 141.5 142.1
1.3.3.1 Cotton Textiles 2.605 156.6 156.9 159.5 159.9 160.6
1.3.3.1.1 Cotton Yarn 1.377 166.2 167.9 170.4 171.1 172.4
1.3.3.1.2 Cotton Fabric 1.228 145.8 144.6 147.5 147.4 147.3
1.3.3.2 Man-Made Textiles 2.206 131.3 132.8 128.9 128.7 129.4
1.3.3.2.1 Man-Made Fibre 1.672 130.1 131.4 126.9 126.9 127.5
1.3.3.2.2 Man-Made Fabric 0.533 134.9 136.9 135.0 134.5 135.1
1.3.3.3 Woollen Textiles 0.294 153.3 150.3 152.3 152.0 152.1
1.3.3.4 Jute, Hemp & Mesta Textiles 0.261 219.2 213.4 242.9 244.6 247.6
1.3.3.5 Other Misc. Textiles 1.960 115.8 115.4 116.1 116.1 116.2
1.3.4 Wood & Wood Products 0.587 195.7 194.0 198.1 196.1 197.6
1.3.4.1 Timber/Wooden Planks 0.181 164.5 165.4 163.9 163.7 165.2
1.3.4.2 Processed Wood 0.128 193.9 193.3 199.1 196.3 199.1
1.3.4.3 Plywood & Fibre Board 0.241 227.3 222.9 230.6 227.1 227.3
1.3.4.4 Others 0.038 150.0 149.5 151.3 152.9 159.5

No. 21: Wholesale Price Index (Concld.)
(Base: 2004-05 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2015-16 2015 2016
Aug. Jun. Jul. (P) Aug. (P)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1.3.5 Paper & Paper Products 2.034 154.5 154.6 155.9 156.7 157.0
1.3.5.1 Paper & Pulp 1.019 151.3 150.4 151.0 151.2 150.1
1.3.5.2 Manufacture of boards 0.550 135.6 136.9 136.0 136.8 137.3
1.3.5.3 Printing & Publishing 0.465 184.3 184.8 190.1 192.3 195.5
1.3.6 Leather & Leather Products 0.835 144.9 145.4 145.5 146.3 146.1
1.3.6.1 Leathers 0.223 116.1 119.0 113.9 115.8 114.9
1.3.6.2 Leather Footwear 0.409 160.6 160.2 161.6 162.3 162.3
1.3.6.3 Other Leather Products 0.203 144.9 144.5 147.9 147.5 147.8
1.3.7 Rubber & Plastic Products 2.987 147.2 148.3 146.2 146.5 147.6
1.3.7.1 Tyres & Tubes 0.541 176.8 177.1 175.9 176.2 176.3
1.3.7.1.1 Tyres 0.488 177.5 177.9 176.0 176.0 176.0
1.3.7.1.2 Tubes 0.053 170.6 169.6 175.5 177.7 178.6
1.3.7.2 Plastic Products 1.861 136.3 138.0 135.1 134.8 134.9
1.3.7.3 Rubber Products 0.584 154.6 154.5 154.0 156.4 161.4
1.3.8 Chemicals & Chemical Products 12.018 150.5 151.2 151.0 151.1 151.2
1.3.8.1 Basic Inorganic Chemicals 1.187 155.3 156.0 155.4 156.2 157.6
1.3.8.2 Basic Organic Chemicals 1.952 140.2 141.4 140.7 141.1 140.8
1.3.8.3 Fertilisers & Pesticides 3.145 155.0 154.9 157.0 156.4 156.3
1.3.8.3.1 Fertilisers 2.661 158.2 158.3 159.7 159.3 159.2
1.3.8.3.2 Pesticides 0.483 137.7 136.4 141.8 140.6 140.1
1.3.8.4 Paints, Varnishes & Lacquers 0.529 152.2 152.1 152.4 152.5 152.6
1.3.8.5 Dyestuffs & Indigo 0.563 141.9 141.5 143.8 143.6 143.2
1.3.8.6 Drugs & Medicines 0.456 129.6 130.3 129.1 129.2 129.3
1.3.8.7 Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries etc. 1.130 163.2 163.5 165.0 165.1 165.2
1.3.8.8 Turpentine, Plastic Chemicals 0.586 154.1 154.7 155.1 155.1 155.2
1.3.8.9 Polymers including Synthetic Rubber 0.970 146.0 147.3 145.2 145.7 146.2
1.3.8.10 Petrochemical Intermediates 0.869 150.1 153.0 145.8 146.0 145.9
1.3.8.11 Matches, Explosives & other Chemicals 0.629 153.9 154.7 153.4 153.3 153.6
1.3.9 Non-Metallic Mineral Products 2.556 177.3 175.9 178.1 178.6 179.5
1.3.9.1 Structural Clay Products 0.658 198.4 197.2 198.0 198.7 200.2
1.3.9.2 Glass, Earthenware, Chinaware & their Products 0.256 141.5 141.1 143.3 143.4 144.0
1.3.9.3 Cement & Lime 1.386 173.6 171.6 175.3 176.0 177.1
1.3.9.4 Cement, Slate & Graphite Products 0.256 179.2 179.0 176.5 175.9 174.9
1.3.10 Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products 10.748 154.6 154.2 153.9 153.0 151.9
1.3.10.1 Ferrous Metals 8.064 141.7 141.6 139.3 137.6 135.6
1.3.10.1.1 Iron & Semis 1.563 139.4 139.6 134.9 131.7 130.4
1.3.10.1.2 Steel: Long 1.630 148.8 148.1 145.3 142.5 138.2
1.3.10.1.3 Steel: Flat 2.611 132.5 132.1 131.9 130.4 128.4
1.3.10.1.4 Steel: Pipes & Tubes 0.314 127.8 128.4 127.0 126.8 125.8
1.3.10.1.5 Stainless Steel & alloys 0.938 160.6 160.6 158.0 157.3 156.9
1.3.10.1.6 Castings & Forgings 0.871 144.0 144.8 141.0 141.1 139.7
1.3.10.1.7 Ferro alloys 0.137 149.8 150.7 152.3 151.7 151.4
1.3.10.2 Non-Ferrous Metals 1.004 164.2 164.3 164.4 164.1 164.1
1.3.10.2.1 Aluminium 0.489 137.3 137.5 137.7 137.1 137.0
1.3.10.2.2 Other Non-Ferrous Metals 0.515 189.7 189.7 189.8 189.8 189.8
1.3.10.3 Metal Products 1.680 210.4 208.5 217.6 220.0 222.6
1.3.11 Machinery & Machine Tools 8.931 135.0 135.1 135.4 135.3 135.3
1.3.11.1 Agricultural Machinery & Implements 0.139 149.1 149.0 149.8 149.8 154.0
1.3.11.2 Industrial Machinery 1.838 153.5 153.8 154.3 154.3 154.1
1.3.11.3 Construction Machinery 0.045 141.5 141.5 141.5 141.5 141.5
1.3.11.4 Machine Tools 0.367 167.6 165.8 175.0 174.9 174.9
1.3.11.5 Air Conditioner & Refrigerators 0.429 120.8 120.5 121.2 121.3 121.3
1.3.11.6 Non-Electrical Machinery 1.026 127.6 127.4 128.4 128.5 128.5
1.3.11.7 Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Batteries 2.343 138.2 138.4 138.9 138.7 138.6
1.3.11.8 Electrical Accessories, Wires, Cables etc. 1.063 155.5 156.5 151.7 152.1 151.9
1.3.11.9 Electrical Apparatus & Appliances 0.337 121.8 121.7 123.7 123.7 123.7
1.3.11.10 Electronics Items 0.961 89.2 89.2 89.1 89.1 89.1
1.3.11.11 IT Hardware 0.267 91.7 91.7 91.7 91.7 91.7
1.3.11.12 Communication Equipments 0.118 99.0 98.5 98.1 98.1 98.1
1.3.12 Transport, Equipment & Parts 5.213 138.1 137.5 139.6 139.6 139.7
1.3.12.1 Automotives 4.231 137.1 136.4 139.0 139.0 139.1
1.3.12.2 Auto Parts 0.804 140.3 140.6 140.3 139.9 140.3
1.3.12.3 Other Transport Equipments 0.178 151.0 151.0 150.9 150.9 150.9
Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

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