Ministry of Industry data shows Wholesale Price Index inflation at 0.83% in December 2025.

Key facts

• Wholesale price inflation recorded at 0.83% in December 2025, returning to positive territory after negative readings of (-)0.32% in November and (-)1.21% in October.
• Retail inflation rose to 1.33% in December from 0.71% in November, driven by rising food prices.
• Deflation in vegetables narrowed to 3.50% in December from 20.23% in November.
• Inflation in manufactured products increased to 1.82% in December from 1.33% in November.
• Deflation in fuel and power sectors continued at 2.31% in December compared to 2.27% in November.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut policy interest rates by 1.25 percentage points during the current fiscal year.
• RBI lowered inflation projection for the current fiscal to 2% from the earlier 2.6%.
• RBI reduced key policy interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.25% last month.
• RBI raised FY26 GDP growth projection to 7.3% from the previous 6.8%.
• India registered GDP growth of 8.2% in the September quarter and 7.8% in the June quarter.