Wholesale Price Index (WPI): Year-, Month- and Commodity-wise WPI in India
The dataset contains year, month- and commodity-wise compiled data from the year 2012 to till date on the wholesale price index (WPI), including its weight, of different products and commodities. These include Food articles such as Cereals, Pulses, Fruits, Diary, etc., Minerals and other Natural resources such as Coal, Natural Gas, Petrol, etc., Mineral Oils, and many other products and commodities in sectors such as beverages, tobacco, textiles, leather, wood, paper, chemicals, metals, pharmaceuticals, etc.
Wholesale Price Index (WPI): Year-, Month- and Commodity-wise WPI in India
The dataset contains year, month- and commodity-wise compiled data from the year 2012 to till date on the wholesale price index (WPI), including its weight, of different products and commodities. These include Food articles such as Cereals, Pulses, Fruits, Diary, etc., Minerals and other Natural resources such as Coal, Natural Gas, Petrol, etc., Mineral Oils, and many other products and commodities in sectors such as beverages, tobacco, textiles, leather, wood, paper, chemicals, metals, pharmaceuticals, etc.
The calendar year to which the Wholesale Price Index observation pertains.
month
String
12
142492
The calendar month of the observation, indicating the period within the year for the WPI reading.
base_year
String
1
142492
The base fiscal year against which the Wholesale Price Index values are calculated, e.g., 2011-12.
category
String
2
142492
The top-level commodity grouping for the observation, such as all commodities or the broadest WPI classification level.
category_major
String
4
142155
The major commodity group in the WPI classification hierarchy, such as primary articles, fuel and power, or manufactured products.
category_minor
String
30
141648
The minor commodity group nested under the major category in the WPI classification, such as food articles.
sub_category
String
135
135403
A finer commodity subgroup under the minor category, identifying specific commodity groups such as food grains.
sub_category_major
String
5
10140
A further breakdown of the sub-category into narrower commodity groupings, such as cereals.
sub_category_minor
String
698
117539
The most granular level of the WPI commodity classification, identifying individual commodities or varieties within the hierarchy.
weight
Float64
821
142492
The weight assigned to the commodity or group in the WPI basket, reflecting its relative share in the overall index.
index_value
Float64
3060
142492
The Wholesale Price Index value for the commodity or group in the given month, expressed relative to the base year.
unit
String
1
142492
The unit of measure for the row's figure, indicating whether the value is a weight or an index value.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or footnotes associated with the record.
Citation
Reserve Bank of India. (2026). Wholesale Price Index (WPI): Year-, Month- and Commodity-wise WPI in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/17498
