Why it is in the news
On 14 September 2026, the Office of the Economic Adviser (OEA), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, released provisional Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data for August 2026. Annual WPI inflation rose to 9.92%, driven mainly by fuel prices, even as retail (CPI) inflation, released the same day, rose more modestly to 4.82%.
The exam angle
Issue: a near-double-digit producer inflation driven by an external oil shock, alongside moderate consumer inflation.