New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- India's wholesale price inflation (WPI) rose 9.78% year-on-year in July 2026, easing from 9.87% in June, as energy inflation moderated, while price pressures in primary articles and manufactured products strengthened, according to provisional data released by the commerce ministry on Friday.

Inflation in primary articles increased 8.52% year-on-year in July from a 7% rise in June, while manufactured product prices rose 8.29% from 7.48%. Inflation in fuel and power, however, moderated to 20.05% from 27.41% in the previous month.

Within primary articles, non-food articles inflation rose sharply to 17.66% in July from 11.07% in June, while inflation in minerals increased to 13.28% from 9.45%. Food articles inflation e...