The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. Some countries ( like the Philippines) use WPI changes as a central measure of inflation.But now India has adopted new CPI to measure inflation. However, United States now report a producer price index instead.
|
Sl No |
Articles/Products |
Weight |
|
1 |
Primary Articles |
20.11815 |
|
a |
Food Grains |
4.08982 |
|
b |
Fruits and Vegetables |
3.8427 |
|
c |
Milk |
3.23818 |
|
d |
Eggs, Meat and Fish |
2.41384 |
|
e |
Condiments and Spices |
0.56908 |
|
f |
Other Food Articles |
0.18347 |
|
g |
Non-Food Articles |
4.25756 |
|
h |
Minerals |
1.5235 |
|
2 |
Fuel and Power |
14.91021 |
|
a |
Coal |
2.09419 |
|
b |
Mineral Oils |
9.36439 |
|
c |
Electricity |
3.45163 |
|
3 |
Manufactured Products |
64.97164 |
|
a |
Food Products |
9.97396 |
|
b |
Beverages, Tobaco products |
1.76247 |
|
c |
Textiles |
7.32639 |
|
d |
Wood and Wood prodcuts |
0.58744 |
|
e |
Paper and paper products |
2.0335 |
|
f |
Leather Products |
0.83509 |
|
g |
Rubber and Plastic products |
2.98697 |
|
h |
Chemical products |
12.0177 |
|
i |
Non-metalic mineral products |
2.55597 |
|
j |
Basic Metals, alloys and metal products |
10.74785 |
|
k |
Machinery and Machine tools |
8.93148 |
|
l |
Transport, Equipment and Parts |
5.21282 |
|
Total |
100 |
|
