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WPI inflation at 0.83% in December 2025

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: WPI inflation at 0.83% in December 2025 (GS3 · Inflation, 14 January 2026)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20201 PYQ

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What happened

  • WPI inflation was 0.83% (provisional) in December 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • Low WPI with mild CPI points to soft input costs.

Why it matters

  • Low input costs help manufacturers’ margins.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Indian economy: growth, development and macro stability

  1. As per PIB (2026-01-14): WPI inflation was 0.83% (provisional) in December 2025.
  2. Low input costs help manufacturers' margins.
Quotable data point

WPI inflation was 0.83% (provisional) in December 2025.

PIB: Commerce: WPI December 2025, 14 Jan 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: WPI.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

WPI Dec 2025

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

WPI base

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

WPI published by

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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ExplainerInflation for UPSC: Meaning, Types, CPI vs WPI, Causes, Effects and How India Controls It (Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Commerce: WPI December 2025, 14 Jan 2026

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