India Wholesale Price Inflation Highest Since 2022 in World Economy News 15/05/2026 India’s wholesale prices increased 8.30% year-on-year in April 2026, accelerating sharply from a 3.88% rise in March and surpassing expectations of 4.4%. This marked the fastest growth since October 2022, driven by a faster rise in manufacturing and food costs and a sharp increase in fuel prices due to the impact of the Middle East crisis. Fuel prices jumped 24.71%, marking the fastest increase since September 2022, driven by a sharp acceleration in petrol prices (32.40% vs 2.50% in March) and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices (25.19% vs 3.26%), while LPG prices rebounded (10.92% vs -1.54%). Meanwhile, manufacturing inflation accelerated to 4.62% from 3.39%, marking the fastest pace since September 2022, led by textiles (7.30% vs 4.91%), leather and chemicals and chemical products (5.09% vs 2.19%). Source: Trading Economics 2026-05-15 hellenicshippingnews... tweet Share