Which one among the following items has maximum weight in wholesale price index in India?
Primary article
Fuel and power
Manufactured product
Food item
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2013
– The WPI basket is divided into three major groups: Primary Articles, Fuel and Power, and Manufactured Products.
– As per the current WPI series with the base year 2011-12, the approximate weights of these groups are:
– Primary Articles: 22.6%
– Fuel and Power: 13.2%
– Manufactured Products: 64.2%
– Clearly, Manufactured Products have the highest weight among the three main groups.
– “Food item” is not a major group itself but a category that appears within both Primary Articles (e.g., food grains, fruits, vegetables) and Manufactured Products (e.g., processed food products). Therefore, comparing a sub-category like “Food item” directly with main groups is not appropriate based on the standard WPI structure.