Wholesale Price Index increased by 1.10% in the 1st quarter of 2025
The Department of Statistics issued its quarterly report on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), which recorded an increase in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025) by 1.10% compared to Q1 2024, while the WPI of Q1 2025 increased by 0.51% compared to Q4 2024. Accordingly, the WPI of Q1 2025 had reached 108.74 compared to 107.56 in Q1 2024, and the WPI of Q1 2025 had reached 108.74 against 108.19 in Q4 2024.
At the commodity group level, the increase in the WPI of Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024 was due to the increase in the prices of “Selling motor vehicles, parts, and motorcycles” group by 2.98% with a relative importance of 20.70%, prices of “Trading agricultural raw materials, grains, food, beverages, and tobacco” group by 1.82% with a relative importance of 26.95%, and the prices of “Selling textiles, clothes, personal goods, and house items” group by 0.66% with a relative importance of 16.50%. Meanwhile, there were decreases in the prices of “Selling machinery, equipment, and supplies” group by (0.55%) with a relative importance of 11.50% and the prices of “Selling fuel, metals, construction materials, and supplies” group by (0.16%) with a relative importance of 24.35%.
