<h1>Wholesale Price Inflation rises, led by fuel, primary articles and manufactured products; monthly and annual inflation remain elevated.</h1> The official WPI (base 2004-05=100) for August 2011 rose to 154.9 (provisional) with the annual inflation rate at 9.78 percent; build up inflation for the financial year so far is reported. Primary Articles, Fuel & Power and Manufactured Products each showed month over month movements: Primary Articles rose with mixed food and non food shifts, Fuel & Power increased due to higher petroleum product prices, and Manufactured Products rose modestly with sectoral divergences. Annexed tables provide weights, monthly and year on year rates and six month trends for major groups and selected items.