Escalation Bill Price variation for RA and final bills · index-based formula

Price index database

Official indices: CPI-IW for the Labour Bureau's centres (base 2016 = 100, from January 2024) and the Wholesale Price Index for every item - the current series (base 2022-23 = 100, from April 2023) and the former series (base 2011-12 = 100, from January 2024 to April 2026, continued by linking). Escalation bills take their base and current indices from here.

Latest official month in the database: CPI-IW 2026-08, WPI 2022-23 2026-09, WPI 2011-12 2026-04 (linked to 2026-09). Source: Labour Bureau, Govt. of India - CPI-IW centre index (base 2016=100) - labourbureau.gov.in/centre-index. Each month's CPI-IW is released on the last working day of the following month. Values entered by hand are highlighted and kept when you update.

CPI-IW Patna (Bihar) Bihar

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsAll IndiaSource
Aug 2026156.40 +4.1 +7.86 % 154.4 Labour Bureau
Jul 2026152.30 +1.7 +3.96 % 153.2 Labour Bureau
Jun 2026150.60 +0.4 +4.08 % 151.9 Labour Bureau
May 2026150.20 +1.6 +3.94 % 150.8 Labour Bureau
Apr 2026148.60 +0.7 +4.43 % 149.9 Labour Bureau
Mar 2026147.90 +0.6 +3.86 % 149.1 Labour Bureau
Feb 2026147.30 +0.7 +3.81 % 148.5 Labour Bureau
Jan 2026146.60 +0.2 +4.19 % 148.6 Labour Bureau
Dec 2025146.40 -0.1 +2.95 % 148.2 Labour Bureau
Nov 2025146.50 +1.0 +1.17 % 148.2 Labour Bureau
Oct 2025145.50 +2.3 -0.21 % 147.7 Labour Bureau
Sep 2025143.20 -1.8 -0.28 % 147.3 Labour Bureau
Aug 2025145.00 -1.5 +1.47 % 147.1 Labour Bureau
Jul 2025146.50 +1.8 +2.95 % 146.5 Labour Bureau
Jun 2025144.70 +0.2 +3.65 % 145.0 Labour Bureau
May 2025144.50 +2.2 +3.88 % 144.0 Labour Bureau
Apr 2025142.30 -0.1 +2.74 % 143.5 Labour Bureau
Mar 2025142.40 +0.5 +3.11 % 143.0 Labour Bureau
Feb 2025141.90 +1.2 +2.38 % 142.8 Labour Bureau
Jan 2025140.70 -1.5 +2.63 % 143.2 Labour Bureau
Dec 2024142.20 -2.6 - 143.7 Labour Bureau
Nov 2024144.80 -1.0 - 144.5 Labour Bureau
Oct 2024145.80 +2.2 - 144.5 Labour Bureau
Sep 2024143.60 +0.7 - 143.3 Labour Bureau
Aug 2024142.90 +0.6 - 142.6 Labour Bureau
Jul 2024142.30 +2.7 - 142.7 Labour Bureau
Jun 2024139.60 +0.5 - 141.4 Labour Bureau
May 2024139.10 +0.6 - 139.9 Labour Bureau
Apr 2024138.50 +0.4 - 139.4 Labour Bureau
Mar 2024138.10 -0.5 - 138.9 Labour Bureau
Feb 2024138.60 +1.5 - 139.2 Labour Bureau
Jan 2024137.10 - - 138.9 Labour Bureau

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