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: Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT - Wholesale Price Index (base 2011-12=100) - eaindustry.nic.in. The OEA stopped this series after April 2026. Later months are linked: the 2022-23 index of the same item multiplied by a linking factor - the OEA's own factors for All commodities (1.53), Primary articles (1.71), Fuel & power (1.65) and Manufactured products (1.44), and for other items the ratio of the geometric means of their FY 2024-25 indices in the two series, the method the OEA used. Items with no clear successor in the new series are not linked; use the 2022-23 series for them. Values entered by hand are highlighted and kept when you update.
WPI Lignite [1201030001] Fuel and power
Linked values: from May 2026 = WPI 2022-23 [1201030001] x 3.5512 (item linking factor, ratio of FY 2024-25 geometric means).
| Month | Index | Change on previous month | Change over 12 months | WPI all commodities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 399.90 | +23.8 | +91.80 % | 172.1 | linked (2022-23 × 3.5512) |
| Aug 2026 | 376.10 | +16.7 | +80.73 % | 169.5 | linked (2022-23 × 3.5512) |
| Jul 2026 | 359.40 | +28.4 | +73.04 % | 168.3 | linked (2022-23 × 3.5512) |
| Jun 2026 | 331.00 | +61.1 | +47.44 % | 168.8 | linked (2022-23 × 3.5512) |
| May 2026 | 269.90 | +60.5 | +20.22 % | 168.5 | linked (2022-23 × 3.5512) |
| Apr 2026 | 209.40 | 0.0 | -7.92 % | 167.6 | OEA |
| Mar 2026 | 209.40 | 0.0 | -9.43 % | 161.2 | OEA |
| Feb 2026 | 209.40 | 0.0 | -9.43 % | 158.4 | OEA |
| Jan 2026 | 209.40 | 0.0 | -9.35 % | 157.6 | OEA |
| Dec 2025 | 209.40 | 0.0 | -9.43 % | 157.2 | OEA |
| Nov 2025 | 209.40 | +0.4 | -9.31 % | 156.2 | OEA |
| Oct 2025 | 209.00 | +0.5 | -8.93 % | 155.1 | OEA |
| Sep 2025 | 208.50 | +0.4 | -10.13 % | 155.0 | OEA |
| Aug 2025 | 208.10 | +0.4 | -10.30 % | 155.2 | OEA |
| Jul 2025 | 207.70 | -16.8 | -10.47 % | 154.4 | OEA |
| Jun 2025 | 224.50 | 0.0 | -4.87 % | 153.7 | OEA |
| May 2025 | 224.50 | -2.9 | -4.87 % | 153.7 | OEA |
| Apr 2025 | 227.40 | -3.8 | -3.64 % | 154.2 | OEA |
| Mar 2025 | 231.20 | 0.0 | -2.03 % | 154.8 | OEA |
| Feb 2025 | 231.20 | +0.2 | -4.38 % | 154.9 | OEA |
| Jan 2025 | 231.00 | -0.2 | -6.33 % | 155.0 | OEA |
| Dec 2024 | 231.20 | +0.3 | - | 155.7 | OEA |
| Nov 2024 | 230.90 | +1.4 | - | 156.4 | OEA |
| Oct 2024 | 229.50 | -2.5 | - | 156.7 | OEA |
| Sep 2024 | 232.00 | 0.0 | - | 154.7 | OEA |
| Aug 2024 | 232.00 | 0.0 | - | 154.4 | OEA |
| Jul 2024 | 232.00 | -4.0 | - | 155.3 | OEA |
| Jun 2024 | 236.00 | 0.0 | - | 154.0 | OEA |
| May 2024 | 236.00 | 0.0 | - | 153.5 | OEA |
| Apr 2024 | 236.00 | 0.0 | - | 152.9 | OEA |
| Mar 2024 | 236.00 | -5.8 | - | 151.4 | OEA |
| Feb 2024 | 241.80 | -4.8 | - | 151.2 | OEA |
| Jan 2024 | 246.60 | - | - | 151.2 | OEA |
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