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: Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT - Wholesale Price Index (base 2022-23=100) - eaindustry.nic.in. Provisional figures are released on the 14th of the following month and made final two months later. Values entered by hand are highlighted and kept when you update.

WPI Cereals [1101010100, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026121.90 +2.6 +5.00 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026119.30 +1.4 +2.49 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026117.90 +1.9 +1.99 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026116.00 +0.5 +1.31 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026115.50 +0.3 +0.43 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026115.20 +0.2 -1.45 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026115.00 -1.4 -4.25 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026116.40 -1.2 -4.98 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026117.60 +0.2 -3.76 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025117.40 +1.2 -3.14 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025116.20 +0.7 -3.49 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025115.50 -0.6 -2.28 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025116.10 -0.3 -1.53 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025116.40 +0.8 -0.51 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025115.60 +1.1 -0.09 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025114.50 -0.5 +0.17 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025115.00 -1.9 +1.86 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025116.90 -3.2 +3.54 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025120.10 -2.4 +5.72 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025122.50 +0.3 +6.80 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025122.20 +1.0 +7.10 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024121.20 +0.8 +7.16 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024120.40 +2.2 +7.21 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024118.20 +0.3 +7.16 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024117.90 +0.9 +8.86 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024117.00 +1.3 +9.45 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024115.70 +1.4 +9.77 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024114.30 +1.4 +9.80 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024112.90 0.0 +9.72 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024112.90 -0.7 +9.93 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024113.60 -1.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024114.70 +0.6 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024114.10 +1.0 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023113.10 +0.8 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023112.30 +2.0 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023110.30 +2.0 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023108.30 +1.4 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023106.90 +1.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023105.40 +1.3 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023104.10 +1.2 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023102.90 +0.2 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023102.70 - - 99.0 OEA

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