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 Pulses [1101010200, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026119.40 +2.5 +7.37 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026116.90 +1.9 +3.82 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026115.00 +0.6 +3.88 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026114.40 +1.6 +3.25 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026112.80 +1.3 +0.09 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026111.50 +0.9 -2.45 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026110.60 -1.0 -3.91 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026111.60 +1.3 -4.37 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026110.30 +1.3 -8.69 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025109.00 -1.3 -11.95 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025110.30 -0.3 -13.29 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025110.60 -0.6 -14.33 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025111.20 -1.4 -14.92 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025112.60 +1.9 -13.05 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025110.70 -0.1 -13.65 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025110.80 -1.9 -13.98 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025112.70 -1.6 -10.13 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025114.30 -0.8 -6.08 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025115.10 -1.6 -3.76 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025116.70 -4.1 -2.59 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025120.80 -3.0 +2.72 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024123.80 -3.4 +2.06 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024127.20 -1.9 +3.25 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024129.10 -1.6 +6.52 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024130.70 +1.2 +9.19 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024129.50 +1.3 +15.83 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024128.20 -0.6 +18.27 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024128.80 +3.4 +20.26 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024125.40 +3.7 +19.54 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024121.70 +2.1 +16.46 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024119.60 -0.2 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024119.80 +2.2 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024117.60 -3.7 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023121.30 -1.9 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023123.20 +2.0 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023121.20 +1.5 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023119.70 +7.9 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023111.80 +3.4 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023108.40 +1.3 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023107.10 +2.2 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023104.90 +0.4 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023104.50 - - 99.0 OEA

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