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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 Arhar [1101010203, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026123.20 +3.1 +18.92 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026120.10 +1.8 +14.16 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026118.30 +0.8 +12.35 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026117.50 +1.0 +8.00 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026116.50 +1.2 +2.92 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026115.30 +1.4 -1.28 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026113.90 -1.4 -4.69 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026115.30 +6.2 -5.88 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026109.10 +3.7 -17.60 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025105.40 -1.1 -25.20 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025106.50 +2.2 -26.95 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025104.30 +0.7 -29.14 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025103.60 -1.6 -32.38 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025105.20 -0.1 -32.61 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025105.30 -3.5 -34.64 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025108.80 -4.4 -32.84 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025113.20 -3.6 -27.90 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025116.80 -2.7 -21.45 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025119.50 -3.0 -16.26 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025122.50 -9.9 -14.22 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025132.40 -8.5 -4.89 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024140.90 -4.9 -4.15 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024145.80 -1.4 -4.02 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024147.20 -6.0 -1.74 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024153.20 -2.9 +4.43 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024156.10 -5.0 +15.54 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024161.10 -0.9 +22.98 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024162.00 +5.0 +29.29 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024157.00 +8.3 +36.40 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024148.70 +6.0 +31.83 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024142.70 -0.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024142.80 +3.6 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024139.20 -7.8 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023147.00 -4.9 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023151.90 +2.1 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023149.80 +3.1 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023146.70 +11.6 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023135.10 +4.1 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023131.00 +5.7 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023125.30 +10.2 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023115.10 +2.3 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023112.80 - - 99.0 OEA

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