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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 Drumstick [1101020112, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202668.70 -4.5 -40.36 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202673.20 -22.1 +41.04 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202695.30 +5.3 +11.85 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202690.00 +28.5 -18.33 % 110.3 OEA
May 202661.50 +2.3 -25.99 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202659.20 -26.6 +25.69 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202685.80 -92.1 +27.30 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026177.90 -85.3 +59.98 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026263.20 -33.5 +55.28 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025296.70 +80.6 -3.01 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025216.10 +78.5 +46.41 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025137.60 +22.4 +9.12 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025115.20 +63.3 +34.42 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202551.90 -33.3 -38.58 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202585.20 -25.0 -38.84 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025110.20 +27.1 -12.95 % 100.3 OEA
May 202583.10 +36.0 +25.91 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202547.10 -20.3 +6.08 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202567.40 -43.8 +14.24 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025111.20 -58.3 +7.23 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025169.50 -136.4 +33.25 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024305.90 +158.3 +120.39 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024147.60 +21.5 +13.80 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024126.10 +40.4 +18.52 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202485.70 +1.2 +74.19 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202484.50 -54.8 +51.43 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024139.30 +12.7 +99.86 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024126.60 +60.6 +51.07 % 100.7 OEA
May 202466.00 +21.6 +8.55 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202444.40 -14.6 -0.22 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202459.00 -44.7 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024103.70 -23.5 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024127.20 -11.6 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023138.80 +9.1 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023129.70 +23.3 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023106.40 +57.2 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202349.20 -6.6 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202355.80 -13.9 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202369.70 -14.1 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202383.80 +23.0 - 98.3 OEA
May 202360.80 +16.3 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202344.50 - - 99.0 OEA

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