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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 Lemon [1101020204, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026299.30 +133.4 +152.57 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026165.90 +5.5 +51.51 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026160.40 -29.4 +28.22 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026189.80 -104.9 +24.70 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026294.70 +2.9 +53.17 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026291.80 +73.1 +44.31 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026218.70 +77.2 +29.18 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026141.50 +48.7 +5.60 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202692.80 -5.2 -28.62 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202598.00 -6.8 -28.15 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025104.80 -15.4 -31.28 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025120.20 +1.7 -35.93 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025118.50 +9.0 -38.09 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025109.50 -15.6 -29.76 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025125.10 -27.1 -12.15 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025152.20 -40.2 +4.53 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025192.40 -9.8 +32.14 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025202.20 +32.9 +31.04 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025169.30 +35.3 +27.97 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025134.00 +4.0 +29.84 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025130.00 -6.4 +61.49 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024136.40 -16.1 +67.36 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024152.50 -35.1 +63.28 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024187.60 -3.8 +93.80 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024191.40 +35.5 +94.71 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024155.90 +13.5 +127.92 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024142.40 -3.2 +100.28 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024145.60 0.0 +62.14 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024145.60 -8.7 +26.17 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024154.30 +22.0 -1.59 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024132.30 +29.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024103.20 +22.7 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202480.50 -1.0 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202381.50 -11.9 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202393.40 -3.4 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202396.80 -1.5 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202398.30 +29.9 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202368.40 -2.7 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202371.10 -18.7 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202389.80 -25.6 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023115.40 -41.4 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023156.80 - - 99.0 OEA

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