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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 Watermelon [1101020214, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026120.70 +6.3 +10.53 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026114.40 +2.0 +11.94 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026112.40 +11.4 +15.16 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026101.00 +9.0 +33.42 % 110.3 OEA
May 202692.00 -12.9 +21.21 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026104.90 -36.9 +26.69 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026141.80 +0.6 +46.04 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026141.20 -3.0 +26.07 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026144.20 -0.6 +27.27 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025144.80 +4.0 +25.26 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025140.80 +11.0 +12.01 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025129.80 +20.6 +9.81 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025109.20 +7.0 -2.15 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025102.20 +4.6 +0.69 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202597.60 +21.9 +1.67 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202575.70 -0.2 -13.09 % 100.3 OEA
May 202575.90 -6.9 -20.11 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202582.80 -14.3 -14.99 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202597.10 -14.9 -11.16 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025112.00 -1.3 -3.53 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025113.30 -2.3 +4.04 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024115.60 -10.1 +7.94 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024125.70 +7.5 +27.61 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024118.20 +6.6 +18.08 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024111.60 +10.1 +5.28 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024101.50 +5.5 -0.20 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202496.00 +8.9 -10.70 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202487.10 -7.9 -6.65 % 100.7 OEA
May 202495.00 -2.4 +18.31 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202497.40 -11.9 +20.99 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024109.30 -6.8 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024116.10 +7.2 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024108.90 +1.8 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023107.10 +8.6 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202398.50 -1.6 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023100.10 -5.9 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023106.00 +4.3 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023101.70 -5.8 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023107.50 +14.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202393.30 +13.0 - 98.3 OEA
May 202380.30 -0.2 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202380.50 - - 99.0 OEA

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