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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 Pear [1101020221, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026137.20 +30.6 +42.77 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026106.60 -3.1 +18.18 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026109.70 +22.1 +20.55 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202687.60 -11.4 -18.36 % 110.3 OEA
May 202699.00 -13.3 -10.33 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026112.30 +3.8 -0.09 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026108.50 -6.8 -8.21 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026115.30 -1.3 -2.54 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026116.60 +3.4 +3.00 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025113.20 -6.8 +0.18 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025120.00 +10.8 +11.63 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025109.20 +13.1 +7.48 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202596.10 +5.9 -1.54 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202590.20 -0.8 +8.67 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202591.00 -16.3 +34.62 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025107.30 -3.1 +42.50 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025110.40 -2.0 +9.09 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025112.40 -5.8 +11.95 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025118.20 -0.1 +15.43 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025118.30 +5.1 +17.71 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025113.20 +0.2 +9.48 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024113.00 +5.5 +8.34 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024107.50 +5.9 +5.70 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024101.60 +4.0 +4.63 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202497.60 +14.6 +8.20 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202483.00 +15.4 -10.75 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202467.60 -7.7 -9.63 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202475.30 -25.9 -18.06 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024101.20 +0.8 -0.10 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024100.40 -2.0 -1.76 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024102.40 +1.9 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024100.50 -2.9 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024103.40 -0.9 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023104.30 +2.6 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023101.70 +4.6 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202397.10 +6.9 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202390.20 -2.8 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202393.00 +18.2 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202374.80 -17.1 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202391.90 -9.4 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.30 -0.9 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023102.20 - - 99.0 OEA

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