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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 Chillies (Dry) [1101050001, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202694.90 -7.6 +35.96 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026102.50 +5.5 +50.07 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202697.00 -0.2 +45.21 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202697.20 +1.8 +48.17 % 110.3 OEA
May 202695.40 +0.5 +43.89 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202694.90 +0.9 +38.95 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202694.00 +5.1 +33.14 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202688.90 +8.7 +26.10 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202680.20 +5.7 +12.32 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202574.50 +0.5 +1.09 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202574.00 +3.1 -10.19 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202570.90 +1.1 -17.75 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202569.80 +1.5 -17.00 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202568.30 +1.5 -18.98 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202566.80 +1.2 -23.66 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202565.60 -0.7 -22.18 % 100.3 OEA
May 202566.30 -2.0 -16.60 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202568.30 -2.3 -17.21 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202570.60 +0.1 -20.94 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202570.50 -0.9 -21.05 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202571.40 -2.3 -19.87 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202473.70 -8.7 -21.68 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202482.40 -3.8 -17.10 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202486.20 +2.1 -15.24 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202484.10 -0.2 -18.82 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202484.30 -3.2 -19.25 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202487.50 +3.2 -16.03 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202484.30 +4.8 -17.60 % 100.7 OEA
May 202479.50 -3.0 -22.67 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202482.50 -6.8 -20.44 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202489.30 0.0 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202489.30 +0.2 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202489.10 -5.0 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202394.10 -5.3 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202399.40 -2.3 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023101.70 -1.9 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023103.60 -0.8 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023104.40 +0.2 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023104.20 +1.9 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023102.30 -0.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023102.80 -0.9 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023103.70 - - 99.0 OEA

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