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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 Cumin [1101050004, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202694.80 +2.8 +6.40 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202692.00 -0.7 +0.44 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202692.70 +0.8 -2.11 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202691.90 -2.2 -2.96 % 110.3 OEA
May 202694.10 -3.6 -7.47 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202697.70 +0.7 -8.78 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202697.00 -3.1 -3.48 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026100.10 +0.3 +2.04 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202699.80 +5.0 -4.41 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202594.80 +3.7 -13.50 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202591.10 +7.7 -19.88 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202583.40 -5.7 -27.73 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202589.10 -2.5 -24.68 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202591.60 -3.1 -23.98 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202594.70 0.0 -24.78 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202594.70 -7.0 -28.69 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025101.70 -5.4 -26.57 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025107.10 +6.6 -13.77 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025100.50 +2.4 -26.37 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202598.10 -6.3 -37.87 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025104.40 -5.2 -35.20 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024109.60 -4.1 -41.98 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024113.70 -1.7 -47.63 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024115.40 -2.9 -51.00 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024118.30 -2.2 -51.22 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024120.50 -5.4 -49.94 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024125.90 -6.9 -44.97 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024132.80 -5.7 -29.74 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024138.50 +14.3 -15.13 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024124.20 -12.3 -13.27 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024136.50 -21.4 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024157.90 -3.2 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024161.10 -27.8 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023188.90 -28.2 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023217.10 -18.4 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023235.50 -7.0 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023242.50 +1.8 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023240.70 +11.9 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023228.80 +39.8 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023189.00 +25.8 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023163.20 +20.0 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023143.20 - - 99.0 OEA

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