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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 Mesta [1102010006, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026220.40 +10.5 +129.11 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026209.90 -0.9 +127.16 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026210.80 +3.1 +127.65 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026207.70 +2.6 +124.06 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026205.10 +2.0 +121.73 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026203.10 +15.4 +123.43 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026187.70 +17.6 +109.96 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026170.10 +16.3 +107.69 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026153.80 +14.2 +85.52 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025139.60 +11.0 +68.80 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025128.60 +13.8 +55.88 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025114.80 +18.6 +38.81 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202596.20 +3.8 +11.47 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202592.40 -0.2 +10.53 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202592.60 -0.1 +12.79 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202592.70 +0.2 +12.64 % 100.3 OEA
May 202592.50 +1.6 +13.36 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202590.90 +1.5 +10.45 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202589.40 +7.5 +9.16 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202581.90 -1.0 +0.37 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202582.90 +0.2 +0.73 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202482.70 +0.2 -1.43 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202482.50 -0.2 -0.48 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202482.70 -3.6 +0.85 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202486.30 +2.7 +8.42 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202483.60 +1.5 +10.44 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202482.10 -0.2 +10.95 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202482.30 +0.7 +12.13 % 100.7 OEA
May 202481.60 -0.7 +14.29 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202482.30 +0.4 +14.46 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202481.90 +0.3 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202481.60 -0.7 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202482.30 -1.6 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202383.90 +1.0 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202382.90 +0.9 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202382.00 +2.4 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202379.60 +3.9 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202375.70 +1.7 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202374.00 +0.6 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202373.40 +2.0 - 98.3 OEA
May 202371.40 -0.5 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202371.90 - - 99.0 OEA

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