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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 Gingelly Seed (Sesamum) [1102020007, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026106.80 -1.3 +11.48 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026108.10 -2.0 +15.37 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026110.10 +4.2 +18.64 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026105.90 +5.8 +13.38 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026100.10 +0.1 +6.94 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026100.00 +1.6 +2.77 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202698.40 -1.4 -0.91 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202699.80 -0.3 -1.96 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026100.10 -2.1 -6.36 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025102.20 +1.1 -6.32 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025101.10 +4.4 -9.08 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202596.70 +0.9 -14.04 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202595.80 +2.1 -15.45 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202593.70 +0.9 -18.31 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202592.80 -0.6 -20.75 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202593.40 -0.2 -20.85 % 100.3 OEA
May 202593.60 -3.7 -21.08 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202597.30 -2.0 -19.79 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202599.30 -2.5 -18.54 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025101.80 -5.1 -19.14 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025106.90 -2.2 -15.49 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024109.10 -2.1 -15.36 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024111.20 -1.3 -14.13 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024112.50 -0.8 -11.00 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024113.30 -1.4 -11.28 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024114.70 -2.4 -10.04 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024117.10 -0.9 -6.69 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024118.00 -0.6 -1.26 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024118.60 -2.7 +2.33 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024121.30 -0.6 +3.41 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024121.90 -4.0 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024125.90 -0.6 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024126.50 -2.4 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023128.90 -0.6 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023129.50 +3.1 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023126.40 -1.3 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023127.70 +0.2 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023127.50 +2.0 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023125.50 +6.0 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023119.50 +3.6 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023115.90 -1.4 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023117.30 - - 99.0 OEA

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