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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 Firewood [1102030003, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026138.10 -1.9 +13.76 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026140.00 -0.2 +18.95 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026140.20 +1.5 +22.34 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026138.70 +4.9 +22.42 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026133.80 +4.1 +17.78 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026129.70 +2.7 +13.97 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026127.00 +2.6 +11.70 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026124.40 0.0 +9.51 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026124.40 0.0 +9.31 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025124.40 0.0 +9.41 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025124.40 +0.7 +9.89 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025123.70 +2.3 +9.28 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025121.40 +3.7 +7.34 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025117.70 +3.1 +4.53 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025114.60 +1.3 +2.14 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025113.30 -0.3 +0.62 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025113.60 -0.2 +0.98 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025113.80 +0.1 +2.34 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025113.70 +0.1 +3.55 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025113.60 -0.2 +3.37 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025113.80 +0.1 +3.55 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024113.70 +0.5 +3.84 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024113.20 0.0 +4.24 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024113.20 +0.1 +1.52 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024113.10 +0.5 -0.79 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024112.60 +0.4 +2.09 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024112.20 -0.4 +3.13 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024112.60 +0.1 +3.87 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024112.50 +1.3 +3.40 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024111.20 +1.4 +2.68 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024109.80 -0.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024109.90 0.0 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024109.90 +0.4 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023109.50 +0.9 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023108.60 -2.9 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023111.50 -2.5 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023114.00 +3.7 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023110.30 +1.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023108.80 +0.4 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023108.40 -0.4 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023108.80 +0.5 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023108.30 - - 99.0 OEA

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