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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 Rose [1102040001, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026119.60 +15.5 +20.08 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026104.10 +4.4 +11.46 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202699.70 +10.2 +29.48 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202689.50 -4.4 +26.23 % 110.3 OEA
May 202693.90 +2.0 +36.88 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202691.90 -12.3 +13.04 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026104.20 -2.4 +21.45 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026106.60 -7.9 +11.04 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026114.50 -5.8 +23.65 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025120.30 +4.6 +19.35 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025115.70 +11.3 +35.48 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025104.40 +4.8 +25.63 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202599.60 +6.2 +24.03 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202593.40 +16.4 +3.66 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202577.00 +6.1 -12.10 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202570.90 +2.3 -17.84 % 100.3 OEA
May 202568.60 -12.7 -34.60 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202581.30 -4.5 -26.49 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202585.80 -10.2 -9.68 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202596.00 +3.4 +5.73 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202592.60 -8.2 -4.44 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024100.80 +15.4 +12.37 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202485.40 +2.3 -23.13 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202483.10 +2.8 -29.16 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202480.30 -9.8 -28.11 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202490.10 +2.5 -15.00 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202487.60 +1.3 -21.79 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202486.30 -18.6 -8.48 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024104.90 -5.7 +2.64 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024110.60 +15.6 +8.86 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202495.00 +4.2 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202490.80 -6.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202496.90 +7.2 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202389.70 -21.4 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023111.10 -6.2 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023117.30 +5.6 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023111.70 +5.7 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023106.00 -6.0 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023112.00 +17.7 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202394.30 -7.9 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023102.20 +0.6 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023101.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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