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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 Marigold [1102040003, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026134.30 -4.8 +5.33 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026139.10 -12.1 -16.81 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026151.20 +32.1 +5.00 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026119.10 +7.4 +6.34 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026111.70 +17.3 +19.98 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202694.40 +1.2 +14.15 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202693.20 +3.5 +21.04 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202689.70 -15.1 -3.55 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026104.80 +0.3 +5.54 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025104.50 -20.3 +8.07 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025124.80 -7.6 +8.90 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025132.40 +4.9 +3.52 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025127.50 -39.7 -1.85 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025167.20 +23.2 +37.61 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025144.00 +32.0 -4.51 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025112.00 +18.9 -17.46 % 100.3 OEA
May 202593.10 +10.4 -27.72 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202582.70 +5.7 -24.54 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202577.00 -16.0 -24.21 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202593.00 -6.3 -2.31 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202599.30 +2.6 +7.35 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202496.70 -17.9 -31.81 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024114.60 -13.3 -17.97 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024127.90 -2.0 +3.23 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024129.90 +8.4 +12.96 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024121.50 -29.3 -1.38 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024150.80 +15.1 +20.93 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024135.70 +6.9 +44.52 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024128.80 +19.2 +22.20 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024109.60 +8.0 +9.27 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024101.60 +6.4 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202495.20 +2.7 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202492.50 -49.3 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023141.80 +2.1 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023139.70 +15.8 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023123.90 +8.9 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023115.00 -8.2 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023123.20 -1.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023124.70 +30.8 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202393.90 -11.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023105.40 +5.1 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023100.30 - - 99.0 OEA

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