Escalation Bill Price variation for RA and final bills · index-based formula

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 Metallic minerals [1103010000, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026135.40 +2.2 +12.55 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026133.20 -2.1 +9.63 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026135.30 +0.4 +19.21 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026134.90 +4.2 +10.30 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026130.70 +5.5 +5.40 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026125.20 +6.5 +7.84 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026118.70 +0.6 +2.24 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026118.10 +1.8 +1.20 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026116.30 +1.8 -1.77 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025114.50 -1.3 -5.92 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025115.80 -1.0 -4.85 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025116.80 -3.5 -0.76 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025120.30 -1.2 +9.66 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025121.50 +8.0 +5.74 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025113.50 -8.8 -4.30 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025122.30 -1.7 -1.29 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025124.00 +7.9 +4.73 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025116.10 0.0 0.00 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025116.10 -0.6 -0.60 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025116.70 -1.7 +1.74 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025118.40 -3.3 +8.52 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024121.70 0.0 +15.14 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024121.70 +4.0 +17.47 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024117.70 +8.0 +16.30 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024109.70 -5.2 +15.11 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024114.90 -3.7 +22.89 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024118.60 -5.3 +22.02 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024123.90 +5.5 +24.65 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024118.40 +2.3 +14.73 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024116.10 -0.7 +9.84 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024116.80 +2.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024114.70 +5.6 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024109.10 +3.4 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023105.70 +2.1 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023103.60 +2.4 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023101.20 +5.9 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202395.30 +1.8 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202393.50 -3.7 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202397.20 -2.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202399.40 -3.8 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023103.20 -2.5 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023105.70 - - 99.0 OEA

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