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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 Limestone [1103020002, 2022-23] Primary articles

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026127.70 +1.0 +10.75 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026126.70 -0.9 +9.13 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026127.60 +10.3 +10.57 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026117.30 -2.7 +3.08 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026120.00 -0.6 +8.40 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026120.60 +8.9 +11.67 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026111.70 -5.8 +0.36 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026117.50 -0.7 +10.33 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026118.20 -0.5 +12.79 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025118.70 +1.9 +16.26 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025116.80 +1.7 +15.42 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025115.10 -0.2 +16.62 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025115.30 -0.8 +11.29 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025116.10 +0.7 +15.18 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025115.40 +1.6 +10.64 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025113.80 +3.1 +13.23 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025110.70 +2.7 +8.53 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025108.00 -3.3 +3.25 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025111.30 +4.8 +7.43 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025106.50 +1.7 +5.55 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025104.80 +2.7 +2.75 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024102.10 +0.9 +2.20 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024101.20 +2.5 +3.69 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202498.70 -4.9 -1.00 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024103.60 +2.8 +6.69 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024100.80 -3.5 -0.79 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024104.30 +3.8 +3.88 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024100.50 -1.5 +2.24 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024102.00 -2.6 +0.10 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024104.60 +1.0 +2.05 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024103.60 +2.7 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024100.90 -1.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024102.00 +2.1 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202399.90 +2.3 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202397.60 -2.1 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202399.70 +2.6 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202397.10 -4.5 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023101.60 +1.2 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023100.40 +2.1 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202398.30 -3.6 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.90 -0.6 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023102.50 - - 99.0 OEA

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