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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 Petrol [1202010002, 2022-23] Fuel and power

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026123.60 +1.4 +37.33 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026122.20 +5.5 +36.69 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026116.70 -8.1 +29.67 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026124.80 +4.6 +40.86 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026120.20 +0.8 +36.44 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026119.40 +22.9 +31.50 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202696.50 +7.6 +3.32 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202688.90 +0.1 -5.43 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202688.80 -1.5 -4.52 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202590.30 +0.3 -1.85 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202590.00 0.0 -1.75 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202590.00 0.0 -2.60 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202590.00 +0.6 -3.33 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202589.40 -0.6 -5.89 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202590.00 +1.4 -5.76 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202588.60 +0.5 -6.44 % 100.3 OEA
May 202588.10 -2.7 -9.46 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202590.80 -2.6 -7.06 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202593.40 -0.6 -4.30 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202594.00 +1.0 -4.18 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202593.00 +1.0 -3.63 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202492.00 +0.4 -4.96 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202491.60 -0.8 -6.82 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202492.40 -0.7 -6.85 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202493.10 -1.9 -7.46 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202495.00 -0.5 -3.94 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202495.50 +0.8 -0.62 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202494.70 -2.6 -1.46 % 100.7 OEA
May 202497.30 -0.4 +0.52 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202497.70 +0.1 -0.81 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202497.60 -0.5 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202498.10 +1.6 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202496.50 -0.3 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202396.80 -1.5 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202398.30 -0.9 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202399.20 -1.4 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023100.60 +1.7 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202398.90 +2.8 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202396.10 0.0 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202396.10 -0.7 - 98.3 OEA
May 202396.80 -1.7 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202398.50 - - 99.0 OEA

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