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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 CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1204000000, 2022-23] Fuel and power

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026141.90 +21.6 +57.32 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026120.30 +5.5 +34.41 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026114.80 -5.4 +26.99 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026120.20 -16.6 +34.75 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026136.80 -2.0 +61.51 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026138.80 +19.1 +56.31 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026119.70 +27.3 +26.13 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202692.40 +3.7 -5.33 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202688.70 +3.2 -9.95 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202585.50 -0.4 -8.26 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202585.90 -1.1 -7.73 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202587.00 -3.2 -7.25 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202590.20 +0.7 -3.32 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202589.50 -0.9 -9.87 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202590.40 +1.2 -11.63 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202589.20 +4.5 -11.07 % 100.3 OEA
May 202584.70 -4.1 -15.47 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202588.80 -6.1 -14.62 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202594.90 -2.7 -5.01 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202597.60 -0.9 -0.20 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202598.50 +5.3 +2.71 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202493.20 +0.1 -3.82 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202493.10 -0.7 -8.28 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202493.80 +0.5 -12.25 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202493.30 -6.0 -13.13 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202499.30 -3.0 +2.80 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024102.30 +2.0 +9.29 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024100.30 +0.1 +10.83 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024100.20 -3.8 +7.51 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024104.00 +4.1 +4.73 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202499.90 +2.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202497.80 +1.9 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202495.90 -1.0 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202396.90 -4.6 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023101.50 -5.4 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023106.90 -0.5 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023107.40 +10.8 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202396.60 +3.0 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202393.60 +3.1 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202390.50 -2.7 - 98.3 OEA
May 202393.20 -6.1 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202399.30 - - 99.0 OEA

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