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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 [1204010001, 2022-23] Fuel and power

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026142.50 +30.3 +78.80 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026112.20 +9.6 +41.67 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026102.60 -5.3 +26.04 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026107.90 -27.7 +32.39 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026135.60 -7.7 +84.99 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026143.30 +19.5 +85.38 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026123.80 +38.6 +48.80 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202685.20 +5.2 -2.18 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202680.00 +5.4 -11.50 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202574.60 -0.3 -10.44 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202574.90 -0.9 -10.08 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202575.80 -3.9 -10.51 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202579.70 +0.5 -3.86 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202579.20 -2.2 -12.29 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202581.40 -0.1 -14.59 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202581.50 +8.2 -11.22 % 100.3 OEA
May 202573.30 -4.0 -20.07 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202577.30 -5.9 -22.93 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202583.20 -3.9 -12.14 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202587.10 -3.3 -5.02 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202590.40 +7.1 +3.08 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202483.30 0.0 -2.91 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202483.30 -1.4 -8.76 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202484.70 +1.8 -15.30 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202482.90 -7.4 -19.51 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202490.30 -5.0 -4.04 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202495.30 +3.5 +9.29 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202491.80 +0.1 +12.78 % 100.7 OEA
May 202491.70 -8.6 +11.15 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024100.30 +5.6 +9.14 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202494.70 +3.0 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202491.70 +4.0 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202487.70 +1.9 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202385.80 -5.5 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202391.30 -8.7 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023100.00 -3.0 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023103.00 +8.9 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202394.10 +6.9 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202387.20 +5.8 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202381.40 -1.1 - 98.3 OEA
May 202382.50 -9.4 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202391.90 - - 99.0 OEA

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