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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 Natural Gas [1204010002, 2022-23] Fuel and power

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026140.70 +4.5 +26.87 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026136.20 -2.7 +23.93 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026138.90 -5.6 +28.61 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026144.50 +5.2 +38.54 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026139.30 +9.4 +30.07 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026129.90 +18.2 +16.50 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026111.70 +5.2 -5.34 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026106.50 +0.7 -9.90 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026105.80 -1.2 -7.52 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025107.00 -0.6 -5.14 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025107.60 -1.5 -4.19 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025109.10 -1.8 -2.33 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025110.90 +1.0 -2.55 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025109.90 +1.9 -6.15 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025108.00 +3.7 -7.06 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025104.30 -2.8 -10.85 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025107.10 -4.4 -8.38 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025111.50 -6.5 +0.18 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025118.00 -0.2 +7.08 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025118.20 +3.8 +7.75 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025114.40 +1.6 +2.14 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024112.80 +0.5 -4.97 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024112.30 +0.6 -7.72 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024111.70 -2.1 -7.30 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024113.80 -3.3 -2.07 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024117.10 +0.9 +15.48 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024116.20 -0.8 +9.31 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024117.00 +0.1 +7.83 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024116.90 +5.6 +2.36 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024111.30 +1.1 -2.20 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024110.20 +0.5 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024109.70 -2.3 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024112.00 -6.7 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023118.70 -3.0 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023121.70 +1.2 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023120.50 +4.3 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023116.20 +14.8 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023101.40 -4.9 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023106.30 -2.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023108.50 -5.7 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023114.20 +0.4 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023113.80 - - 99.0 OEA

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