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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 Salt [1301130002, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026104.20 +0.2 +11.09 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026104.00 -1.6 +10.99 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026105.60 -0.4 +13.43 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026106.00 +1.3 +17.26 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026104.70 -3.8 +24.64 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026108.50 +3.9 +29.94 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026104.60 +0.4 +17.13 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026104.20 +3.3 +15.52 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026100.90 0.0 +11.00 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025100.90 +2.2 +12.99 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202598.70 +0.3 +9.67 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202598.40 +4.6 +8.37 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202593.80 +0.1 +3.19 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202593.70 +0.6 +2.97 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202593.10 +2.7 +2.08 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202590.40 +6.4 -0.44 % 100.3 OEA
May 202584.00 +0.5 -9.09 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202583.50 -5.8 -13.47 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202589.30 -0.9 -7.75 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202590.20 -0.7 -10.16 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202590.90 +1.6 -10.44 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202489.30 -0.7 -13.47 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202490.00 -0.8 -13.04 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202490.80 -0.1 -13.93 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202490.90 -0.1 -16.14 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202491.00 -0.2 -18.02 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202491.20 +0.4 -15.71 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202490.80 -1.6 -12.78 % 100.7 OEA
May 202492.40 -4.1 -8.51 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202496.50 -0.3 -3.40 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202496.80 -3.6 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024100.40 -1.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024101.50 -1.7 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023103.20 -0.3 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023103.50 -2.0 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023105.50 -2.9 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023108.40 -2.6 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023111.00 +2.8 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023108.20 +4.1 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023104.10 +3.1 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.00 +1.1 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202399.90 - - 99.0 OEA

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