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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 Paper board/ duplex board [1308020001, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202683.60 +0.7 +4.76 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202682.90 +0.4 +5.20 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202682.50 +0.9 +6.04 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202681.60 +0.1 +5.56 % 110.3 OEA
May 202681.50 -0.4 +7.66 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202681.90 +2.5 +7.62 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202679.40 +0.7 +5.44 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202678.70 0.0 +2.88 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202678.70 -0.2 +3.83 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202578.90 -0.7 +5.76 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202579.60 0.0 +6.42 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202579.60 -0.2 +5.29 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202579.80 +1.0 +2.84 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202578.80 +1.0 +3.28 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202577.80 +0.5 +4.15 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202577.30 +1.6 +4.04 % 100.3 OEA
May 202575.70 -0.4 +1.20 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202576.10 +0.8 +1.87 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202575.30 -1.2 -0.53 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202576.50 +0.7 +0.53 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202575.80 +1.2 +1.61 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202474.60 -0.2 -0.13 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202474.80 -0.8 -1.06 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202475.60 -2.0 -1.31 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202477.60 +1.3 +0.39 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202476.30 +1.6 -0.39 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202474.70 +0.4 -2.61 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202474.30 -0.5 -8.16 % 100.7 OEA
May 202474.80 +0.1 -12.72 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202474.70 -1.0 -15.97 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202475.70 -0.4 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202476.10 +1.5 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202474.60 -0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202374.70 -0.9 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202375.60 -1.0 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202376.60 -0.7 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202377.30 +0.7 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202376.60 -0.1 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202376.70 -4.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202380.90 -4.8 - 98.3 OEA
May 202385.70 -3.2 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202388.90 - - 99.0 OEA

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