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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 Dodecyl Benzene / Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) [1310010001, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026105.20 +3.1 +10.04 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026102.10 +1.2 +7.81 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026100.90 -10.9 +9.67 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026111.80 -3.5 +21.52 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026115.30 +1.0 +26.15 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026114.30 +9.0 +26.16 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026105.30 +7.5 +15.46 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202697.80 +1.2 +10.38 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202696.60 +0.8 +15.14 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202595.80 +1.4 +15.98 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202594.40 -0.6 +15.26 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202595.00 -0.6 +16.85 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202595.60 +0.9 +13.81 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202594.70 +2.7 +11.28 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202592.00 0.0 +9.26 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202592.00 +0.6 +6.36 % 100.3 OEA
May 202591.40 +0.8 +4.82 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202590.60 -0.6 +3.78 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202591.20 +2.6 +3.87 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202588.60 +4.7 +3.38 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202583.90 +1.3 -2.33 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202482.60 +0.7 -3.73 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202481.90 +0.6 -8.39 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202481.30 -2.7 -11.24 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202484.00 -1.1 -5.51 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202485.10 +0.9 +0.59 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202484.20 -2.3 +2.18 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202486.50 -0.7 +2.13 % 100.7 OEA
May 202487.20 -0.1 0.00 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202487.30 -0.5 -5.72 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202487.80 +2.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202485.70 -0.2 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202485.90 +0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202385.80 -3.6 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202389.40 -2.2 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202391.60 +2.7 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202388.90 +4.3 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202384.60 +2.2 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202382.40 -2.3 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202384.70 -2.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 202387.20 -5.4 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202392.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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