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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 Catalysts (All Kinds) [1310010019, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202696.70 -0.2 +13.90 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202696.90 -3.2 +9.37 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026100.10 -3.6 +20.17 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026103.70 +1.7 +22.72 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026102.00 -3.3 +26.71 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026105.30 +5.1 +28.89 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026100.20 +2.1 +23.70 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202698.10 +1.0 +19.78 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202697.10 +2.4 +19.14 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202594.70 +4.1 +20.48 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202590.60 +1.5 +12.13 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202589.10 +4.2 +11.24 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202584.90 -3.7 +8.29 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202588.60 +5.3 +17.20 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202583.30 -1.2 +8.75 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202584.50 +4.0 +6.83 % 100.3 OEA
May 202580.50 -1.2 +3.87 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202581.70 +0.7 +8.36 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202581.00 -0.9 +7.14 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202581.90 +0.4 +14.23 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202581.50 +2.9 +3.95 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202478.60 -2.2 -0.88 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202480.80 +0.7 +0.12 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202480.10 +1.7 -5.21 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202478.40 +2.8 -5.66 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202475.60 -1.0 -16.37 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202476.60 -2.5 -16.10 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202479.10 +1.6 -13.65 % 100.7 OEA
May 202477.50 +2.1 -17.47 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202475.40 -0.2 -18.66 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202475.60 +3.9 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202471.70 -6.7 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202478.40 -0.9 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202379.30 -1.4 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202380.70 -3.8 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202384.50 +1.4 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202383.10 -7.3 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202390.40 -0.9 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202391.30 -0.3 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202391.60 -2.3 - 98.3 OEA
May 202393.90 +1.2 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202392.70 - - 99.0 OEA

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