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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 Menthol [1310060001, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026101.90 -3.7 +3.14 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026105.60 -0.1 +7.98 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026105.70 +2.5 +10.56 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026103.20 +0.3 +5.74 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026102.90 -0.6 +8.09 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026103.50 +3.4 +8.72 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026100.10 -0.4 +5.81 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026100.50 -0.7 +5.13 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026101.20 -1.4 +6.08 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025102.60 +2.8 +12.38 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202599.80 -2.0 +12.64 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025101.80 +3.0 +8.53 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202598.80 +1.0 +4.55 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202597.80 +2.2 +5.84 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202595.60 -2.0 +6.94 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202597.60 +2.4 +7.96 % 100.3 OEA
May 202595.20 0.0 -0.52 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202595.20 +0.6 +0.53 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202594.60 -1.0 -0.21 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202595.60 +0.2 -0.73 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202595.40 +4.1 -1.14 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202491.30 +2.7 -7.22 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202488.60 -5.2 -7.13 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202493.80 -0.7 -2.80 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202494.50 +2.1 -2.38 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202492.40 +3.0 -1.91 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202489.40 -1.0 +0.22 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202490.40 -5.3 -7.94 % 100.7 OEA
May 202495.70 +1.0 -5.15 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202494.70 -0.1 -7.34 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202494.80 -1.5 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202496.30 -0.2 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202496.50 -1.9 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202398.40 +3.0 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202395.40 -1.1 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202396.50 -0.3 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202396.80 +2.6 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202394.20 +5.0 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202389.20 -9.0 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202398.20 -2.7 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023100.90 -1.3 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023102.20 - - 99.0 OEA

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