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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 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products [1311010000, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026103.80 +0.5 +4.01 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026103.30 +0.1 +3.40 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026103.20 +0.4 +4.35 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026102.80 -0.1 +3.42 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026102.90 +0.6 +3.94 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026102.30 +1.5 +2.61 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026100.80 +1.2 +1.10 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202699.60 0.0 +0.30 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202699.60 -0.3 +0.10 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202599.90 +0.1 0.00 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202599.80 -0.1 +0.10 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202599.90 +0.1 0.00 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202599.80 -0.1 -0.20 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202599.90 +1.0 -0.30 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202598.90 -0.5 -1.30 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202599.40 +0.4 -0.10 % 100.3 OEA
May 202599.00 -0.7 +0.20 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202599.70 0.0 -0.30 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202599.70 +0.4 -1.97 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202599.30 -0.2 -2.07 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202599.50 -0.4 -1.29 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202499.90 +0.2 -0.70 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202499.70 -0.2 -1.09 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202499.90 -0.1 0.00 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024100.00 -0.2 -1.09 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024100.20 0.0 -1.18 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024100.20 +0.7 -0.69 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202499.50 +0.7 -1.09 % 100.7 OEA
May 202498.80 -1.2 -2.27 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024100.00 -1.7 -1.38 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024101.70 +0.3 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024101.40 +0.6 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024100.80 +0.2 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023100.60 -0.2 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023100.80 +0.9 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202399.90 -1.2 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023101.10 -0.3 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023101.40 +0.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023100.90 +0.3 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023100.60 -0.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.10 -0.3 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023101.40 - - 99.0 OEA

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