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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 Cold finished/formed of flat rolled products [1314010020, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202698.60 +12.3 +16.55 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202686.30 -7.4 +1.65 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202693.70 +7.4 +9.33 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202686.30 -8.9 0.00 % 110.3 OEA
May 202695.20 +3.5 +10.06 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202691.70 +1.2 +6.38 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202690.50 +2.0 +9.17 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202688.50 +3.8 +6.88 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202684.70 +3.5 +1.44 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202581.20 -1.3 -2.05 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202582.50 -1.5 -4.07 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202584.00 -0.6 -4.87 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202584.60 -0.3 -2.53 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202584.90 -0.8 -4.61 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202585.70 -0.6 -4.35 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202586.30 -0.2 -4.96 % 100.3 OEA
May 202586.50 +0.3 -4.42 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202586.20 +3.3 -3.25 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202582.90 +0.1 -8.50 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202582.80 -0.7 -8.71 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202583.50 +0.6 -10.41 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202482.90 -3.1 -11.34 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202486.00 -2.3 -8.12 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202488.30 +1.5 -5.56 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202486.80 -2.2 -5.03 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202489.00 -0.6 +0.11 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202489.60 -1.2 -1.32 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202490.80 +0.3 -2.05 % 100.7 OEA
May 202490.50 +1.4 -4.84 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202489.10 -1.5 -6.90 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202490.60 -0.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202490.70 -2.5 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202493.20 -0.3 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202393.50 -0.1 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202393.60 +0.1 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202393.50 +2.1 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202391.40 +2.5 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202388.90 -1.9 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202390.80 -1.9 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202392.70 -2.4 - 98.3 OEA
May 202395.10 -0.6 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202395.70 - - 99.0 OEA

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