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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 Alloy/Non-Alloy Steel Wire and Wire Rods incl. MS [1314010022, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202699.20 +2.2 +12.47 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202697.00 +0.7 +10.60 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202696.30 -0.2 +8.08 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202696.50 -0.9 +6.98 % 110.3 OEA
May 202697.40 +0.5 +5.41 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202696.90 +2.1 +3.75 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202694.80 +3.4 +1.50 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202691.40 +2.6 -2.35 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202688.80 +1.7 -3.37 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202587.10 +1.6 -5.84 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202585.50 -1.1 -7.27 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202586.60 -1.6 -5.77 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202588.20 +0.5 -2.86 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202587.70 -1.4 -6.00 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202589.10 -1.1 -5.31 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202590.20 -2.2 -4.65 % 100.3 OEA
May 202592.40 -1.0 -1.70 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202593.40 0.0 +3.09 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202593.40 -0.2 +4.01 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202593.60 +1.7 +2.97 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202591.90 -0.6 +0.66 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202492.50 +0.3 -0.22 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202492.20 +0.3 -0.32 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202491.90 +1.1 -3.47 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202490.80 -2.5 -3.61 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202493.30 -0.8 +0.21 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202494.10 -0.5 -0.53 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202494.60 +0.6 -1.56 % 100.7 OEA
May 202494.00 +3.4 -3.09 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202490.60 +0.8 -6.11 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202489.80 -1.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202490.90 -0.4 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202491.30 -1.4 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202392.70 +0.2 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202392.50 -2.7 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202395.20 +1.0 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202394.20 +1.1 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202393.10 -1.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202394.60 -1.5 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202396.10 -0.9 - 98.3 OEA
May 202397.00 +0.5 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202396.50 - - 99.0 OEA

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