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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 Alumina/Aluminium oxide [1314020005, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026107.10 -1.0 +0.19 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026108.10 +5.7 +1.22 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026102.40 -2.0 +0.79 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026104.40 +0.3 +2.45 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026104.10 +2.2 -5.36 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026101.90 +0.1 -10.54 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026101.80 +1.8 -19.21 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026100.00 -2.3 -23.20 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026102.30 +0.7 -29.74 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025101.60 -1.7 -31.30 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025103.30 -2.2 -26.32 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025105.50 -1.4 -15.26 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025106.90 +0.1 -11.21 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025106.80 +5.2 -10.40 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025101.60 -0.3 -15.96 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025101.90 -8.1 -6.43 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025110.00 -3.9 +9.89 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025113.90 -12.1 +13.22 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025126.00 -4.2 +26.13 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025130.20 -15.4 +28.40 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025145.60 -2.3 +47.67 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024147.90 +7.7 +49.24 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024140.20 +15.7 +40.62 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024124.50 +4.1 +24.00 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024120.40 +1.2 +19.80 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024119.20 -1.7 +21.88 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024120.90 +12.0 +19.23 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024108.90 +8.8 +7.19 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024100.10 -0.5 -1.67 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024100.60 +0.7 -1.76 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202499.90 -1.5 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024101.40 +2.8 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202498.60 -0.5 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202399.10 -0.6 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202399.70 -0.7 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023100.40 -0.1 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023100.50 +2.7 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202397.80 -3.6 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023101.40 -0.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023101.60 -0.2 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.80 -0.6 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023102.40 - - 99.0 OEA

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