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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 Casting of iron and steel [1314030000, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026100.50 +0.9 +9.36 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202699.60 +0.8 +7.56 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202698.80 +0.9 +7.04 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202697.90 -0.2 +5.95 % 110.3 OEA
May 202698.10 +1.3 +4.47 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202696.80 +1.9 +3.42 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202694.90 +0.6 +1.61 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202694.30 +1.5 +1.84 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202692.80 +1.4 -0.32 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202591.40 +0.9 -1.93 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202590.50 +0.2 -2.37 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202590.30 -1.6 -2.38 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202591.90 -0.7 -1.08 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202592.60 +0.3 -1.28 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202592.30 -0.1 -1.28 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202592.40 -1.5 -3.25 % 100.3 OEA
May 202593.90 +0.3 -1.37 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202593.60 +0.2 0.00 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202593.40 +0.8 -0.21 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202592.60 -0.5 -2.11 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202593.10 -0.1 -1.69 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202493.20 +0.5 -1.69 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202492.70 +0.2 -2.52 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202492.50 -0.4 -3.85 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202492.90 -0.9 -3.73 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202493.80 +0.3 -2.80 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202493.50 -2.0 -3.11 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202495.50 +0.3 -2.25 % 100.7 OEA
May 202495.20 +1.6 -3.35 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202493.60 0.0 -6.02 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202493.60 -1.0 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202494.60 -0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202494.70 -0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202394.80 -0.3 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202395.10 -1.1 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202396.20 -0.3 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202396.50 0.0 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202396.50 0.0 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202396.50 -1.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202397.70 -0.8 - 98.3 OEA
May 202398.50 -1.1 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202399.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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