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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 Steel shutter gate [1315010007, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026115.50 +0.7 +1.14 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026114.80 -3.3 +6.20 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026118.10 -0.2 +4.14 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026118.30 +2.0 +4.88 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026116.30 +1.9 +3.65 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026114.40 +4.2 +6.32 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026110.20 +3.2 -1.08 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026107.00 -3.6 -0.83 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026110.60 -3.2 +11.16 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025113.80 -1.5 +15.07 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025115.30 +6.0 +16.35 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025109.30 -4.9 +16.52 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025114.20 +6.1 +21.36 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025108.10 -5.3 +14.76 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025113.40 +0.6 +13.40 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025112.80 +0.6 +13.60 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025112.20 +4.6 +15.20 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 2025107.60 -3.8 +7.92 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 2025111.40 +3.5 +14.14 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025107.90 +8.4 +7.90 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202599.50 +0.6 +2.37 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202498.90 -0.2 +1.64 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202499.10 +5.3 +3.88 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202493.80 -0.3 -2.09 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202494.10 -0.1 -3.09 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202494.20 -5.8 -4.37 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024100.00 +0.7 +1.21 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202499.30 +1.9 -2.26 % 100.7 OEA
May 202497.40 -2.3 -4.13 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202499.70 +2.1 -3.30 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202497.60 -2.4 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024100.00 +2.8 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202497.20 -0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202397.30 +1.9 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202395.40 -0.4 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202395.80 -1.3 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202397.10 -1.4 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202398.50 -0.3 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202398.80 -2.8 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023101.60 0.0 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.60 -1.5 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023103.10 - - 99.0 OEA

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