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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 Wire cloth/ mesh [1315070006, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026104.70 +0.4 +2.15 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026104.30 +3.1 0.00 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026101.20 +0.1 -0.88 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026101.10 -1.6 -0.20 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026102.70 +1.5 +1.88 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026101.20 +1.4 +2.85 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202699.80 +2.3 +0.91 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202697.50 +1.1 +4.39 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202696.40 +1.1 -2.53 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202595.30 +0.1 -4.12 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202595.20 +1.5 -4.70 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202593.70 -8.8 -6.86 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025102.50 -1.8 +4.17 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025104.30 +2.2 +8.87 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025102.10 +0.8 +5.80 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025101.30 +0.5 +5.74 % 100.3 OEA
May 2025100.80 +2.4 +6.22 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202598.40 -0.5 +3.25 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202598.90 +5.5 +7.15 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202593.40 -5.5 -5.47 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202598.90 -0.5 +3.34 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202499.40 -0.5 +4.96 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202499.90 -0.7 +3.85 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024100.60 +2.2 +5.89 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202498.40 +2.6 +3.69 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202495.80 -0.7 +2.68 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202496.50 +0.7 +1.79 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202495.80 +0.9 +1.48 % 100.7 OEA
May 202494.90 -0.4 -1.45 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202495.30 +3.0 -2.16 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202492.30 -6.5 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202498.80 +3.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202495.70 +1.0 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202394.70 -1.5 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202396.20 +1.2 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202395.00 +0.1 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202394.90 +1.6 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202393.30 -1.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202394.80 +0.4 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202394.40 -1.9 - 98.3 OEA
May 202396.30 -1.1 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202397.40 - - 99.0 OEA

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