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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 Iron/Steel Container [1315080008, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026106.40 +0.2 +6.72 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026106.20 +1.8 +7.06 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026104.40 +0.3 +6.42 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026104.10 +1.5 +3.69 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026102.60 +1.0 +5.45 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026101.60 +1.7 +4.63 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202699.90 +0.3 +3.85 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202699.60 -1.2 +1.94 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026100.80 +0.1 +5.00 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025100.70 -0.1 +4.79 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025100.80 +1.5 +5.22 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202599.30 -0.4 +3.55 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202599.70 +0.5 +3.10 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202599.20 +1.1 +3.33 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202598.10 -2.3 +3.59 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025100.40 +3.1 +5.02 % 100.3 OEA
May 202597.30 +0.2 +2.21 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202597.10 +0.9 +4.41 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202596.20 -1.5 +1.48 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202597.70 +1.7 +0.72 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202596.00 -0.1 -1.64 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202496.10 +0.3 -1.23 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202495.80 -0.1 -1.34 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202495.90 -0.8 -3.03 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202496.70 +0.7 -0.41 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202496.00 +1.3 -1.74 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202494.70 -0.9 -4.54 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202495.60 +0.4 -5.25 % 100.7 OEA
May 202495.20 +2.2 -6.21 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202493.00 -1.8 -7.37 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202494.80 -2.2 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202497.00 -0.6 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202497.60 +0.3 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202397.30 +0.2 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202397.10 -1.8 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202398.90 +1.8 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202397.10 -0.6 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202397.70 -1.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202399.20 -1.7 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023100.90 -0.6 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.50 +1.1 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023100.40 - - 99.0 OEA

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