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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 nails [1315080012, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026100.10 +0.7 +5.81 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202699.40 +0.3 +4.52 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202699.10 0.0 +3.23 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202699.10 0.0 +1.64 % 110.3 OEA
May 202699.10 -0.8 +0.41 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202699.90 +0.5 +0.40 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202699.40 0.0 +0.20 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202699.40 +1.7 -3.68 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202697.70 +1.0 -4.96 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202596.70 +1.5 -6.03 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202595.20 -0.3 -8.29 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202595.50 +0.9 -8.00 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202594.60 -0.5 -8.33 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202595.10 -0.9 -7.85 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202596.00 -1.5 -8.22 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202597.50 -1.2 -8.36 % 100.3 OEA
May 202598.70 -0.8 -6.97 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202599.50 +0.3 -4.14 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202599.20 -4.0 -1.78 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 2025103.20 +0.4 +2.89 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025102.80 -0.1 +2.19 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 2024102.90 -0.9 +2.29 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 2024103.80 0.0 +2.67 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 2024103.80 +0.6 +2.27 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 2024103.20 0.0 +1.78 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 2024103.20 -1.4 +3.93 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024104.60 -1.8 +3.05 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024106.40 +0.3 +5.03 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024106.10 +2.3 +5.26 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024103.80 +2.8 +2.27 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024101.00 +0.7 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024100.30 -0.3 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024100.60 0.0 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023100.60 -0.5 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023101.10 -0.4 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023101.50 +0.1 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023101.40 +2.1 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202399.30 -2.2 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023101.50 +0.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023101.30 +0.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023100.80 -0.7 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023101.50 - - 99.0 OEA

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