Escalation Bill Price variation for RA and final bills · index-based formula

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 Spring & leaves for spring (iron/steel) [1315080013, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 2026112.30 +0.6 +7.05 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026111.70 0.0 +6.28 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026111.70 +0.4 +5.78 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 2026111.30 -1.1 +5.90 % 110.3 OEA
May 2026112.40 +2.8 +14.34 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 2026109.60 -1.4 +13.11 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 2026111.00 +0.5 +12.58 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 2026110.50 +0.4 +13.80 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 2026110.10 +1.3 +12.23 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 2025108.80 +2.5 +9.02 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 2025106.30 +1.7 +7.48 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 2025104.60 -0.3 +4.81 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025104.90 -0.2 +6.50 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025105.10 -0.5 +5.63 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2025105.60 +0.5 +6.67 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 2025105.10 +6.8 +4.27 % 100.3 OEA
May 202598.30 +1.4 -0.91 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202596.90 -1.7 -2.02 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202598.60 +1.5 -2.57 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202597.10 -1.0 -3.67 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202598.10 -1.7 -1.80 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202499.80 +0.9 -0.60 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202498.90 -0.9 -2.47 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202499.80 +1.3 -0.80 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202498.50 -1.0 -2.28 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202499.50 +0.5 -1.49 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202499.00 -1.8 -2.17 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024100.80 +1.6 -2.80 % 100.7 OEA
May 202499.20 +0.3 -3.13 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202498.90 -2.3 -2.47 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024101.20 +0.4 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 2024100.80 +0.9 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202499.90 -0.5 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023100.40 -1.0 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023101.40 +0.8 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023100.60 -0.2 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023100.80 -0.2 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023101.00 -0.2 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023101.20 -2.5 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023103.70 +1.3 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023102.40 +1.0 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023101.40 - - 99.0 OEA

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