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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.

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MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202698.20 -0.3 -2.48 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202698.50 +0.5 -3.15 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202698.00 +0.4 -1.21 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202697.60 -1.5 -0.61 % 110.3 OEA
May 202699.10 +1.6 +1.43 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202697.50 -0.3 -0.51 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202697.80 +0.2 +2.95 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202697.60 +1.9 +0.62 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202695.70 -2.9 -1.75 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202598.60 +1.3 +2.28 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202597.30 -0.2 +3.62 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202597.50 -3.2 +6.56 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 2025100.70 -1.0 +9.81 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 2025101.70 +2.5 +3.67 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202599.20 +1.0 -1.59 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202598.20 +0.5 -0.20 % 100.3 OEA
May 202597.70 -0.3 -4.40 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202598.00 +3.0 -3.73 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202595.00 -2.0 -6.95 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202597.00 -0.4 -0.10 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202597.40 +1.0 -7.15 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202496.40 +2.5 -8.71 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202493.90 +2.4 -11.58 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202491.50 -0.2 -18.95 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202491.70 -6.4 -20.33 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202498.10 -2.7 -12.41 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 2024100.80 +2.4 -13.92 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202498.40 -3.8 -14.51 % 100.7 OEA
May 2024102.20 +0.4 -13.32 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 2024101.80 -0.3 -12.84 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 2024102.10 +5.0 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202497.10 -7.8 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024104.90 -0.7 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 2023105.60 -0.6 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023106.20 -6.7 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 2023112.90 -2.2 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023115.10 +3.1 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023112.00 -5.1 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023117.10 +2.0 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023115.10 -2.8 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023117.90 +1.1 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023116.80 - - 99.0 OEA

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