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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 Batteries/Battery pack excl. dry cell [1317020001, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202699.80 -0.6 +4.28 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 2026100.40 -0.3 +5.46 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 2026100.70 +0.9 +5.89 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202699.80 +2.0 +5.61 % 110.3 OEA
May 202697.80 +1.3 +3.82 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202696.50 -0.5 +2.55 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202697.00 +0.7 +3.97 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202696.30 +0.3 +4.56 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202696.00 +0.7 +1.48 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202595.30 +0.3 +0.95 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202595.00 -0.1 -3.06 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202595.10 -0.6 -3.16 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202595.70 +0.5 -3.04 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202595.20 +0.1 -4.32 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202595.10 +0.6 -4.33 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202594.50 +0.3 -5.22 % 100.3 OEA
May 202594.20 +0.1 -3.19 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202594.10 +0.8 -2.59 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202593.30 +1.2 -3.52 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202592.10 -2.5 -4.46 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202594.60 +0.2 -2.27 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202494.40 -3.6 -4.65 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202498.00 -0.2 0.00 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202498.20 -0.5 -1.01 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202498.70 -0.8 +1.23 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202499.50 +0.1 +2.05 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202499.40 -0.3 -4.33 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202499.70 +2.4 -4.41 % 100.7 OEA
May 202497.30 +0.7 -3.85 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202496.60 -0.1 -5.85 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202496.70 +0.3 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202496.40 -0.4 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202496.80 -2.2 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202399.00 +1.0 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202398.00 -1.2 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202399.20 +1.7 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202397.50 0.0 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202397.50 -6.4 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 2023103.90 -0.4 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023104.30 +3.1 - 98.3 OEA
May 2023101.20 -1.4 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023102.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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