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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 Manufacture of electric lighting equipment [1317060000, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202691.30 +1.6 +5.67 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202689.70 -0.1 +3.70 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202689.80 -0.2 +4.54 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202690.00 -0.2 +4.29 % 110.3 OEA
May 202690.20 +2.3 +4.16 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202687.90 +0.2 +1.38 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202687.70 +0.1 -0.57 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202687.60 +0.5 -0.11 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202687.10 +0.5 -0.34 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202586.60 +0.3 -1.37 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202586.30 +0.3 -1.37 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202586.00 -0.4 -2.27 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202586.40 -0.1 -3.89 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202586.50 +0.6 -3.14 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202585.90 -0.4 -3.91 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202586.30 -0.3 -3.36 % 100.3 OEA
May 202586.60 -0.1 -3.24 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202586.70 -1.5 -3.34 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202588.20 +0.5 -4.85 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202587.70 +0.3 -5.50 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202587.40 -0.4 -5.92 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202487.80 +0.3 -5.29 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202487.50 -0.5 -6.82 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202488.00 -1.9 -5.78 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202489.90 +0.6 -4.16 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202489.30 -0.1 -5.90 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202489.40 +0.1 -6.29 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202489.30 -0.2 -6.78 % 100.7 OEA
May 202489.50 -0.2 -7.06 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202489.70 -3.0 -8.09 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202492.70 -0.1 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202492.80 -0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202492.90 +0.2 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202392.70 -1.2 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202393.90 +0.5 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202393.40 -0.4 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202393.80 -1.1 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202394.90 -0.5 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202395.40 -0.4 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202395.80 -0.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 202396.30 -1.3 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202397.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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