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 Air Conditioners (ACs) – Household Type [1318080003, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202698.20 +0.8 +11.97 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202697.40 +0.4 +11.31 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202697.00 +3.5 +9.98 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202693.50 +0.5 +4.59 % 110.3 OEA
May 202693.00 +1.6 -2.82 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202691.40 +3.7 -4.09 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202687.70 -0.3 -9.96 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202688.00 +0.5 -10.30 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202687.50 -1.3 -13.96 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202588.80 +0.3 -8.92 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202588.50 +1.2 -10.15 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202587.30 -0.4 -12.61 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202587.70 +0.2 -11.05 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202587.50 -0.7 -11.71 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202588.20 -1.2 -10.09 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202589.40 -6.3 -8.78 % 100.3 OEA
May 202595.70 +0.4 -1.75 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202595.30 -2.1 -3.64 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202597.40 -0.7 -0.61 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202598.10 -3.6 +0.41 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 2025101.70 +4.2 +4.20 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202497.50 -1.0 -1.32 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202498.50 -1.4 -2.28 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202499.90 +1.3 +0.30 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202498.60 -0.5 -1.69 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202499.10 +1.0 -2.46 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202498.10 +0.1 -1.60 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202498.00 +0.6 -2.58 % 100.7 OEA
May 202497.40 -1.5 -2.31 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202498.90 +0.9 -1.69 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202498.00 +0.3 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202497.70 +0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202497.60 -1.2 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202398.80 -2.0 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023100.80 +1.2 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202399.60 -0.7 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 2023100.30 -1.3 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 2023101.60 +1.9 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202399.70 -0.9 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 2023100.60 +0.9 - 98.3 OEA
May 202399.70 -0.9 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 2023100.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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