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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 Axle [1319030011, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202699.90 +1.4 +2.46 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202698.50 -0.1 +0.92 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202698.60 +0.4 +1.23 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202698.20 +0.1 +1.03 % 110.3 OEA
May 202698.10 +0.8 +1.03 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202697.30 +0.1 -0.41 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202697.20 0.0 -1.02 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202697.20 -0.1 -1.52 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202697.30 -0.1 -1.42 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202597.40 0.0 -0.92 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202597.40 +0.4 -0.81 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202597.00 -0.5 -1.12 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202597.50 -0.1 -1.02 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202597.60 +0.2 -0.71 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202597.40 +0.2 -1.62 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202597.20 +0.1 -2.90 % 100.3 OEA
May 202597.10 -0.6 -1.72 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202597.70 -0.5 -1.31 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202598.20 -0.5 +0.31 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202598.70 0.0 -0.20 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202598.70 +0.4 -0.10 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202498.30 +0.1 -0.91 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202498.20 +0.1 -0.81 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202498.10 -0.4 -0.81 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202498.50 +0.2 -0.40 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202498.30 -0.7 -0.71 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202499.00 -1.1 -0.10 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 2024100.10 +1.3 +0.70 % 100.7 OEA
May 202498.80 -0.2 -0.10 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202499.00 +1.1 -0.20 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202497.90 -1.0 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202498.90 +0.1 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 202498.80 -0.4 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202399.20 +0.2 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 202399.00 +0.1 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202398.90 0.0 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202398.90 -0.1 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202399.00 -0.1 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202399.10 -0.3 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202399.40 +0.5 - 98.3 OEA
May 202398.90 -0.3 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202399.20 - - 99.0 OEA

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