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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 Ball/Dot Pen [1322070002, 2022-23] Manufactured products

MonthIndexChange on previous month Change over 12 monthsWPI all commoditiesSource
Sep 202692.70 +0.2 +0.32 % 112.5 OEA
Aug 202692.50 -0.4 +0.65 % 110.8 OEA
Jul 202692.90 +1.1 +1.42 % 110.0 OEA
Jun 202691.80 -1.3 -1.61 % 110.3 OEA
May 202693.10 +2.7 +1.75 % 110.1 OEA
Apr 202690.40 +0.9 -6.22 % 108.9 OEA
Mar 202689.50 +0.4 -7.64 % 104.6 OEA
Feb 202689.10 +0.1 -7.67 % 103.1 OEA
Jan 202689.00 -0.8 -8.62 % 102.3 OEA
Dec 202589.80 -0.8 -8.09 % 101.9 OEA
Nov 202590.60 -2.2 -8.39 % 101.5 OEA
Oct 202592.80 +0.4 -5.21 % 100.9 OEA
Sep 202592.40 +0.5 -5.81 % 101.0 OEA
Aug 202591.90 +0.3 -6.32 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202591.60 -1.7 -6.24 % 100.2 OEA
Jun 202593.30 +1.8 -4.41 % 100.3 OEA
May 202591.50 -4.9 -7.01 % 100.2 OEA
Apr 202596.40 -0.5 -0.41 % 100.5 OEA
Mar 202596.90 +0.4 -1.12 % 100.6 OEA
Feb 202596.50 -0.9 -1.53 % 100.9 OEA
Jan 202597.40 -0.3 -3.08 % 101.1 OEA
Dec 202497.70 -1.2 -0.10 % 101.6 OEA
Nov 202498.90 +1.0 -8.00 % 102.1 OEA
Oct 202497.90 -0.2 -0.71 % 102.1 OEA
Sep 202498.10 0.0 +0.31 % 101.2 OEA
Aug 202498.10 +0.4 +0.31 % 100.8 OEA
Jul 202497.70 +0.1 -1.21 % 101.0 OEA
Jun 202497.60 -0.8 -1.11 % 100.7 OEA
May 202498.40 +1.6 -0.51 % 100.4 OEA
Apr 202496.80 -1.2 -1.83 % 99.9 OEA
Mar 202498.00 0.0 - 99.4 OEA
Feb 202498.00 -2.5 - 99.3 OEA
Jan 2024100.50 +2.7 - 99.3 OEA
Dec 202397.80 -9.7 - 99.4 OEA
Nov 2023107.50 +8.9 - 100.1 OEA
Oct 202398.60 +0.8 - 100.1 OEA
Sep 202397.80 0.0 - 99.6 OEA
Aug 202397.80 -1.1 - 99.5 OEA
Jul 202398.90 +0.2 - 99.1 OEA
Jun 202398.70 -0.2 - 98.3 OEA
May 202398.90 +0.3 - 98.6 OEA
Apr 202398.60 - - 99.0 OEA

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