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21. Wholesale Price Index
Date : May 22, 2023
(Base: 2011-12 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2022-23 2022 2023
Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. (P) Apr. (P)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 ALL COMMODITIES 100.000 152.2 152.3 150.7 150.9 150.9 150.9
1.1 PRIMARY ARTICLES 22.618 176.9 174.5 174.3 173.6 175.0 177.3
1.1.1 FOOD ARTICLES 15.256 179.4 175.3 176.6 176.9 178.9 181.5
1.1.1.1 Food Grains (Cereals+Pulses) 3.462 178.5 171.2 187.0 185.4 183.0 183.6
1.1.1.2 Fruits & Vegetables 3.475 200.9 198.0 171.2 173.0 180.9 192.0
1.1.1.3 Milk 4.440 167.3 163.3 172.9 174.1 175.3 174.9
1.1.1.4 Eggs,Meat & Fish 2.402 170.9 169.6 170.0 169.8 171.9 170.9
1.1.1.5 Condiments & Spices 0.529 187.2 173.8 195.7 191.8 192.9 197.7
1.1.1.6 Other Food Articles 0.948 178.1 178.4 180.8 182.3 183.3 184.3
1.1.2 NON-FOOD ARTICLES 4.119 172.2 177.5 173.7 170.2 166.9 165.8
1.1.2.1 Fibres 0.839 203.4 216.1 185.0 182.6 181.0 180.7
1.1.2.2 Oil Seeds 1.115 205.2 227.2 201.6 199.5 192.5 191.9
1.1.2.3 Other non-food Articles 1.960 131.3 127.3 137.6 135.0 134.3 135.5
1.1.2.4 Floriculture 0.204 257.6 230.8 321.8 297.7 281.7 252.1
1.1.3 MINERALS 0.833 206.2 208.2 202.3 217.5 217.5 222.5
1.1.3.1 Metallic Minerals 0.648 196.6 204.0 185.9 206.1 206.1 212.8
1.1.3.2 Other Minerals 0.185 240.1 222.9 259.7 257.2 257.3 256.7
1.1.4 CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS 2.410 158.5 152.5 151.4 143.2 149.8 155.0
1.2 FUEL & POWER 13.152 157.2 151.2 155.6 157.6 156.8 152.6
1.2.1 COAL 2.138 132.8 130.9 134.3 135.6 135.4 135.1
1.2.1.1 Coking Coal 0.647 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4
1.2.1.2 Non-Coking Coal 1.401 119.8 119.8 119.8 119.8 119.8 119.8
1.2.1.3 Lignite 0.090 257.6 212.6 294.3 324.4 320.3 312.6
1.2.2 MINERAL OILS 7.950 170.4 167.9 160.9 165.5 165.1 159.6
1.2.3 ELECTRICITY 3.064 139.9 122.2 156.7 152.4 149.9 146.6
1.3 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.231 142.5 144.7 141.4 141.6 141.2 141.2
1.3.1 MANUFACTURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS 9.122 165.3 169.9 163.1 161.9 160.8 160.3
1.3.1.1 Processing and Preserving of meat 0.134 143.6 143.3 142.8 142.7 143.7 146.5
1.3.1.2 Processing and Preserving of fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs and products thereof 0.204 145.2 147.4 141.7 144.4 142.4 139.3
1.3.1.3 Processing and Preserving of fruit and Vegetables 0.138 125.6 123.6 126.9 126.8 125.7 127.4
1.3.1.4 Vegetable and Animal oils and Fats 2.643 182.8 210.7 166.1 162.9 159.3 156.1
1.3.1.5 Dairy products 1.165 166.2 159.4 171.9 174.7 174.9 175.9
1.3.1.6 Grain mill products 2.010 161.5 151.4 171.0 168.8 168.4 166.1
1.3.1.7 Starches and Starch products 0.110 158.3 156.6 159.2 157.3 157.8 156.1
1.3.1.8 Bakery products 0.215 162.5 155.0 166.0 166.3 166.4 165.0
1.3.1.9 Sugar, Molasses & honey 1.163 126.7 125.4 127.1 127.1 126.7 129.1
1.3.1.10 Cocoa, Chocolate and Sugar confectionery 0.175 136.1 134.5 137.4 138.0 137.3 137.2
1.3.1.11 Macaroni, Noodles, Couscous and Similar farinaceous products 0.026 156.5 160.6 154.6 153.7 154.4 150.6
1.3.1.12 Tea & Coffee products 0.371 177.7 178.7 166.7 165.2 169.0 181.0
1.3.1.13 Processed condiments & salt 0.163 176.1 168.8 181.1 178.1 180.2 180.1
1.3.1.14 Processed ready to eat food 0.024 140.9 142.6 141.2 141.3 141.1 141.9
1.3.1.15 Health supplements 0.225 179.1 173.8 181.0 181.1 178.7 179.2
1.3.1.16 Prepared animal feeds 0.356 209.2 213.7 209.6 207.8 207.2 207.3
1.3.2 MANUFACTURE OF BEVERAGES 0.909 128.9 127.7 129.8 130.3 130.4 130.9
1.3.2.1 Wines & spirits 0.408 129.4 126.2 130.9 132.0 132.0 132.5
1.3.2.2 Malt liquors and Malt 0.225 134.6 133.6 134.4 134.5 134.4 134.2
1.3.2.3 Soft drinks; Production of mineral waters and Other bottled waters 0.275 123.5 125.0 124.3 124.4 124.7 125.8
1.3.3 MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS 0.514 164.9 164.6 165.9 166.5 166.7 168.7
1.3.3.1 Tobacco products 0.514 164.9 164.6 165.9 166.5 166.7 168.7

No. 21: Wholesale Price Index (Contd.)
(Base: 2011-12 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2022-23 2022 2023
Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. (P) Apr. (P)
1.3.4 MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILES 4.881 142.8 145.8 137.1 137.2 136.8 137.4
1.3.4.1 Preparation and Spinning of textile fibres 2.582 133.3 140.6 123.8 123.8 123.0 123.4
1.3.4.2 Weaving & Finishing of textiles 1.509 159.0 155.8 158.7 159.3 159.5 160.5
1.3.4.3 Knitted and Crocheted fabrics 0.193 130.2 133.1 124.2 123.0 123.8 122.7
1.3.4.4 Made-up textile articles, Except apparel 0.299 153.3 149.2 152.4 152.9 153.4 153.3
1.3.4.5 Cordage, Rope, Twine and Netting 0.098 156.8 166.3 149.4 147.4 145.1 145.3
1.3.4.6 Other textiles 0.201 132.4 133.9 129.2 130.4 127.8 129.4
1.3.5 MANUFACTURE OF WEARING APPAREL 0.814 148.6 146.5 149.1 149.7 150.0 149.8
1.3.5.1 Manufacture of Wearing Apparel (woven), Except fur Apparel 0.593 147.1 145.3 147.9 148.4 148.4 148.9
1.3.5.2 Knitted and Crocheted apparel 0.221 152.4 149.7 152.3 153.2 154.2 152.4
1.3.6 MANUFACTURE OF LEATHER AND RELATED PRODUCTS 0.535 122.4 121.0 121.2 122.2 123.1 122.3
1.3.6.1 Tanning and Dressing of leather; Dressing and Dyeing of fur 0.142 106.1 106.7 102.2 106.4 107.9 104.2
1.3.6.2 Luggage, HandbAgs, Saddlery and Harness 0.075 141.4 142.5 140.4 140.1 140.7 141.7
1.3.6.3 Footwear 0.318 125.1 122.3 125.2 125.1 125.7 125.7
1.3.7 MANUFACTURE OF WOOD AND PRODUCTS OF WOOD AND CORK 0.772 144.1 146.0 143.1 142.6 143.2 143.1
1.3.7.1 Saw milling and Planing of wood 0.124 137.5 134.9 138.6 137.7 138.5 138.8
1.3.7.2 Veneer sheets; Manufacture of plywood, Laminboard, Particle board and Other panels and Boards 0.493 143.1 147.7 141.2 140.7 141.3 141.0
1.3.7.3 Builder's carpentry and Joinery 0.036 204.1 201.5 203.2 203.2 204.6 204.6
1.3.7.4 Wooden containers 0.119 137.4 134.1 137.6 137.6 137.9 138.0
1.3.8 MANUFACTURE OF PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS 1.113 151.7 153.7 148.3 148.0 147.0 146.6
1.3.8.1 Pulp, Paper and Paperboard 0.493 157.8 156.9 157.3 157.2 156.2 155.6
1.3.8.2 Corrugated paper and Paperboard and Containers of paper and Paperboard 0.314 147.9 150.0 145.1 143.1 143.1 141.4
1.3.8.3 Other articles of paper and Paperboard 0.306 145.8 152.5 137.1 138.2 136.5 137.3
1.3.9 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION OF RECORDED MEDIA 0.676 171.1 167.6 180.7 180.4 177.6 178.6
1.3.9.1 Printing 0.676 171.1 167.6 180.7 180.4 177.6 178.6
1.3.10 MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 6.465 145.2 145.7 143.3 142.8 142.3 140.9
1.3.10.1 Basic chemicals 1.433 159.2 162.7 152.5 150.7 150.1 148.3
1.3.10.2 Fertilizers and Nitrogen compounds 1.485 143.6 137.6 147.4 146.7 145.4 144.4
1.3.10.3 Plastic and Synthetic rubber in primary form 1.001 143.5 153.5 138.0 140.4 139.1 137.2
1.3.10.4 Pesticides and Other agrochemical products 0.454 143.2 142.3 141.6 140.7 141.0 137.6
1.3.10.5 Paints, Varnishes and Similar coatings, Printing ink and Mastics 0.491 144.8 141.6 146.3 145.5 146.1 145.0
1.3.10.6 Soap and Detergents, Cleaning and Polishing preparations, Perfumes and Toilet preparations 0.612 140.4 136.0 141.6 141.3 141.3 140.7
1.3.10.7 Other chemical products 0.692 142.2 142.9 139.8 138.3 138.9 137.6
1.3.10.8 Man-made fibres 0.296 110.8 115.8 105.4 106.3 106.2 107.1
1.3.11 MANUFACTURE OF PHARMACEUTICALS, MEDICINAL CHEMICAL AND BOTANICAL PRODUCTS 1.993 140.8 139.6 142.2 142.4 141.8 142.5
1.3.11.1 Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal chemical and Botanical products 1.993 140.8 139.6 142.2 142.4 141.8 142.5
1.3.12 MANUFACTURE OF RUBBER AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS 2.299 129.6 131.7 128.6 128.7 128.2 128.4
1.3.12.1 Rubber Tyres and Tubes; Retreading and Rebuilding of Rubber Tyres 0.609 111.7 107.2 113.8 113.7 113.1 114.2
1.3.12.2 Other Rubber Products 0.272 106.5 105.7 105.8 106.3 106.1 106.2
1.3.12.3 Plastics products 1.418 141.8 147.3 139.3 139.4 138.9 138.8
1.3.13 MANUFACTURE OF OTHER NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS 3.202 133.6 130.5 135.3 135.3 134.7 134.9
1.3.13.1 Glass and Glass products 0.295 158.3 150.9 165.3 164.0 163.4 163.5
1.3.13.2 Refractory products 0.223 119.0 118.9 118.7 118.8 118.5 119.3
1.3.13.3 Clay Building Materials 0.121 135.3 135.5 132.9 130.0 129.2 133.4
1.3.13.4 Other Porcelain and Ceramic Products 0.222 118.0 116.2 118.7 119.2 119.4 120.1
1.3.13.5 Cement, Lime and Plaster 1.645 136.9 133.4 138.9 138.9 138.0 137.7

No. 21: Wholesale Price Index (Contd.)
(Base: 2011-12 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2022-23 2022 2023
Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. (P) Apr. (P)
1.3.13.6 Articles of Concrete, Cement and Plaster 0.292 134.4 132.7 134.3 135.6 135.6 137.4
1.3.13.7 Cutting, Shaping and Finishing of Stone 0.234 125.7 122.6 126.3 126.0 127.0 127.3
1.3.13.8 Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 0.169 105.8 104.9 107.4 108.4 106.3 105.6
1.3.14 MANUFACTURE OF BASIC METALS 9.646 148.7 161.2 145.5 146.9 146.3 145.4
1.3.14.1 Inputs into steel making 1.411 159.9 181.9 150.9 154.6 153.1 151.7
1.3.14.2 Metallic Iron 0.653 164.1 178.4 158.9 160.8 158.0 157.6
1.3.14.3 Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel 1.274 127.1 134.5 124.9 124.8 125.8 123.3
1.3.14.4 Mild Steel -Long Products 1.081 149.7 159.1 148.3 148.4 147.6 145.7
1.3.14.5 Mild Steel - Flat products 1.144 155.2 179.1 144.1 150.5 150.9 150.6
1.3.14.6 Alloy steel other than Stainless Steel- Shapes 0.067 147.4 156.8 145.8 144.8 144.9 144.4
1.3.14.7 Stainless Steel - Semi Finished 0.924 151.9 173.1 148.6 146.8 144.8 146.1
1.3.14.8 Pipes & tubes 0.205 174.2 183.1 175.3 175.2 174.3 172.5
1.3.14.9 Non-ferrous metals incl. precious metals 1.693 146.1 156.2 146.6 147.7 147.8 147.0
1.3.14.10 Castings 0.925 129.9 125.7 134.7 133.8 132.5 133.6
1.3.14.11 Forgings of steel 0.271 172.3 166.9 173.8 175.7 175.5 172.9
1.3.15 MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 3.155 139.0 138.8 137.9 139.1 139.3 138.7
1.3.15.1 Structural Metal Products 1.031 132.6 131.1 131.8 131.5 131.8 131.4
1.3.15.2 Tanks, Reservoirs and Containers of Metal 0.660 161.3 168.5 155.4 159.7 160.6 160.9
1.3.15.3 Steam generators, Except Central Heating Hot Water Boilers 0.145 99.9 97.0 103.7 102.4 103.7 101.0
1.3.15.4 Forging, Pressing, Stamping and Roll-Forming of Metal; Powder Metallurgy 0.383 135.5 129.4 136.7 138.3 137.8 138.2
1.3.15.5 Cutlery, Hand Tools and General Hardware 0.208 112.1 112.2 110.8 110.6 110.6 110.7
1.3.15.6 Other Fabricated Metal Products 0.728 144.9 143.7 145.9 146.9 146.5 144.6
1.3.16 MANUFACTURE OF COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PRODUCTS 2.009 116.8 116.4 117.1 116.8 116.8 117.5
1.3.16.1 Electronic Components 0.402 115.5 113.2 115.4 114.8 114.7 114.3
1.3.16.2 Computers and Peripheral Equipment 0.336 135.0 134.8 135.0 135.1 135.1 135.1
1.3.16.3 Communication Equipment 0.310 129.5 128.2 129.8 130.5 130.5 130.5
1.3.16.4 Consumer Electronics 0.641 99.9 101.0 100.6 99.5 99.9 102.4
1.3.16.5 Measuring, Testing, Navigating and Control equipment 0.181 112.8 112.3 113.0 113.0 113.0 113.0
1.3.16.6 Watches and Clocks 0.076 151.3 149.3 151.5 151.9 150.0 151.1
1.3.16.7 Irradiation, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic equipment 0.055 109.2 109.9 108.9 109.1 108.9 106.8
1.3.16.8 Optical instruments and Photographic equipment 0.008 100.4 99.6 100.3 100.3 100.3 103.7
1.3.17 MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 2.930 128.5 127.4 130.1 129.9 129.9 130.1
1.3.17.1 Electric motors, Generators, Transformers and Electricity distribution and Control apparatus 1.298 126.0 123.3 129.0 127.3 127.2 127.6
1.3.17.2 Batteries and Accumulators 0.236 131.8 129.4 131.6 131.6 132.4 133.4
1.3.17.3 Fibre optic cables for data transmission or live transmission of images 0.133 115.6 105.3 119.9 122.9 119.6 119.7
1.3.17.4 Other electronic and Electric wires and Cables 0.428 146.2 153.3 146.4 149.0 148.3 148.8
1.3.17.5 Wiring devices, Electric lighting & display equipment 0.263 117.1 116.2 117.0 116.9 117.4 116.9
1.3.17.6 Domestic appliances 0.366 133.9 133.3 133.8 133.2 133.9 133.4
1.3.17.7 Other electrical equipment 0.206 117.4 114.3 118.9 120.0 120.8 121.2
1.3.18 MANUFACTURE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 4.789 126.0 124.3 127.0 127.7 127.7 128.4
1.3.18.1 Engines and Turbines, Except aircraft, Vehicle and Two wheeler engines 0.638 126.5 125.4 126.4 128.0 127.3 128.0
1.3.18.2 Fluid power equipment 0.162 128.1 125.5 129.9 130.3 131.4 133.0
1.3.18.3 Other pumps, Compressors, Taps and Valves 0.552 117.4 117.4 117.6 117.5 117.7 117.9
1.3.18.4 Bearings, Gears, Gearing and Driving elements 0.340 123.7 121.1 125.7 126.6 127.1 128.1
1.3.18.5 Ovens, Furnaces and Furnace burners 0.008 79.7 78.5 82.3 81.5 80.9 80.2
1.3.18.6 Lifting and Handling equipment 0.285 126.2 125.4 127.2 128.0 128.2 127.9

No. 21: Wholesale Price Index (Concld.)
(Base: 2011-12 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2022-23 2022 2023
Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. (P) Apr. (P)
1.3.18.7 Office machinery and Equipment 0.006 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2
1.3.18.8 Other general-purpose machinery 0.437 142.9 143.6 144.2 145.7 143.1 144.4
1.3.18.9 Agricultural and Forestry machinery 0.833 136.9 133.5 139.4 139.4 140.0 140.8
1.3.18.10 Metal-forming machinery and Machine tools 0.224 120.2 118.1 121.2 121.6 122.5 122.5
1.3.18.11 Machinery for mining, Quarrying and Construction 0.371 84.4 80.3 86.1 86.6 86.7 86.9
1.3.18.12 Machinery for food, Beverage and Tobacco processing 0.228 127.9 131.0 124.7 124.6 124.7 124.4
1.3.18.13 Machinery for textile, Apparel and Leather production 0.192 130.1 127.9 131.1 130.9 132.3 136.0
1.3.18.14 Other special-purpose machinery 0.468 140.3 136.6 142.1 143.6 143.7 144.0
1.3.18.15 Renewable electricity generating equipment 0.046 69.0 67.8 69.7 69.7 70.2 71.1
1.3.19 MANUFACTURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS AND SEMI- TRAILERS 4.969 127.6 126.1 127.1 127.1 127.6 127.9
1.3.19.1 Motor vehicles 2.600 126.2 124.6 125.7 125.8 126.5 126.8
1.3.19.2 Parts and Accessories for motor vehicles 2.368 129.2 127.8 128.7 128.6 128.9 129.1
1.3.20 MANUFACTURE OF OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 1.648 137.1 134.5 138.8 139.6 140.2 142.0
1.3.20.1 Building of ships and Floating structures 0.117 162.5 159.1 163.6 163.6 163.6 163.6
1.3.20.2 Railway locomotives and Rolling stock 0.110 105.4 103.7 108.4 106.5 106.5 104.6
1.3.20.3 Motor cycles 1.302 137.2 134.4 139.1 140.3 141.1 143.6
1.3.20.4 Bicycles and Invalid carriages 0.117 139.8 139.4 138.9 138.5 138.6 137.2
1.3.20.5 Other transport equipment 0.002 151.7 145.5 157.1 155.8 155.9 155.8
1.3.21 MANUFACTURE OF FURNITURE 0.727 157.5 155.2 157.9 158.2 158.6 160.5
1.3.21.1 Furniture 0.727 157.5 155.2 157.9 158.2 158.6 160.5
1.3.22 OTHER MANUFACTURING 1.064 147.4 147.5 151.1 153.8 154.0 159.5
1.3.22.1 Jewellery and Related articles 0.996 146.1 146.0 150.2 153.1 153.3 159.1
1.3.22.2 Musical instruments 0.001 186.6 184.4 185.6 200.4 201.4 193.9
1.3.22.3 Sports goods 0.012 150.2 146.6 153.0 152.4 152.7 154.7
1.3.22.4 Games and Toys 0.005 158.8 158.6 158.7 158.5 158.2 159.4
1.3.22.5 Medical and Dental instruments and Supplies 0.049 170.4 176.4 167.2 166.7 166.3 166.3
2 FOOD INDEX 24.378 174.1 173.3 171.5 171.3 172.1 173.6
Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

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