How do you access WPI data?

WPI is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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WPI · PPI

Wholesale Price Index

Name: Wholesale Price Index
Creator: DPIIT / OEA

WPI is used to track wholesale/producer price inflation by commodity groups.

Open downloadMedium

prices macroeconomy

Host / institution

Office of Economic Adviser · DPIIT / OEA

Geography

India

Time coverage

Long multi-base series

Update frequency

Monthly

What this is best for

Production-side inflation lens

Main limitations

Base-year links needed for long history

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is WPI used for?: Production-side inflation lens
How do you access WPI data?: WPI is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does WPI cover?: Geography: India. Time coverage: Long multi-base series.
What are the main limitations of WPI?: Base-year links needed for long history

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

1 link

PortalOffice of Economic Adviser — WPIeaindustry.nic.in/

Variables3

Live-fetched eaindustry.nic.in (2026-07-09): Office of Economic Adviser. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
WPI / PPI	Wholesale / producer price indices	Prices
Commodity groups	Commodity group indices	Structure
Base year	Linked base-year series	Meta

Formats

downloadable series

Technical tags

monthlyopen download

Example uses

Producer price pass-through studies

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Nonlinear adjustment to purchasing power parity in the post-Bretton Woods era
Christopher F. Baum, John Barkoulas, Mustafa Çağlayan · Journal of International Money and Finance · 2001
Analyzes WPI data in the context of: "Nonlinear adjustment to purchasing power parity in the post-Bretton Woods era".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Purchasing Power Parity in the Long Run: A Cointegration Approach
Yoonbai Kim · Journal of money credit and banking · 1990
Analyzes WPI data in the context of: "Purchasing Power Parity in the Long Run: A Cointegration Approach".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
A new wholesale price index for Brazil during the period 1870-1913
Luis Catão · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · 1992
Analyzes WPI data in the context of: "A new wholesale price index for Brazil during the period 1870-1913".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Open access portal

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.