India rebases Wholesale Price Index to 2022-23, retiring 2011-12 series

DPIIT and the Office of the Economic Adviser have rolled out a revised WPI series with 2022-23 as the new base year, aligning India's price statistics with global standards and sharpening visibility into industrial and input-cost trends relevant to apparel and retail sourcing.

— Filed Tue, 16 Jun, 2026, 18:59 IST · Source Apparel Resources India · Updated

India's DPIIT has introduced a revised Wholesale Price Index with 2022-23 as the new base year, replacing the 2011-12 series, aiming to align statistical systems with global standards and improve insight into industrial price trends.