Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

The wholesale prices of selected agricultural, minerals, fuel, power, light & lubricants and manufactured commodities are collected on every Friday in 76 selected centers for 154 items. District Statistical Officers and Kirshi upaj Mandies, provide information on prices in respect of their commodities? from? corresponding? market / centers. The Directorate uses these prices for compiling monthly index series of wholesale prices for Rajasthan on the basis of weights assigned to various commodities during the base year 1999-2000=100.

The weighted index is broadly classified in following 3 groups:-

i) Primary Articles,
ii) Fuel, power, light & lubricants, and
iii) Manufactured Products.