India: wholesale price index of paints and varnishes 2023

In fiscal year 2023, the wholesale price index of paints and varnishes across India was stood at 145. Indian chemicals contributed about three percent to the global chemical industry. The sector employed more than two million people across the country.

Wholesale price index of paints and varnishes in India from financial year 2013 to 2023

Characteristic	Wholesale Price Index
FY 2023	145
FY 2022	130.4
FY 2021	114.9
FY 2020	114.7
FY 2019	112.7
FY 2018	108.6
FY 2017	108.5
FY 2016	109.8
FY 2015	111.9
FY 2014	109.7
FY 2013	105.5

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

India

Survey time period

FY 2013 to FY 2023

Special properties

base year FY 2012 = 100

Supplementary notes

The Wholesale Price Index or WPI determines the price of wholesale goods, focusing on trade between corporations rather than goods bought by consumers. WPI monitors the movements of supply and demand in industry, manufacturing and construction.

India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2016 started in April 2015 and ended in March 2016.

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