Office of the Economic Adviser
to the
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Welcome to the Office of the Economic Adviser

Office of the Economic Adviser (OEA) is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
The main functions of the Office of Economic Adviser include, inter alia the following :
  • Formulation of industrial policies and the effect of trade policies on them.
  • Analysis of macro-economic aggregates.
  • Examination of general economic issues.
  • Recommendations regarding rates of excise & customs duties on industrial products.
  • Compilation and publication of the weekly Wholesale Price Index Numbers in India.
  • Compilation and publication of Hand Book of Industrial Policy and Statistics.
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Data (1993-94=100)
Choose the desired year and group / commodity
Type Weekly Monthly Yearly
Year
Name of Group / Commodity    
  On-line Submission of Weekly Price data for WPI

 Introduction of revised series of Index Numbers : WPI (Base : 1993-94)

 Linking Factor : Old Series (Base : 1981-82=100) and New Series (Base : 1993-94=100) 
Discussion paper : Imports of second hand machinery  
Summer Internship Programme of the Office of Economic Adviser  
Proposal(s) for conduct of studies on construction of an Experimental Service Price Index for the Health Services.  
Tenders : Quotation for Annual Maintenance of Computers and related items.  
Tenders : Quotations for Supply of Casual Workers  
 Suggestions from Industry / Trade Associations, Price Statisticians, Experts and Index users 
 for improvements of the new series of WPI
 Technical Report of the Working Group for Revision of Existing WPI Series (1993-94)
 RTI Manual  
  Appellate Authority                    : Sh. P.K.Padhy, Senior Economic Adviser
  Public Information Officer          : Sh. Sudhanshu Sekhar Das, Deputy Economic Adviser 
  Asstt. Public Information Officer : Sh. Ashwini Kumar, Deputy Director
Latest WPI Press release available for week ending 14th Aug'10,  updated on 26th Aug'10 
Senior Economic Adviser,
Room No. 126-E,  Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Udyog Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110 011, INDIA 
Telephone : 91-11-2306 2721  Fax : 91-11-2306 3502
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