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) 

Proposal for conduct of Baseline Survey on Freight Movements in Road Transport sector  
Tenders : Extension in date for submitting quotations for supply of Stationery Items  
Tenders : Inviting quotations for hiring of DLY Taxi as Staff-Car  
Tenders : Inviting quotations for supply of Stationery Items  
 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. Srikara Naik, Economic Adviser 
  Asstt. Public Information Officer : Sh. Ashwini Kumar, Deputy Director
Latest WPI Press release available for week ending 23th Jan'10,  updated on 4th Feb'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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