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.