Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPl-IW) - July, 2014
No. 5/112014- CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
'CLEREMONT', SHIMLA-171004
DATED: the 29th August, 2014
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPl-IW) - July, 2014
The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2014 increased by 6 points and pegged at 252 (two hundred and fifty two). On I-month percentage change, it increased by 2.44 per cent between June, 2014 and July, 2014 when compared with the rise of 1.73 per cent between the same two months a year ago.
The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing 4.42 percentage points to the total change. The House Rent index further accentuated the overall index by 1.08 percentage points. At item level, Rice, Eggs, Milk, Onion, Chillies Green, Tomato, Potato and other Vegetables & Fruits, Sugar, Tea (Readymade), Pan Finished, Doctors' Fee, College Fee, Petrol, Rail Fare, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was restricted to some extent by Wheat, Soft Coke, Medicine (Allopathic), etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 7.23 per cent for July, 2014 as compared to 6.49 per cent for the previous month and 10.85 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 8. l 1 per cent against 5.88 per cent of the previous month and 14.10 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level, Nagpur recorded the maximum increase of 12 points followed by Ludhiana ( 10 points). Among others, 9 points rise was observed in 7 centres, 8 points in 3 centres, 7 points in 9 centres, 6 points in 23 centres, 5 points in 14 centres, 4 points in 10 centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 4 centres and 1 point in 2
centres.
The indices of 35 centres are above and other 41 centres are below national average. The indices of Ernakulam and Varanasi are at par with all-India index.
The next index of CPI-IW for the month of August, 2014 will be released on Tuesday, 30 September, 2014. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in
(S.S.NEGI)
DIRECTOR
source: [http://labourbureau.nic.in/Press_Note_eng_july2014.pdf]
Press Release
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100
JANUARY 2014
|
237
|
FEBRUARY 2014
|
238
|
| MARCH 2014 |
239
|
| APRIL 2014 |
242
|
| MAY 2014 |
244
|
| JUNE 2014 |
246
|
| JULY 2014 |
252
|
ALL-INDIA CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS
| Month | CPI-AL | CPI-RL |
| January 2014 | 757 | 759 |
| February 2014 | 757 | 759 |
| March 2014 | 763 | 765 |
| April 2014 | 771 | 773 |
| May 2014 | 777 | 780 |
| June 2014 | 785 | 787 |
| July 2014 | 799 | 801 |
ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL
AND RURAL LABOURERS ON BASE 1986-87=100
JULY, 2014
1. The All-India Consumer Price Index
Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for
July, 2014 increased
by 14 points each
to stand at 799 (Seven hundred and ninety nine)
points and 801 (Eight hundred and one) points
respectively.
2. The rise in index varied from State to
State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 4 to
22 points in 20 States. Haryana with 877 points topped the index table whereas
Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 648 points stood at the bottom.
3. In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded
an increase between 3 to 22 points in 20 States.
Haryana with 870 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the
index level of 684 points stood at the bottom.
4. The Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Agricultural and Rural Labourers in respect of Haryana
State registered the maximum increase of
22 points each
mainly due to increase in the prices of wheat-atta, pulses, mustard oil, fish
fresh, milk, onion, vegetables & fruits, sugar, gur, barber charges and washing
soap.
5. Point to point rate of inflation based
on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased from 7.68% and 7.81% in June, 2014 to 7.97%
and 8.10% in July, 2014. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL are
6.97% and 7.08% respectively during July, 2014.
6. All-India Consumer Price Index Number (General
& Group-wise)
Group
|
Agricultural Labourers
|
Rural Labourers
|
||
June, 2014
|
July, 2014
|
June, 2014
|
July, 2014
|
|
General Index
|
785
|
799
|
787
|
801
|
Food
|
766
|
783
|
769
|
786
|
Pan, Supari, etc.
|
1088
|
1102
|
1097
|
1112
|
Fuel & Light
|
875
|
879
|
873
|
876
|
Clothing, Bedding & Footwear
|
779
|
783
|
788
|
790
|
Miscellaneous
|
745
|
752
|
742
|
750
|
7.
The CPI - AL/RL for August, 2014 will be released on 19 th September,
2014.
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