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

CPI(IW) Base 2001=100 Monthly Index Letter - JULY 2014

JANUARY 2014	237
FEBRUARY 2014	238
MARCH 2014	239
APRIL 2014	242
MAY 2014	244
JUNE 2014	246
JULY 2014	252