No. 5/1/2016-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 31st August, 2016
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — July, 2016
The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2016 increased by 3 points and pegged at
280 (two hundred and eighty). On 1-month percentage change, it increased
by (+) 1.08 per cent between June, 2016 and July, 2016 when compared
with the increase of (+) 0.77 per cent between the same two months a
year ago.
The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from
Food group contributing (+) 1.65 percentage points to the total change.
The House Rent index further accentuated the overall index by (+) 0.86
percentage points. At item level, Rice, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Besan, Black
Gram, Gram Dal, Groundnut Oil, Eggs (Hen), Poultry (Chicken), Milk,
Chillies Green, Garlic, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Gourd,
Palak, Potato, Pumpkin, Banana, Sugar, etc. are responsible for the
increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Fish Fresh,
French Beans, Tomato, Electricity Charges, Petrol, etc. putting downward
pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 6.46 per
cent for July, 2016 as compared to 6.13 per cent for the previous month
and 4.37 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 9.34 per cent against 8.33 per
cent of the previous month and 3.21 per cent during the corresponding
month of the previous year.
At centre level, Bokaro reported the maximum increase of 11 points
followed by Munger-Jamalpur (10 points), Giridih, Agra and Delhi (9
points each). Among others, 7 points increase was observed in 4 centres,
6 points in 10 centres, 5 points in 5 centres, 4 points in 9 centres, 3
points in 8 centres, 2 points in 8 centres and 1 point in 5 centres. On
the contrary, Mysore recorded a maximum decrease of 6 points followed
by Mundakkayam and Coimbatore (5 points each), and Hubli Dharwar and
Emakulam (4 points each). Among others, 3 points decrease was observed
in 4 centres, 2 points in 2 centres and 1 point in 5 centres. Rest of
the 8 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 33 centres are above All-India Index and other 43
centres’ indices are below national average. The indices of
Vishakhapathnam and Mundakkayam centres remained at par with All-India
Index.
