No. 5/112019-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
'CLEREMONT', SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 30th August, 2019
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - July, 2019
The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2019 increased by 3 points and pegged at
319 (three hundred and nineteen). On I-month percentage change, it
increased by (+) 0.95 per cent between June, 2019 and July, 2019 when
compared with the increase of (+) 3.44 per cent between the
corresponding months of previous year.
The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from
Housing group contributing (+) 2.00 percentage points to the total
change. The Food index further accentuated the overall index by (+) 0.91
percentage points. At item level, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal,
Groundnut Oil, Goat Meat, Pure Ghee, Garlic, Ginger, Onion, Brinjal,
Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Gourd, Green Coriander Leaves, Mango
(Ripe), Palak, Potato, Tomato, Torai, Electricity Charges, Petrol, etc.
are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was
checked by Rice, Fish Fresh, Poultry Chicken, Coconut, French Bean,
Lemon, Cooking Gas, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 5.98 per cent for
July, 2019 as compared to 8.59 per cent for the previous month and 5.61
per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly,
the Food inflation stood at 4.78 per cent against 5.47 per cent of the
previous month and (-) 0.32 per cent during the corresponding month of
the previous year.
At centre level Haldia observed the maximum increase of 23 points
followed by Ranchi-Hatia (13 points), Jaipur (11 points), Jharia &
Nagpur (10 points each) and Goa & Munger-Jamalpur (9 points each).
Among others, 8 points increase was observed in 6 centres, 7 points in 4
centres, 6 points in 2
centres, 5 points in 8 centres, 4 points in 7 centres, 3 points in 8
centres, 2 points in 10 centres and 1 point in 7 centres. On the
contrary, Coimbatore recorded a maximum decrease of 6 points. Among
others, 3 points decrease was observed in 2 centres, 2 points in 3
centres and 1 point in 7 centres. Rest of the 6 centres' indices
remained stationary.
The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and 43 centres'
indices are below national average. The index of Rourkela centre
remained at par with All-India Index.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of August, 2019 will be released
on Monday 30th September, 2019. The same will also be available on the
office website www.labourbureaunew.gov. in.
Sd/-
(AMRIT LAL JANGID)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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