AICPIN for the month of July 2017 - 5 Points Increased (285)
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - July 2017
The All India CPI-IW for July, 2017 increased by 5 points and pegged at 285.
The Index increased by 1.79% between June, 2017 and July, 2017 when compared with the increase of 1.08% for the corresponding months of last year.
No. 5/1/2017-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 31st August, 2017
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) -
July 2017
The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2017
increased by 5 points and pegged at 285 (two hundred and
eighty five).
In terms of monthly change, it increased by (+) 1.79 per cent
between
June, 2017 and July, 2017 when compared with the increase of
(+) 1.08
per cent for the corresponding months of last year.
The maximum upward pressure to the change in current
index came from
Food group contributing (+) 3.12 percentage points to the
total change.
The House Rent index further accentuated the overall index by
(+) 0.70
percentage points. At item level, Rice, Pure Ghee, Chillies
(Green),
Onion, Bitter Gourd, Brinjal, Gourd, Lady’s Finger, Palak,
Parwal,
Potato, Pumpkin, Tomato, Torai, Banana, Cucumber, Mango, Tea
(Readymade), Bidi, Cooking Gas, Kerosene Oil, etc. are
responsible for
the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by
Wheat,
Arhar Dal, Masur Dal, Urd Dal, Coconut Oil, Mustard Oil,
Poultry
(Chicken), Coconut, Lemon, Petrol, etc., putting downward
pressure on
the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by
monthly CPI-IW stood at 1.79 per cent for July, 2017 as
compared to 1.08
per cent for the previous month and 6.46 per cent during the
corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food
inflation
stood at (-) 0.32 per cent against (-) 1.28 per cent of the
previous
month and 9.34 per cent during the corresponding month of the
previous
year.
At centre level, Jamshedpur reported the
maximum increase of 12 points followed by Delhi and Ranchi-
Hatia (11
points each), Raniganj and Jaipur (10 points each) and
Varanasi and
Amritsar (9 points each). Among others, 8 points increase was
observed
in 2 centres, 7 points in 7 centres, 6 points in 7 centres, 5
points in
11 centres, 4 points in 10 centres, 3 points in 13 centres, 2
points in 9
centres and 1 point in 5 centres. On the contrary, Goa
recorded a
decrease of 1 point. Rest of the 6 centres indices remained
stationary.
The indices of 34 centres are above
All-India Index and 42 centres indices are below national
average. The
indices of Amritsar and Lucknow centres remained at par with
All-India
Index.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month
of August, 2017 will be released on Friday, 29th September,
2017. The
same will also be available on the office website
www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
(SHYAM SINGH NEGI)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

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