No. 5/1/2019-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
'CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 30th September, 2019
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - August, 2019.
The All-India CPI-IW for August, 2019 increased by 1 point and pegged
at 320 (three hundred and twenty). On 1-month percentage change, iincreased
by (+)0.3 per cent between July, 2019 and August, 2019 which was static
between the same two months a year back
The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from
Fucl & Light group contributing (+) 0.31 percentage points to the total change
At item level, Rice, Wheat, Goat Meat, Dairy Milk, Garlic, Onion, Cauliflower
Palak, Peas, Pumpkin, Coconut, Banana. Mango, Sugar, Cooking Gas, Medicine
(Allopathic), Bus Fare, Flowers/Flower Garlands, etc. are responsible for the
increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Jowar, Eggs (Hen)
Fish Fresh, Poultry Chicken, Carrot, Green Coriander Leaves, Methi, Tomato
Apple, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 6.31 per cent for
August, 2019 as compared to 5.98 per cent for the previous month and 5.61 per
cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, thc Food
inflation stood at 5.10 per cent against 4.78 per cent of the previous month and
() 0.32 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level Amritsar observed the maximum increase of 7 points
followed by Sholapur & Doom Dooma Tinsukia (6 points each) and Mariani
Jorhat & Ahmedabad (5 points each). Among others, 4 points increase was
observed in 4 centres, 3 points in 5 centres, 2 points in 10 centres and 1 point in
17 centres. On the contrary, Quilon recorded a maximum decrease of 10 points
followed by Goa (8 points) and Godavarikhani & Vijaywada (5 points each)
Among others, 4 points decrease was observed in 1 centre, 3 points in 1 centre, 2
points in 5 centres and 1 point in 13 ccntres. Rest of the 13 centres' indices
remained stationary
The indices of 32 centres are above All-India Index and 44 centres"
indices are below national average. The indices of Mundakkayam and
Puducherry centres remained at par with All-India Index
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of September, 2019 will be
released on Thursday 31st October, 2019. The same will also be available on the
office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in
(AMRITLADJÁNGID)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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