AICPIN for the Month of August 2017
No.5/1/2017-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
`CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 29th September, 2017
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — August, 2017
The All-India CPI-IW for August, 2017
remained stationary at 285 (two hundred and eighty five). On 1-month
percentage change, it remained static between July, 2017 and August,
2017 when compared with the decrease of (-) 0.71 per cent for the
corresponding months of last year.
The maximum upward pressure to the
change in current index came from Miscellaneous group contributing (+)
0.37 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Coconut
Oil, Pure Ghee, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage, Poi Sag, Pumpkin, Banana,
Coconut, Mango, Tea (Readymade), Snack Saltish, Bide, Cinema Charges,
Petrol, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc. are responsible for the increase in
index. However, this increase was checked by Wheat, Wheat Atta, Masur
Dal, Fish Fresh, Poultry (Chicken), Carrot, French Beans, Green
Coriander Leaves, Methi, Peas, Tomato, Torai, etc., putting downward
pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by
monthly CPI-IW stood at 2.52 per cent for August, 2017 as compared to
1.79 per cent for the previous month and 5.30 per cent during the
corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation
stood at (+) 1.61 per cent against (-) 0.32 per cent of the previous
month and 6.16 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous
year.
At centre level, Jalpaiguri reported the
maximum increase of 11 points followed by Jalandhar and Rourkela (8
points each), Chhindwara (6 points) and Chandigarh and Vishakhapathnam
(5 points each). Among others, 4 points increase was observed in 3
centres, 3 points in 7 centres, 2 points in 14 centres and 1 point in 16
centres. On the contrary, Coonoor recorded a maximum decrease of 6
points followed by Lucknow (4 points) and Mundakkayam, Chennai and
Puducherry (3 points each). Among others, 2 points decrease was observed
in 6 centres and 1 point in 5 centres. Rest of the 16 centres’ indices
remained stationary.
The indices of 35 centres are above
All-India Index and 42 centres’ indices are below national average. The
indices of Vishakhapathnam centre remained at par with All-India Index.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month
of September, 2017 will be released on Tuesday, 31st October, 2017. The
same will also be available on the office website
www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
(AMRIT LALJANGID)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Source – Ministry of Labour & Employment
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
