AICPIN for August 2017 – Expected DA from January 2018
The AICPIN (All India Consumer Price Index) for Industrial Workers Base
Year 2001=100 for August, 2017 remained stationary at 285 (two hundred
and eighty five).
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.
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(AMRIT LALJANGID)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Authority: www.labourbureaunew.gov.in
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