Consumer price index numbers for industrial workers (CPI-IW) March 2013
According to a press release issued by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the
All-India CPI-IW for March, 2013 rose by 1 point and pegged at 224
(two hundred and twenty four). On 1-month percentage change, it
increased by 0.45 per cent between February and March compared with 1.01
per cent between the same two months a year ago.
The largest upward contribution to the
change in current index came from Food group which increased by 0.84 per
cent, contributing 0.82 percentage points to the total change. This was
followed by Miscellaneous group with 0.53 per cent increase
contributing 0.26 percentage points to the change. At item level,
largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Fish
Fresh, Goat Meat, Vegetable Green & non-Leafy, Apple, Tea
(Readymade), Firewood, Medicine (Allopathic), Private Tuition Fee, Bus
Fare, Petrol, etc. However, this was compensated by Mustard Oil, Eggs
(Hen), Poultry (Chicken), Onion, Potato and Sugar putting downward
pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by
monthly CPI-IW stood at 11.44 per cent for February, 2013 as compared to
12.06 per cent for the previous month and 8.65 per cent during the
corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation
stood at 13.21 per cent against 14.98 per cent of the previous month and
8.16 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level, Salem recorded the
largest increase of 7 points followed by Sholapur and Quilon (6 points
each). Among others, 5 points rise was registered in 4 centres, 4 points
in 2 centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 12 centres and 1 point
in 18 centres. On the contrary, a decline of 2 points was reported in
Jharia, Chennai, Siliguri, Mariani-Jorhat, Asansol and Kodarma and 1
point in 10 centres. Rest of the 19 centres’ indices remained
stationary.
The indices of 34 centres are above
All-India Index and other 43 centres’ indices are below national
average. The index of Ajmer centre remained at par with all-India index.
The next index of CPI-IW for the month of April, 2013 will be released
on Friday, 31 May, 2013.
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