Dear Comrades,
(Release ID :84624)
All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers
on Base 2001=100 for the Month of April, 2012
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers
(CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of April, 2012 increased by 4 points
and stood at 205 (two hundred five).
During April, 2012, the index recorded maximum
increase of 9 points in Amritsar centre, 8 points each
in Jaipur, Madurai and Vadodara centres, 7 points each
in Mundakkayam, Bhilwara
and Faridabad centres, 6
points in 7 centres, 5 points in 11 centres, 4 points in 15 centres,
3 points in 16 centres, 2 points in 7 centres and 1 point in 10 centres.
The index decreased by 2 points in Belgaum centre and 1 point in Munger Jamalpur centre, while in
the remaining 3 centres the index remained
stationary.
The maximum increase of 9 points in Amritsar
centre is mainly due to increase in the prices of Wheat Atta,
Rajmah, Vanaspati Ghee,
Fresh Milk, Vegetable & Fruit items, Firewood, Washing Soap, etc. The
increase of 8 points each in Jaipur, Madurai and Vadodara centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Arhar Dal, Groundnut Oil, Milk
(Cow), Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Cigarette, Electricity
Charges, Barber Charges, Toilet Soap, Washing Soap, Tailoring Charges, etc. The
increase of 7 points each in Mundakkayam, Bhilwara and Faridabad centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Groundnut
Oil, Vanaspati Ghee, Fish Fresh, Vegetable &
Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Bidi, Firewood, Toilet
Soap, Washing Soap, Tailoring Charges, etc. The decrease of 2 points in Belgaum
centre is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Jowar,
Chillies Dry, Pan Leaf, etc.
The indices in respect
of the six major centres are as follows
:
|
1. Ahmedabad
|
202
|
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4. Delhi
|
188
|
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2. Bangalore
|
209
|
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5. Kolkata
|
196
|
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3.
Chennai
|
190
|
|
6.
Mumbai
|
208
|
The point to point rate of inflation based on CPI-IW(General) for the month of April, 2012 is 10.22% as
compared to 8.65% in March, 2012. Inflation based on Food Index attained the
level of 10.66% in April, 2012 as compared to 8.16% in March, 2012.
The CPI-IW for May, 2012 will be released on
the last working day of the next month, i.e. 29th June, 2012.
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(Release ID :84624)
