CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN
NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES FOR
JULY 2003 (BASE 1984-85=100)
The All India Consumer
Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI(UNME)), on base
1984-85=100, for the month of July, 2003 has been released by
the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation; together with the indices for
59 selected urban centres in India. The All India CPI (UNME) for
July, 2003 is 421, which is 4 points more than the index for the
month of June, 2003. At the major group level, the index in July,
2003 when compared to last month that is June, 2003 has increased
by 2.38% in the case of "Housing" followed by "Food,
Beverages & Tobacco", which increased by 1.22%. At the
sub-group level, the index for "Vegetables" has increased by 7.17%
whereas the index for "Sugar, Honey etc" has increased
by 3.82%. With the corresponding All India index for July, 2002
being 406, the index for the month of July, 2003 has shown a rise
of 3.7 percent over a year.
The average index
for the period April 2003 to July 2003 works out to 417, which
is higher by 4.0% over the average index of 401 for the corresponding
period of the previous year. Statement-1 gives the CPI
(UNME) for All-India, and 59 selected urban centres in the country,
for July, 2003; together with the indices for the preceding five
months. The CPI (UNME) for July, 2003 in respect of four metropolitan
cities of India, together with the corresponding indices for the
previous month and also for July, 2002 are given below:-
|
City
|
July, 2002
|
June, 2003
|
July, 2003
|
|
Kolkata
|
366
|
378
|
381
|
|
Chennai
|
487
|
501
|
504
|
|
Delhi
|
411
|
418
|
427
|
|
Mumbai
|
408
|
413
|
415
|
Statement-2
gives a comparison of CPI (UNME) for July, 2003 in respect
of 59 selected urban centres, with the indices for the corresponding
month of last year, namely July, 2002. Percentage change in the
index is shown in the last column. From the statement, it may
be noted that the variation in the index for various centres ranges
from – 0.9 to 10.5 percent; with the largest increase being in
the case of Mangalore and the least in the case of Kohima. The
increases are 0.0 to 2.0 percent for 9 centres, 2.1 to 4.0 percent
for 25 centres, 4.1 to 6.0 percent for 20 centres, 6.1 to 8.0
percent for 3 centres and more than 8.0 per cent for 2 centres.
As many as 26 centres have lower annual percentage increase as
compared to that of the All India figure of 3.7 percent while
32 centres have recorded a higher percentage increase as compared
to the All-India average whereas 1 centre has the same percentage
increased as that of All-India figure.
Statement – 1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
NUMBER FOR URBAN NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES
Base 1984-85 = 100
|
Sl. No.
|
Centre
|
2003
|
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
411
|
413
|
417
|
420
|
425
|
444
|
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
411
|
407
|
408
|
409
|
410
|
431
|
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
433
|
436
|
438
|
442
|
447
|
480
|
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
402
|
404
|
406
|
408
|
412
|
426
|
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
420
|
418
|
417
|
420
|
428
|
450
|
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
395
|
395
|
395
|
400
|
408
|
415
|
|
7.
|
Patna
|
355
|
353
|
351
|
354
|
357
|
377
|
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
377
|
374
|
374
|
375
|
380
|
408
|
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
360
|
360
|
359
|
361
|
364
|
390
|
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
348
|
350
|
352
|
355
|
362
|
376
|
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
390
|
393
|
398
|
398
|
404
|
421
|
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
356
|
356
|
359
|
361
|
369
|
389
|
|
13.
|
Surat
|
342
|
348
|
348
|
352
|
356
|
364
|
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
426
|
428
|
429
|
433
|
437
|
458
|
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
394
|
397
|
399
|
400
|
406
|
435
|
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
397
|
396
|
398
|
400
|
399
|
420
|
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
391
|
395
|
397
|
398
|
403
|
420
|
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
416
|
416
|
416
|
419
|
421
|
441
|
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
389
|
389
|
387
|
389
|
392
|
405
|
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
400
|
398
|
402
|
404
|
407
|
433
|
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
389
|
391
|
391
|
395
|
397
|
442
|
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
392
|
393
|
395
|
400
|
402
|
426
|
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
376
|
377
|
375
|
376
|
378
|
394
|
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
380
|
382
|
384
|
380
|
383
|
395
|
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
415
|
420
|
419
|
422
|
431
|
453
|
|
26.
|
Indore
|
386
|
392
|
394
|
393
|
399
|
415
|
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
359
|
360
|
358
|
358
|
362
|
381
|
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
396
|
403
|
402
|
405
|
406
|
415
|
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
428
|
427
|
428
|
431
|
433
|
466
|
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
372
|
375
|
378
|
381
|
386
|
408
|
|
31.
|
Pune
|
404
|
405
|
409
|
413
|
419
|
441
|
|
32.
|
Solarpur
|
370
|
369
|
373
|
377
|
379
|
403
|
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
367
|
368
|
371
|
377
|
380
|
404
|
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
410
|
409
|
409
|
413
|
413
|
436
|
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
440
|
441
|
442
|
442
|
443
|
461
|
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
373
|
376
|
378
|
379
|
386
|
415
|
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
339
|
339
|
337
|
340
|
344
|
358
|
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
330
|
332
|
335
|
337
|
341
|
350
|
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
390
|
391
|
395
|
394
|
401
|
412
|
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
423
|
426
|
424
|
425
|
432
|
448
|
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
376
|
385
|
388
|
386
|
388
|
402
|
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
446
|
435
|
436
|
444
|
447
|
464
|
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
472
|
474
|
475
|
478
|
482
|
504
|
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
460
|
460
|
462
|
463
|
466
|
498
|
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
448
|
448
|
449
|
452
|
455
|
468
|
|
46.
|
Salem
|
433
|
437
|
438
|
440
|
444
|
465
|
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
429
|
429
|
431
|
432
|
434
|
456
|
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
441
|
448
|
444
|
446
|
447
|
487
|
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
362
|
367
|
370
|
373
|
374
|
399
|
|
50.
|
Agra
|
382
|
389
|
387
|
393
|
395
|
419
|
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
414
|
418
|
416
|
414
|
418
|
452
|
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
358
|
359
|
360
|
364
|
372
|
387
|
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
355
|
359
|
360
|
366
|
366
|
382
|
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
352
|
354
|
356
|
358
|
363
|
381
|
|
55.
|
Asansol
|
398
|
400
|
406
|
412
|
414
|
416
|
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
374
|
379
|
381
|
384
|
391
|
409
|
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
418
|
420
|
422
|
424
|
425
|
443
|
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
469
|
468
|
467
|
466
|
472
|
522
|
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
399
|
400
|
399
|
401
|
405
|
427
|
| |
All India
|
392
|
395
|
396
|
398
|
402
|
421
|
Notes:-
- The index measures the average
change in Consumer Prices over a period of time at each centre
and as such this cannot be used for comparison of costliness
among different centres.
- All-India CPI (UNME) on base 1984-85=100
may be converted to old base 1960=100 by multiplying it with
the linking factor 5.32.
Statement – 2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
NUMBER FOR URBAN NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES
Base 1984-85 = 100
|
Sl. No.
|
Centre
|
July, 2002
|
July, 2003
|
Percent Change
|
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
427
|
444
|
4.0
|
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
412
|
431
|
4.6
|
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
454
|
480
|
5.7
|
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
416
|
426
|
2.4
|
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
426
|
450
|
5.6
|
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
410
|
415
|
1.2
|
|
7.
|
Patna
|
363
|
377
|
3.9
|
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
390
|
408
|
4.6
|
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
371
|
390
|
5.1
|
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
362
|
376
|
3.9
|
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
404
|
421
|
4.2
|
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
369
|
389
|
5.4
|
|
13.
|
Surat
|
358
|
364
|
1.7
|
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
444
|
458
|
3.2
|
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
408
|
435
|
6.6
|
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
400
|
420
|
5.0
|
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
407
|
420
|
3.2
|
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
421
|
441
|
4.8
|
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
392
|
405
|
3.3
|
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
410
|
433
|
5.6
|
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
400
|
442
|
10.5
|
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
406
|
426
|
4.9
|
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
380
|
394
|
3.7
|
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
389
|
395
|
1.5
|
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
436
|
453
|
3.9
|
|
26.
|
Indore
|
401
|
415
|
3.5
|
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
369
|
381
|
3.3
|
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
408
|
415
|
1.7
|
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
442
|
466
|
5.4
|
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
386
|
408
|
5.7
|
|
31.
|
Pune
|
421
|
441
|
4.8
|
|
32.
|
Solarpur
|
384
|
403
|
4.9
|
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
379
|
404
|
6.6
|
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
422
|
436
|
3.3
|
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
457
|
461
|
0.9
|
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
393
|
415
|
5.6
|
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
346
|
358
|
3.5
|
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
342
|
350
|
2.3
|
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
404
|
412
|
2.0
|
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
441
|
448
|
1.6
|
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
391
|
402
|
2.8
|
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
456
|
464
|
1.8
|
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
487
|
504
|
3.5
|
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
471
|
498
|
5.7
|
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
453
|
468
|
3.3
|
|
46.
|
Salem
|
445
|
465
|
4.5
|
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
439
|
456
|
3.9
|
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
457
|
487
|
6.6
|
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
386
|
399
|
3.4
|
|
50.
|
Agra
|
403
|
419
|
4.0
|
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
429
|
452
|
5.4
|
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
374
|
387
|
3.5
|
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
370
|
382
|
3.2
|
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
366
|
381
|
4.1
|
|
55.
|
Asansol
|
408
|
416
|
2.0
|
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
396
|
409
|
3.3
|
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
430
|
443
|
3.0
|
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
478
|
522
|
9.2
|
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
411
|
427
|
3.9
|
|
|
All India
|
406
|
421
|
3.7
|
