The All India
Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI(UNME)),
on base 1984-85=100, for the month of January, 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 January 2003 is 406, which is 1 point less
than the index for the month of December, 2002. At the major
group level, the index in January, 2003 when compared to last
month that is December, 2002 has increased by 3.45% in the case
of "Housing"and 0.66% in case of "Fuel &
Lights". However, the index for "Food and Beverages
& Tobocco" group has decreased by 1.01%. At the sub-group
level, the index for "Oil & Fats" has increased
by 2.12% while that of "Vegetables" has decreased
by 11.38%. With the corresponding All India index for January,
2002 being 393, the index for the month of January, 2003 has
shown a rise of 3.3 percent over a year.
The
average index for the period April, 2002 to January, 2003 works
out to 404, which is higher by 3.6% over the average index of
390 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 January, 2003; together with the
indices for the preceding five months. The CPI (UNME) for January,
2003 in respect of four metropolitan cities of India, together
with the corresponding indices for the previous month and also
for January, 2002 are given below:-
|
City
|
December,
2001
|
November,
2002
|
December,
2002
|
|
Kolkata
|
352
|
361
|
363
|
|
Chennai
|
471
|
487
|
489
|
|
Delhi
|
399
|
412
|
414
|
|
Mumbai
|
397
|
405
|
406
|
Statement-2
gives a comparison of CPI (UNME) for January, 2003 in respect
of 59 selected urban centres, with the indices for the corresponding
month of last year, namely January, 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 0.3 to 8.7 percent; with the largest increase
being in the case of Mangalore and the least in the case of
Guwahati. The increases are 0.1 to 2.0 percent for 8 centres,
2.1 to 4.0 percent for 33 centres, 4.1 to 6.0 percent for 14
centres, 6.1 to 8.0 percent for 3 centres and 8.0 percent for
1 centre. As many as 26 centres have lower annual percentage
increase as compared to that of the All India figure of 3.3
percent while 32 centres have recorded a higher percentage increase
as compared to the All-India average whereas 1 centre has the
same percentage increase as that of All-India figure.
Statement – 1
CONSUMER PRICE
INDEX NUMBER FOR URBAN NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES
Base 1984-85 =
100
|
S.No.
|
Centre
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Jan
|
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
426
|
429
|
430
|
432
|
430
|
430
|
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
413
|
414
|
419
|
426
|
423
|
424
|
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
457
|
456
|
458
|
459
|
457
|
462
|
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
416
|
416
|
416
|
416
|
415
|
415
|
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
426
|
426
|
431
|
433
|
428
|
429
|
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
405
|
402
|
401
|
402
|
400
|
398
|
|
7.
|
Patna
|
370
|
370
|
372
|
372
|
367
|
369
|
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
395
|
397
|
395
|
396
|
390
|
394
|
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
375
|
378
|
380
|
384
|
376
|
373
|
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
365
|
363
|
363
|
365
|
362
|
360
|
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
400
|
405
|
407
|
407
|
403
|
400
|
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
371
|
372
|
373
|
370
|
367
|
370
|
|
13.
|
Surat
|
357
|
357
|
356
|
356
|
354
|
353
|
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
450
|
443
|
438
|
442
|
438
|
441
|
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
412
|
412
|
413
|
412
|
408
|
409
|
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
399
|
401
|
405
|
405
|
405
|
406
|
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
410
|
410
|
408
|
404
|
402
|
403
|
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
422
|
424
|
424
|
426
|
425
|
426
|
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
392
|
395
|
399
|
401
|
399
|
398
|
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
413
|
415
|
417
|
418
|
416
|
420
|
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
407
|
410
|
408
|
413
|
413
|
423
|
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
408
|
405
|
405
|
406
|
407
|
410
|
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
383
|
383
|
384
|
388
|
386
|
387
|
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
387
|
385
|
390
|
389
|
385
|
383
|
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
438
|
437
|
437
|
437
|
429
|
430
|
|
26.
|
Indore
|
401
|
399
|
402
|
399
|
393
|
394
|
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
372
|
376
|
376
|
375
|
370
|
364
|
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
407
|
407
|
407
|
407
|
405
|
406
|
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
440
|
442
|
447
|
448
|
450
|
453
|
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
388
|
389
|
390
|
392
|
388
|
389
|
|
31.
|
Pune
|
421
|
421
|
420
|
424
|
421
|
423
|
|
32.
|
Solarpur
|
386
|
389
|
389
|
389
|
389
|
390
|
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
377
|
378
|
377
|
380
|
377
|
380
|
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
423
|
425
|
426
|
425
|
425
|
427
|
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
459
|
456
|
456
|
454
|
453
|
456
|
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
389
|
391
|
392
|
394
|
390
|
394
|
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
349
|
349
|
349
|
351
|
347
|
345
|
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
346
|
350
|
345
|
345
|
342
|
345
|
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
409
|
407
|
405
|
405
|
404
|
402
|
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
440
|
441
|
439
|
439
|
434
|
434
|
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
394
|
394
|
394
|
393
|
390
|
392
|
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
456
|
457
|
458
|
458
|
451
|
451
|
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
486
|
485
|
487
|
488
|
487
|
489
|
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
473
|
474
|
477
|
479
|
478
|
477
|
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
453
|
454
|
455
|
459
|
454
|
454
|
|
46.
|
Salem
|
449
|
448
|
452
|
454
|
452
|
450
|
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
441
|
441
|
445
|
445
|
443
|
445
|
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
471
|
469
|
477
|
478
|
461
|
467
|
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
388
|
390
|
391
|
389
|
382
|
382
|
|
50.
|
Agra
|
405
|
406
|
405
|
407
|
392
|
392
|
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
433
|
435
|
431
|
429
|
422
|
426
|
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
381
|
378
|
376
|
375
|
367
|
369
|
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
373
|
371
|
368
|
368
|
364
|
366
|
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
367
|
367
|
367
|
365
|
361
|
363
|
|
55.
|
Asansol
|
410
|
415
|
414
|
411
|
407
|
400
|
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
400
|
400
|
403
|
401
|
396
|
394
|
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
430
|
432
|
434
|
434
|
431
|
433
|
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
481
|
482
|
479
|
479
|
475
|
496
|
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
413
|
419
|
417
|
416
|
412
|
414
|
| |
All India
|
407
|
408
|
408
|
408
|
405
|
406
|
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
|
January, 2002
|
January, 2003
|
Percent Change
|
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
412
|
430
|
4.4
|
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
413
|
424
|
2.7
|
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
434
|
462
|
6.5
|
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
404
|
415
|
2.7
|
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
424
|
429
|
1.2
|
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
397
|
398
|
0.3
|
|
7.
|
Patna
|
361
|
369
|
2.2
|
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
379
|
394
|
4.0
|
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
363
|
373
|
2.8
|
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
348
|
360
|
3.4
|
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
391
|
400
|
2.3
|
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
356
|
370
|
3.9
|
|
13.
|
Surat
|
344
|
353
|
2.6
|
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
424
|
441
|
4.0
|
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
391
|
409
|
4.6
|
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
397
|
406
|
2.3
|
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
390
|
403
|
3.3
|
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
415
|
426
|
2.7
|
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
386
|
398
|
3.1
|
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
400
|
420
|
5.0
|
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
389
|
423
|
8.7
|
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
391
|
410
|
4.9
|
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
375
|
387
|
3.2
|
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
377
|
383
|
1.6
|
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
416
|
430
|
3.4
|
|
26.
|
Indore
|
386
|
394
|
2.1
|
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
361
|
364
|
0.8
|
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
397
|
406
|
2.3
|
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
430
|
453
|
5.3
|
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
375
|
389
|
3.7
|
|
31.
|
Pune
|
405
|
423
|
4.4
|
|
32.
|
Solapur
|
371
|
390
|
5.1
|
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
372
|
380
|
2.2
|
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
410
|
427
|
4.1
|
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
437
|
456
|
4.3
|
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
377
|
394
|
4.5
|
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
340
|
345
|
1.5
|
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
329
|
345
|
4.9
|
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
390
|
402
|
3.1
|
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
423
|
434
|
2.6
|
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
378
|
392
|
3.7
|
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
440
|
451
|
2.5
|
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
471
|
489
|
3.8
|
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
460
|
477
|
3.7
|
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
447
|
454
|
1.6
|
|
46.
|
Salem
|
434
|
450
|
3.7
|
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
426
|
445
|
4.5
|
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
440
|
467
|
6.1
|
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
365
|
382
|
4.7
|
|
50.
|
Agra
|
385
|
392
|
1.8
|
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
411
|
426
|
3.6
|
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
357
|
369
|
3.4
|
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
354
|
366
|
3.4
|
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
352
|
363
|
3.1
|
|
32
|
Asansol
|
396
|
400
|
1.0
|
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
374
|
394
|
5.3
|
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
421
|
433
|
2.9
|
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
466
|
496
|
6.4
|
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
399
|
414
|
3.8
|
|
|
All India
|
393
|
406
|
3.3
|
