The All India Consumer
Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI(UNME)), on base
1984-85=100, for the month of December, 2002 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
December 2002 is 405, which is 3 points less than the index for
the month of November, 2002. At the major group level, the index
in December, 2002 when compared to last month that is November,
2002 has decreased by 1.74%. in the case of "Food, Beverages
& Tobacco". However, the indices for "Clothing,
Bedding and Footwear" & "Fuel & Light"
groups have increased by 0.52% & 0.44% respectively. At the
sub-group level, the index for "Vegetables" has decreased
by 18.18%. With the corresponding All India index for December,
2001 being 394, the index for the month of December, 2002 has
shown a rise of 2.8 percent over a year.
The average index
for the period April 2002 to December, 2002 works out to 404,
which is higher by 3.9% over the average index of 389 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 December, 2002; together with the
indices for the preceding five months. The CPI (UNME) for December,
2002 in respect of four metropolitan cities of India, together
with the corresponding indices for the previous month and also
for December, 2001 are given below:-
|
City
|
December,
2001
|
November,
2002
|
December,
2002
|
|
Kolkata
|
356
|
365
|
361
|
|
Chennai
|
466
|
488
|
487
|
|
Delhi
|
402
|
416
|
412
|
|
Mumbai
|
396
|
407
|
405
|
Statement-2
gives a comparison of CPI (UNME) for December, 2002 in respect
of 59 selected urban centres, with the indices for the corresponding
month of last year, namely December, 2001. 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 – 0.5 to 6.7 percent; with the largest increase being
in the case of Mangalore and the decrease in the case of Patna
and Imphal. The increases are less than 0 for 2 centre, 0.1 to
2.0 percent for 12 centres, 2.1 to 4.0 percent for 30 centres,
4.1 to 6.0 percent for 14 centres and 6.1 to 8.0 percent for 1
centre. As many as 28 centres have lower annual percentage increase
as compared to that of the All India figure of 2.8 percent while
30 centres have recorded a higher percentage increase as compared
to the All-India average whereas 1 centre has the same percentage
increaseas that of All-India figure.
Statement – 1
CONSUMER PRICE
INDEX NUMBER FOR URBAN NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES
Base 1984-85 = 100
|
S.No.
|
Centre
|
2002
|
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
427
|
426
|
429
|
430
|
432
|
430
|
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
412
|
413
|
414
|
419
|
426
|
423
|
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
454
|
457
|
456
|
458
|
459
|
457
|
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
416
|
416
|
416
|
416
|
416
|
415
|
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
426
|
426
|
426
|
431
|
433
|
428
|
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
410
|
405
|
402
|
401
|
402
|
400
|
|
7.
|
Patna
|
363
|
370
|
370
|
372
|
372
|
367
|
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
390
|
395
|
397
|
395
|
396
|
390
|
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
371
|
375
|
378
|
380
|
384
|
376
|
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
362
|
365
|
363
|
363
|
365
|
362
|
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
404
|
400
|
405
|
407
|
407
|
403
|
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
369
|
371
|
372
|
373
|
370
|
367
|
|
13.
|
Surat
|
358
|
357
|
357
|
356
|
356
|
354
|
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
444
|
450
|
443
|
438
|
442
|
438
|
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
408
|
412
|
412
|
413
|
412
|
408
|
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
400
|
399
|
401
|
405
|
405
|
405
|
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
407
|
410
|
410
|
408
|
404
|
402
|
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
421
|
422
|
424
|
424
|
426
|
425
|
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
392
|
392
|
395
|
399
|
401
|
399
|
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
410
|
413
|
415
|
417
|
418
|
416
|
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
400
|
407
|
410
|
408
|
413
|
413
|
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
406
|
408
|
405
|
405
|
406
|
407
|
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
380
|
383
|
383
|
384
|
388
|
386
|
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
389
|
387
|
385
|
390
|
389
|
385
|
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
436
|
438
|
437
|
437
|
437
|
429
|
|
26.
|
Indore
|
401
|
401
|
399
|
402
|
399
|
393
|
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
369
|
372
|
376
|
376
|
375
|
370
|
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
408
|
407
|
407
|
407
|
407
|
405
|
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
442
|
440
|
442
|
447
|
448
|
450
|
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
386
|
388
|
389
|
390
|
392
|
388
|
|
31.
|
Pune
|
421
|
421
|
421
|
420
|
424
|
421
|
|
32.
|
Solarpur
|
384
|
386
|
389
|
389
|
389
|
389
|
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
379
|
377
|
378
|
377
|
380
|
377
|
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
422
|
423
|
425
|
426
|
425
|
425
|
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
457
|
459
|
456
|
456
|
454
|
453
|
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
393
|
389
|
391
|
392
|
394
|
390
|
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
346
|
349
|
349
|
349
|
351
|
347
|
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
342
|
346
|
350
|
345
|
345
|
342
|
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
404
|
409
|
407
|
405
|
405
|
404
|
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
441
|
440
|
441
|
439
|
439
|
434
|
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
391
|
394
|
394
|
394
|
393
|
390
|
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
456
|
456
|
457
|
458
|
458
|
451
|
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
487
|
486
|
485
|
487
|
488
|
487
|
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
471
|
473
|
474
|
477
|
479
|
478
|
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
453
|
453
|
454
|
455
|
459
|
454
|
|
46.
|
Salem
|
445
|
449
|
448
|
452
|
454
|
452
|
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
439
|
441
|
441
|
445
|
445
|
443
|
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
457
|
471
|
469
|
477
|
478
|
461
|
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
386
|
388
|
390
|
391
|
389
|
382
|
|
50.
|
Agra
|
403
|
405
|
406
|
405
|
407
|
392
|
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
429
|
433
|
435
|
431
|
429
|
422
|
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
374
|
381
|
378
|
376
|
375
|
367
|
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
370
|
373
|
371
|
368
|
368
|
364
|
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
366
|
367
|
367
|
367
|
365
|
361
|
|
55.
|
Asansol
|
408
|
410
|
415
|
414
|
411
|
407
|
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
396
|
400
|
400
|
403
|
401
|
396
|
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
430
|
430
|
432
|
434
|
434
|
431
|
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
478
|
481
|
482
|
479
|
479
|
475
|
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
411
|
413
|
419
|
417
|
416
|
412
|
| |
All India
|
406
|
407
|
408
|
408
|
408
|
405
|
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
|
December, 2001
|
December, 2002
|
Percent Change
|
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
411
|
430
|
4.6
|
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
408
|
423
|
3.7
|
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
431
|
457
|
6.0
|
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
406
|
415
|
2.2
|
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
427
|
428
|
0.2
|
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
397
|
400
|
0.8
|
|
7.
|
Patna
|
369
|
367
|
-0.5
|
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
383
|
390
|
1.8
|
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
368
|
376
|
2.2
|
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
352
|
362
|
2.8
|
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
394
|
403
|
2.3
|
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
356
|
367
|
3.1
|
|
13.
|
Surat
|
347
|
354
|
2.0
|
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
427
|
438
|
2.6
|
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
395
|
408
|
3.3
|
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
397
|
405
|
2.0
|
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
392
|
402
|
2.6
|
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
415
|
425
|
2.4
|
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
386
|
399
|
3.4
|
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
403
|
416
|
3.2
|
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
387
|
413
|
6.7
|
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
386
|
407
|
5.4
|
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
374
|
386
|
3.2
|
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
375
|
385
|
2.7
|
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
417
|
429
|
2.9
|
|
26.
|
Indore
|
386
|
393
|
1.8
|
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
362
|
370
|
2.2
|
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
396
|
405
|
2.3
|
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
425
|
450
|
5.9
|
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
376
|
388
|
3.2
|
|
31.
|
Pune
|
404
|
421
|
4.2
|
|
32.
|
Solarpur
|
373
|
389
|
4.3
|
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
379
|
377
|
-0.5
|
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
410
|
425
|
3.7
|
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
433
|
453
|
4.6
|
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
385
|
390
|
1.3
|
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
342
|
347
|
1.5
|
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
330
|
342
|
3.6
|
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
391
|
404
|
3.3
|
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
420
|
434
|
3.3
|
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
380
|
390
|
2.6
|
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
433
|
451
|
4.2
|
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
466
|
487
|
4.5
|
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
462
|
478
|
3.5
|
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
448
|
454
|
1.3
|
|
46.
|
Salem
|
434
|
452
|
4.1
|
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
421
|
443
|
5.2
|
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
441
|
461
|
4.5
|
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
366
|
382
|
4.4
|
|
50.
|
Agra
|
384
|
392
|
2.1
|
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
410
|
422
|
2.9
|
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
360
|
367
|
1.9
|
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
345
|
364
|
5.5
|
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
356
|
361
|
1.4
|
|
55.
|
Asansol
|
401
|
407
|
1.5
|
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
382
|
396
|
3.7
|
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
420
|
431
|
2.6
|
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
463
|
475
|
2.6
|
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
402
|
412
|
2.5
|
|
|
All India
|
394
|
405
|
2.8
|
