ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBER
FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ON BASE 1982=100 FOR THE MONTH OF MAY INCREASES
BY ONE POINT
All
India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
on base 1982=100 for the month of May, 2003 has increased by 1
point to stand at 494 (four hundred & ninety four). The increase
in index is mainly due to rise in the prices of Rice, Mustard
Oil, Onion, Vegetables & Fruits, etc.
All India Consumer
Price Index Number for May, 2002 had increased by 3 points.
The Rise/Fall in
index varies from centre to centre. In 41 centres increase in
index was noticed between 1 to 14 points, in 9 centres it remained
constant and in 20 centres it recorded a decrese of 1 to 8 points
when compared to previous month.
During the month
Tiruchirapally centre experienced the maximum increase of 14 points
on account of increase in prices of Rice, Onion, Vegetables &
Fruits, Coffee powder, Tailoring charges etc. Whereas, Thiruvananthapuram
Centre experienced the maximum decrease of 8 points. The decrease
in index was due to decrease in prices of Rice, Wheat, Vegetables
& Fruits, etc. However, the index remained stationary in 9
centres viz. Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Haldia, Faridabad, Labac-Silchar,
Mariani-Jorhat, Solapur and Varanasi centres.
The index in
respect of six main centres during May, 2003 stood at the following
level:-
- Ahmedabad 491 4. Chennai 536
- Bangalore 475 5. Delhi 568
- Kolkata 542 6. Mumbai 586
The point to point
rate of inflation, based on the CPI-IW has decreased from 5.12
per cent in April-2003 to 4.66 per cent in May, 2003. In May,
2002 it was also 4.66 per cent.
