CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN NON-MANUAL
EMPLOYEES FOR SEPTEMBER 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 September, 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
September, 2003 is 420, which is the same as the index for the
month of August, 2003. At the major group level, the index in
September, 2003 when compared to last month that is August, 2003
has increased by 0.70% in the case of "Miscellaneous".
At the sub-group level, the index for "Transport and Communication"
has increased by 1.78% whereas the index for "Fruits"
has decreased by –5.26%. With the corresponding All-India
index for September, 2002 being 408, the index for the month of
September, 2003 has shown a rise of 2.9 percent over a year.
The average index for
the period April, 2003 to September, 2003 works out to 418, which
is higher by 3.7% over the average index of 403 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 September, 2003; together with the indices for the preceding
five months. The CPI (UNME) for September, 2003 in respect of
four metropolitan cities of India, together with the corresponding
indices for the previous month and also for September, 2002 are
given below:-
|
City
|
September,
2002
|
August,
2003
|
September,
2003
|
|
Kolkata
|
367
|
379
|
382
|
|
Chennai
|
485
|
501
|
500
|
|
Delhi
|
419
|
426
|
429
|
|
Mumbai
|
407
|
413
|
411
|
Statement-2
gives a comparison of CPI(UNME) for September, 2003 in respect
of 59 selected urban centres, with the indices for the corresponding
month of last year, namely September, 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 0.0 to 10.2 percent; with the largest increase being
in the case of Chandigarh and the least in the case of Ajmer.
The increases are 0.0 to 2.0 percent for 12 centres, 2.1 to 4.0
percent for 33 centres, 4.1 to 6.0 percent for 11 centres, 6.1
to 8.0 percent for 2 centres and more than 8.0 percent for 1 centre.
As many as 23 centres have lower annual percentage increase as
compared to that of the All-India figure of 2.9 percent while
34 centres have recorded a higher percentage increase as compared
to the All-India average, whereas 2 centres have recorded the
same percentage increase as that of All India average.
Statement-1
CONSUMER PRICE
INDEX NUMBER FOR URBAN NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES
Base 1984 - 85 =
100
|
Sl. No.
|
Centre
|
2003
|
|
Apr
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
|
1
|
Hyderabad
|
435
|
440
|
443
|
444
|
438
|
439
|
|
2
|
Kurnool
|
420
|
422
|
427
|
431
|
426
|
430
|
|
3
|
Vijayawada
|
468
|
469
|
473
|
480
|
477
|
476
|
|
4
|
Visakhapatnam
|
419
|
421
|
422
|
426
|
431
|
430
|
|
5
|
Warangal
|
438
|
441
|
447
|
450
|
442
|
441
|
|
6
|
Guwahati
|
404
|
409
|
410
|
415
|
419
|
416
|
|
7
|
Patna
|
374
|
369
|
372
|
377
|
380
|
382
|
|
8
|
Muzzaffarpur
|
400
|
405
|
403
|
408
|
407
|
407
|
|
9
|
Ranchi
|
379
|
384
|
386
|
390
|
391
|
393
|
|
10
|
Ahmedabad
|
368
|
371
|
373
|
376
|
371
|
371
|
|
11
|
Bhavnagar
|
414
|
415
|
417
|
421
|
420
|
415
|
|
12
|
Rajkot
|
379
|
385
|
383
|
389
|
385
|
380
|
|
13
|
Surat
|
361
|
361
|
365
|
364
|
365
|
361
|
|
14
|
Rohtak
|
449
|
450
|
453
|
458
|
454
|
458
|
|
15
|
Shimla
|
419
|
421
|
424
|
435
|
432
|
433
|
|
16
|
Srinagar
|
409
|
416
|
418
|
420
|
420
|
420
|
|
17
|
Jammu
|
410
|
412
|
409
|
420
|
422
|
423
|
|
18
|
Bangalore
|
435
|
437
|
438
|
441
|
439
|
440
|
|
19
|
Gulbarga
|
398
|
399
|
400
|
405
|
404
|
406
|
|
20
|
Hubli
|
426
|
428
|
429
|
433
|
429
|
429
|
|
21
|
Mangalore
|
434
|
436
|
440
|
442
|
440
|
439
|
|
22
|
Trivandrum
|
418
|
418
|
420
|
426
|
424
|
425
|
|
23
|
Calicut
|
393
|
392
|
393
|
394
|
394
|
395
|
|
24
|
Bhopal
|
391
|
390
|
391
|
395
|
393
|
391
|
|
25
|
Gwalior
|
441
|
441
|
448
|
453
|
449
|
450
|
|
26
|
Indore
|
404
|
406
|
406
|
415
|
417
|
411
|
|
27
|
Jabalpur
|
368
|
369
|
372
|
381
|
379
|
379
|
|
28
|
Mumbai
|
411
|
411
|
413
|
415
|
413
|
411
|
|
29
|
Aurangabad
|
455
|
458
|
458
|
466
|
465
|
464
|
|
30
|
Nagpur
|
396
|
398
|
406
|
408
|
406
|
407
|
|
31
|
Pune
|
434
|
438
|
443
|
441
|
436
|
434
|
|
32
|
Solapur
|
394
|
395
|
396
|
403
|
400
|
398
|
|
33
|
Imphal
|
388
|
391
|
389
|
404
|
404
|
402
|
|
34
|
Shillong
|
428
|
430
|
430
|
436
|
438
|
436
|
|
35
|
Kohima
|
456
|
457
|
457
|
461
|
461
|
463
|
|
36
|
Cuttack
|
399
|
401
|
403
|
415
|
417
|
414
|
|
37
|
Sambalpur
|
350
|
354
|
354
|
358
|
357
|
356
|
|
38
|
Amritsar
|
351
|
351
|
350
|
350
|
355
|
360
|
|
39
|
Jaipur
|
413
|
409
|
410
|
412
|
408
|
409
|
|
40
|
Ajmer
|
445
|
444
|
447
|
448
|
442
|
441
|
|
41
|
Jodhpur
|
397
|
396
|
401
|
402
|
402
|
401
|
|
42
|
Gangtok
|
454
|
456
|
453
|
464
|
465
|
459
|
|
43
|
Chennai
|
499
|
496
|
501
|
504
|
501
|
500
|
|
44
|
Coimbatore
|
487
|
488
|
490
|
498
|
495
|
497
|
|
45
|
Madurai
|
463
|
463
|
465
|
468
|
465
|
465
|
|
46
|
Salem
|
458
|
458
|
460
|
465
|
460
|
461
|
|
47
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
451
|
454
|
453
|
456
|
450
|
450
|
|
48
|
Agartala
|
470
|
474
|
474
|
487
|
485
|
486
|
|
49
|
Lucknow
|
389
|
390
|
389
|
399
|
400
|
406
|
|
50
|
Agra
|
403
|
403
|
409
|
419
|
415
|
418
|
|
51
|
Allahabad
|
441
|
439
|
441
|
452
|
450
|
450
|
|
52
|
Kanpur
|
378
|
381
|
384
|
387
|
387
|
390
|
|
53
|
Meerut
|
373
|
372
|
375
|
382
|
386
|
389
|
|
54
|
Kolkata
|
373
|
377
|
378
|
381
|
379
|
382
|
|
55
|
Asansol
|
404
|
407
|
414
|
416
|
416
|
417
|
|
56
|
Kharagpur
|
397
|
401
|
407
|
409
|
409
|
411
|
|
57
|
Siliguri
|
436
|
435
|
434
|
443
|
445
|
446
|
|
58
|
Chandigarh
|
507
|
506
|
508
|
522
|
523
|
531
|
|
59
|
Delhi
|
417
|
416
|
418
|
427
|
426
|
429
|
|
All-India
|
413
|
415
|
417
|
421
|
420
|
420
|
Notes: -
|
1.
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
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
|
September,
2002
|
September,
2003
|
Percent
change
|
|
1
|
Hyderabad
|
429
|
439
|
2.3
|
|
2
|
Kurnool
|
414
|
430
|
3.9
|
|
3
|
Vijayawada
|
456
|
476
|
4.4
|
|
4
|
Visakhapatnam
|
416
|
430
|
3.4
|
|
5
|
Warangal
|
426
|
441
|
3.5
|
|
6
|
Guwahati
|
402
|
416
|
3.5
|
|
7
|
Patna
|
370
|
382
|
3.2
|
|
8
|
Muzzaffarpur
|
397
|
407
|
2.5
|
|
9
|
Ranchi
|
378
|
393
|
4.0
|
|
10
|
Ahmedabad
|
363
|
371
|
2.2
|
|
11
|
Bhavnagar
|
405
|
415
|
2.5
|
|
12
|
Rajkot
|
372
|
380
|
2.2
|
|
13
|
Surat
|
357
|
361
|
1.1
|
|
14
|
Rohtak
|
443
|
458
|
3.4
|
|
15
|
Shimla
|
412
|
433
|
5.1
|
|
16
|
Srinagar
|
401
|
420
|
4.7
|
|
17
|
Jammu
|
410
|
423
|
3.2
|
|
18
|
Bangalore
|
424
|
440
|
3.8
|
|
19
|
Gulbarga
|
395
|
406
|
2.8
|
|
20
|
Hubli
|
415
|
429
|
3.4
|
|
21
|
Mangalore
|
410
|
439
|
7.1
|
|
22
|
Trivandrum
|
405
|
425
|
4.9
|
|
23
|
Calicut
|
383
|
395
|
3.1
|
|
24
|
Bhopal
|
385
|
391
|
1.6
|
|
25
|
Gwalior
|
437
|
450
|
3.0
|
|
26
|
Indore
|
399
|
411
|
3.0
|
|
27
|
Jabalpur
|
376
|
379
|
0.8
|
|
28
|
Mumbai
|
407
|
411
|
1.0
|
|
29
|
Aurangabad
|
442
|
464
|
5.0
|
|
30
|
Nagpur
|
389
|
407
|
4.6
|
|
31
|
Pune
|
421
|
434
|
3.1
|
|
32
|
Solapur
|
389
|
398
|
2.3
|
|
33
|
Imphal
|
378
|
402
|
6.3
|
|
34
|
Shillong
|
425
|
436
|
2.6
|
|
35
|
Kohima
|
456
|
463
|
1.5
|
|
36
|
Cuttack
|
391
|
414
|
5.9
|
|
37
|
Sambalpur
|
349
|
356
|
2.0
|
|
38
|
Amritsar
|
350
|
360
|
2.9
|
|
39
|
Jaipur
|
407
|
409
|
0.5
|
|
40
|
Ajmer
|
441
|
441
|
0.0
|
|
41
|
Jodhpur
|
394
|
401
|
1.8
|
|
42
|
Gangtok
|
457
|
459
|
0.4
|
|
43
|
Chennai
|
485
|
500
|
3.1
|
|
44
|
Coimbatore
|
474
|
497
|
4.9
|
|
45
|
Madurai
|
454
|
465
|
2.4
|
|
46
|
Salem
|
448
|
461
|
2.9
|
|
47
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
441
|
450
|
2.0
|
|
48
|
Agartala
|
469
|
486
|
3.6
|
|
49
|
Lucknow
|
390
|
406
|
4.1
|
|
50
|
Agra
|
406
|
418
|
3.0
|
|
51
|
Allahabad
|
435
|
450
|
3.4
|
|
52
|
Kanpur
|
378
|
390
|
3.2
|
|
53
|
Meerut
|
371
|
389
|
4.9
|
|
54
|
Kolkata
|
367
|
382
|
4.1
|
|
55
|
Asansol
|
415
|
417
|
0.5
|
|
56
|
Kharagpur
|
400
|
411
|
2.8
|
|
57
|
Siliguri
|
432
|
446
|
3.2
|
|
58
|
Chandigarh
|
482
|
531
|
10.2
|
|
59
|
Delhi
|
419
|
429
|
2.4
|
|
All-India
|
408
|
420
|
2.9
|
