CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN
NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES FOR AUGUST 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 August, 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 August, 2003 is
420, which is 1 point less than the index for the month of July,
2003. At the major group level, the index in August, 2003 when
compared to last month that is July, 2003 has decreased by –0.97%
in the case of "Food, Beverages & Tobacco". At the
sub-group level, the index for "Fruits" has decreased
by –7.91% followed by the index for "Vegetables" which
has decreased by –7.53%. With the corresponding All India index
for August, 2002 being 407, the index for the month August 2003
has shown a rise of 3.2 percent over a year.
The average index for the
period April 2003 to August, 2003 works out to 417, which is higher
by 3.7% over the average index of 402 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
August, 2003; together with the indices for the preceding five
months. The CPI (UNME) for August, 2003 in respect of four metropolitan
cities of India, together with the corresponding indices for the
previous month and also for August, 2002 are given below:-
City
|
August, 2002
|
July, 2003
|
August, 2003
|
Kolkata
|
367
|
381
|
379
|
Chennai
|
486
|
504
|
501
|
Delhi
|
413
|
427
|
426
|
Mumbai
|
407
|
415
|
413
|
Statement-2 gives a comparison of CPI (UNME) for August,
2003 in respect of 59 selected urban centres, with the indices
for the corresponding month of last year, namely August, 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 – 0.2 to 8.7 percent; with the
largest increase being in the case of Chandigarh and the least
in the case of Jaipur. The increases are less than 0.0 for 1centre,
0.0 to 2.0 percent for 12 centres, 2.1 to 4.0 percent for 34 centres,
4.1 to 6.0 percent for 8 centres, 6.1 to 8.0 percent for 2 centres
and more than 8.0 per cent for 2 centres. As many as 32 centres
have lower annual percentage increase as compared to that of the
All India figure of 3.2 percent while 27 centres have recorded
a higher percentage increase as compared to the All-India average.
Statement – 1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBER FOR
URBAN NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES
Base 1984-85 = 100
Sl. No.
|
Centre
|
2003
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
433
|
435
|
440
|
443
|
444
|
438
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
419
|
420
|
422
|
427
|
431
|
426
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
464
|
468
|
469
|
473
|
480
|
477
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
418
|
419
|
421
|
422
|
426
|
431
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
434
|
438
|
441
|
447
|
450
|
442
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
403
|
404
|
409
|
410
|
415
|
419
|
7.
|
Patna
|
375
|
374
|
369
|
372
|
377
|
380
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
400
|
400
|
405
|
403
|
408
|
407
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
374
|
379
|
384
|
386
|
390
|
391
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
365
|
368
|
371
|
373
|
376
|
371
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
407
|
414
|
415
|
417
|
421
|
420
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
375
|
379
|
385
|
383
|
389
|
385
|
13.
|
Surat
|
356
|
361
|
361
|
365
|
364
|
365
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
446
|
449
|
450
|
453
|
458
|
454
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
415
|
419
|
421
|
424
|
435
|
432
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
406
|
409
|
416
|
418
|
420
|
420
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
405
|
410
|
412
|
409
|
420
|
422
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
431
|
435
|
437
|
438
|
441
|
439
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
398
|
398
|
399
|
400
|
405
|
404
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
420
|
426
|
428
|
429
|
433
|
429
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
428
|
434
|
436
|
440
|
442
|
440
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
416
|
418
|
418
|
420
|
426
|
424
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
388
|
393
|
392
|
393
|
394
|
394
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
388
|
391
|
390
|
391
|
395
|
393
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
436
|
441
|
441
|
448
|
453
|
449
|
26.
|
Indore
|
398
|
404
|
406
|
406
|
415
|
417
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
369
|
368
|
369
|
372
|
381
|
379
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
408
|
411
|
411
|
413
|
415
|
413
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
453
|
455
|
458
|
458
|
466
|
465
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
392
|
396
|
398
|
406
|
408
|
406
|
31.
|
Pune
|
432
|
434
|
438
|
443
|
441
|
436
|
32.
|
Solarpur
|
391
|
394
|
395
|
396
|
403
|
400
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
384
|
388
|
391
|
389
|
404
|
404
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
427
|
428
|
430
|
430
|
436
|
438
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
457
|
456
|
457
|
457
|
461
|
461
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
397
|
399
|
401
|
403
|
415
|
417
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
348
|
350
|
354
|
354
|
358
|
357
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
349
|
351
|
351
|
350
|
350
|
355
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
410
|
413
|
409
|
410
|
412
|
408
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
438
|
445
|
444
|
447
|
448
|
442
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
392
|
397
|
396
|
401
|
402
|
402
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
452
|
454
|
456
|
453
|
464
|
465
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
492
|
499
|
496
|
501
|
504
|
501
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
484
|
487
|
488
|
490
|
498
|
495
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
459
|
463
|
463
|
465
|
468
|
465
|
46.
|
Salem
|
456
|
458
|
458
|
460
|
465
|
460
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
447
|
451
|
454
|
453
|
456
|
450
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
468
|
470
|
474
|
474
|
487
|
485
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
388
|
389
|
390
|
389
|
399
|
400
|
50.
|
Agra
|
399
|
403
|
403
|
409
|
419
|
415
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
436
|
441
|
439
|
441
|
452
|
450
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
376
|
378
|
381
|
384
|
387
|
387
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
372
|
373
|
372
|
375
|
382
|
386
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
365
|
373
|
377
|
378
|
381
|
379
|
55.
|
Asansol
|
400
|
404
|
407
|
414
|
416
|
416
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
392
|
397
|
401
|
407
|
409
|
409
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
436
|
436
|
435
|
434
|
443
|
445
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
506
|
507
|
506
|
508
|
522
|
523
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
417
|
417
|
416
|
418
|
427
|
426
|
|
All India
|
410
|
413
|
415
|
417
|
421
|
420
|
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
|
August, 2002
|
August, 2003
|
Percent Change
|
1.
|
Hyderabad
|
426
|
438
|
2.8
|
2.
|
Kurnool
|
413
|
426
|
3.1
|
3.
|
Vijayawada
|
457
|
477
|
4.4
|
4.
|
Visakhapatnam
|
416
|
431
|
3.6
|
5.
|
Warangal
|
426
|
442
|
3.8
|
6.
|
Guwahati
|
405
|
419
|
3.5
|
7.
|
Patna
|
370
|
380
|
2.7
|
8.
|
Muzaffarpur
|
395
|
407
|
3.0
|
9.
|
Ranchi
|
375
|
391
|
4.3
|
10.
|
Ahmedabad
|
365
|
371
|
1.6
|
11.
|
Bhavnagar
|
400
|
420
|
5.0
|
12.
|
Rajkot
|
371
|
385
|
3.8
|
13.
|
Surat
|
357
|
365
|
2.2
|
14.
|
Rohtak
|
450
|
454
|
0.9
|
15.
|
Shimla
|
412
|
432
|
4.9
|
16.
|
Srinagar
|
399
|
420
|
5.3
|
17.
|
Jammu
|
410
|
422
|
2.9
|
18.
|
Bangalore
|
422
|
439
|
4.0
|
19.
|
Gulbarga
|
392
|
404
|
3.1
|
20.
|
Hubli
|
413
|
429
|
3.9
|
21.
|
Mangalore
|
407
|
440
|
8.1
|
22.
|
Trivandrum
|
408
|
424
|
3.9
|
23.
|
Calicut
|
383
|
394
|
2.9
|
24.
|
Bhopal
|
387
|
393
|
1.6
|
25.
|
Gwalior
|
438
|
449
|
2.5
|
26.
|
Indore
|
401
|
417
|
4.0
|
27.
|
Jabalpur
|
372
|
379
|
1.9
|
28.
|
Mumbai
|
407
|
413
|
1.5
|
29.
|
Aurangabad
|
440
|
465
|
5.7
|
30.
|
Nagpur
|
388
|
406
|
4.6
|
31.
|
Pune
|
421
|
436
|
3.6
|
32.
|
Solarpur
|
386
|
400
|
3.6
|
33.
|
Imphal
|
377
|
404
|
7.2
|
34.
|
Shillong
|
423
|
438
|
3.5
|
35.
|
Kohima
|
459
|
461
|
0.4
|
36.
|
Cuttack
|
389
|
417
|
7.2
|
37.
|
Sambalpur
|
349
|
357
|
2.3
|
38.
|
Amritsar
|
346
|
355
|
2.6
|
39.
|
Jaipur
|
409
|
408
|
-0.2
|
40.
|
Ajmer
|
440
|
442
|
0.5
|
41.
|
Jodhpur
|
394
|
402
|
2.0
|
42.
|
Gangtok
|
456
|
465
|
2.0
|
43.
|
Chennai
|
486
|
501
|
3.1
|
44.
|
Coimbatore
|
473
|
495
|
4.7
|
45.
|
Madurai
|
453
|
465
|
2.6
|
46.
|
Salem
|
449
|
460
|
2.4
|
47.
|
Tiruchirapalli
|
441
|
450
|
2.0
|
48.
|
Agartala
|
471
|
485
|
3.0
|
49.
|
Lucknow
|
388
|
400
|
3.1
|
50.
|
Agra
|
405
|
415
|
2.5
|
51.
|
Allahabad
|
433
|
450
|
3.9
|
52.
|
Kanpur
|
381
|
387
|
1.6
|
53.
|
Meerut
|
373
|
386
|
3.5
|
54.
|
Kolkata
|
367
|
379
|
3.3
|
55.
|
Asansol
|
410
|
416
|
1.5
|
56.
|
Kharagpur
|
400
|
409
|
2.3
|
57.
|
Siliguri
|
430
|
445
|
3.5
|
58.
|
Chandigarh
|
481
|
523
|
8.7
|
59.
|
Delhi
|
413
|
426
|
3.1
|
|
All India
|
407
|
420
|
3.2
|