5.

3 : ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS

Industrial workers (CPI-IW) New Series (CPI-NS) Agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) Rural labourers
(CPI-RL)

Base (1982=100 & 2001=100) (2010=100) (1986-87=100) (1986-87=100)

Description Food Non-Food General Rural Urban All-India General General
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Average of Months
1995-96 337 280 313 237 238b
1996-97 369 307 342 256 256
1997-98 388 336 366 264 266
1998-99 445 372 414 293 294
1999-00 446 404 428 306 307
2000-01 453 433 444 305 307
2001-02 466 460 463 309 311
2002-03 477 488 482 319 321
2003-04 495 507 500 331 333
2004-05 506 538 520 340 342
2005-06 527a 563a 542a 353 355
2006-07 126 124 125 380 382
2007-08 136 130 133 409 409
2008-09 153 138 145 450 451
2009-10 176 151 163 513 513
2010-11 194 168 180 564 564
2011-12 206 185 195 113.1 110.4 111.9 611 611
Last Month of
1995-96 339 292 319 237 238
1996-97 373 322 351 262 262
1997-98 401 352 380 272 273
1998-99 431 391 414 296 296
1999-00 446 418 434 306 307
2000-01 446 444 445 300 302
2001-02 462 476 468 309 311
2002-03 479 498 487 324 326
2003-04 494 517 504 332 334
2004-05 502 555 525 340 342
2005-06 115a 122a 119a 358 360
2006-07 129 125 127 392 393
2007-08 141 134 137 423 423
2008-09 156 141 148 463 464
2009-10 181 161 170 536 536
2010-11 196 176 185 106.9 103.9 105.6 585 584
2011-12 212 192 201 116.2 114.6 115.5 625 626
2011-12
April 197 177 186 107.5 104.5 106.2 587 587
May 198 178 187 108.7 105.0 107.1 592 592
June 201 179 189 109.9 107.3 108.8 598 597
July 204 184 193 111.7 108.9 110.5 604 604
August 205 185 194 113.1 109.9 111.7 610 610
September 209 187 197 114.4 111.1 113.0 615 614
October 212 186 198 115.2 112.0 113.8 619 620
November 212 188 199 115.4 112.5 114.1 621 621
December 207 188 197 114.5 112.3 113.6 618 619
January 206 191 198 114.9 112.8 114.0 618 619
February 207 192 199 115.4 113.5 114.6 621 623
March 212 192 201 116.2 114.6 115.5 625 626
2012-13
April 218 194 205 117.9 116.1 117.1 633 634
May 219 195 206 119.1 117.1 118.2 638 640
June 222 196 208 120.5 118.5 119.6 646 648
July 227 199 212 122.6 119.9 121.4 656 658
August 230 200 214 124.3 121.1 122.9 666 667
September 232 200 215 125.6 121.9 124.0 673 675
October 233 203 217 126.6 122.6 124.9 680 681
November 235 203 218 126.9 123.4 125.4 685 686
December 235 205 219 126.8P 124.0P 125.6P 688 689
Source: 1. Labour Bureau, Shimla for consumer price indices for Industrial Workers (IW), Agricultural Labourers (AL) and Rural Labourers (RL), Source: 2. C.S.O. for consumer price indices for
new series (CPI-NS).
P
: Provisional
a
The current series of CPI for Industrial Workers with 2001 base was introduced w.e.f. January, 2006 and the figures from 2005-06 (last month) are based on new base. The earlier series on
base 1982=100 was simultaneously discontinued. The conversion factor from the current to the old series is 4.63 in case of the General Index, and 4.58 for Food Index.

b
Average index from November, 1995 to March 1996.
Note 1. Annual figures are yearly averages of months. Note 2. Weights of CPI-IW for food & non-food with base 1982=100 are 57% & 43% respectively and with base 2001=100 are 46.20% &
53.80% respectively.

Note 3: CPI- New Series (Rural, Urban & All-India) was introduced w.e.f. January 2011. The CPI-UNME has since been totally discontinued.