AICPIN for the month of August 2018
No. 5/1/2018-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
'CLEREMONT', SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 28th September, 2018
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - August, 2018
The
All-India CPI-IW for August, 2018 remained stationary at 301 (three
hundred and one). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static
between July, 2018 and August, 2018 and it was also static between the
corresponding months of previous year.
The maximum upward pressure
to the change in current index came from Miscellaneous and Food groups
contributing (+) 0.25 and (+) 0.07 percentage points respectively to the
total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Groundnut Oil,
Brinjal, Cabbage, Carrot, Parval, Mango (Ripe), Sugar, Cooking Gas,
Petrol, Ornaments Glass, etc. are responsible for the increase in index.
However, this increase was checked by Fish Fresh, Poultry (Chicken),
Eggs (Hen), Onion, French Beans, Methi, Peas, Radish, Tomato, Apple,
Guava, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The
year-an-year inflation based on CPI-IW remained stationary at 5.61 per
cent for August, 2018 as compared to the previous month and 2.52 per
cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the
Food inflation also remained stationary at (-) 0.32 per cent during
August as compared to 1.61 per cent during the corresponding month of
the previous year.
At centre level Ranchi-Hatia and Bhavnagar
reported the maximum increase of 5 points each followed by Kodarma (4
points). Among others, 3 points increase was observed d in 9 centres, 2
points in 7 centres and 1 point in 13 centres. On the contrary, Pune and
Tripura recorded a maximum decrease of 3 points each. Among others, 2
points decrease was observed in 6 centres and 1 point in 15 centres.
Rest of the 23 centres indices remained stationary.
The indices of 37 centres are above All-India Index and 41 centres' indices are below national average.
The
next issue of CPI-IW for the month of September, 2018 will be released
on Wednesday, 31st October, 2018. The same will also be available on the
office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
S/d,
(AMRIT LAL JANGID)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
