All India Consumer
Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the
month of June, 2012 increased by 2 points and stood at 208 (two hundred eight).
During June, 2012, the
index recorded maximum increase of 8 points each in Mercara
and Godavarikhani centres,
7 points in Puducherry centre, 5 points in Madurai,
Howrah, Chennai, Lucknow and Warrangal
centres, 4 points in 7 centres,
3 points in 13 centres, 2 points in 11 centres, 1 point in 18 centres.
The index decreased by 2 points each in Ludhiana and Mysore centres
and 1 point in 5 centres, while in the remaining 14 centres the index remained stationary.
The maximum increase of 8
points in Mercara centre is mainly due to increase in
the prices of Rice, Poultry (Chicken), Tea
(Readymade), Coffee (Readymade), Bidi, Refined
Liquor, Firewood, Cinema Charges, Bus Fare, etc. In Godawarikhani
centre this increase of 8 points is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Arhar Dal, Moong
Dal, Groundnut Oil, Vegetable & Fruit items,
Firewood, Petrol, Toilet Soap, etc. The increase of 7 points in Puducherry centre is due to increase in the prices of Rice,
Arhar Dal, Poultry
(Chicken), Fish Fresh, Fish Dry, Eggs (Hen), Vegetable & Fruit items,
Cigarette, Cinema Charges, Petrol, Tailoring Charges, etc. The increase of 5
points in Madurai, Howrah, Chennai, Lucknow and Warrangal centres is due to
increase in the prices of Rice, Arhar Dal, Poultry (Chicken), Fish Fresh, Eggs (Hen), Vegetable
& Fruit items, Petrol, Tailoring Charges, etc. The decrease of 2 points in
Ludhiana centres
is mainly due to decrease in the prices of Onion, Vegetable & Fruit
items, Firewood, etc. and the decrease of 2 points in Mysore is due to decrease
in the prices of Rice, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc.
The
indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :
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1. Ahmedabad
|
205
|
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4. Delhi
|
188
|
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2. Bengluru
|
211
|
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5. Kolkata
|
200
|
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3. Chennai
|
197
|
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6. Mumbai
|
212
|
The point to point rate of
inflation based on CPI-IW(General) for the month of
June, 2012 is 10.05% as compared to 10.16% in May, 2012. Inflation based on
Food Index declined to 10.45% in June, 2012 from 10.61% in May, 2012.
The CPI-IW for July, 2012
will be released on the last working day of the next month, i.e. 31st August,
2012.
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