Year
Percentage Variation
IW
of which
UNME
AL
Food
1
2
3
4
5
BASE : 1960=100
1970-71
5.1
-
4.2
1971-72
3.2
1.5
3.4
1.0
1972-73
7.8
8.8
6.7
10.7
1973-74
20.8
25.1
15.1
21.2
1974-75
26.8
28.3
22.2
34.6
1975-76
-1.3
-4.5
2.6
-4.0
1976-77
-3.8
-7.3
0.0
-13.8
1977-78
7.6
6.9
10.6
1978-79
2.2
0.6
-2.2
1979-80
7.5
9.1
1980-81
11.4
12.3
11.8
14.2
1981-82
12.5
13.6
11.9
12.4
1982-83
8.0
5.2
1983-84
12.6
14.4
10.3
11.3
BASE : 1982=100 for IW and 1984-85=100 for UNME
1984-85
6.3
4.3
8.7
0.2
1985-86
6.8
4.9
7.0
4.8
1986-87
10.2
1987-88
9.6
10.0
1988-89
9.4
11.2
7.9
1989-90
6.1
4.7
6.6
5.4
1990-91
11.6
11.0
1991-92
13.5
15.6
13.7
19.3
1992-93
10.4
1993-94
5.0
3.5
1994-95
10.1
9.2
9.7
1995-96
9.3
BASE : 1986-87=100 for AL
1996-97
9.5
1997-98
1998-99
13.1
14.7
1999-00
4.5
4.4
2000-01
3.8
5.6
-0.3
: Industrial Workers.
: Urban Non-Manual Employees.
: Agricultural Labourers.
Source
: Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour, Government of India.