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Date : Oct 01, 2007
Table 40 : Consumer price index – annual average

Year

Index (Average of months)

IW

of which

UNME

AL

Food

1

2

3

4

5

(Base : 1960 = 100)

1970-71

186

202

174

194

1971-72

192

205

180

196

1972-73

207

223

192

217

1973-74

250

279

221

263

1974-75

317

358

270

354

1975-76

313

342

277

340

1976-77

301

317

277

293

1977-78

324

345

296

324

1978-79

331

347

306

317

1979-80

360

373

330

346

1980-81

401

419

369

395

1981-82

451

476

413

444

1982-83

486

508

446

467

1983-84

547

581

492

520

(Base : 1982 =100 for IW and 1984-85 =100 for UNME)

1983-84

111

117

92

520

1984-85

118

122

100

521

1985-86

126

128

107

546

1986-87

137

141

115

572

1987-88

149

152

126

629

1988-89

163

169

136

708

1989-90

173

177

145

746

1990-91

193

199

161

803

1991-92

219

230

183

958

1992-93

240

254

202

1076

1993-94

258

272

216

1114

1994-95

284

304

237

1247

1995-96

313

337

259

1381

(Base : 1986-87 = 100 for AL)

1996-97

342

369

283

256

1997-98

366

388

302

264

1998-99

414

445

337

293

1999-00

428

446

352

306

2000-01

444

453

371

305

2001-02

463

466

390

309

2002-03

482

477

405

319

2003-04

500

495

420

331

2004-05

520

506

436

340

2005-06

542 #

527 #

456

353

2006-07

579 #

575 #

486

380

(125)

(126)

IW Industrial workers.
UNMEUrban non-manual employees.
ALAgricultural labourers.
# Data at the new base (2001=100) were reported beginning January 2006; the conversion factor is 4.63
for the ‘General Index’
and 4.58 for the ‘Food Group’. Figures in parentheses are at the new base.
Source :
1. Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
2. Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.