| Year | Index (Average of months) |
| IW | IW - Food | AL | New CPI Rural | New CPI Urban | New CPI Combined (Rural+Urban) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| (Base : 1960 = 100 For IW and 1960 - 61 = 100 For AL) |
| 1975-76 | 313 | 342 | 340 | - | - | - |
| 1976-77 | 301 | 317 | 293 | - | - | - |
| 1977-78 | 324 | 345 | 324 | - | - | - |
| 1978-79 | 331 | 347 | 317 | - | - | - |
| 1979-80 | 360 | 373 | 346 | - | - | - |
| 1980-81 | 401 | 419 | 395 | - | - | - |
| 1981-82 | 451 | 476 | 444 | - | - | - |
| 1982-83 | 486 | 508 | 467 | - | - | - |
| 1983-84 | 547 | 581 | 520 | - | - | - |
| (Base : 1982 = 100 for IW) |
| 1984-85 | 118 | 122 | 521 | - | - | - |
| 1985-86 | 126 | 128 | 546 | - | - | - |
| 1986-87 | 137 | 141 | 572 | - | - | - |
| 1987-88 | 149 | 154 | 629 | - | - | - |
| 1988-89 | 163 | 165 | 708 | - | - | - |
| 1989-90 | 173 | 177 | 747 | - | - | - |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 199 | 803 | - | - | - |
| 1991-92 | 219 | 230 | 958 | - | - | - |
| 1992-93 | 240 | 254 | 1076 | - | - | - |
| 1993-94 | 258 | 272 | 1114 | - | - | - |
| 1994-95 | 284 | 304 | 1247 | - | - | - |
| 1995-96 | 313 | 337 | 1381 | - | - | - |
| (Base : 1986-87 = 100 for AL) |
| 1996-97 | 342 | 369 | 256 | - | - | - |
| 1997-98 | 366 | 388 | 264 | - | - | - |
| 1998-99 | 414 | 445 | 293 | - | - | - |
| 1999-00 | 428 | 446 | 306 | - | - | - |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 453 | 305 | - | - | - |
| 2001-02 | 463 | 466 | 309 | - | - | - |
| 2002-03 | 482 | 477 | 319 | - | - | - |
| 2003-04 | 500 | 495 | 331 | - | - | - |
| 2004-05 | 520 | 506 | 340 | - | - | - |
| 2005-06 | 542 | 527 | 353 | - | - | - |
| 2006-07 | 579 | 575 | 380 | - | - | - |
| (Base : 2001 = 100 for IW) |
| 2006-07 | 125 | 126 | 380 | - | - | - |
| 2007-08 | 133 | 136 | 409 | - | - | - |
| 2008-09 | 145 | 153 | 450 | - | - | - |
| 2009-10 | 163 | 176 | 513 | - | - | - |
| 2010-11 | 180 | 194 | 564 | - | - | - |
| (Base : 2012 = 100 for New CPI) |
| 2011-12 | 195 | 206 | 611 | 92.8 | 93.8 | 93.3 |
| 2012-13 | 215 | 230 | 672 | 102.7 | 102.7 | 102.7 |
| 2013-14 | 236 | 259 | 750 | 112.6 | 112.0 | 112.3 |
| 2014-15 | 251 | 276 | 800 | 119.5 | 118.1 | 118.9 |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 293 | 835 | 126.1 | 123.0 | 124.7 |
| 2016-17 | 276 | 305 | 870 | 132.4 | 127.9 | 130.3 |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 310 | 889 | 137.2 | 132.5 | 135.0 |
IW : Industrial workers AL : Agricultural labourers
Note : 1. Base: 2001=100 for CPI(IW). Data at the new base were reported beginning January 2006; the conversion factor is 4.63 for the 'General Index' and 4.58 for the 'Food Group'.
2. New CPI was introduced from January 2011. Data for this series are available for Base: 2012=100.
Sources : 1. Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
2. Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
Also see Notes on Tables. |