Year

Index Average of Months

IW

IW - Food

UNME

AL

1

2

3

4

5

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

(Base : 2001 = 100 for IW)

2006-07  

125

126

486

380

2007-08  

133

136

515

409

2008-09  

145

153

561

450

IW :    Industrial workers UNME :  Urban non-manual employees
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'.
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.