Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

3 PRICES

3.1 (a) Annual Average and month-wise All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers

for Industrial Workers (Base 2001=100)

Year/Month	General Index		Food Index
(Annual Average)
2006	123		122
2007	131		134
2008	142		149
(Month Wise)	2007	2008	2007	2008
January	127	134	128	137
February	128	135	129	138
March	127	137	129	141
April	128	138	130	144
May	129	139	131	145
June	130	140	133	147
July	132	143	136	150
August	133	145	137	153
September	133	146	137	155
October	134	148	139	159
November	134	148	138	159
December	134	147	137	155

Source : Labour Bureau

Note

i) The new series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100

has been released w.e.f. January, 2006 index.

ii) The linking factor between 2001 and 1982 series are 4.63 and 4.58 for General and Food Index respectively.