All-India CPI-IW Rises to 144.5 with Year-on-Year Inflation at 4.41%
Main Points:
- Index Overview:
- The Labour Bureau released the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for October 2024.
- The All-India CPI-IW rose by 1.2 points to 144.5 compared to September 2024.
- Inflation Data:
- Year-on-year inflation for October 2024 is 4.41%, a slight drop from 4.45% in October 2023.
- Group-Wise CPI-IW Changes (September vs. October 2024):
- Food & Beverages: Increased from 151.3 to 153.9.
- Clothing & Footwear: Slight increase from 145.5 to 146.0.
- Miscellaneous: Marginal rise from 137.4 to 137.7.
- Other groups like “Pan, Supari, Tobacco,” “Housing,” and “Fuel & Light” showed minimal or no change.
This release reflects the economic changes affecting industrial workers based on data from 317 markets across 88 industrial centers in India.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
Shram Bureau Bhawan, Block No. 2,
Institutional Area, Sector 38 (West),
Chandigarh – 160036
F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI
Dated: 05.12.2024
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – October, 2024
- Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index for the month of October, 2024 is being released in this press release.
- The All-India CPI-IW for October, 2024 increased by 1.2 point and stood at 144.5 (one hundred forty four point five).
- Year-on-year inflation for the month of October, 2024 stood at 4.41% as compared to 4.45% in October, 2023.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (General)
- All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for September, 2024 and October, 2024:
| Sr. No. | Groups | December, 2024 | October, 2024 |
| I | Food & Beverages | 151.3 | 153.9 |
| II | Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants | 162.3 | 162.3 |
| III | Clothing & Footwear | 145.5 | 146.0 |
| IV | Housing | 131.6 | 131.6 |
| V | Fuel & Light | 148.8 | 148.4 |
| VI | Miscellaneous | 137.4 | 137.7 |
| General Index | 143.3 | 144.5 |
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
