NO CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

The All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for March 2006 (base 2001-100) has remained stationary at 119 (one hundred and nineteen) points.

The Rise/Fall in index varied from centre to centre. In 19 centres, the index decreased ranging between 1 to 3 points and in 27 centres it remained constant whereas in 32 centres it recorded an increase of 1 point each in Nagpur, Angul Talcher, Jalpaiguri, Bhopal, Raniganj, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Agra, Amritsar, Yamunanagar, Kanpur, Jaipur, Sholapur, Monghyr, Jamalpur, Bhavnagar, Pune, Siliguri, Kolkata, Durgapur, Bokaro, Rourkela and Lucknow centres to two points each in Jharia, Goa, Mariani-Jorhat, Doom Dooma Tinsukia, Rangapara, Tezpur, Giridih, Himachal pradesh, Bhilari, Vadodara and Delhi centres when compared to the previous month.

During the month, Jharia, Goa, Mariani-Jorhat, Doom Dooma Tinsukia, Rangapara Tezpur, Giridh, Himachal Pradesh, Bhilai, Vadodara and Delhi centres experienced the maximum increase of 2 points each. In Jharia centre the rise is mainly due to increase in prices of Rice, Arhar Dal, Goat Meat, Fish Fresh, Vegetables and Fruits etc. whereas, in Goa centre this rise is mainly on account of increase in prices of Goat Meat, Fish Fresh, Snack Saltish etc. In case of Mariani- Jorhat centre the rise in index is mainly due to increase in the prices of Wheat Atta, Vegetables & Fruit items etc., in case of Doom Dooma Tinsukia centre this increase is the outcome of increase in the prices of Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh and Vegetable & Fruits. On the other hand, Salem centre experienced a decrease of 3 points mainly on account of decrease in the price of Rice, Pulses Vegetables & Fruits, Kerosene Oil etc.

The index in respect of six main centres for March 2006 stood at the following level:-

1. Ahemdabad 114 4. Delhi 119

2. Bangalore 121 5. Kolkata 116

3. Chennai 114 6. Mumbai 121