The 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 months of May, 2024 is being released in this press release.
The All-India CPI-IW for May, 2024 increased by 0.5 point and stood at 139.9 (one hundred thirty nine point nine).
Year-on-year inflation for the month of May, 2024 moderated to 3.86% as compared to 4.42% in May, 2023.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (General)
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for April, 2024 and May, 2024:
| Sr. No. | Groups | April,2024 | May,2024 |
| I | Food & Beverages | 143.4 | 145.2 |
| II | Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants | 161.1 | 161.2 |
| III | Clothing & Footwear | 143.2 | 143.6 |
| IV | Housing | 128.4 | 128.4 |
| V | Fuel & Light | 152.8 | 149.5 |
| VI | Miscellaneous | 136.1 | 136.1 |
| General Index | 139.4 | 139.9 |
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
