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 July, 2024 is being released in this press release.
The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2024 increased by 1.3 point and stood at 142.7 (one hundred forty two point seven).
Year-on-year inflation for the month of July, 2024 moderated to 2.15% as compared to 7.54% in July, 2023. The year on year inflation for the month of June, 2024 was 3.67% as compared to 5.57% in June, 2023.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (General)
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for June, 2024 and July, 2024:
| Sr. No. | Groups | June, 2024 | July, 2024 |
| I | Food & Beverages | 148.7 | 150.4 |
| II | Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants | 161.6 | 162.0 |
| III | Clothing & Footwear | 144.2 | 144.4 |
| IV | Housing | 128.4 | 131.6 |
| V | Fuel & Light | 148.8 | 148.8 |
| VI | Miscellaneous | 136.3 | 136.6 |
| General Index | 141.4 | 142.7 |
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
