Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – July 2024

The Labour Bureau, an office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, releases the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) monthly. The CPI-IW for July 2024 has increased by 1.3 points to 142.7.

Year-on-Year Inflation

The year-on-year inflation rate for July 2024 is 2.15%, a decrease from 7.54% in July 2023. For comparison, the year-on-year inflation rate for June 2024 was 3.67%, down from 5.57% in June 2023.

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

  • The General Index rose from 141.4 in June 2024 to 142.7 in July 2024.

Piyush Shukla

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