The Labour Bureau has been compiling and maintaining three different series of Consumer Price Index numbers viz. (i) Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100, (ii) Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourer on base 1986-87=100, (iii) Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourer on base 1986-87=100.
| Group/Sub-group | Weights | Percentage increase / decrease | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base 1982=100 | Base 2001=100 | ||
| Medical Care |
2.59
|
4.56
|
76.06
|
| Education, Recreation & Amusement |
3.14
|
6.18
|
96.82
|
| Transport & Communication |
2.65
|
4.87
|
83.77
|
| Personal Care & Effects |
3.31
|
4.22
|
27.49
|
2. For Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourer / Rural Labourer on base 1986-87=100, there was no separate sub-groups in respect of Education, Health / Medicine and Transportation in the previous series i.e. 1960-61=100. However, the weights assigned to them during the current series i.e. 1986-87=100 are as under:
| Group/Sub-group | Weights | |
|---|---|---|
| AL | RL | |
| Medical Care | 4.38 | 4.23 |
| Education, Recreation & Amusement | 0.94 | 0.99 |
| Transport & Communication | 1.67 | 1.80 |
| Personal Care & Effects | 2.04 | 2.28 |
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in a written reply on 27th August, 2012.
Annexure
All India weights Group / Sub group wise for Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Worker on base 2001=100 and Consumer Price Index Number for Agricultural & Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100.
| Sr.No. | Group / Sub group | Weight for | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI-W 2001-100 |
CPI-AL 1986-87=100 |
CPI-RL 1986-87=100 |
||
| I | Food Group | |||
| Cereals and Products | 13.48 | 40.94 | 38.15 | |
| Pulse and Products | 2.91 | 3.39 | 3.40 | |
| Oil and Fats | 3.23 | 3.83 | 3.79 | |
| Meat, Fish and Eggs | 3.97 | 3.10 | 3.31 | |
| Milk and Product | 7.31 | 3.74 | 3.94 | |
| Condiments and Spices | 2.57 | 4.12 | 3.92 | |
| Vegetable and Fruits | 6.05 | 5.06 | 5.05 | |
| Other food | 6.68 | 4.97 | 5.21 | |
| Total Food Group | 46.20 | 69.15 | 66.77 | |
| Pan, Supari, tobacco and intoxicants | 2.27 | 3.79 | 3.70 | |
| II | Fuel and Light | 6.43 | 8.35 | 7.90 |
| III | Housing Group | 15.27 | – | – |
| IV | Clothing, Bedding and Footwear | 6.57 | 6.98 | 9.76 |
| V | Miscellaneous | |||
| Medical Care | 4.56 | 4.38 | 4.23 | |
| Education, Recreation and Amusement | 6.18 | 0.94 | 0.99 | |
| Transport and Communication | 4.87 | 1.67 | 1.80 | |
| Personal Care and Effects | 4.22 | 2.04 | 2.28 | |
| Others | 3.43 | 2.70 | 2.57 | |
| Total Miscellaneous Group | 23.26 | 11.73 | 11.87 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
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