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29. PRICE INDICES

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Contents Page
No.

29.1 Wholesale Price Index of Tamil Nadu 541

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial 542

29.2
Workers
All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for 545
29.3
Industrial Workers
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential 545
29.4
items in Rural Tamil Nadu
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential 546
29.5
items in Urban Tamil Nadu
Time Series Data-Consumer Price Index Numbers for 546
29.6
Industrial Workers
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29.1 WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX OF TAMIL NADU
(Base year - 1970-71=100)
Primary Non-Food
Period Articles
Food Articles
Articles
Minerals

1 2 3 4 5
2015 - April 2963.28 3703.27 1802.29 1615.84
May 2984.79 3734.22 1809.12 1616.65
June 3007.31 3762.57 1824.08 1590.63
July 3035.88 3805.04 1832.08 1564.62
August 3061.18 3842.49 1838.44 1564.62
September 3084.37 3881.57 1836.46 1564.62
October 3107.22 3906.59 1856.69 1564.62
November 3202.93 4054.59 1870.38 1564.62
December 3250.80 4131.95 1871.19 1577.67
2016 January 3266.82 4130.50 1916.62 1577.67
February 3218.08 4044.34 1927.35 1577.67
March 3240.13 4083.05 1922.95 1577.67
Average 3118.56 3923.35 1858.97 1579.74

29.1 WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX OF TAMIL NADU(Concld.)

(Base year - 1970-71=100)
Fuel, Power Manufactured
Period & Light Products
All Commodities

1 6 7 8
2015 - April 2844.04 2225.30 2632.73
May 2850.46 2241.27 2651.29
June 2850.53 2254.76 2669.08
July 2850.53 2266.98 2689.50
August 2854.33 2269.64 2704.13
September 2889.64 2273.04 2718.99
October 2890.98 2276.62 2732.64
November 2907.87 2288.22 2788.72
December 2912.41 2294.78 2816.97
2813.67
2016 January 2297.83 2823.53

February 2813.66 2293.18 2795.80

March 2822.06 2296.42 2809.12

Average 2858.35 2273.17 2736.04

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6
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29.2 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
(Base Year 2001=100)
Tiruchira-
Period Chennai Madurai Coimbatore
palli
1 2 3 4 5
2015 April 240 251 253 237
May 246 258 261 241

June 251 258 260 244

July 251 256 257 243
August 250 255 259 245
September 251 260 258 243
October 256 263 263 247
November 260 272 274 250
December 260 273 274 251
2016 January 261 273 273 249
February 257 266 266 248
March 254 262 264 245

Average 253 262 264 245

29.2 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR

INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (Concld.)
(Base Year 2001=100)
Period Coonoor Salem Cuddalore* Nagercoil*
1 6 7 8 9
2015 - April 253 244 132 134
May 261 248 133 136
June 263 252 135 138
July 262 253 136 139
August 262 257 135 138
September 264 258 135 138
October 268 263 137 139
November 272 270 140 142
December 272 271 141 144
2016 January 273 269 141 144
February 268 266 138 141
March 267 265 136 138
Average 265 260 137 139
* Upto December 2014, Base Year 1982=100l
**From January 2015 onwards, Base Year 2011=100

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6 (Base:1982=100)

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Consumer Price Number for Industrial Workers

Base Year 2001=100

300
254
238
250
221 261
198 247
177 232
200 166
Index Numbers

209
151 192
150 124 136 176
117
157 Tamilnadu
142
131 All India
100 123

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Years
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29.3 ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
NUMBERS FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
(Base Year 2001=100)
Index
Period
All India Tamil Nadu
2006 123 117
2007 131 124
2008 142 136
2009 157 151
2010 176 166
2011 192 177
2012 209 198
2013 232 221
2014 247 238

2015 261 254

2016 274 263

Source: Directorate of Labour Bureau, Shimla – 171 004

29.4 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR

SELECTED ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN RURAL TAMIL NADU
(Base Year: 1970-71=100)

Compo-
Fuel &
Period Food Clothing Others. site
Lighting
Index
2015- April 3777 2828 2115 4044 3646.55

May 3789 2858 2116 4077 3660.85

June 3817 2879 2122 4108 3687.44

July 3832 2940 2123 4130 3705.29

August 3853 2997 2148 4199 3732.77

September 3887 3053 2169 4283 3771.56

October 3930 3066 2176 4345 3812.18

November 3984 3070 2187 4383 3859.28

December 4025 3128 2199 4430 3900.32

2016 January 4032 3135 2205 4469 3909.86

February 3997 3160 2215 4518 3888.04

March 3978 3184 2229 4561 3878.66

Average 3908.42 3024.83 2167 4295.58 3787.73

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6
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29.5 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR

SELECTED ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN URBAN TAMIL NADU
(Base Year: 1970-71=100)
Compo-
Fuel &
Period Food Clothing Others site
Lighting
Index
2015- April 3397 3062 2737 3278 3317.51
May 3419 3081 2741 3284 3335.54
June 3468 3083 2745 3301 3373.31
July 3480 3097 2749 3304 3383.44
August 3549 3109 2747 3308 3433.37
September 3520 3114 2747 3309 3413.5
October 3582 3126 2752 3319 3459.92
November 3702 3112 2753 3329 3545.13
December 3728 3118 2754 3353 3568.05
2016 January 3733 3109 2761 3383 3576.55
February 3648 3109 2763 3401 3520.03
March 3629 3122 2766 3402 3507.90
Average 3571.25 3103.5 2751.25 3330.92 3452.85

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

29.6 TIME SERIES DATA OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
(Base Year 2001=100)
Tiruchirapalli

Coimbatore

Cuddalore

Nagercoil

All India
Coonoor
Chennai

Madurai

Salem
Year

2003-04 536 564 486 499 499 486 487 469 500
2004-05 555 552 500 501 502 481 485 481 520
2005 $ 565 579 509 508 511 481 497 497 536
2006-07# 119 119 117 121 117 116 521 515 125
2007-08 126 128 123 129 125 124 555 552 133
2008-09 139 146 137 140 136 139 638 624 145
2009-10 153 160 152 156 154 154 728 677 163
2010-11 163 178 165 168 171 166 814 783 180
2011-12 176 187 177 178 186 176 898 877 195
2012-13 202 216 203 200 209 197 1008 973 215
2013-14 221 235 222 219 227 220 1126 1059 236
2014-15 234 259 245 235 246 239 135$ 138$ 251
2015-16 253 262 264 245 265 260 137* 139* 265
$ = Calendar Year Average Source: Director of Labour Bureau, Shimla–171 004
#Base Year Shifting w.e.f. 1/2006(2001=100) Central Series
*Base Year Shifting w.e.f. 1/2015 (2011=100) state series