AICPIN for the Month of January 2022 Press Release

AICPIN for January 2022

According to the Press release issued on 28th February 2022, the AICPIN for the month of January 2022 will be released on Monday, 28th February, 2022 decreased by 0.3 points and stood at 125.1 (one hundred twenty five and point one).

The AICPIN Index for the month of December 2021 also decreased by 0.3 points and and stood at 125.4.

This AICPIN for January 2022 is the seventh month CPI Number out of 12 month AICPIN for calculation of expected DA from July 2022. Click here to Calculate

January 2022 AICPIN Press Release

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004

DATED: 28th February, 2022

F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – January, 2022

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 is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of January, 2022 is being released in this press release.

The All-India CPI-IW for January, 2022 decreased by 0.3 points and stood at 125.1 (one hundred twenty five and point one). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by 0.24 per cent with respect to previous month compared to decrease of 0.51 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.

The maximum downward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.82 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Fish fresh, Mustard Oil, Apple, Carrot, French-been, Garlic, Brinjal, Cauliflower, Lady’s finger, Onion, Peas, Potato, Radish, Tomato, etc. are responsible for the fall in index. However, this decrease was checked by House rent, Rice, Wheat, Buffalo-Milk, Goat meat/Mutton, Orange, Beetroot, Chilli dry, Cooked Meals, etc. putting upward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Puducherry recorded a maximum decrease of 7.3 points. Among others, 5 centres recorded decrease between 2 to 2.9 points, 13 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 33 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Ludhiana recorded a maximum increase of 2.3 points. Among others, 6 centres recorded increase between 1 to 1.9 points and 26 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of 3 centres’ indices remained stationary.

Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.84 per cent compared to 5.56 per cent for the previous month and 3.15 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 6.22 per cent against 5.93 per cent of the previous month and 2.38 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General)

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The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of February, 2022 will be released on Thursday, 31st March, 2022. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

(Shy am Singh Negi)
Deputy Director General

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The AICPIN Table from July 2021 is given below

S.NoMonth & YearAICPIN
1AICPIN for July 2021122.8
2AICPIN for August 2021123.0
3AICPIN for September 2021123.3
4AICPIN for October 2021124.9
5AICPIN for November 2021125.7
6AICPIN for December 2021125.4
7AICPIN for January 2022.
8AICPIN for February 2022.
9AICPIN for March 2022.
10AICPIN for April 2022.
11AICPIN for May 2022.
12AICPIN for June 2022.

Keep watching this page for the update of AICPIN for the month of February 2022

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