| Year | Index (Average of months) |
| CPI - IW | CPI – IW (Food and Beverages) | CPI - AL | CPI All India General Index | CPI All India Combined: Food and beverages |
| Rural | Urban | Combined |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| (Base : 1982 = 100 for CPI - IW and 1960 – 61 = 100 For CPI - AL) |
| 1989-90 | 173 | 177 | 747 | - | - | - | - |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 199 | 803 | - | - | - | - |
| 1991-92 | 219 | 230 | 958 | - | - | - | - |
| 1992-93 | 240 | 254 | 1076 | - | - | - | - |
| 1993-94 | 258 | 272 | 1114 | - | - | - | - |
| 1994-95 | 284 | 304 | 1247 | - | - | - | - |
| (Base : 1986-87 = 100 for CPI - AL) |
| 1995-96 | 313 | 337 | 234 | - | - | - | - |
| 1996-97 | 342 | 369 | 256 | - | - | - | - |
| 1997-98 | 366 | 388 | 264 | - | - | - | - |
| 1998-99 | 414 | 445 | 293 | - | - | - | - |
| 1999-00 | 428 | 446 | 306 | - | - | - | - |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 453 | 305 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001-02 | 463 | 466 | 309 | - | - | - | - |
| 2002-03 | 482 | 477 | 319 | - | - | - | - |
| 2003-04 | 500 | 495 | 331 | - | - | - | - |
| 2004-05 | 520 | 506 | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| (Base : 2001 = 100 for CPI - IW) |
| 2005-06 | 117 | 115 | 353 | - | - | - | - |
| 2006-07 | 125 | 126 | 380 | - | - | - | - |
| 2007-08 | 133 | 136 | 409 | - | - | - | - |
| 2008-09 | 145 | 153 | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| 2009-10 | 163 | 176 | 513 | - | - | - | - |
| 2010-11 | 180 | 194 | 564 | - | - | - | - |
| (Base : 2012 = 100 for CPI) |
| 2011-12 | 195 | 206 | 611 | 92.8 | 93.8 | 93.3 | 92.9 |
| 2012-13 | 215 | 230 | 672 | 102.7 | 102.3 | 102.5 | 103.3 |
| 2013-14 | 236 | 259 | 750 | 112.6 | 111.8 | 112.2 | 115.6 |
| 2014-15 | 251 | 276 | 800 | 119.5 | 118.1 | 118.9 | 123.1 |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 293 | 835 | 126.1 | 123.0 | 124.7 | 129.4 |
| 2016-17 | 276 | 305 | 870 | 132.4 | 127.9 | 130.3 | 135.2 |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 310 | 889 | 137.2 | 132.5 | 135.0 | 138.1 |
| 2018-19 | 300 | 312 | 907 | 141.3 | 137.7 | 139.6 | 139.1 |
| 2019-20 | 323 | 335 | 980 | 147.3 | 145.1 | 146.3 | 147.5 |
| (Base : 2016 = 100 for CPI - IW) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | 118 | 1034 | 156.1 | 154.4 | 155.3 | 158.3 |
Notes : 1. IW: Industrial Workers AL: Agricultural Labourers
2. CPI - IW series for 2005-06 has been derived by linking the 2001 series with the 1982 series by using the linking factor 4.63.
3. CPI - IW data with base 2016=100 were reported from September 2020; the linking factor with base 2001 series is 2.88.
4. Prior to base 2016, CPI - IW Food and Beverages was termed as CPI - IW Food.
5. CPI - AL Series for 1995-96 has been derived by linking the 1986-87 series with the 1960-61 series by using the linking factor 5.89.
6. CPI (Rural, Urban and Combined) was introduced from January 2011. Data for this series are available for Base: 2012=100.
Sources : 1. Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
2. National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
Also see Notes on Tables. |