Expected DA from Jan 2023

 Expected DA from Jan 2023

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for December, 2022 released

On January 31, 2023, the Labour Bureau of All India announced its Consumer Price Index Number for the month of December 2022. In December 2022, the All-India CPI-IW decreased by 0.2 points to 132.3. (one thirty two point three).

The Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees and Dearness Relief for Pensioners will be expected to maintain at 42% with a 4% increase in the previous rate of DA 38% as of January 2023, according to the most recent publication of AICPIN for December 2022.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI

‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA- 171004
DATED: 31 January, 2023

Press Release

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

The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry of 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 All-India CPI-IW for December, 2022 decreased by 0.2 points and stood at 132.3 (one thirty two point three) points. On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by 0.15 per cent with respect to previous month compared to decrease of 0.24 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.

The maximum downward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.52 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brinjal, Carrot, Onion, Potato, Tomato, Peas, Garlic, Chilies Green, Apple, Orange, Sunflower Oil, Vanaspati Oil and Poultry/Chicken etc. are responsible for the fall in index. However, this decrease was checked by Rice, Wheat Atta, Wheat, Cow Milk, Fish Fresh, Egg-Hen, Drum stick, Chilies Dry, Cumin Seed/Jira, Turmeric, Tea Leaf, Cooked Meals, ESI Contribution, Medicine Allopathic and Tuition and other fees school/ITI etc. putting upward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Lucknow and Nasik recorded a maximum decrease of 1.9 points each. Among others, 19 centres recorded decrease between 1 to 1.8 points and 37 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Faridabad recorded a maximum increase of 3.3 points followed by Nagpur and Tiruneveli with 3.0 and 2.4 points respectively. Among others, 4 centres recorded increase between 1 to 1.7 points and 21 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of 2 centres’ indices remained stationary.

Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.50 per cent compared to 5.41 per cent for the previous month and 5.56 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 4.10 per cent against 4.30 per cent of the previous month and 5.93 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for November, 2022 and December, 2022

Sr. No.	Groups	November, 2022	December, 2022
I	Food & Beverages	133.3	132.0
II	Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants	148.7	149.2
III	Clothing & Footwear	132.3	132.8
IV	Housing	121.0	121.0
V	Fuel & Light	177.8	177.8
VI	Miscellaneous	129.1	130.0
	General Index	132.5	132.3

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of January, 2023 will be released on Tuesday, 28th February, 2023. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

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