The Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) was 3.87 per cent in April 2024, a labour ministry statement said
Similarly, as per the data, food inflation stood at 5.88 percent against 6.56 percent in the previous month and 5.21 percent in May 2019.
"The year on year inflation measured by the monthly Consumer Price Index-Industrial Worker (CPI-IW) stood at 7.23 percent for July 2014 as compared to 6.49 percent for the previous month and 10.85 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year," a Labour Ministry statement said.
The Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for January declined by two points and was pegged at 237 points.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Ajay Shah, Senior Fellow, NIPFP gave his readings about the Indian economy. He spoke about inflation and IIP numbers. According to Shah, there is a possibility of second surge in inflation ahead, and this would be driven by non- food items.