Inflation for industrial workers rises to 6.10% in June

The Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) increased from 5.74 in May to 6.10% in June, 2015.

Besides, food index rose from 5.99% in May to 6.67 per cent in June.

The maximum upward pressure to change in the index came from food group contributing 2.35%.

However, the increase was restricted by fall in prices of rice, mango, lemon, sugar, electricity, which put downward pressure on the index, Labour Bureau sources said.

Quilon registered highest increase of 15 points, followed by Godavarikhani (9 points) and Raniganj (7 points).

Four centres registered increase of six points, nine centres recorded increase of five points while in eleven centres the increase was four points.

Gaziabad recorded highest decrease of two points, six centres recorded drop of one point while the index remained stationary in ten centres.