18.3 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS BY MAJOR
GROUPS FOR SELECTED CENTRES OF GUJARAT STATE
				(Base year: 1982 = 100)
Average for	Food	Pan,Supari,	Fuel &	Hous-	Clothing,	Misc-	Gen-
Year/Month		Tobacco &	Light-	ing	Bedding	ella-	eral
		Intoxicants	ing		& Foot	neous
					wear
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ahmedabad Centre
1995	329	370	226	192	232	293	303
1996	359	393	299	205	256	317	333
1997	375	440	385	223	286	341	357
1998	429	485	392	246	293	371	399
1999	442	544	418	284	298	428	422
2000	452	577	529	295	303	451	441
2001	466	621	570	326	311	477	460
2002	479	625	593	366	329	491	476
2003 @	494	648	572	394	334	504	489

January - 2003	477	641	593	392	330	497	478
February ,,	482	644	585	392	330	494	480
March ,,	488	645	588	392	334	497	485
April ,,	497	643	594	392	334	495	490
May ,,	497	643	588	392	335	498	491
June ,,	502	648	594	392	335	509	496
July ,,	510	648	584	397	335	510	501
August ,,	498	656	544	397	335	512	491
September ,,	493	652	523	397	336	511	487
October ,,	493	656	523	397	336	513	487

Vadodara Centre
1995	348	362	208	202	212	325	303
1996	385	381	226	216	236	347	332
1997	394	415	240	229	295	380	349
1998	445	440	255	239	301	407	385
1999	458	484	275	272	311	433	405
2000	469	518	394	275	325	495	430
2001	484	548	477	284	331	538	453
2002	492	552	555	294	339	560	467
2003 @	501	556	593	305	341	533	471

January - 2003	482	556	614	303	341	528	461
February ,,	485	556	612	303	341	533	464
March ,,	486	556	598	303	341	534	463
April ,,	498	556	580	303	341	541	470
May ,,	505	556	562	303	341	546	473
June ,,	508	556	546	303	341	547	474
July ,,	514	556	577	309	340	525	476
August ,,	514	556	585	309	341	525	476
September ,,	506	556	614	309	341	526	474
October	511	556	646	309	341	526	478
@ Average of ten months						(Contd...)
Bhavnagar Centre
1995	339	353	263	324	221	286	318
1996	377	380	390	326	232	316	350
1997	402	460	307	323	238	356	373
1998	453	488	327	479	246	382	425
1999	460	564	349	554	249	437	447
2000	469	638	402	567	260	477	466
2001	482	689	453	601	255	489	483
2002	486	694	493	617	263	498	492
2003 @	497	699	497	634	270	516	503

January - 2003	475	695	489	632	266	501	487
February ,,	480	696	486	632	272	515	492
March ,,	488	696	489	632	272	515	497
April ,,	497	696	496	632	272	516	503
May ,,	503	696	462	632	272	516	504
June ,,	504	696	449	632	272	516	504
July ,,	509	696	516	636	272	521	513
August ,,	507	696	518	636	272	521	512
September ,,	502	696	515	636	272	521	508
October ,,	507	728	549	636	257	520	514

Rajkot Centre
1995	330	387	292	199	221	271	296
1996	380	400	320	196	236	296	332
1997	400	457	329	196	253	321	350
1998	455	508	330	233	263	354	393
1999	456	577	390	265	273	389	490
2000	477	620	462	269	295	396	430
2001	467	665	510	278	297	412	433
2002	488	675	511	293	294	419	447
2003 @	501	708	536	302	299	422	459

January - 2003	497	683	516	301	293	419	453
February ,,	484	683	514	301	297	419	446
March ,,	477	705	521	301	297	420	444
April ,,	504	705	523	301	297	420	459
May ,,	508	716	514	301	297	420	461
June ,,	527	717	502	301	297	422	471
July ,,	533	717	523	304	297	423	476
August ,,	495	717	522	304	310	423	456
September ,,	492	717	532	304	310	427	455
October ,,	493	716	693	304	294	427	465
@ Average of ten months						(Contd...)

Surat Centre
1995	329	370	226	192	232	293	303
1996	359	393	299	205	256	317	333
1997	393	462	435	227	295	422	373
1998	452	479	421	253	301	460	417
1999	457	511	444	282	302	513	432
2000	453	468	581	302	304	545	446
2001	459	613	763	324	306	608	474
2002	470	624	773	351	310	603	484
2003 @	490	629	694	359	316	596	491

January - 2003	475	628	767	356	315	595	487
February ,,	475	628	768	356	315	596	487
March ,,	477	630	766	356	315	596	488
April ,,	490	630	759	356	317	596	495
May ,,	484	630	758	356	317	596	492
June ,,	486	630	753	356	317	596	492
July ,,	506	630	588	363	317	596	495
August ,,	498	630	577	363	317	596	489
September ,,	501	630	577	363	317	596	491
October ,,	507	628	626	363	317	596	498
@ Average of ten months
Source: Labour Bureau, Government of India, Simla.