Expect- ation	Increase/ Decrease Index	Month	Base Year 2001 100	Total of 12 Months	Twelve monthly Average	% increase over 115.76 for   DA	DA announced or will be announced
	-4	Dec,13	239	2786	232.17	100.56%	100%
DA/DR from July, 2014	-2	Jan,14	237	2802	233.5	101.71%	107%
	1	Feb,14	238	2817	234.75	102.79%
	1	Mar,14	239	2832	236	103.87%
	3	Apr,14	242	2848	237.33	105.02%
	2	May,14	244	2864	238.67	106.17%
	2	Jun,14	246	2879	239.92	107.25%
JUL+AICPIN	6	Jul,14	252	2896	241.33	108.48%	113%
Aug+AICPIN	1	Aug,14	253	2912	242.67	109.63%
Sep+AICPIN	0	Sep,14	253	2927	243.92	110.71%
Oct+AICPIN	0	Oct,14	253	2939	244.92	111.57%
Nov+AICPIN	0	Nov,14	253	2949	245.75	112.29%
Dec+AICPIN	0	Dec,14	253	2963	246.92	113.30%
Dearness Allowance/Relief from January, 2015 will be

No. 5/1/2014- CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

 ‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: the 30th January, 2015

 Press Release

The All-India CPHW for December, 2014 remained stationary at 253 (two hundred and fifty three). On l-month percentage change, it remained static between November, 2014 and December, 2014 when compared with the decrease of (-) 1.65 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The largest downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (-) 1.09 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Coconut Oil, Poultry (Chicken), Chillies Green, Ginger, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, Sugar, Petrol, etc. are responsible for the decrease in index. However, this decrease was restricted to some extent by Rice, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal, Masur Dal, Moong Dal, Mustard Oil, Fish Fresh,’Goat Meat, Eggs (Hen), Dairy Milk, Milk (Cow & Buffalo), Tea (Readymade), Cigarette, Electricity Charges, Firewood, E.S.I. Contribution, Cable Charges, Private Tuition Fee, Taxi Fare, Barber Charges, Flower/F lower Garlands, etc., putting upward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPHW stood at 5.86 per cent for December, 2014 as compared to 4.12 per cent for the previous month and 9.13 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 5.73 per cent against 2.56 per cent of the previous month and 11.49 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Kodarma reported a maximum decrease of 12 points followed by Ranchi Hatia (7 points), Tripura (6 points) and Varanasi & Agra (5 points each). Among others, 4 points fall was observed in 5 centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 18 centres and 1 point in 16 centres. On the contrary, Bhilwara & Tiruchirapally recorded maximum increase of 5 points each followed by Mumbai & Puduchery (3 points each). Among others, 2 points rise was registered in 5 centres and 1 point in 9 centres. Rest of the 12 centres’ indices remained stationary.