Inflation for industrial workers drops for February, March and April
Hindustan TimesThe year-on-year inflation for industrial workers has reduced for February, March, and April this year. However, when comparing the months in sequence, inflation increased by 0.3 points from January and stood at 139.2 in February, decreased by 0.3 points and came to 138.9 in March, and increased again by 0.5 points, coming to 139.4 in April. Clothing and footwear inflation increased over the three months from 142.5 in February, to 143 in March, to 143.2 in April. Housing inflation remained the same for three months at 128.4, with fuel and light inflation falling significantly to 152.8 in April compared to 161.8 in February. The Labour Bureau compiles Consumer Price Index to measure inflation for industrial workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country.