Year

General

Food

Pan, Supari,

Fuel and

Clothing,

Miscellaneous

Tobacco and

Light

Bedding and

Intoxicants

Footwear

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

(Base: 1960-61=100)

Weight

100.0

78.1

8.0

6.1

7.8

1966-67

181

198

.

.

.

.

1967-68

208

232

.

.

.

.

1968-69

187

204

.

.

.

.

1969-70

190

206

.

.

.

.

1970-71

194

209

.

110

146

161

1971-72

196

211

.

112

159

165

1972-73

217

236

.

113

167

171

1973-74

263

291

.

119

197

186

1974-75

354

396

.

135

262

225

1975-76

340

375

.

137

273

250

1976-77

293

313

.

139

274

261

1977-78

324

351

.

140

300

262

1978-79

317

340

.

141

313

267

1979-80

346

374

.

153

327

281

1980-81

395

431

.

157

348

315

1981-82

444

488

.

166

378

342

1982-83

467

511

.

168

409

378

1983-84

520

571

.

174

434

425

1984-85

521

566

.

178

466

467

1985-86

546

591

.

188

502

502

1986-87

572

618

.

193

525

535

1987-88

629

681

.

196

551

604

1988-89

708

774

.

198

596

661

1989-90

746

811

.

199

649

740

1990-91

803

869

.

209

725

816

1991-92

958

1048

.

221

808

923

1992-93

1076

1184

.

218

928

1020

1993-94

1114

1214

.

223

1039

1081

1994-95

1247

1361

.

227

1195

1188

1995-96

1381

1507

.

240

1357

1285 *

(Base: 1986-87=100)

Weight

100.0

69.2

3.8

8.4

7.0

11.7

1996-97

256

260

277

221

265

243

1997-98

264

264

300

241

279

262

1998-99

293

299

323

255

291

278

1999-00

306

312

351

263

300

298

2000-01

305

303

362

292

311

311

2001-02

309

302

366

309

326

319

2002-03

319

312

374

324

335

330

2003-04

331

325

388

333

347

339

2004-05

340

333

394

343

359

351

* : Average for April-October 1995 due to lack of a linking factor as pan, supari, tobacco and intoxicants
was part of the miscellaneous group.
Note : Data pertain to average of months during the year.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour, Government of India.