Index (Average of months)

Year

IW

UNME

AL

1

2

3

4

(Base : 1960 = 100)

1970-71

186

174

194

1971-72

192

180

196

1972-73

207

192

217

1973-74

250

221

263

1974-75

317

270

354

1975-76

313

277

340

1976-77

301

277

293

1977-78

324

296

324

1978-79

331

306

317

1979-80

360

330

346

1980-81

401

369

395

1981-82

451

413

444

1982-83

486

446

467

1983-84

547

492

520

(Base : 1982 = 100)

(Base : 1984-85 = 100)

1983-84

111

92

520

1984-85

118

100

521

1985-86

126

107

546

1986-87

137

115

572

1987-88

149

126

629

1988-89

163

136

708

1989-90

173

145

746

1990-91

193

161

803

1991-92

219

183

958

1992-93

240

202

1076

1993-94

258

216

1114

1994-95

284

237

1247

1995-96

313

259

1381

(Base :1986-87 = 100)

1996-97

342

283

256

1997-98

366

302

264

1998-99

414

337

293

1999-00

428

352

306

2000-01

444

371

305

2001-02

463

390

309

2002-03

482

405

319

2003-04

500

420

331

2004-05

520

436

340

IW : Industrial workers. UNME : Urban non-manual employees. AL : Agricultural labourers.
Source :1. Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour, Government of India.
2. Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.