Year

General

Food

Pan, Supari,

Fuel and

Housing

Clothing,

Miscellaneous

Tobacco and

Light

Bedding and

Intoxicants

Footwear

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

(Base 1960=100)

Weight

100.0

60.9

4.8

5.8

6.3

8.5

13.7

1970-71

186

201

176

169

133

163

163

1971-72

192

205

184

182

135

184

172

1972-73

207

223

197

195

140

199

179

1973-74

250

262

210

226

145

240

198

1974-75

317

358

250

297

154

314

246

1975-76

313

342

274

317

164

313

259

1976-77

301

317

298

327

174

322

264

1977-78

324

345

315

339

183

354

273

1978-79

331

347

330

371

192

376

284

1979-80

360

373

366

441

201

404

310

1980-81

401

419

399

483

213

441

346

1981-82

451

476

444

557

227

483

377

1982-83

486

508

475

634

244

522

413

1983-84

547

581

529

698

270

559

457

1984-85

582

607

586

783

301

586

514

1985-86

620

638

672

860

339

626

546

1986-87

674

700

749

915

367

657

585

1987-88

736

767

821

965

412

689

645

1988-89

803

839

874

1056

447

741

706

(Base 1982=100)

Weight

100.0

57.0

3.2

6.3

8.7

8.5

16.4

1989-90

173

177

219

171

171

143

171

1990-91

193

199

243

195

185

154

187

1991-92

219

230

280

204

198

169

210

1992-93

240

254

315

220

212

185

232

1993-94

258

272

340

234

224

201

251

1994-95

284

304

368

243

237

227

273

1995-96

313

337

397

260

255

253

294

1996-97

342

369

432

295

280

271

322

1997-98

366

388

479

328

304

286

354

1998-99

414

445

515

353

389

296

386

1999-00

428

446

565

379

437

306

416

2000-01

444

453

592

454

463

315

442

2001-02

463

466

620

483

514

325

463

2002-03

482

477

633

534

556

332

489

2003-04

500

495

655

567

582

338

507

2004-05

520

506

674

613

652

346

525

Note : Data pertain to average of months during the year.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour, Government of India.