INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Retail inflation for industrial workers eased marginally for July 2021In a slight relief for industrial workers, retail inflation for them
compared to 5.57 per cent for the previous month (June 2021) and 5.33 per cent during the corresponding month a year before (July 2020)," a
of government employees and workers in industrial sectors.The index is also meant for fixing and revising minimum wages and measurement of
year.The all-India CPI-IW for July 2021 went up 1.1 points and stood at 122.8 points
It was 121.7 points in June 2021.The maximum upward pressure on the index came from the 'miscellaneous group', contributing 0.42 percentage
points to the total change.At item level, dairy milk, poultry and chicken, mango, carrot, cauliflower, onion, tomato, cooking gas, doctor's
/ surgeon's fee, allopathic medicines, auto rickshaw/ scooter fare, bus fare, rail fare, petrol, housing, among others, contributed to the
price rise.However, items like fish, edible oil, pomegranate/anar and lemon put downward pressure on the index.
