Date:01/12/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/01/stories/2004120105581501.htm

Business - Briefly

Consumer index up

SHIMLA, NOV. 30. An increase in prices of whole wheat, vegetables and fruits pushed up the all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for October by 3 points to 526. The index during October last year had increased by 4 points, the Labour Bureau said here today. The point-to-point rate of inflation declined from 4.81 per cent in September to 4.57 per cent in October this year. In October 2003, it was 3.29 per cent.

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