AICPIN (All India Consumer Price Index Number) for April 2023

Find current month AICPIN April 2023 for All India Consumer Price Index Number, Check AICPIN table for CPI numbers of any month for industrial workers and calculate new IDA rates as per the formula…

AICPIN

This is the statistical number factor that helps in determining many things in the economic sector, All India Consumer Price Index Numbers, even so-called as the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (Base Year 2016=100).

In order to find item wise AICIPIN details, you can simply head over to the Indian government’s website data.gov.in, and you will find all the details, However, to make it easy for you, you can get the month-wise and price index number details for the current and old months for commercial and non-commercial at this website.

From the website, choose the month and then select the download type, and you can download the file in multiple formats like XML, JSON, XLS, and so on. Simply choose your preferred option, and select the purpose for downloading the file for list of item wise index numbers.

Also, you should know that Consumer Price Indices (CPI) measure changes over time in the general level of prices of goods and services that households acquire for the purpose of consumption, and the AICPIN in the table are widely used as a tool by governments and central banks for different purposes and how the economy is performing in the current situation.

AICPIN Table for Month Wise Consumer Price Index Numbers

Month	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
January	274	288	307	330	340 118.2	360.288 125.1	382.464 132.8
February	274	287	307	328	343 119	360 125	382.176 132.7
March	275	287	309	326	344 119.6	362.88 126	383.904 133.3
April	277	288	312	329	346 120.1	367.776 127.7	386.496 134.2
May	278	289	314	330	347 120.6	371.52 129
June	280	291	316	332	350.5 121.7	372.096 129.2
July	285	301	319	336	353.7 122.8	374.112 129.9
August	285	301	320	338	354.2 123	374.976 130.2
September	285	301	322	340 118 (Base year 2016)	355.1 123.3	378.144 131.3
October	287	302	325	344 119.5	359.712 124.9	381.6 132.5
November	288	302	328	345 119.9	362.016 125.7	381.6 132.5
December	286	301	330	342 118.8	361.152 125.4	381.024 132.3

CPI(W) or Price Index Number as per old series can be obtained by multiplying the index numbers on the new base 2016=100 by the linking factor 2.88 and rounding off the result to the nearest whole number. EX:- 119*2.88=343

After releasing of the above Consumer price index numbers by the labour bureau of India, one can know the AICPIN numbers (as per the new CPI for industrial workers) in the table and then calculate the new CDA rates applicable for Central Government Employees and IDA rates for PSU Employees which may revised against employees salary as per the new pay scales.