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UPSC 2015: Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers’?
(a)The Reserve Bank of India
(b)The Department of Economic Affairs
(c)The Labour Bureau
(d)The Department of Personnel and Training
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) The Labour Bureau
The monthly Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) is compiled and released by the Labour Bureau, an attached office under the Ministry of Labour & Employment; the Reserve Bank or other departments do not produce it. Hence option (c) is correct. ([labourbureau.gov.in](https://www.labourbureau.gov.in/cpi?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2015, GS Paper 1, as Question 29. It falls under Indian Economy > Inflation & Price Indices.
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