AICPI – IW (All India Consumer price Index for industrial workers with the base as 2001=100) for the month of November 2012 has been issued by Government.
All India consumer price index AICPI-IW for the period from January 2012 to November 2012
| Month | AICPI-IW |
| Jan 2012 | 198 |
| Feb 2012 | 199 |
| Mar 2012 | 201 |
| Apr 2012 | 205 |
| May 2012 | 206 |
| Jun 2012 | 208 |
| Jul 2012 | 212 |
| Aug 2012 | 214 |
| Sep 2012 | 215 |
| Oct 2012 | 217 |
| Nov 2012 | 218 |
| Dec 2012 | Will be released in the last week of January 2012 |
Estimated Dearness Allowance with effect from January 2013
From the table above, you can assume that , if there is no change in AICPI-IW for December 2012 i.e it is pegged at 218, then Expected DA from January 2013 will be 80%.
DA will remain to be at 80% for change in AICPI for December 2012 up to 221. If AICPI(IW) for December 2012 touches 222, then expected DA with effect from January 2013 will be 81%.
