Given the following data :
Year2006−072007−082008−092009−10CPI for IW(2004=100)444463482500
Calculation the inflation rate for 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10. What can we conclude?
Inflation rate for different years are calculated as :
Year 2007−08=463−444444×100=4.28%Year 2008−09=482−463463×100=4.10%Year 2009−10=500−482482×100=3.73%
CPI of industrial workers declined in all the years.