Q. Consider the following indexes:

1. Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
2. CPI for Industrial Workers (IW)
3. CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined)

Which of the above is/are created by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)?
Answer: 1 & 3 Only
Notes: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and programme Implementation creates the CPI (Rural, Urban, and Combined) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The CSO has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index from 2010=100 to 2012=100 for the calculation of CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined). The CPI for Industrial Workers is compiled and released by the Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment