The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) registered an increase of 11 points each in June 2024, reaching levels of 1280 and 1292, respectively.
The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI – RL for this month were recorded at 7.02% and 7.04%, compared to 6.31% and 6.16% in June, 2023. The corresponding figures for May, 2024 were 7.00% for CPI-AL and 7.02% for CPI-RL.
All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
|
Group |
Agricultural Labourers |
Rural Labourers |
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|
|
May, 2024 |
June,2024 |
May, 2024 |
June, 2024 |
|
General Index |
1269 |
1280 |
1281 |
1292 |
|
Food |
1205 |
1220 |
1212 |
1227 |
|
Pan, Supari, etc. |
2058 |
2060 |
2068 |
2070 |
|
Fuel & Light |
1351 |
1342 |
1342 |
1333 |
|
Clothing, Bedding & Footwear |
1296 |
1300 |
1355 |
1361 |
|
Miscellaneous |
1339 |
1343 |
1339 |
1344 |
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Himanshu Pathak
