Ministry of Labour & Employment
All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – February, 2024
Posted On:
20 MAR 2024 8:21PM by PIB Delhi
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Laborers and Rural Laborers (Base: 1986-87=100) remained steady in February 2024, with figures of 1258 and 1269, respectively.
There was a varied pattern observed in the indices of constituent States. In the case of CPI-AL, eight states experienced a decline, while for CPI-RL, this downward trend was observed in seven states. Additionally, two states witnessed no change in their index.
The month-to-month inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL were recorded at 7.43% and 7.36% in February 2024 showing a decrease from 7.52% and 7.37% in January 2024 respectively.
- All-India Consumer Price Index Number (General & Group-wise):
|
Group
|
Agricultural Labourers
|
Rural Labourers
|
|
|
January, 2024
|
February,2024
|
January, 2024
|
February,2024
|
|
General Index
|
1258
|
1258
|
1268
|
1269
|
|
Food
|
1202
|
1199
|
1207
|
1205
|
|
Pan, Supari, etc.
|
2025
|
2034
|
2035
|
2043
|
|
Fuel & Light
|
1325
|
1331
|
1318
|
1323
|
|
Clothing, Bedding &Footwear
|
1276
|
1280
|
1331
|
1337
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
1298
|
1307
|
1302
|
1311
|
The CPI – AL and RL for the month of March, 2024 will be released on 19th April, 2024.
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