Matribhumi Samachar English
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) registered an increase of 10 points each in July 2024, reaching levels of 1290 and 1302, respectively.
The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI – RL for this month were recorded at 6.17% and 6.20%, compared to 7.43% and 7.26% in July, 2023. The corresponding figures for June, 2024 were 7.02% for CPI-AL and 7.04% for CPI-RL.
All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
| June, 2024 | July, 2024 | June, 2024 | July, 2024 | |
| General Index | 1280 | 1290 | 1292 | 1302 |
| Food | 1220 | 1232 | 1227 | 1240 |
| Pan, Supari, etc. | 2060 | 2061 | 2070 | 2071 |
| Fuel & Light | 1342 | 1349 | 1333 | 1340 |
| Clothing, Bedding & Footwear | 1300 | 1305 | 1361 | 1365 |
| Miscellaneous | 1343 | 1350 | 1344 | 1351 |
