Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers & Rural Labourers for July released

The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers (AL)and Rural Labourers (RL)(Base: 1986-87=100) for July2011 increased by 6 and 7  points respectively  Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers to stand at 604 (Six hundred and four) points for both the series.

 According to the data released on 19 August 2011, the rise/fall in index varied from State to State.  In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 2 to 15 points in 19 States and a decrease of 14 points in 1 State.  Haryana with 669 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 492 points stood at the bottom.

 In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 2 to 15 points in 19 States and a decrease of 11 points in 1 State.   Haryana with 663 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 515 points stood at the bottom.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers in respect of Haryana  State registered the maximum increase of 15 points each mainly due to increase in the prices of rice, wheat atta, gram dal, goat meat, milk, onion, vegetables & fruits and bidi.  On the other hand, the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers in respect of Tamil Nadu State recorded a decline of 14 and 11 points respectively mainly due to decrease in the prices of rice, jowar, fish fresh and pan leaf.

Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL decreased from 9.32% and 9.14% respectively in June2011 to 9.03% in July 2011 for both the series. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI–RL stood 6.39% and 6.38% respectively in July 2011.