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The Ministry of Labour and Employment releases the All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for December 2024. The general index for agricultural labourers remains unchanged at 1320 points. The general index for rural labourers remains unchanged at 1331 points. The year-on-year inflation rate for agricultural labourers is 5.01 percent. The year-on-year inflation rate for rural labourers is 5.05 percent.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Posted On: 23 JAN 2025 4:22PM by PIB Delhi
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) remained unchanged for the month of December 2024 at 1320 and 1331 points respectively.
The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL for the month of December, 2024 were recorded at 5.01% and 5.05%, respectively, compared to 7.71% and 7.46% in December, 2023. The corresponding figures for November, 2024 were 5.35% for CPI-AL and 5.47% for CPI-RL.
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All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November, 2024 | December, 2024 | November, 2024 | December, 2024 | |
| General Index | 1320 | 1320 | 1331 | 1331 |
| Food | 1265 | 1262 | 1272 | 1269 |
| Pan, Supari, etc. | 2086 | 2093 | 2095 | 2100 |
| Fuel & Light | 1375 | 1382 | 1366 | 1372 |
| Clothing, Bedding & Footwear | 1326 | 1329 | 1389 | 1392 |
| Miscellaneous | 1373 | 1376 | 1374 | 1377 |
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Himanshu Pathak
(Release ID: 2095463)
