MoLE press release 2158878 · 21 Aug 2025
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ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS - JULY, 2025
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Check the official recordThe Labour Bureau releases the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for July 2025 with a base year of 2019. The All-India General Index for Agricultural Labourers increases by 1.23 points to 135.31. The All-India General Index for Rural Labourers increases by 1.30 points to 135.66. These indices reflect data from 787 sample villages across 34 States and Union Territories. The year-on-year inflation rate for July 2025 is 0.77 percent for Agricultural Labourers and 1.01 percent for Rural Labourers.
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Posted On: 21 AUG 2025 11:32AM by PIB Delhi
The Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, releases Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI – AL & RL) with the base year 2019=100 for the month of July 2025. These indices are based on data collected from a set of 787 sample villages across 34 States/UTs.
For the month of July 2025, the All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (Base: 2019=100) increased by 1.23 points to 135.31, while the index for Rural Labourers increased by 1.30 points, reaching 135.66. The Food Index increased by 1.94 points for Agricultural Labourers (AL) and 2.16 points for Rural Labourers (RL) in July 2025.
| Index | June, 2025 | July, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | AL | 134.08 | 135.31 |
| RL | 134.37 | 135.66 | |
| Food | AL | 133.74 | 135.69 |
| RL | 133.93 | 136.09 | |
The year-on-year inflation rate for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers stood at 0.77% and 1.01%, respectively, in July 2025. The food inflation in July 2025 stood at -1.56% for AL and -1.13% for RL.
| Inflation (%) | June, 2025 | July, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | AL | 1.42 | 0.77 |
| RL | 1.73 | 1.01 | |
| Food | AL | -0.87 | -1.56 |
| RL | -0.43 | -1.13 | |
All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June, 2025 | July, 2025 | June, 2025 | July, 2025 | |
| General Index | 134.08 | 135.31 | 134.37 | 135.66 |
| Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages | 133.74 | 135.69 | 133.93 | 136.09 |
| Pan Tobacco and Intoxicants | 129.84 | 129.85 | 128.97 | 128.94 |
| Fuel and Light | 121.63 | 121.88 | 123.60 | 124.03 |
| Clothing And Footwear | 145.10 | 144.73 | 145.72 | 145.45 |
| Miscellaneous | 137.42 | 137.62 | 136.87 | 137.06 |
All India as well as State-wise indices are:
| All India/States | CPI - AL | CPI - RL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | July 2025 | June 2025 | July 2025 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 138.01 | 139.04 | 138.17 | 139.54 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 137.77 | 141.33 | 137.89 | 141.50 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 133.98 | 134.61 | 134.52 | 135.23 |
| Assam | 136.86 | 137.51 | 137.12 | 137.72 |
| Bihar | 130.33 | 131.57 | 129.96 | 131.19 |
| Chhattisgarh | 127.98 | 130.83 | 128.36 | 131.21 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 134.64 | 137.37 | 133.21 | 136.15 |
| Delhi | 0.00 | 0.00 | 134.00 | 134.69 |
| Goa | 126.07 | 126.82 | 126.52 | 126.66 |
| Gujarat | 136.45 | 138.31 | 136.22 | 137.96 |
| Haryana | 140.78 | 143.19 | 139.55 | 142.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 134.02 | 134.89 | 135.66 | 137.09 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 143.68 | 144.93 | 143.91 | 145.32 |
| Jharkhand | 129.93 | 132.35 | 130.41 | 132.72 |
| Karnataka | 138.72 | 138.88 | 139.38 | 139.54 |
| Kerala | 137.01 | 139.22 | 137.24 | 139.35 |
| Lakshadweep | 135.30 | 136.49 | 133.96 | 135.03 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 130.98 | 132.82 | 131.69 | 133.37 |
| Maharashtra | 130.94 | 132.04 | 131.26 | 132.37 |
| Manipur | 142.46 | 144.68 | 140.13 | 142.63 |
| Meghalaya | 136.63 | 136.55 | 136.69 | 136.85 |
| Mizoram | 145.66 | 146.50 | 143.08 | 143.80 |
| Nagaland | 134.48 | 135.06 | 136.10 | 136.59 |
| Odisha | 128.83 | 131.34 | 129.08 | 131.51 |
| Puducherry | 135.08 | 136.13 | 135.10 | 136.07 |
| Punjab | 135.73 | 137.08 | 135.24 | 136.54 |
| Rajasthan | 135.06 | 137.15 | 134.63 | 136.54 |
| Sikkim | 129.33 | 130.35 | 129.19 | 130.15 |
| Tamil Nadu | 133.27 | 131.68 | 132.63 | 131.12 |
| Telangana | 137.70 | 138.72 | 137.71 | 138.76 |
| Tripura | 127.26 | 126.95 | 127.93 | 127.63 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 135.88 | 137.67 | 135.93 | 137.63 |
| Uttarakhand | 128.49 | 130.94 | 128.34 | 130.13 |
| West Bengal | 133.17 | 133.73 | 132.55 | 133.01 |
| All India | 134.08 | 135.31 | 134.37 | 135.66 |
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Rini Choudhury/Anjelina Alexander
(Release ID: 2158878)
