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The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for July 2021 increase by 4 points and 5 points to stand at 1061 and 1070 points respectively. The base year is 1986-87 equals 100. The rise in the general index comes mainly from the food and miscellaneous groups. Point-to-point inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL stand at 3.92 percent and 4.09 percent in July 2021. Punjab experiences the maximum increase while Tamilnadu experiences the maximum decrease among states.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Posted On: 19 AUG 2021 4:25PM by PIB Delhi
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The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of July, 2021 increased by 4 points and 5 points to stand at 1061 (One thousand and sixty one) and 1070 (One thousand and seventy) points respectively. The major contribution towards the rise in general index of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers came from Food and Miscellaneous group with 1.78 & 1.79 points and 1.30 & 1.31 points respectively mainly due to rise in prices of vegetables & fruits, onion, meat goat, poultry, chillies-green, mustard oil, medicines, barber charges, bus-fare, washing soap etc.
The rise/fall in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 1 to 13 points in 16 States and a decrease of 1 to 7 points in 3 States while it remained stationary for Assam State. Tamil Nadu with 1249 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with 829 points stood at the bottom.
In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 2 to 14 points in 15 States and a decrease of 1 to 6 points in 3 States while it remained stationary for Assam & Meghalaya States. Tamil Nadu with 1235 points topped the index table whereas Bihar with 868 points stood at the bottom.
Amongst states, the maximum increase in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers was experienced by Punjab State (13 points & 14 points respectively) mainly due to rise in the prices of wheat atta, vegetables & fruits, milk, onion, gur, shirting cloth cotton (mill), leather/plastic shoes etc. On the contrary, the maximum decrease in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers was experienced by Tamilnadu State (7 points and 6 points respectively) mainly due to fall in the prices of jowar, meat goat, fish-fresh, onion, vegetables and fruits, pan-leaf, firewood etc.
Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 3.92% & 4.09% in July, 2021 compared to 3.83% & 4.00% respectively in June, 2021 and 6.58% and 6.53% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 2.66% & 2.74% in July, 2021 compared to 2.67% & 2.86% respectively in June, 2021 and 7.83% & 7.89% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year.
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All-India Consumer Price Index Number (General & Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June, 2021 | July, 2021 | June, 2021 | July, 2021 | |
| General Index | 1057 | 1061 | 1065 | 1070 |
| Food | 1001 | 1004 | 1008 | 1011 |
| Pan, Supari, etc. | 1820 | 1819 | 1832 | 1831 |
| Fuel & Light | 1134 | 1143 | 1130 | 1138 |
| Clothing, Bedding &Footwear | 1063 | 1071 | 1078 | 1089 |
| Miscellaneous | 1102 | 1113 | 1105 | 1116 |
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The CPI – AL and RL for the month of August, 2021 will be released on 20th September, 2021.
VRRK/GK
(Release ID: 1747380)
