The Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE) on October 22, 2024, issued the All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – September, 2024.
The following has been stated:
• The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) registered an increase of 7 points each in September 2024, reaching levels of 1304 and 1316, respectively.
• The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL for the month of September, 2024 were recorded at 6.36% and 6.39%, compared to 6.70% and 6.55% in September, 2023. The corresponding figures for August, 2024 were 5.96% for CPI-AL and 6.08% for CPI-RL.
[Press Release ID: 2067104]