Retail Inflation for Farm Workers Falls to 5.96% in August; 6.08% for Rural Labourers
The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI–RL for this month (August 2024) were recorded at 5.96 per cent and 6.08 per cent.
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) registered an increase of 7 points each in August 2024, reaching levels of 1,297 and 1,309, respectively.
The country’s retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers fell to 5.96 per cent and 6.08 per cent, respectively, in August against the comparative figures of 6.17 per cent and 6.20 per cent recorded in July this year.
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) registered an increase of 7 points each in August 2024, reaching levels of 1,297 and 1,309, respectively. The CPI-AL and CPI-RL were 1,290 points and 1,302 points, respectively, in July.
“The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI–RL for this month (August 2024) were recorded at 5.96 per cent and 6.08 per cent, compared to 7.37 per cent and 7.12 per cent in August, 2023. The corresponding figures for July, 2024 were 6.17 per cent for CPI-AL and 6.20 per cent for CPI-RL,” a labour ministry statement said.
