All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base 1986-87=100 –October, 2011

Ministry of Labour & Employment All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base 1986-87=100 –October, 2011 The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for October, 2011 increased by 4 points and 6 points respectively to stand at 619( Six hundred and nineteen) points for Agricultural Labourers and 620 (Six hundred and twenty) points for Rural Labourers. The rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 1 to 11 points in all the 20 States. Haryana with 690 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 514 points stood at the bottom. In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 1 to 10 points in all the 20 States. Haryana with 683 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 535 points stood at the bottom. The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers in respect of Himachal Pradesh State registered the maximum increase of 11 points mainly due to increase in the prices of rice, wheat atta, pulses, milk, ghee, vegetables & fruirs, sugar, electricity charges and anacin. The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourers in respect of Karnataka State registered the maximum increase of 10 points mainly due to increase in the prices of jowar, ragi, milk, vegetables & fruits, pan leaf and anacin. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL decreased from 9.43% in September, 2011 to 9.36% in October, 2011 and in case of CPI-RL, it increased from 9.25% in September,2011 to 9.73% in October,2011. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI–RL are 6.79% and 6.78% respectively in October, 2011. All-India Consumer Price Index Number (General & Group-wise) Group Agricultural Labourers Rural Labourers Sep., 2011 Oct., 2011 Sep., 2011 Oct., 2011 General Index 615 619 614 620 Food 608 613 609 614 Pan, Supari, etc. 797 803 801 808 Clothing, Bedding & Footwear 591 596 597 604 Fuel & Light 674 678 673 677 Miscellaneous 570 574 567 571 Share and Care

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