All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers For Agricultural And Rural Labourers – March & April, 2024

June 8, 2024 India

08 June 2024, New Delhi: The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 600 villages spread over 20 States. The indices for the months of March, 2024 and April, 2024 are being released in this press release.

In March 2024, both the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased by 1 point, reaching 1259 and 1270, respectively. In April 2024, the CPI-AL rose by 4 points to 1263, while the CPI-RL increased by 5 points to 1275.

The year on year inflation rates for CPI-AL and CPI-RL in March 2024 were recorded at 7.15% and 7.08%, respectively. In April 2024, the year on year inflation rates for CPI-AL and CPI-RL were registered at 7.03% and 6.96%, respectively.

All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for February, March & April 2024 (General & Group-wise):

Group	Agricultural Labourers			Rural Labourers
Group	February	March	April	February	March	April
General Index	1258	1259	1263	1269	1270	1275
Food	1199	1198	1201	1205	1204	1207
Pan, Supari, etc.	2034	2037	2047	2043	2047	2056
Fuel & Light	1331	1339	1346	1323	1331	1338
Clothing, Bedding &Footwear	1280	1285	1290	1337	1343	1348
Miscellaneous	1307	1311	1323	1311	1315	1327