The All India Consumer Price Index numbers for Agricultural Laborers and Rural Laborers for the month of August 2021 rose by 5 points and 4 points to reach 1,066 and 1,074 points respectively.
Retail inflation for agriculture and rural workers eased marginally to 3.9 per cent and 3.97 per cent, respectively, in August. In July this year, CPI-based inflation for agriculture and rural workers stood at 3.92 per cent and 4.09 per cent, respectively.
The point rates of inflation based on CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Laborers) and CPI-RL (Consumer Price Index-Rural Laborers) stood at 3.90 per cent and 3.97 per cent in August, 2021 as compared to 3.92 per cent in August, 2021. and 4.09 per cent in July 2021 and 6.32 per cent and 6.28 per cent respectively during the same month (August 2020) of the previous year,” a statement from the Ministry of Labor said.
Similarly, food inflation stood at 2.13 per cent and 2.32 per cent in August 2021, up from 2.66 per cent and 2.74 per cent respectively in July 2021 and 7.76 per cent and 7.83 per cent respectively during the same month (August 2020). last year.
The All India Consumer Price Index numbers for Agricultural Laborers and Rural Laborers for the month of August 2021 rose by 5 points and 4 points to reach 1,066 and 1,074 points respectively. In July this year, CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 1,061 points and 1,070 marks, respectively.
The major contributors to the increase in the general index of agricultural laborers and rural laborers came from the food group with a score of 2.43 and 2.28 respectively, mainly due to increase in prices of rice, milk, mustard-oil, vanaspati, groundnut-oil, tea leaves etc. because of. .
The rise/fall in the index varied from state to state. In the case of agricultural laborers, 15 states registered an increase of 1 to 15 points while 5 states showed a decrease of 2 to 13 points. Tamil Nadu tops the index table with 1,247 points while Himachal Pradesh is at the bottom with 839 points.
In the case of rural laborers, 15 states registered an increase of 1 to 16 points while 5 states showed a decrease of 2 to 12 points. Karnataka topped the index table with 1,235 points while Bihar remained at the bottom with 872 points.
Among the states, the maximum increase in the Consumer Price Index numbers for agricultural and rural laborers was experienced by the state of Andhra Pradesh (15 points and 16 points respectively), mainly due to the rise in the prices of rice, ragi, fish-dry, sugar. reason. Tea readymade, shirting cloth cotton (mill), leather/plastic footwear, toilet soap, hair oil, barber charges etc.
In contrast, the maximum reduction in the CPI numbers for agricultural and rural laborers was experienced by the state of Kerala (13 points and 12 points, respectively), mainly due to a fall in prices of rice, tapioca, pulses, fish-fresh/fish. because of. Dried, onion, chilli-green, vegetables and fruits, betel leaves etc.
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