Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers December 2024
Ministry of Labour & Employment
ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – DECEMBER, 2024
Posted On: 23 JAN 2025 4:22PM by PIB Delhi
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) remained unchanged for the month of December 2024 at 1320 and 1331 points respectively.
The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL for the month of December, 2024 were recorded at 5.01% and 5.05%, respectively, compared to 7.71% and 7.46% in December, 2023. The corresponding figures for November, 2024 were 5.35% for CPI-AL and 5.47% for CPI-RL.
All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
| November, 2024 | December, 2024 | November, 2024 | December, 2024 | |
| General Index | 1320 | 1320 | 1331 | 1331 |
| Food | 1265 | 1262 | 1272 | 1269 |
| Pan, Supari, etc. | 2086 | 2093 | 2095 | 2100 |
| Fuel & Light | 1375 | 1382 | 1366 | 1372 |
| Clothing, Bedding & Footwear | 1326 | 1329 | 1389 | 1392 |
| Miscellaneous | 1373 | 1376 | 1374 | 1377 |
