ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR AGRICULTURAL
AND RURAL LABOURERS INCREASES
The All-India Consumer Price Index
for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base 1986-87 = 100) increased
during July, 2002 by 2 points each to stand at 316 for Agricultural
Labourers and 319 for Rural Labourers.
In case of Agricultural Labourers,
17 states reflected an increase in indices between 1 to 5 points
and 3 States showed decrease of 3 points each.
In the case of Rural Labourers, 15
states reflected increase in indices between 1 to 5 points and
3 states showed decrease in indices between 2 to 3 points while
the indices remained constant in 2 states.
Among the states, Haryana and Uttar
Pradesh in case of Agricultural labourers and Gujarat, Haryana
and Uttar Pradesh in respect of Rural Labourers experienced sharpest
increase of 5 points each. On the other hand Himachal Pradesh,
Manipur and Meghalaya in respect of Agricultural Labourers and
Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya in case of Rural Labourers recorded
a maximum decrease of 3 points each.
Meghalaya continued to figure at
the top of the index table for both Agricultural and Rural Labourers
with 341 and 338 points respectively whereas Bihar including Jharkhand
remained at the bottom with 293 points for Agricultural Labourers
and 295 points for Rural Labourers.
Point to point rate of inflation
based on CPI-AL decreased from 2.61 % in June , 2002 to 2.27%
in July, 2002. The inflation rate for the CPI-RL also decreased
from 2.59% in June, 2002 to 2.57 % during July, 2002. Respective
rates of inflation during July, 2001 were (-) 0.32% and 0.00%.
All-India Consumer Price Index (General
& Group-wise)
|
GROUP
|
Agricultural Labourers
|
Rural Labourers
|
|
June, 2002
|
July, 2002
|
June, 2002
|
July, 2002
|
|
General Index
|
314
|
316
|
317
|
319
|
|
Food
|
306
|
309
|
307
|
310
|
|
Pan, Supari etc
|
373
|
371
|
374
|
372
|
|
Fuel & Light
|
322
|
324
|
322
|
324
|
|
Clothing, Bedding & Footwear
|
333
|
334
|
342
|
343
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
327
|
328
|
328
|
328
|
