PRAWAKTA.COM 20 MAY 2025
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) increased by 1 point each for the month of April 2025, to stand at 1307 and 1320 points, respectively.
The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL for April 2025 were recorded at 3.48% and 3.53%, respectively, compared to 7.03% and 6.96% in April 2024. The corresponding figures for March 2025 stood at 3.73% for CPI-AL and 3.86% for CPI-RL.
All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
| March, 2025 | April, 2025 | March, 2025 | April, 2025 | |
| General Index | 1306 | 1307 | 1319 | 1320 |
| Food | 1234 | 1233 | 1241 | 1240 |
| Pan, Supari, etc. | 2138 | 2143 | 2145 | 2152 |
| Fuel & Light | 1400 | 1404 | 1389 | 1393 |
| Clothing, Bedding & Footwear | 1341 | 1344 | 1407 | 1412 |
| Miscellaneous | 1395 | 1405 | 1395 | 1405 |
