All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base 1986-87=100 – September, 2009
The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for September, 2009 increased by 7 points each to stand at 515 (Five hundred and fifteen) points for Agricultural Labourers and 514 (Five hundred and fourteen) points for Rural Labourers.
The rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, 8 States reflected an increase in index between 9 to 13 points; 8 States between 5 to 8 points and 4 States between 1 to 4 points. Punjab with 569 points topped the index table whereas Manipur with the index level of 444 points stood at the bottom.
In case of Rural Labourers, the increase in index ranged between 9 to 14 points in 8 States, between 5 to 8 points in 7 States and between 1 to 4 points in 5 States. Punjab with 568 points topped the index table whereas Manipur with the index level of 445 points stood at the bottom.
The Consumer Price Index Numbers of West Bengal State for Agricultural Labourers registered the highest increase of 13 points mainly due to increase in the prices of rice,wheat atta, Khesari dal, vegetables & fruits, sugar, gur and bidi while for Rural Labourers, the index of Punjab State recorded the maximum increase of 14 points mainly due to increase in the prices of rice, wheat/maize atta, turmeric, vegetables & fruits, sugar, gur, tea readymade, firewood and leather/ plastic shoes.
Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased from 12.89% and 12.67% in August, 2009 to 13.19% and 12.97% respectively in September, 2009. The rates of inflation during September, 2008 were 10.98% for both the series.
The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for September, 2009 increased by 7 points each to stand at 515 (Five hundred and fifteen) points for Agricultural Labourers and 514 (Five hundred and fourteen) points for Rural Labourers.
The rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, 8 States reflected an increase in index between 9 to 13 points; 8 States between 5 to 8 points and 4 States between 1 to 4 points. Punjab with 569 points topped the index table whereas Manipur with the index level of 444 points stood at the bottom.
In case of Rural Labourers, the increase in index ranged between 9 to 14 points in 8 States, between 5 to 8 points in 7 States and between 1 to 4 points in 5 States. Punjab with 568 points topped the index table whereas Manipur with the index level of 445 points stood at the bottom.
The Consumer Price Index Numbers of West Bengal State for Agricultural Labourers registered the highest increase of 13 points mainly due to increase in the prices of rice,wheat atta, Khesari dal, vegetables & fruits, sugar, gur and bidi while for Rural Labourers, the index of Punjab State recorded the maximum increase of 14 points mainly due to increase in the prices of rice, wheat/maize atta, turmeric, vegetables & fruits, sugar, gur, tea readymade, firewood and leather/ plastic shoes.
Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased from 12.89% and 12.67% in August, 2009 to 13.19% and 12.97% respectively in September, 2009. The rates of inflation during September, 2008 were 10.98% for both the series.
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