All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers

All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base 1986-87=100 – March, 2010



The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for March, 2010 decreased by 2 points each to stand at 536 (Five hundred and thirty six) points for both the series.





The rise/fall in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded a decrease between 1 to 8 points in 14 States, remained constant in 2 States and an increase between 1 to 4 points in 4 States. Haryana with 608 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 457 points stood at the bottom.





In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded a decrease between 1 to 7 points in 13 States, remained constant in 4 States and an increase between 1 to 3 points in 3 States. Haryana with 603 points topped the index table whereas Manipur with the index level of 459 points stood at the bottom.





The Consumer Price Index Numbers of Jammu & Kashmir State for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers registered the maximum decrease of 8 and 7 points respectively mainly due to decrease in the prices of rice, wheat atta, maize, pulses, onion, vegetables & fruits, sugar and knitted garments. On the other hand, the Consumer Price Index Numbers of Tripura State recorded the highest increase of 4 and 3 points respectively for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers, mainly due to increase in the prices of poultry, fish fresh, vegetables & fruits, tea readymade and pan leaf.





Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL decreased from 16.45% in February, 2010 for both the series to 15.77% and 15.52% respectively in March, 2010. The respective rates of inflation during March, 2009 were 9.46% and 9.69%.





All-India Consumer Price Index Number (General & Group-wise)

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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Group	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Agricultural Labourers		style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Rural Labourers
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>February 2010	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>March 2010	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>February 2010	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>March 2010
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>General Index	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>538	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>536	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>538	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>536
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Food	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>550	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>545	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>551	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>545
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pan, Supari, style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  etc.	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>642	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>652	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>644	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>654
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fuel & Light	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>534	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>538	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>533	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>537
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Clothing, Bedding style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  & Footwear	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>454	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>457	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>478	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>480
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Miscellaneous	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>493	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>496	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>490	style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>493