All India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers up by 8 points each

NEW DELHI: The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for April, 2012 increased by 8 points each to stand at 633 points over March 2012 for Agricultural Labourers.

It stood 634 points over the previous month for Rural Labourers, up 8 points. In all the 20 States, Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers recorded an increase which varied between 1 to 18 points. Punjab with 711 points topped the index table whereas, Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 523 points stood at the bottom.

In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 2 to 16 points in all the 20 States. Punjab with 707 points topped the index table whereas, Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 545 points stood at the bottom.

The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers in respect of Punjab State registered the maximum increase of 18 points and 16 points respectively mainly due to increase in the prices of wheat atta, vanaspati, milk, onion, vegetables & fruits, gur and washing soap.

Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased from 6.84% and 7.19% in March, 2012 to 7.84% and 8.01% respectively in April, 2012. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL are 5.30% and 5.64% respectively during April, 2012.