Retail inflation rates for farm and rural workers eased to 6.17% and 6.20%, respectively, in July.
The retail inflation rates for farm and rural workers were 7.02% and 7.04%, respectively, in June this year.
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers and for rural labourers registered an increase of 10 points each in July, reaching 1,290 and 1,302, respectively, a labour ministry statement said.
The CPI-AL and CPI-RL were 1,280 points and 1,292 points, respectively, a year ago.
According to the statement, year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI– RL for July were recorded at 6.17% and 6.20%, compared to 7.43% and 7.26% in July, 2023.
The corresponding figures for June 2024 were 7.02% for CPI-AL and 7.04% for CPI-RL.
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