Labour Bureau data shows CPI inflation for agricultural and rural labourers exceeds headline CPI in September

Key facts

• CPI inflation for Agricultural Labourers rose to 6.30% in September from 5.18% in August, while inflation for Rural Labourers rose to 5.98% from 4.83%, according to Labour Bureau data.
• Inflation for Agricultural Labourers (6.30%) and Rural Labourers (5.98%) was higher than the general CPI inflation of 5.54% in September.
• Food inflation rose to 8.24% for Agricultural Labourers and 7.84% for Rural Labourers in September, exceeding the general retail food inflation of 7.74%.
• CPI inflation for Agricultural Labourers has been higher than general retail inflation for the last five months, while September was the first month this calendar year that CPI for Rural Labourers exceeded headline inflation.
• The CPI indices for Agricultural and Rural Labourers are used to revise minimum wages for agricultural and rural labour in different states and are based on data from 787 sample villages across 34 States and Union Territories.