All-India Consumer Price Index

• Ministry of Labour & Employment has released All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for the month of May 2021.
• It has increased by 8 points each to stand at 1049 and 1057 points respectively.
• Inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased to 2.94% & 3.12% in May, 2021 from 2.66% & 2.94% respectively in April, 2021."

• Inflation based on the food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased to 1.54% & 1.73% in May 2021 from 1.24% & 1.54% respectively in April 2021.

Reason :

• Due to increasing in the food group index.
• Rise in the prices of wheat atta, meat goat, fish fresh, mustard oil, groundnut oil, pulses, vegetables and fruits etc.

CPI-AL and CPI-RL:

• Base year: 1986-87 (100)
• Publish by Ministry of Labour & Employment