ALL
INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS INCREASES
BUT REMAINS STATIONERY FOR RURAL LABOURERS
The
All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (Base
1986-87 = 100) during March, 2002 increased by one point over
the previous month’s level to stand at 308 but for Rural Labourers
the index remained stationery at 311.
In case of Agricultural Labourers,
12 states reflected an increase in indices between 1 to 4 points
and 5 States showed decrease in indices between 1 to 3 points
while the indices remained constant in 3 states.
In the case of Rural Labourers, 13
states reflected increase in indices between 1 to 4 points and
5 states showed decrease in indices between 1 to 2 points while
the indices remained constant in 2 states.
Amongst states, Meghlaya and Tripura
in respect of Agricultural Labourers ad Tripura in respect of
Rural Labourers experienced sharpest increase of 4 points each.
On the other hand, Himachal Pradesh recorded maximum decrease
of 3 and 2 points for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers
respectively.
Meghalaya continued to figure at
the top of the index table for both Agricultural and Rural Labourers
with 354 and 350 points respectively whereas Orissa remained at
the bottom with 287 points for both the series.
Point to point rate of inflation
based on CPI-AL decreased from 3.01 % in February, 2002 to 3.00%
in March 2002. In case of the CPI-RL the inflation rate decreased
from 3.32% in the previous month to 2.98 % during March, 2002.
Respective rates of inflation during March, 2001 were (-) 1.96
% and (-) 1.63 %.
All-India Consumer Price Index (General
& Group-wise)
|
GROUP
|
Agricultural Labourers
|
Rural Labourers
|
|
February, 2002
|
March,2002
|
February,2002
|
March, 2002
|
|
General Index
|
308
|
309
|
311
|
311
|
|
Food
|
300
|
300
|
301
|
301
|
|
Pan, Supari etc
|
368
|
368
|
369
|
369
|
|
Fuel & Light
|
312
|
313
|
313
|
314
|
|
Clothing, Bedding & Footwear
|
329
|
329
|
338
|
338
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
323
|
324
|
324
|
324
|
