June sees marginal rise in retail inflation for farm and rural workers

Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers inched up marginally to 6.31% and 6.16%, respectively in June as compared to 5.99% and 5.84% in May this year.

The All-India Consumer Price Index Number for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for June 2023 increased by 10 points each to 1,196 points and 1,207 points, respectively. CPI-AL and CPI-RL were 1,186 points and 1,197 points in May 2023.

"Point-to-point rate of inflation based on CPI-AL (consumer price index agricultural labour) and CPI-RL (rural labour) stood at 6.31% and 6.16% in June 2023 compared to 5.99% and 5.84% respectively in May 2023 and 6.43% and 6.76% during the corresponding month of (June 2022) the previous year," a labour ministry statement said.

Similarly, food inflation stood at 7.03% and 6.70% in June, compared to 6.31% and 6.07% in May and 5.09% and 5.16% in the year-ago period.

The major contribution towards the rise in general index of AL and RL came from food group to the extent of 9.59 points and 8.96 points, respectively mainly due to increase in prices of rice, pulses, milk, meat goat, fish-fresh/dry, gur, chillies-green/dry, garlic, ginger, onion, vegetables & fruits, etc.