On: 19 SEP 2025
August 2025 CPI for Agricultural Labourers Released
The Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, releases Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers
(CPI – AL & RL) with the base year 2019=100 for the month of August 2025. These indices are based on data collected from a set of 787
sample villages across 34 States/UTs.
For the month of August 2025, the All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (Base: 2019=100) increased by 1.03 points to 136.34,
while the index for Rural Labourers increased by 0.94 points, reaching 136.60. The Food Index increased by 1.39
points for Agricultural Labourers (AL) and 1.29 points for Rural Labourers (RL) in August 2025.
| Index | July, 2025 | August, 2025 | |
| General | AL | 135.31 | 136.34 |
| RL | 135.66 | 136.60 | |
| Food | AL | 135.69 | 137.07 |
| RL | 136.09 | 137.38 | |
The year-on-year inflation rate for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers stood at 1.07% and 1.26%, respectively, in August 2025. The food inflation in August 2025 stood at -0.55% for AL and -0.28% for RL.
| Inflation (%) | July, 2025 | August, 2025 | |
| General | AL | 0.77 | 1.07 |
| RL | 1.01 | 1.26 | |
| Food | AL | -1.56 | -0.55 |
| RL | -1.13 | -0.28 | |
All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
| July, 2025 | August, 2025 | July, 2025 | August, 2025 | |
| General Index | 135.31 | 136.34 | 135.66 | 136.60 |
| Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages | 135.69 | 137.07 | 136.09 | 137.38 |
| Pan Tobacco and Intoxicants | 129.85 | 130.56 | 128.94 | 129.49 |
| Fuel and Light | 121.88 | 121.96 | 124.03 | 123.95 |
| Clothing And Footwear | 144.73 | 145.51 | 145.45 | 146.13 |
| Miscellaneous | 137.62 | 138.26 | 137.06 | 137.67 |
All India as well as State-wise indices are:
| All India/States | CPI – AL | CPI – RL | ||
| July 2025 | August 2025 | July 2025 | August 2025 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 139.04 | 137.42 | 139.54 | 137.16 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 141.33 | 141.96 | 141.50 | 142.12 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 134.61 | 135.08 | 135.23 | 135.65 |
| Assam | 137.51 | 138.57 | 137.72 | 138.73 |
| Bihar | 131.57 | 133.51 | 131.19 | 133.20 |
| Chhattisgarh | 130.83 | 133.35 | 131.21 | 133.63 |
| Daman and Diu, Dadra Nagar and Haveli | 137.37 | 137.68 | 136.15 | 136.89 |
| Delhi | 0.00 | 0.00 | 134.69 | 135.63 |
| Goa | 126.82 | 127.92 | 126.66 | 127.60 |
| Gujarat | 138.31 | 137.30 | 137.96 | 137.02 |
| Haryana | 143.19 | 143.31 | 142.00 | 142.14 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 134.89 | 136.26 | 137.09 | 138.57 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 144.93 | 146.62 | 145.32 | 146.96 |
| Jharkhand | 132.35 | 133.15 | 132.72 | 133.47 |
| Karnataka | 138.88 | 139.71 | 139.54 | 140.34 |
| Kerala | 139.22 | 138.04 | 139.35 | 138.14 |
| Lakshadweep | 136.49 | 137.78 | 135.03 | 136.27 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 132.82 | 133.55 | 133.37 | 134.04 |
| Maharashtra | 132.04 | 132.30 | 132.37 | 132.60 |
| Manipur | 144.68 | 144.23 | 142.63 | 142.24 |
| Meghalaya | 136.55 | 136.80 | 136.85 | 137.08 |
| Mizoram | 146.50 | 146.99 | 143.80 | 144.15 |
| Nagaland | 135.06 | 135.24 | 136.59 | 137.23 |
| Odisha | 131.34 | 132.12 | 131.51 | 132.28 |
| Puducherry | 136.13 | 136.49 | 136.07 | 136.22 |
| Punjab | 137.08 | 138.12 | 136.54 | 137.55 |
| Rajasthan | 137.15 | 138.16 | 136.54 | 137.38 |
| Sikkim | 130.35 | 131.13 | 130.15 | 130.96 |
| Tamil Nadu | 131.68 | 133.33 | 131.12 | 133.27 |
| Telangana | 138.72 | 139.05 | 138.76 | 139.07 |
| Tripura | 126.95 | 124.83 | 127.63 | 128.41 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 137.67 | 138.29 | 137.63 | 138.21 |
| Uttarakhand | 130.94 | 132.38 | 130.13 | 131.80 |
| West Bengal | 133.73 | 136.80 | 133.01 | 136.10 |
| All India | 135.31 | 136.34 | 135.66 | 136.60 |
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