May retail inflation remained high for agricultural and rural labourers

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New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The retail inflation for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural workers (CPI-RL) remained almost unchanged at 7 per cent and 7.02 per cent respectively in May 2024, according to data released by the Ministry of Labour & Employment..

Food and non-food items such as vegetables, pulses, wheat (atta), onion, milk, turmeric whole, ginger, fresh fish, jowar, pan leaf besides medicines, shirting cloth (C.M.), saree (C.M.), leather chappal, etc..

The point-on-point inflation rate based on CPI-AL was recorded at 7.00 per cent in May 2024 showing a deceleration from 7.03 per cent in April 2024, an official release said...

The year-on-year inflation rates for CPI-AL and CPI-RL in March 2024 were recorded at 7.15 per cent and 7.08 per cent, respectively..

In April 2024, the year-on-year inflation rates for CPI-AL and CPI-RL were registered at 7.03 per cent and 6.96 per cent, respectively...