Retail inflation for farm, rural workers drops to 6.58%, 6.53% in July

The major contribution towards the rise in the general index of agricultural labourers and rural labourers came from food

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased to 6.58 per cent and 6.53 per cent respectively in July this year on account of lower prices of certain food items, the labour ministry said on Thursday.

Inflation based on CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers) and CPI-RL (Consumer Price Index-Rural Labourers) stood at 7.16 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively in June.

Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL recorded at 7.83 per cent and 7.89 per cent, respectively in July 2020, according to a labour ministry statement.

Amongst states, the maximum increase in the consumer price index