The Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, released the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI – AL & RL) for September 2025, with the base year 2019=100. The indices are based on data from 787 sample villages across 34 States/UTs.
Key data points for September 2025:
* **All-India CPI for Agricultural Labourers:** 136.23 (decreased by 0.11 points).
* **All-India CPI for Rural Labourers:** 136.42 (decreased by 0.18 points).
* **Food Index for Agricultural Labourers:** decreased by 0.47 points.
* **Food Index for Rural Labourers:** decreased by 0.58 points.
* **Year-on-year inflation rate for Agricultural Labourers:** -0.07%.
* **Year-on-year inflation rate for Rural Labourers:** 0.31%.
* **Food inflation for Agricultural Labourers:** -2.35%.
* **Food inflation for Rural Labourers:** -1.81%.
The release was posted on 18 OCT 2025 at 9:37 AM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour & Employment: Releases the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers.
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers: A price index tracking changes in the cost of goods and services for agricultural laborers, with a base year of 2019=100.
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourers: A price index tracking changes in the cost of goods and services for rural laborers, with a base year of 2019=100.
Labour Bureau: An office that releases the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers under the Ministry of Labour & Employment
Ministry of Labour & Employment
ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS –
SEPTEMBER, 2025
Posted On: 18 OCT 2025 9:37AM by PIB Delhi
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
September 2025. These indices are based on data collected from a set of 787 sample villages across 34
States/UTs.
For the month of September 2025, the All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (Base:
2019=100) decreased by 0.11 points to 136.23, while the index for Rural Labourers decreased by 0.18 points,
reaching 136.42. The Food Index decreased by 0.47 points for Agricultural Labourers (AL) and 0.58 points
for Rural Labourers (RL) in September 2025.
Index August, 2025 September, 2025
AL 136.34 136.23
General
RL 136.60 136.42
AL 137.07 136.60
Food
RL 137.38 136.80
The year-on-year inflation rate for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers stood at -0.07% and 0.31%,
respectively, in September 2025. The food inflation in September 2025 stood at -2.35% for AL and -1.81% for
RL.
Inflation (%) August, 2025 September, 2025
AL 1.07 -0.07
General
RL 1.26 0.31
AL -0.55 -2.35
Food
RL -0.28 -1.81
All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
Group Agricultural Labourers Rural LabourersAugust, September, August, September,
2025 2025 2025 2025
General Index 136.34 136.23 136.60 136.42
Food and Non Alcoholic
137.07 136.60 137.38 136.80
Beverages
Pan Tobacco and
130.56 130.67 129.49 129.68
Intoxicants
Fuel and Light 121.96 122.62 123.95 124.47
Clothing And Footwear 145.51 145.97 146.13 146.53
Miscellaneous 138.26 138.57 137.67 137.95
All India as well as State-wise indices are:
CPI – AL CPI – RL
All India/States A u g u s t September August Septembe
2025 2025 2025 r 2025
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 137.42 137.50 137.16 137.14
Andhra Pradesh 141.96 142.01 142.12 142.15
Arunachal Pradesh 135.08 134.21 135.65 134.70
Assam 138.57 139.34 138.73 139.52
Bihar 133.51 133.19 133.20 132.87
Chhattisgarh 133.35 133.05 133.63 133.28
Daman and Diu, Dadra Nagar and 136.74
137.68 137.58 136.89
Haveli
Delhi 0.00 0.00 135.63 134.54
Goa 127.92 124.90 127.60 124.79
Gujarat 137.30 137.91 137.02 137.57
Haryana 143.31 142.83 142.14 141.74
Himachal Pradesh 136.26 136.35 138.57 138.79
Jammu and Kashmir 146.62 147.68 146.96 148.01
Jharkhand 133.15 132.64 133.47 132.82
Karnataka 139.71 139.62 140.34 140.26
Kerala 138.04 137.38 138.14 137.53
Lakshadweep 137.78 138.01 136.27 136.35
Madhya Pradesh 133.55 132.96 134.04 133.49
Maharashtra 132.30 132.07 132.60 132.30
Manipur 144.23 143.67 142.24 141.81
Meghalaya 136.80 137.62 137.08 137.66
Mizoram 146.99 148.29 144.15 145.32Nagaland 135.24 135.55 137.23 138.01
Odisha 132.12 132.53 132.28 132.66
Puducherry 136.49 135.89 136.22 135.80
Punjab 138.12 138.70 137.55 137.95
Rajasthan 138.16 137.60 137.38 137.03
Sikkim 131.13 131.63 130.96 131.59
Tamil Nadu 133.33 133.35 133.27 133.28
Telangana 139.05 139.23 139.07 139.26
Tripura 124.83 127.96 128.41 128.75
Uttar Pradesh 138.29 137.42 138.21 137.36
Uttarakhand 132.38 131.20 131.80 131.32
West Bengal 136.80 136.82 136.10 136.16
All India 136.34 136.23 136.60 136.42
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