Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Retail Inflation Climbs for Farm, Rural Workers in August
Imagine prices of things are like how high a ball is thrown.
The price ball for agricultural workers went up a little in August.
The same happened for rural workers.
This means things cost a tiny bit more for them.
Food prices, however, went down a bit.
The government keeps track of these prices by checking costs in many villages.
This information helps to set minimum wages and other programs for these workers.
This report was released by the Labour Ministry.
Retail inflation increased for agricultural labourers to 1.07% in August.
Rural labourers experienced an inflation rate of 1.26% in August.
The All-India CPI for agricultural labourers reached 136.34 in August.
The CPI for rural labourers rose to 136.60 in August.
Food inflation remained negative for both groups.
- Who
- Agricultural and rural labourers
- What
- Retail inflation increased slightly in August 2025.
- When
- August 2025
- Where
- Across 34 states and Union Territories in India
- Why
- To reflect changes in the cost of living for farm and rural workers.
- Agricultural Labourers CPI (August)
- 136.34
- Rural Labourers CPI (August)
- 136.60
- Agricultural Labourers Inflation (August)
- 1.07%
- Rural Labourers Inflation (August)
- 1.26%
- Food Inflation (Agricultural Labourers)
- -0.55%
- Food Inflation (Rural Labourers)
- -0.28%
- Data Source
- Labour Ministry