{
  "id": "pri-cpial-077",
  "question": "What is inflation for agricultural labourers?",
  "topic": "Prices",
  "unit": "%",
  "decimals": 2,
  "measures": "Year-on-year change in the all-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL, base 2019=100), released monthly by the Labour Bureau. The 2019 series replaced the 1986-87 base from June 2025. Shown from May 2026, the earliest month checked against the Labour Bureau's own releases; the companion index for rural labourers (CPI-RL) is quoted in the takeaways.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "Labour Bureau, All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – September 2026",
    "url": "https://labourbureau.gov.in/uploads/public/notice/English-Press-Release-for-CPI---AL--RL-Base-2019-100-September-2026pdf-baec20ea5e57f01206b3b7c66bd0bcdd.pdf",
    "table": "CPI-AL (2019=100), General, year-on-year inflation, 'Inflation (%)' table of the press releases for June 2026 (May, June), July 2026 (June, July) and September 2026 (August, September)",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-10-19",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-20",
  "nextDueBy": "2026-11-20",
  "processing": "Copied as published.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment",
    "survey": "Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI-AL/RL)",
    "baseYear": "2019",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "measures": "Year-on-year change in the general CPI for agricultural labourers",
    "notes": [
      "Base revised from 1986-87 (agricultural year) to 2019 (calendar year) with effect from June 2025",
      "Prices from 787 sample villages in 34 States/UTs (old series: 600 villages, 20 States)",
      "Geometric mean replaces the arithmetic mean; groups follow COICOP 2018"
    ]
  },
  "targets": [],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "May 2026",
      "start": "2026-05",
      "end": "2026-05",
      "value": 4.08
    },
    {
      "period": "Jun 2026",
      "start": "2026-06",
      "end": "2026-06",
      "value": 4.46
    },
    {
      "period": "Jul 2026",
      "start": "2026-07",
      "end": "2026-07",
      "value": 4.68
    },
    {
      "period": "Aug 2026",
      "start": "2026-08",
      "end": "2026-08",
      "value": 5.18
    },
    {
      "period": "Sep 2026",
      "start": "2026-09",
      "end": "2026-09",
      "value": 6.3
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/pri-cpial-077/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/pri-cpial-077/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/pri-cpial-077/versions.csv"
}