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What is inflation for agricultural labourers?

6.30%
Sep 2026▲ 1.12 vs Aug 2026

Labour Bureau · released 19 Oct 2026 · next due by 20 Nov 2026

What is inflation for agricultural labourers?
PeriodValue (%)
Sep 20266.30
Aug 20265.18
Jul 20264.68
Jun 20264.46
May 20264.08

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Inflation for agricultural labourers in India (CPI-AL, base 2019=100) was 6.30% in Sep 2026, compared with 5.18% in Aug 2026, according to the Labour Bureau. Source: Labour Bureau, All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – September 2026.

Cite as: Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI-AL/RL) (Labour Bureau), Sep 2026

What this shows

  • Inflation for agricultural labourers was 6.30% in September 2026, up from 5.18% in August; their food inflation was 8.24%.
  • For rural labourers (CPI-RL) inflation was 5.98% in September 2026, with food at 7.84%. A year earlier both were near zero: 0.31% (AL) and −0.07% (RL) in September 2025.
  • The 2019 series covers 787 villages in 34 States/UTs (600 villages in 20 States before), uses geometric means and COICOP 2018 groups, and replaced the 1986-87 base from June 2025.

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Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI-AL/RL) (Labour Bureau), Sep 2026

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Source
Labour Bureau, All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – September 2026
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)
Released
19 Oct 2026
Retrieved
20 Oct 2026
Next due
by 20 Nov 2026
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What exactly is measured

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.

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