New Delhi, Oct 18
The year-on-year inflation rate for agricultural labourers and rural Labourers stood at -0.07 per cent and 0.31 per cent, respectively, in September, figures released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment showed on Saturday.
The All-India Consumer Price Index for agricultural labourers decreased by 0.11 points to 136.23, while the index for rural labourers went down 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, the data showed.
The Labour Bureau released Consumer Price Index numbers for agricultural labourers and rural labourers with the base year 2019=100 for the month of September.