CPI for agricultural and rural labourers moves to base 2019=100; June 2025 index at 134
On 18 July 2025, the Labour Bureau released CPI-AL and CPI-RL for June 2025 on the revised base 2019=100, with both indices at 134 points.
Summary
The Labour Bureau of the Ministry of Labour and Employment released the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) for June 2025 on 18 July 2025, on a revised base year of 2019=100. Both indices stood at 134 points, and year-on-year inflation was 1.42 percent for CPI-AL and 1.73 percent for CPI-RL. The new series covers 34 states/UTs instead of 20 states, collects prices from 787 sample villages instead of 600, covers about 150-200 items, uses the geometric mean instead of the arithmetic mean, and follows the COICOP-2018 classification.
Key facts
- New base
- 2019=100
- June 2025 index
- 134 points (CPI-AL and CPI-RL)
- YoY inflation
- CPI-AL 1.42%; CPI-RL 1.73%
- Coverage
- 34 states/UTs; 787 villages; about 150-200 items
- Method
- Geometric mean; COICOP-2018
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI-AL/RL) released in July 2025 uses which base year?
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Correct answer: B — 2019=100
PIB (Labour): the Labour Bureau has revised the base year of CPI-AL and CPI-RL to 2019=100.
Consider the following statements about CPI-AL and CPI-RL for June 2025: 1. Both indices stood at 134 points. 2. The revised series covers 20 states. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Labour): CPI-AL and CPI-RL for June 2025 stand at 134 points each, so 1 is correct; the revised series covers 34 states/UTs as against 20 states in the old series, so 2 is wrong.