The All-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Agricultural and Rural Labourers recorded a marginal decline in September 2025, according to data released by the Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Saturday.

The CPI for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) slipped by 0.11 points to 136.23, while the index for Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) declined by 0.18 points to 136.42. The Food Index for both categories also registered a fall — by 0.47 points for agricultural labourers and 0.58 points for rural labourers.

Year-on-year inflation based on CPI-AL stood at -0.07 per cent in September, compared to 1.07 per cent in August, while for rural labourers, it dropped to 0.31 per cent from 1.26 per cent in the previous month. Food inflation witnessed a sharper contraction, coming in at

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