Consumer price index for labourers saw a rise in June 2021The All-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for agricultural labourers and rural labourers for June 2021, increased by eightpoints each to stand at 1,057 and 1,065 points respectively.According to figures released by Ministry of Labour, themajor contribution towards the rise in general index of agricultural labourers and rural labourers came from food with an increase of 6pointsand 6.10 pointsrespectively, mainly due to rise in prices of pulses, vegetables andfruits, onion, meat goat, fish fresh as well as dry, mustard oil and jaggery among other items.Amongst states, the maximum increase in the CPI numbers for agricultural labourers was witnessed by Kerala (+10 points) and for rural labourers it was experienced by Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu andUttar Pradesh (+10 points each) mainly due to rise in the prices of groundnut oil, vegetables andfruits, fish fresh, meat goat, milk, sugar, onion, chillies-dry, gur and other items.On the contrary, the maximum decrease in the CPI numbers for agricultural and rural labourers was experienced by Jammu - Kashmir (-10 points and -9 points respectively) due to fall in the prices of wheat atta, vegetables and fruits, chillies green andgarlic.