Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) for agricultural labourers rose to 10.31 per cent in November due to increase in prices of food items.
Similarly the inflation based on Consumer Price Index for rural labourers stood at 10.47 per cent in November due to a hike in prices of vegetables, fruits, jaggery, betel leaf, tea and other food items.
The rates price rise CPI for agricultural and rural labourers were 9.85 per cent and 9.84 per cent respectively in October, an official release said.
The CPI for agricultural and rural labourers recorded maximum surge in Karnataka by 14 points and 13 points respectively mainly due to increase in the prices of jowar, ragi, meat goat, fish fresh, onion, mixed spices, vegetables, fruits, jaggery, pan leaf and tea readymade.
On the other hand, the two indices registered maximum decrease in Uttar Pradesh by 3 points each due to decline in the prices of rice, bajra, milk, fish, chillies, vegetables, fruits, sugar and jaggery.
The rise and fall in index varied from state to state as in the case of agricultural labourers, it recorded an increase which varied between 1 to 14 points in 17 states and a decrease between 1 and 3 point in 3 States.