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Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and the Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) stood at 9.63 per cent in May against 9.11 per cent in April.
On point-by-point basis,both the indices,CPI-AL and CPI-RL,reported a marginal rise during May,an official release said.
During the month under review,the CPI-AL saw a rise of 0.85 per cent to 592 points against 587 points in April.
Food was expensive by 0.51 per cent month-on-month,while fuel and lighting was up 1.59 per cent.
Clothing,bedding and footwear index for agricultural labourers was up 2.74 per cent on a monthly basis and miscellaneous items became expensive by 0.74 per cent.
