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Inflation Rates Master Data: Year- and Month-wise Consumer Price Index of Industrial Workers and Agricultural and Rural Labourers (from base year 1960)

The dataset contains year- and month-wise historically compiled from the year 1960 to till date on the consumer price index, along with linking factor, of industrial workers, agricultural and rural labourers Note: Data for the latest two months are provisional.

Rows: 1435
Columns: 8
Time period: 1968 to 2026
Last Updated: 22 October 2026

year	month	base_year	index_type	value	linking_factor	unit
2026	September	2019	Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers	144.82	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	September	2019	Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers	144.58	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	August	2019	Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers	143.4	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	August	2019	Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers	143.2	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	August	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	154.4	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	July	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	153.2	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	June	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	151.9	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	June	2019	Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers	140.06	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	June	2019	Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers	139.92	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	May	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	150.8	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	59	1435	The calendar year the data pertains to.
month	String	12	1435	The calendar month the data pertains to.
base_year	String	6	1435	The base year used for calculating the index value.
index_type	String	3	1435	The specific type of Consumer Price Index being measured.
value	Float64	764	1435	The measured value of the Consumer Price Index for a given period.
linking_factor	Float64	5	1435	A factor used to link different series of the Consumer Price Index over time.
unit	String	1	1435	The unit of measurement for the data, indicating whether it is an index value or a linking factor.
note	String	1	0	Additional notes or comments regarding the data.

Inflation Rates Master Data: Year- and Month-wise Consumer Price Index of Industrial Workers and Agricultural and Rural Labourers (from base year 1960)

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Inflation Rates Master Data: Year- and Month-wise Consumer Price Index of Industrial Workers and Agricultural and Rural Labourers (from base year 1960)

Rows: 1435
Columns: 8
Time period: 1968 to 2026
Last Updated: 22 October 2026

year	month	base_year	index_type	value	linking_factor	unit
2026	September	2019	Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers	144.82	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	September	2019	Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers	144.58	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	August	2019	Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers	143.4	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	August	2019	Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers	143.2	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	August	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	154.4	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	July	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	153.2	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	June	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	151.9	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	June	2019	Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers	140.06	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	June	2019	Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers	139.92	5.89	value as index, linking_factor as ratio
2026	May	2016	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers	150.8	2.88	value as index, linking_factor as ratio

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	59	1435	The calendar year the data pertains to.
month	String	12	1435	The calendar month the data pertains to.
base_year	String	6	1435	The base year used for calculating the index value.
index_type	String	3	1435	The specific type of Consumer Price Index being measured.
value	Float64	764	1435	The measured value of the Consumer Price Index for a given period.
linking_factor	Float64	5	1435	A factor used to link different series of the Consumer Price Index over time.
unit	String	1	1435	The unit of measurement for the data, indicating whether it is an index value or a linking factor.
note	String	1	0	Additional notes or comments regarding the data.

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