18.2  CONSUMER PRICE  INDEX  FOR AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS AND
RURAL LABOURERS IN  GUJARAT AND INDIA
						(Base: 1986-87 = 100)
Year*/	GUJARAT					ALL INDIA
Month	Agricultural		Rural			Agricultural		Rural
	Labourers		Labourers			Labourers		Labourers
	General	Food	General	Food		General	Food	General	Food
1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9
1996-97	254	269	269	260		266	261	264	264
1997-98	270	283	270	283		269	269	270	270
1998-99	297	315	290	316		299	305	299	305
1999-00	309	327	311	328		309	314	310	313
2000-01	314	322	315	323		304	299	306	300
2001-02	320	324	322	324		311	304	313	305
2002-03	332	336	333	336		323	316	325	317
2003-04  @	342	350	344	351		332	327	334	328
July - 2002	329	333	331	333		316	309	319	310
August     ,,	332	337	334	337		319	313	321	314
September ,,	334	339	335	339		321	315	323	316
October      ,,	333	338	334	338		322	316	324	317
November  ,,	332	337	334	337		323	318	326	319
December  ,,	328	332	330	332		321	315	324	316
January - 2003	326	327	327	327		320	312	322	313
February    ,,	327	328	328	328		322	314	324	315
March        ,,	331	334	332	334		324	318	326	318
April           ,,	335	340	336	340		326	319	328	320
May           ,,	336	342	337	342		327	321	329	322
June          ,,	339	346	341	347		330	324	332	325
July               ,,	343	352	345	353		331	327	334	328
August        ,,	343	351	345	352		331	326	333	327
September ,,	341	348	343	349		332	326	334	327
October      ,,	342	349	344	349		333	327	335	328
*  Year July to June
@ Average of   four months (July, 2003 to October 2003)
Source: Labour Bureau, Government of India, Simla.