1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

May 30

Apr. 3*

May 29#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

344.6

354.8

357.9

0.1

0.6

1.3

3.9

Primary Articles

32.30

363.8

379.5

385.7

—

1.3

2.9

6.0

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

477.1

445.8

452.5

0.5

-1.0

10.2

-5.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

380.4

390.5

390.5

—

—

—

2.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

327.0

334.2

336.0

0.1

0.3

0.5

2.8

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

312.1

288.2

303.7

-1.4

1.5

5.4

-2.7

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.45

322.0

352.6

340.0

0.2

-2.4

-3.9

5.6

(iii)

Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

297.5

290.0

296.1

0.4

1.2

2.4

-0.5

(iv)

Iron & Steel

2.44

321.2

322.6

322.7

—

0.1

—

0.5

* : Latest available final figures.

Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Industry, Government of India.