1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Mar. 28

Jan. 30 *

Mar. 27#

Week

Month

End
March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

337.1

354.7

354.1

0.1

—

5.0

5.0

Primary Articles

32.30

347.8

383.6

380.0

—

-0.3

9.3

9.3

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

364.3

420.0

413.8

2.3

0.6

13.6

13.6

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

384.1

373.4

379.5

—

0.9

-1.2

-1.2

Manufactured Products

57.04

322.3

334.9

334.7

0.2

0.1

3.8

3.8

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

302.2

291.6

290.4

0.5

-0.2

-3.9

-3.9

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

307.4

357.7

343.4

0.1

-2.2

11.7

11.7

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

273.5

295.6

289.1

—

-1.6

5.7

5.7

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

320.0

314.7

314.5

—

-0.1

-1.7

-1.7

* : Latest available final figures.

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