1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Oct. 2

Aug. 5*

Sep. 30#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

145.5

153.4

156.5

1.6

2.0

3.7

7.6

Primary Articles

22.02

160.3

163.7

162.0

- 0.2

- 0.4

1.8

1.1

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

165.4

155.1

160.0

- 0.3

5.3

11.4

- 3.3

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

157.6

194.6

215.8

8.8

8.8

11.6

36.9

Manufactured Products

63.75

137.7

140.6

141.4

0.1

0.7

2.0

2.7

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

156.1

153.8

155.2

- 0.3

0.1

- 2.0

- 0.6

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

125.1

106.4

102.5

- 0.5

- 1.2

- 7.8

-18.1

(iii) Cement

1.73

129.0

128.0

130.8

-

0.7

3.2

1.4

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

134.4

135.7

135.7

-

- 0.1

0.1

1.0

* : Latest available final figures.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.