1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

May 2

Mar. 6*

May 1#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

343.1

354.2

355.8

0.2

0.3

0.5

3.7

Primary Articles

32.30

362.2

377.1

380.8

0.5

-0.3

0.2

5.1

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

460.7

401.1

457.0

0.6

3.5

10.4

-0.8

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

380.4

389.8

390.5

—

2.9

2.9

2.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

325.3

334.6

335.1

—

0.1

0.1

3.0

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

305.2

287.0

299.3

0.9

3.4

3.1

-1.9

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

315.9

356.7

348.2

1.3

2.1

1.4

10.2

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

292.9

289.9

292.6

—

0.9

1.2

-0.1

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

321.2

322.7

322.3

—

0.8

2.5

0.3

* : Latest available final figures.

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