1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Aug. 7

Jun. 10*

Aug. 5#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

144.3

152.5

152.6

- 0.3

0.3

1.1

5.8

Primary Articles

22.02

160.7

164.3

162.8

- 1.1

- 0.7

2.3

1.3

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

163.7

157.2

157.7

- 6.9

3.4

9.8

- 3.7

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

153.7

194.4

194.5

0.6

26.5

Manufactured Products

63.75

136.5

139.1

139.8

0.1

0.8

0.9

2.4

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

154.1

151.5

153.9

0.3

0.8

- 2.8

- 0.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

117.8

101.1

104.8

- 0.3

- 2.2

- 5.8

-11.0

(iii) Cement

1.73

132.2

125.4

128.0

- 0.1

1.3

0.9

- 3.2

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

134.2

135.8

135.8

0.1

1.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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