1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Dec. 11

Oct. 14*

Dec. 9#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

146.1

157.8

157.8

0.3

- 0.3

4.6

8.0

Primary Articles

22.02

156.0

164.7

163.2

1.1

- 0.4

2.5

4.6

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

148.9

179.5

171.8

2.8

- 2.8

19.6

15.4

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

167.2

218.2

217.9

-

- 1.4

12.7

30.3

Manufactured Products

63.75

138.0

142.0

142.6

0.1

0.3

2.9

3.3

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

157.3

154.8

153.0

- 0.2

- 0.8

- 3.3

- 2.7

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

120.8

101.4

103.3

-

- 0.2

- 7.1

-14.5

(iii) Cement

1.73

125.7

130.5

137.4

3.3

5.0

8.4

9.3

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

134.7

137.5

137.5

-

- 0.1

1.4

2.1

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