2002

2003

Percentage Variation over

Weight

Jan. 5

Nov. 9*

Jan. 4#

Week

Month

End

Year

Items / Week ended

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

161.4

167.9

167.3

0.2

0.1

3.4

3.7

Primary Articles

22.02

167.7

176.3

172.7

-0.6

-1.6

2.9

3.0

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

192.8

212.0

176.4

0.4

-10.2

-4.2

-8.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

228.9

241.8

241.2

1.0

1.0

4.3

5.4

Manufactured Products

63.75

144.1

148.5

149.0

0.3

0.4

3.3

3.4

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

144.4

134.1

126.6

-1.0

-1.6

-12.4

-12.3

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

115.3

141.7

146.9

-0.3

-

24.0

27.4

(iii)

Cement

1.73

147.1

146.8

146.2

-0.3

-0.3

0.5

-0.6

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

137.5

144.5

146.1

1.1

1.1

6.3

6.3

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