1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Feb. 14

Dec. 19 *

Feb. 13#

Week

Month

End
March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

337.7

354.6

354.2

—

0.3

5.1

4.9

Primary Articles

32.30

353.1

382.2

382.6

-0.2

0.3

10.0

8.4

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

362.2

435.6

412.8

-0.4

-2.5

13.3

14.0

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

378.1

382.1

376.2

—

0.6

-2.1

-0.5

Manufactured Products

57.04

321.5

333.9

334.0

0.1

0.3

3.6

3.9

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

306.2

293.7

290.5

-1.3

-1.2

-3.9

-5.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

302.1

360.4

354.4

0.4

-0.5

15.3

17.3

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

275.9

305.9

295.3

-0.5

-0.5

8.0

7.0

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

320.5

316.4

316.6

-0.3

-0.6

-1.1

-1.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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