1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Mar. 21

Jan. 23 *

Mar. 20#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

337.0

353.3

353.7

—

-0.1

4.9

5.0

Primary Articles

32.30

347.9

379.6

380.0

—

-0.5

9.3

9.2

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

360.2

418.1

404.6

-1.4

-1.5

11.1

12.3

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

384.1

373.4

379.5

—

0.9

-1.2

-1.2

Manufactured Products

57.04

322.0

334.6

333.9

-0.1

-0.1

3.6

3.7

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

301.1

293.3

288.9

-0.8

-0.1

-4.4

-4.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

304.6

361.2

342.9

-0.8

-2.9

11.5

12.6

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

273.5

294.1

289.1

—

-1.9

5.7

5.7

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

320.0

314.7

314.5

—

-0.1

-1.7

-1.7

* : Latest available final figures.

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