1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Apr. 25

Feb. 27*

Apr. 24#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

341.7

355.1

355.1

-

0.3

0.3

3.9

Primary Articles

32.30

359.2

379.8

379.0

-0.2

-0.3

-0.3

5.5

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

436.7

405.1

454.3

-0.1

9.8

9.8

4.0

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

380.4

387.0

390.5

-

2.9

2.9

2.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

324.6

335.1

335.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

3.2

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

305.8

289.6

296.6

1.9

2.1

2.1

-3.0

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.45

315.1

355.1

343.9

1.1

0.1

0.1

9.1

(iii)

Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

289.4

293.9

292.6

0.8

1.2

1.2

1.1

(iv)

Iron & Steel

2.44

320.4

318.6

322.3

-

2.5

2.5

0.6

* : Latest available final figures.

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