1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Sep. 12

Jul. 17*

Sep. 11#

Week

Month

End

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

356.5

359.8

363.7

0.1

1.3

2.9

2.0

Primary Articles

32.30

387.1

387.8

397.4

0.4

2.9

6.0

2.7

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

540.7

434.9

459.8

-0.3

10.3

12.0

-15.0

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

379.9

397.0

401.8

—

1.2

2.9

5.8

Manufactured Products

57.04

334.8

337.0

337.5

—

0.4

1.0

0.8

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

341.2

310.8

317.7

-0.4

1.6

10.3

-6.9

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

364.9

326.5

307.4

0.5

3.5

-13.1

-15.8

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

306.6

307.4

302.0

-0.4

0.5

4.5

-1.5

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

319.3

322.1

322.3

—

—

-0.1

0.9

* : Latest available final figures.   

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