1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Sep. 19

Jul. 24*

Sep. 18#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

356.8

360.1

364.0

0.1

1.2

3.0

2.0

Primary Articles

32.30

388.2

388.8

398.2

0.2

2.8

6.2

2.6

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

549.2

437.0

451.3

-1.8

8.9

9.9

-17.8

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

381.7

397.9

401.8

—

0.8

2.9

5.3

Manufactured Products

57.04

334.3

336.7

337.6

—

0.2

1.0

1.0

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

333.4

311.7

317.8

—

1.0

10.3

-4.7

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

365.5

324.4

308.5

0.4

1.6

-12.8

-15.6

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

306.6

305.9

302.0

—

0.5

4.5

-1.5

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

319.3

322.8

323.0

0.2

0.2

0.1

1.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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