1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Mar. 27

Jan. 29*

Mar. 25#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

353.3

364.8

366.5

-

1.0

3.7

3.7

Primary Articles

32.30

374.9

385.9

388.2

-0.4

1.8

3.5

3.5

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

410.5

400.5

427.9

0.5

9.0

4.2

4.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

390.5

441.5

444.9

-

1.5

13.9

13.9

Manufactured Products

57.04

334.2

338.6

339.6

0.2

0.5

1.6

1.6

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

288.1

300.5

298.8

0.6

1.4

3.7

3.7

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

353.7

293.7

287.9

-0.5

-0.1

-18.6

-18.6

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

289.1

267.7

291.7

-

9.0

0.9

0.9

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

322.7

322.5

323.4

-

0.1

0.2

0.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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