1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Apr. 24

Feb. 26*

Apr. 22#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

142.7

147.4

151.4

0.8

2.6

2.6

6.1

Primary Articles

22.02

157.2

156.2

161.5

-0.4

1.6

1.6

2.7

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

170.0

146.9

170.8

0.3

15.7

15.7

0.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

152.6

177.8

192.0

5.3

13.4

13.4

25.8

Manufactured Products

63.75

135.5

137.6

138.8

-0.1

2.4

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

155.2

155.8

162.4

0.1

2.5

2.5

4.6

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

134.8

112.0

111.6

0.5

-2.4

-2.4

-17.2

(iii) Cement

1.73

129.4

125.4

126.3

-0.4

-0.4

-0.4

-2.4

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

133.9

135.6

135.6

0.5

0.5

1.3

* : Latest available final figures.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.