1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Nov. 20

Sep. 23*

Nov. 18#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

147.0

154.4

157.9

- 0.2

0.3

4.6

7.4

Primary Articles

22.02

159.9

162.2

162.4

- 0.9

- 1.1

2.0

1.6

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

166.0

163.1

175.5

- 0.7

- 1.6

22.2

5.7

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

167.2

199.5

220.9

0.9

14.2

32.1

Manufactured Products

63.75

138.0

141.7

142.3

0.1

0.6

2.7

3.1

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

158.0

155.5

154.1

- 0.1

- 0.8

- 2.7

- 2.5

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

122.2

102.0

103.0

- 0.5

0.8

- 7.4

-15.7

(iii) Cement

1.73

128.2

130.8

130.8

0.2

3.2

2.0

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

134.8

137.6

137.6

1.3

1.5

2.1

* : Latest available final figures.

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