Items / Week Ended

Weight

2007

2008

Percentage Variation over

May 26

Mar. 29*

May 24#

Week

Month

End
March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

212.3

226.7

229.8

0.1

0.9

1.4

8.2

Primary Articles

22.02

220.8

236.8

241.3

0.2

1.1

1.9

9.3

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

243.9

239.8

253.2

–0.8

2.5

5.6

3.8

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

322.1

341.8

347.2

—

1.4

1.6

7.8

Manufactured Products

63.75

184.9

197.5

199.6

0.1

0.7

1.1

8.0

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

158.2

158.3

156.8

–0.1

–0.7

–0.9

–0.9

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

166.6

196.2

186.4

0.6

–0.8

–5.0

11.9

(iii)

Cement

1.73

212.4

221.2

219.1

–0.2

–1.1

–0.9

3.2

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

268.6

352.8

352.4

—

–2.3

–0.1

31.2

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