Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices
Items / Week Ended |
Weight |
2008 |
2009 |
Percentage Variation over |
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Jul. 19 |
May 23* |
Jul. 18# |
Week |
Month |
End March |
Year |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
ALL COMMODITIES |
100.00 |
240.5 |
234.3 |
236.8 |
— |
0.9 |
3.6 |
–1.5 |
Primary Articles |
22.02 |
249.3 |
256.9 |
261.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
(i) Fruits and Vegetables |
2.92 |
254.1 |
272.0 |
290.1 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
19.6 |
14.2 |
Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants |
14.23 |
378.2 |
326.1 |
338.2 |
–0.1 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
–10.6 |
Manufactured Products |
63.75 |
206.7 |
206.0 |
205.7 |
–0.1 |
–0.1 |
2.4 |
–0.5 |
(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur |
3.93 |
159.4 |
207.3 |
212.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
12.5 |
33.1 |
(ii) Edible Oils |
2.76 |
200.5 |
178.2 |
175.8 |
0.2 |
–0.4 |
–3.0 |
–12.3 |
(iii) Cement |
1.73 |
222.0 |
228.1 |
230.9 |
–0.2 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
(iv) Iron & Steel |
3.64 |
362.6 |
286.4 |
286.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
–0.4 |
–21.0 |
* : Latest available final figures. Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. |