1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Feb. 28

Jan. 2 *

Feb. 27#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

336.3

355.2

354.0

—

—

5.0

5.3

Primary Articles

32.30

348.2

382.3

381.0

-0.3

-0.6

9.5

9.4

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

350.2

418.8

411.4

0.1

-0.6

12.9

17.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

379.9

382.1

376.2

—

0.6

-2.1

-1.0

Manufactured Products

57.04

321.4

334.8

334.5

0.1

0.3

3.8

4.1

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

304.4

296.7

291.1

0.6

-0.4

-3.7

-4.4

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

302.3

364.6

351.3

-0.6

-0.4

14.3

16.2

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

277.6

300.9

293.9

-0.3

-0.6

7.5

5.9

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

320.5

314.7

314.7

—

-0.9

-1.7

-1.8

* : Latest available final figures.

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