1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Jan. 2

Nov. 6*

Jan. 1#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

355.2

369.9

364.8

-0.1

-0.3

3.3

2.7

Primary Articles

32.30

382.3

401.9

387.5

-0.4

-0.8

3.4

1.4

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

418.8

467.7

416.7

-1.0

-1.1

1.5

-0.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

382.1

438.3

438.3

-

0.2

12.2

14.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

334.8

339.0

338.2

0.1

-

1.2

1.0

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

296.7

318.0

300.0

0.4

-1.0

4.1

1.1

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.45

364.6

301.5

297.9

-0.7

-0.3

-15.8

-18.3

(iii)

Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

300.9

294.2

273.4

-1.8

-3.6

-5.4

-9.1

(iv)

Iron & Steel

2.44

314.7

322.0

322.2

-

-0.4

-0.2

2.4

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