2003

2004

Percentage Variation over

Weight

Oct. 11

Aug. 14*

Oct. 9#

Week

Month

End

Year

Items / Week ended

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

176.0

188.2

188.5

–0.3

–0.4

4.5

7.1

Primary Articles

22.02

183.3

191.6

191.1

–0.3

–1.4

5.5

4.3

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

222.1

212.0

221.3

–0.3

—

27.9

–0.4

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

254.0

278.8

281.1

—

–0.2

7.0

10.7

Manufactured Products

63.75

156.0

166.8

167.0

–0.4

—

3.3

7.1

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

142.2

159.3

163.0

—

–0.5

10.1

14.6

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

156.0

158.9

159.0

0.1

–1.1

–1.2

1.9

(iii)

Cement

1.73

142.4

150.3

150.6

–0.2

–0.2

1.1

5.8

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

187.5

243.0

237.2

—

—

17.4

26.5

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