(Base:1981-82=100)

1990-91

1995-96

1996-97

1997

1998

Average of months/

Weight

(April-March)

Aug.

Mar.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Jul.(P)

Aug.(P)

Average of weeks

ended Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

ALL COMMODITIES

100.000

182.7

295.8

314.6

326.0

336.8

340.5

343.8

347.5

350.5

352.7

I. Primary Articles

32.295

184.9

304.1

328.4

335.6

347.5

356.4

363.3

369.6

377.2

379.8

(A)

Food Articles

17.386

200.6

335.7

375.1

383.3

392.8

408.0

421.9

429.7

437.9

439.7

a.

Foodgrains

7.917

179.2

313.0

353.8

358.5

364.9

361.3

360.9

366.1

374.8

385.6

(Cereals + Pulses)

a1.

Cereals

6.824

171.5

299.2

338.6

348.8

350.3

348.3

350.2

355.9

362.5

372.2

a2.

Pulses

1.093

227.5

398.9

448.7

419.4

455.9

442.3

428.0

429.5

451.5

468.6

b.

Fruits & Vegetables

4.089

204.1

323.9

388.9

359.7

354.4

421.2

476.5

491.8

511.5

493.0

b1.

Vegetables

1.291

234.6

389.2

461.7

374.2

404.7

539.3

609.3

656.3

714.9

770.1

b2.

Fruits

2.798

190.0

293.8

355.3

353.0

331.2

366.8

415.3

415.8

417.7

365.1

c.

Milk

1.961

209.2

313.8

319.0

338.8

359.3

362.0

373.5

380.8

378.9

374.8

d.

Eggs,fish & meat

1.783

194.5

391.5

409.0

439.7

460.8

455.4

460.9

472.1

477.1

482.0

e.

Condiments & spices

0.947

284.6

453.6

514.5

562.8

592.4

604.6

603.4

606.5

611.5

633.6

f.

Other food articles

0.689

301.5

422.2

418.1

542.8

587.1

605.0

586.9

579.1

554.6

555.5

(B)

Non-Food Articles

10.081

194.2

321.7

329.8

338.3

356.0

358.0

356.1

362.7

372.9

378.1

a.

Fibres

1.791

174.4

377.4

340.0

338.2

356.2

358.6

354.6

361.4

371.1

362.0

b.

Oil seeds

3.861

194.9

284.6

285.3

295.7

312.4

317.7

322.0

334.6

355.0

370.4

c.

Other non-food articles

4.429

201.6

331.6

364.4

375.5

394.0

392.9

386.3

387.8

389.1

391.4

(C)

Minerals

4.828

109.0

153.5

157.3

158.3

166.5

167.3

167.5

167.5

167.7

167.7

a.

Metallic Minerals

0.231

164.8

401.6

432.3

449.9

453.3

453.3

453.3

453.4

453.3

453.4

b.

Other minerals

0.323

194.1

284.6

293.3

283.7

285.1

297.9

300.0

300.9

302.8

302.8

c.

Petroleum crude & natural gas

4.274

99.6

130.2

132.1

133.1

142.0

142.0

142.0

142.0

142.1

142.1

II.

Fuel, Power, Light

& Lubricants

10.663

175.8

285.4

324.2

349.3

384.1

381.0

380.4

380.2

380.0

379.9

a.

Coal mining

1.256

232.6

368.1

416.8

487.7

503.3

503.3

503.3

503.3

503.3

503.3

b.

Mineral oils

6.666

154.7

235.2

270.1

281.8

315.3

310.4

309.4

309.0

308.7

308.5

c.

Electricity

2.741

200.9

369.7

413.2

450.0

496.9

496.9

496.9

496.9

496.9

496.9

See 'Notes on Tables'

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