(Base : 1981-82=100)

1990-91

1996-97

1997-98

1997

1998

Last week

Weight

(April-March)

Sep.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.(P)

of month/year

ended Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

(G)

Rubber & Plastic Products

1.592

165.6

244.4

245.1

244.9

245.1

246.6

246.6

249.5

249.5

249.5

a.

Tyres & tubes

0.766

153.7

234.6

236.1

235.7

236.1

239.8

239.8

239.8

239.8

239.8

a1.

Tyres

0.697

151.3

231.3

232.9

232.8

232.9

233.8

233.8

233.8

233.8

233.8

a2.

Tubes

0.069

177.5

267.4

268.5

265.4

268.5

300.3

300.3

300.3

300.3

300.3

b.

Plastic products

0.442

188.3

233.8

233.8

233.8

233.8

233.8

233.8

244.1

244.1

244.1

c.

Other rubber & plastic products

0.384

163.3

276.1

276.2

276.2

276.2

275.0

275.0

275.0

275.0

275.0

(H)

Chemicals & Chemical Products

7.355

154.0

264.8

271.0

269.4

273.3

274.8

276.3

278.7

279.3

279.2

a.

Basic heavy inorganic chemicals

0.764

203.0

386.4

364.6

379.8

362.9

360.3

361.6

365.9

365.9

365.3

b.

Basic heavy organic chemicals

0.452

114.7

152.6

148.8

153.8

134.4

134.4

141.5

141.5

137.8

132.5

c.

Fertilizers & pesticides

1.950

107.5

229.0

230.6

230.7

230.6

230.4

230.4

230.4

230.4

230.5

c1.

Fertilizers

1.748

99.1

222.9

223.5

223.6

223.5

223.2

223.2

223.2

223.2

223.4

c2.

Pesticides

0.202

180.5

281.9

292.3

292.3

292.3

292.3

292.3

292.3

292.3

292.3

d.

Paints, varnishes & lacquer

0.240

215.3

339.9

347.0

343.2

342.0

342.5

342.9

347.1

347.1

354.5

e.

Dyestuff & indigo

0.336

165.5

250.5

249.4

249.2

249.4

249.2

249.2

249.2

249.2

249.2

f.

Drugs & medicines

1.065

153.1

246.4

266.9

265.0

286.8

300.2

300.7

304.1

304.1

305.2

g.

Perfumes, cosmetics, toiletaries etc.

1.215

166.8

290.0

309.1

303.1

309.1

309.0

309.3

312.2

312.0

309.4

g1.

Soaps & detergents

0.880

165.0

280.7

298.2

294.1

299.5

299.5

299.5

299.5

299.5

296.3

g2.

Others

0.335

171.6

314.3

337.9

326.9

334.3

334.0

334.9

345.4

344.7

343.8

h.

Turpentine, synthetic resins and plastic

materials

0.477

180.4

262.1

258.5

258.0

257.1

256.7

259.3

259.0

255.6

258.5

i.

Matches, explosives, inedible oils etc.

0.856

183.7

270.6

289.3

271.7

295.9

295.0

299.8

307.3

317.2

317.8

(I)

Non-Metallic Mineral Products

2.477

196.7

341.3

341.8

342.2

348.0

351.1

350.8

351.4

352.8

357.3

a.

Structural clay products

0.695

227.6

453.5

463.8

453.5

463.8

463.8

458.8

458.8

459.9

474.9

b.

Glass, earthenware, chinaware &

their products

0.296

160.9

235.0

248.5

236.4

247.9

249.4

253.1

253.1

253.1

253.1

c.

Cement, lime & plaster

0.916

194.5

291.0

273.5

288.5

289.4

297.5

299.6

301.2

306.4

304.4

c1.

Cement

0.860

185.0

279.7

250.0

277.0

266.9

275.6

277.8

279.5

285.0

282.9

c2.

Lime

0.056

340.9

465.3

634.5

465.3

634.5

634.5

634.5

634.5

634.5

634.5

d.

Mica products

0.041

92.7

92.7

92.7

92.7

92.7

92.7

92.7

92.7

92.7

92.7

e.

Cement,Slate & graphite products

0.529

188.0

359.6

371.3

367.4

373.3

372.7

372.3

372.3

368.4

373.1

(J)

Basic Metals, Alloys& Metal

Products

7.632

228.1

342.4

350.4

350.5

352.2

353.5

353.1

353.8

354.4

353.5

a.

Basic metals & alloys

4.784

214.5

325.6

335.6

332.2

336.0

337.7

336.7

337.3

337.1

336.6

a1.

Iron & steel

2.441

206.7

309.0

320.0

312.3

320.4

321.2

321.0

321.4

320.4

320.4

a2.

Foundries for casting & forging

& structurals

1.333

223.8

363.8

366.1

364.1

366.1

366.1

366.1

366.1

366.1

364.3

a3.

Pipes,wire drawings & others

0.814

220.4

297.4

317.7

323.5

318.6

326.5

321.3

323.6

325.0

325.3

Ferro alloys

0.196

223.0

390.7

397.3

399.2

397.3

397.3

397.3

397.3

397.3

397.3

b.

Non-ferrous metals

1.025

263.5

394.4

406.4

423.3

411.0

411.0

412.5

414.9

416.4

415.8

b1.

Aluminium

0.454

226.8

391.5

409.6

398.8

411.3

411.3

411.3

415.2

415.2

417.5

b2.

Other non-ferrous metals

0.571

292.6

396.7

403.9

442.8

410.7

410.7

413.4

414.7

417.4

414.5

c.

Metal products

1.823

243.7

357.1

357.7

357.8

361.7

362.7

362.7

362.7

365.1

362.7

(K)

Machinery & Machine Tools

6.268

188.8

300.2

299.0

299.0

300.2

300.3

301.2

305.2

305.7

306.6

a.

Non-electrical machinery & parts

3.277

199.8

312.6

312.7

310.5

315.5

317.4

317.5

324.4

325.3

326.5

a1.

Heavy machinery & parts

1.393

200.8

342.5

350.5

340.5

356.7

360.0

359.9

360.4

360.9

362.9

a2.

Industrial machinery for food

& textiles

0.713

171.2

234.6

235.6

235.6

235.6

235.6

235.6

235.6

235.6

235.5

a3.

Fridge, office equipment & non-

elecl. machinery

1.171

215.9

324.6

314.6

320.4

315.2

316.6

316.8

335.7

337.6

338.5

b.

Electrical machinery

2.991

176.7

286.6

283.9

286.3

283.4

281.6

283.3

284.1

284.3

284.7

b1.

Electrical industrial machinery

1.147

174.5

326.9

326.9

325.4

324.9

323.9

326.6

328.0

328.8

328.3

b2.

Industrial wires & cables

0.728

204.9

340.8

323.1

336.8

324.2

318.2

318.2

318.2

317.8

319.5

b3.

Dry & wet batteries/cells

0.231

195.3

282.0

293.9

291.8

293.9

293.9

298.5

298.5

298.5

300.5

b4.

Electrical apparatus, appliances

& parts

0.424

151.4

203.7

209.1

208.1

209.1

209.5

211.7

211.7

211.7

211.7

b5.

Radio & T.V. sets

0.461

151.7

179.0

178.7

178.7

178.7

178.7

178.7

180.5

180.5

180.4

(L)

Transport Equipment &Parts

2.705

190.8

270.4

278.8

277.3

279.7

281.5

281.9

282.4

287.8

282.5

a.

Locomotives, railway wagons & parts

0.274

239.8

309.5

309.5

309.5

309.5

309.5

309.5

309.5

351.9

309.5

b.

Motor vehicles,scooters bicycles &

parts

2.431

185.3

266.0

275.3

273.7

276.3

278.3

278.8

279.3

280.6

279.5

(M)

Other Misc.Manufacturing

Industries

0.972

123.0

177.0

180.9

178.7

180.9

180.9

180.9

180.8

180.8

181.3

See 'Notes on Tables'.

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