1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Feb. 7

Dec. 12 *

Feb. 6#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

338.2

355.5

354.2

0.1

0.1

5.1

4.7

Primary Articles

32.30

355.0

386.5

383.2

-0.1

-

10.2

7.9

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

369.4

459.9

414.5

0.2

-4.1

13.8

12.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

377.4

382.1

376.1

0.5

0.5

-2.1

-0.3

Manufactured Products

57.04

321.4

332.9

333.6

0.1

0.1

3.5

3.8

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

303.7

291.5

294.2

0.6

-3.0

-2.6

-3.1

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.45

301.1

361.0

353.1

0.1

-1.4

14.9

17.3

(iii)

Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

275.9

305.6

296.7

0.4

-0.1

8.5

7.5

(iv)

Iron & Steel

2.44

319.6

317.4

317.4

-

-0.3

-0.8

-0.7

* : Latest available final figures.

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