1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Sep. 26

Jul. 31*

Sep. 25#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

357.1

359.3

363.8

-0.1

0.9

3.0

1.9

Primary Articles

32.30

388.8

388.7

398.2

-

2.1

6.2

2.4

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

560.2

439.7

452.7

0.3

9.1

10.3

-19.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

381.7

397.9

401.8

-

0.8

2.9

5.3

Manufactured Products

57.04

334.5

335.5

337.3

-0.1

0.1

0.9

0.8

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

334.7

311.4

315.3

-0.8

0.1

9.4

-5.8

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

366.4

296.0

307.9

-0.2

-

-12.9

-16.0

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

306.6

305.9

300.7

-0.4

-0.8

4.0

-1.9

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

319.3

322.8

323.0

-

0.2

0.1

1.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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