1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

May 8

Mar. 11*

May 6#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

142.7

149.1

151.7

0.1

1.9

2.8

6.3

Primary Articles

22.02

154.7

160.0

162.6

0.3

0.4

2.3

5.1

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

146.7

153.9

168.5

-1.1

0.5

14.2

14.9

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

152.6

179.3

193.6

0.7

11.5

14.4

26.9

Manufactured Products

63.75

136.3

138.6

138.6

-0.1

-0.2

-0.1

1.7

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

155.8

158.0

162.5

0.1

2.1

2.5

4.3

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

132.7

112.0

108.2

-0.4

-3.0

-5.3

-18.5

(iii) Cement

1.73

129.5

126.7

125.8

-0.4

-

-0.8

-2.9

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

133.9

135.6

135.6

-

-

0.5

1.3

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