1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Dec. 4

Oct. 7*

Dec. 2#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

146.4

157.4

157.3

- 0.2

- 0.4

4.2

7.4

Primary Articles

22.02

157.2

162.7

161.4

- 0.3

- 1.6

1.4

2.7

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

152.4

172.8

167.1

- 1.6

- 5.5

16.4

9.6

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

167.2

218.0

217.9

-

- 1.0

12.7

30.3

Manufactured Products

63.75

138.0

142.0

142.4

- 0.1

0.4

2.7

3.2

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

157.3

154.5

153.3

- 0.1

- 0.7

- 3.2

- 2.5

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

120.9

101.8

103.3

0.5

0.3

- 7.1

-14.6

(iii) Cement

1.73

126.5

130.5

133.0

1.4

1.7

4.9

5.1

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

134.7

137.5

137.5

-

- 0.1

1.4

2.1

* : Latest available final figures.

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