(Base : 1980 - 81 = 100)

(Per cent per annum)

1990-91

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1998

1999

Average of Months

Feb.

Mar.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Ordinary Shares

All Industries

2.59

4.19

5.23

6.45

6.42

6.17

6.58

6.49

6.83

6.97

Agriculture and Allied Activities*

3.09

4.71

4.51

4.98

4.03

4.07

5.49

5.10

5.21

5.21

Tea Plantations

2.83

4.42

3.58

4.23

3.14

3.19

4.82

4.36

4.48

4.45

Processing and Manufacturing

2.52

4.13

5.24

6.51

6.47

6.23

6.65

6.54

6.89

7.02

Foodstuffs and Textiles

2.25

3.68

4.97

7.65

7.00

6.68

7.40

8.29

8.81

8.98

Foodstuffs*

4.16

4.62

4.78

4.62

5.03

4.87

4.35

4.21

4.97

4.86

Sugar

8.48

7.51

10.71

10.63

10.51

10.12

10.68

10.24

14.11

14.35

Tobacco

3.62

2.67

1.27

1.38

1.41

1.26

1.10

0.98

1.09

1.01

Textiles*

1.75

3.44

5.02

8.45

7.52

7.16

8.20

9.36

9.82

10.06

Cotton Textiles

2.20

3.88

4.11

10.81

4.97

4.72

11.51

13.91

14.28

14.82

Jute Textiles

1.87

3.62

6.55

8.45

7.68

6.81

8.68

8.68

8.59

8.60

Silk, Woollen & Rayon Textiles

1.16

3.39

4.76

4.92

5.16

5.15

4.84

4.83

5.46

5.21

Metals, Chemicals and products thereof

2.70

4.50

5.46

6.14

6.43

6.13

6.32

5.97

6.29

6.44

Metals and Products thereof

2.38

2.96

4.51

5.71

5.87

5.63

5.98

5.63

5.84

5.95

Aluminium

1.25

0.87

1.79

2.17

2.71

2.01

2.08

2.03

2.43

2.70

Automobiles and Auto ancillaries

2.42

2.55

4.31

6.56

5.56

4.96

7.54

6.84

7.19

7.66

Electrical/Electronic Machinery

2.28

3.44

5.82

6.53

7.44

7.05

6.69

6.39

6.61

6.48

Other Machinery

2.63

3.21

4.14

4.59

4.76

4.73

4.98

4.88

5.05

5.02

Foundries and Engg. Workshops

2.46

4.03

6.47

7.67

7.76

9.14

6.23

5.51

5.61

6.12

Chemicals and Products

3.08

6.35

6.60

6.66

7.09

6.72

6.73

6.38

6.83

7.01

Chemical fertilisers

2.77

4.73

6.10

7.61

6.61

5.83

8.62

8.06

9.04

9.45

Dyes and Dyestuffs

6.18

6.61

5.99

6.37

5.71

5.31

6.52

6.62

6.85

6.80

Man-made Fibres

3.92

4.01

3.93

4.44

3.35

3.39

5.03

4.85

5.29

5.29

Other Basic Industrial Chemicals

3.10

7.51

8.08

6.29

9.04

7.67

4.98

4.70

5.11

5.91

Medicines and Pharmaceuticals

2.53

1.76

1.83

1.72

1.84

1.77

1.67

1.66

1.67

1.69

Other Processing and Manufacturing *

2.13

3.11

4.62

6.25

5.72

5.88

6.95

6.19

6.34

6.33

Cement

1.53

3.12

3.63

3.63

3.84

3.24

3.76

3.88

4.15

4.35

Rubber and Rubber Products

3.94

2.87

4.34

9.22

5.23

7.73

10.27

9.92

9.87

10.81

Paper and Paper Products

1.73

4.05

6.37

7.11

7.97

7.31

8.08

7.05

7.21

6.89

Other Industries

3.11

4.29

4.57

5.16

5.04

5.09

5.20

4.98

5.21

5.29

Electricity Generation and Supply

3.07

2.71

3.19

3.24

3.52

3.15

2.85

2.86

3.42

3.99

Trading

2.73

2.42

3.23

3.37

3.83

3.38

3.49

3.24

3.87

4.16

Shipping

1.29

5.65

4.91

4.01

5.39

5.32

3.05

3.01

3.32

3.35

Hotels

3.25

0.73

1.16

1.89

1.44

1.29

2.11

2.02

2.06

2.32

Financial and Investment

4.90

6.63

7.09

10.25

7.91

9.25

10.35

10.24

10.48

10.48

* Includes the sub-group Others/Miscellaneous.