1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Jan. 17

Nov. 21 *

Jan. 16#

Week

Month

End March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

338.0

358.1

353.0

-0.2

-0.7

4.7

4.4

Primary Articles

32.30

353.2

393.7

381.5

-0.4

-1.5

9.7

8.0

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

370.6

520.7

423.4

-2.1

-11.1

16.2

14.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

377.4

382.1

374.1

—

-2.1

-2.6

-0.9

Manufactured Products

57.04

322.1

333.5

332.9

-0.1

0.1

3.3

3.4

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

310.0

309.3

294.1

-3.0

0.1

-2.7

-5.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

303.7

357.4

356.3

-0.5

-0.3

15.9

17.3

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

279.4

300.2

296.9

—

-2.9

8.6

6.3

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

319.7

318.5

318.5

—

—

-0.5

-0.4

* : Latest available final figures.

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