1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Feb. 21

Dec. 26 *

Feb. 20#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

336.8

354.8

354.1

—

0.1

5.0

5.1

Primary Articles

32.30

350.1

381.7

382.0

-0.2

-0.3

9.8

9.1

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

352.8

425.7

410.8

-0.5

-3.5

12.8

16.4

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

378.1

382.1

376.2

—

0.6

-2.1

-0.5

Manufactured Products

57.04

321.5

334.5

334.1

—

0.1

3.7

3.9

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

306.3

299.1

289.3

-0.4

-1.5

-4.3

-5.6

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

302.5

362.2

353.3

-0.3

-0.8

14.9

16.8

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

276.2

305.9

294.7

-0.2

0.2

7.8

6.7

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

320.5

316.4

314.7

-0.6

-1.2

-1.7

-1.8

* : Latest available final figures.

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