1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Nov. 21

Sep. 25*

Nov. 20#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

358.1

365.9

368.3

-0.4

-0.3

4.2

2.8

Primary Articles

32.30

393.7

400.3

397.2

-1.1

-1.2

5.9

0.9

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

520.7

456.1

462.6

-4.2

-0.8

12.7

-11.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

382.1

408.4

437.1

—

0.5

11.9

14.4

Manufactured Products

57.04

333.5

338.5

339.0

—

0.1

1.4

1.6

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

309.3

315.5

310.6

-1.4

-2.5

7.8

0.4

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

357.4

308.8

299.5

-0.3

-1.4

-15.3

-16.2

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

300.2

300.7

293.1

-0.4

-2.3

1.4

-2.4

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

318.5

322.0

323.5

—

0.4

0.2

1.6

* : Latest available final figures.

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