1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Dec. 26

Oct. 30*

Dec. 25#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

354.8

370.4

365.2

-0.1

-0.5

3.4

2.9

Primary Articles

32.30

381.7

402.5

389.2

-0.3

-1.0

3.8

2.0

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

425.7

467.3

420.9

-0.7

-2.6

2.5

-1.1

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

382.1

438.3

438.4

-

0.2

12.3

14.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

334.5

339.5

338.0

-0.1

-0.3

1.1

1.0

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

299.1

316.5

298.7

-0.6

-3.5

3.7

-0.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

362.2

304.8

300.0

-

-0.1

-15.2

-17.2

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

305.9

300.1

278.4

-

-3.8

-3.7

-9.0

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

316.4

322.0

322.2

-

-0.4

-0.2

1.8

* : Latest available final figures.

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