1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Oct. 23

Aug. 26*

Oct. 21#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

147.5

153.7

157.5

0.1

2.3

4.4

6.8

Primary Articles

22.02

162.4

161.8

164.2

- 0.3

1.2

3.1

1.1

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

173.2

146.2

178.3

- 0.6

11.1

24.2

2.9

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

167.2

198.4

219.0

0.9

10.4

13.2

31.0

Manufactured Products

63.75

138.0

140.9

141.4

0.1

2.0

2.5

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

157.3

154.9

155.4

0.1

- 0.2

- 1.8

- 1.2

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

123.8

104.3

102.2

0.4

- 0.8

- 8.1

-17.4

(iii) Cement

1.73

129.4

129.9

130.5

- 0.2

- 0.2

2.9

0.9

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

134.4

135.7

135.8

0.1

0.1

1.0

* : Latest available final figures.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.