Research and Publications

Items / Week ended

Weight

2006

2007

Percentage Variation over

Jan. 28

Dec. 2*

Jan. 27#

Week

Month

End March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL

COMMODITIES

100.00

195.9

208.2

208.8

0.1

0.3

5.9

6.6

Primary Articles

22.02

194.3

212.1

215.0

0.6

1.2

11.2

10.7

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

204.7

232.8

230.9

0.6

1.1

17.1

12.8

Fuel,

Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

310.7

322.4

322.1

—

0.1

1.8

3.7

Manufactured Products

63.75

170.8

181.3

181.4

—

0.1

5.5

6.2

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

184.2

178.4

169.5

–0.5

–3.0

–8.3

–8.0

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

143.1

159.9

159.7

0.1

–0.2

11.0

11.6

(iii)

Cement

1.73

169.9

198.8

198.3

—

–0.2

6.9

16.7

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

225.5

259.2

260.1

—

0.2

14.7

15.3

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