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                   Basic Goods  Capital Goods Intermediat Consumer   Consumer    Consumer
                                                Goods       Goods    Durables   Non- Durables
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      WEIGHT        39.42        16.43         20.51       23.65      2.55        21.10
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        1             2            3             4           5          6           7
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Year
1991-92              226.9        266.8         173.2       190.8      320.5       175.1
1992-93              232.9        266.4         182.6       194.2      318.1       179.3
1993-94              254.9        255.4         203.9       202.0      369.4       181.7
1994-95              269.0        318.8         211.4       219.6      407.2       196.9
1995-96(P)           291.4        376.0         234.5       248.6      554.2       211.7
1996-97(P)           311.8        407.1         250.5       258.3      577.9       219.6

March    1996(P)     332.5        501.6         261.0       296.3      698.6       247.7
April    1996(P)     282.3        339.0         241.6       261.7      489.4       234.1
May      1996(P)     299.7        363.8         245.5       257.4      547.1       222.4
June     1996(P)     276.3        388.8         240.2       242.6      549.9       205.5
July     1996(P)     300.8        362.1         246.2       241.3      583.5       199.9
August   1996(P)     303.8        405.0         258.7       247.5      569.1       208.6
September1996(P)     302.2        473.0         250.1       237.5      554.9       199.2
October  1996(P)     315.4        414.0         253.7       239.6      541.2       203.1
November 1996(P)     314.0        383.2         249.5       245.0      547.4       208.5
December 1996(P)     327.6        433.8         257.3       282.2      633.6       239.7
January  1997(P)     334.6        399.2         255.9       277.7      619.6       236.4
February 1997(P)     324.7        446.6         247.5       275.6      612.8       234.8
March    1997(P)     360.2        476.6         259.6       290.9      685.7       243.2
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P      : Provisional                      Source : Central Statistical Organisation.