1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Jan. 3

Nov. 7*

Jan. 2#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

337.8

359.4

354.8

-

-0.9

5.3

5.0

Primary Articles

32.30

352.6

396.7

383.9

-0.3

-2.8

10.4

8.9

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

378.4

574.5

439.8

-3.6

-16.6

20.7

16.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

377.4

382.1

382.1

-

-

-0.5

1.2

Manufactured Products

57.04

322.1

334.0

333.2

0.2

0.2

3.4

3.4

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

311.9

314.0

300.5

2.5

-0.1

-0.6

-3.7

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

305.5

360.5

358.4

0.8

1.2

16.6

17.3

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

279.0

300.2

300.7

-

2.1

9.9

7.8

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

319.7

318.5

318.5

-

-

-0.5

-0.4

* : Latest available final figures.

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