1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Mar. 14

Jan. 16 *

Mar. 13#

Week

Month

End
March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

336.5

353.3

353.8

-0.1

-0.1

5.0

5.1

Primary Articles

32.30

347.3

379.1

380.1

-0.2

-0.7

9.3

9.4

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

346.9

403.6

410.2

0.4

-0.6

12.6

18.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

384.2

373.7

379.5

-

0.9

-1.2

-1.2

Manufactured Products

57.04

321.5

334.8

334.1

-

-

3.7

3.9

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

305.7

292.9

291.1

-0.2

0.2

-3.7

-4.8

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.45

303.9

362.9

345.7

-0.1

-2.5

12.5

13.8

(iii)

Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

277.6

296.9

289.1

-1.6

-2.1

5.7

4.1

(iv)

Iron & Steel

2.44

320.0

314.7

314.5

-0.1

-0.7

-1.7

-1.7

* : Latest available final figures.

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