1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Sep. 11

Jul. 15*

Sep. 9#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

145.2

153.0

153.5

0.4

1.7

5.7

Primary Articles

22.02

160.2

163.4

162.3

- 0.2

- 0.8

1.9

1.3

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

156.2

148.2

153.9

1.3

- 1.1

7.2

- 1.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

157.5

194.5

198.3

1.9

2.5

25.9

Manufactured Products

63.75

137.3

140.2

140.5

0.1

0.4

1.4

2.3

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

155.0

153.2

156.2

0.8

1.4

- 1.3

0.8

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

125.4

105.3

103.5

- 0.2

- 1.2

- 6.9

-17.5

(iii) Cement

1.73

130.6

127.0

129.9

1.5

2.4

- 0.5

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

134.2

135.7

135.8

0.1

1.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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