Items / Week Ended

Weight

2008

2009

Percentage Variation over

Mar. 1

Jan. 3*

Feb. 28#

Week

Month

End March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

222.3

229.2

227.7

—

-0.3

0.4

2.4

Primary Articles

22.02

234.4

249.0

248.1

0.2

-0.2

4.8

5.8

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

233.7

259.7

252.2

1.9

-1.3

5.2

7.9

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

341.0

329.5

323.5

—

0.5

-5.4

-5.1

Manufactured Products

63.75

191.6

200.0

199.2

-0.1

-0.7

0.9

4.0

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Guru

3.93

152.5

173.5

187.1

1.0

6.2

18.2

22.7

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

193.1

183.5

177.2

-0.8

-2.1

-9.7

-8.2

(iii)

Cement

1.73

220.8

221.4

223.5

0.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

287.4

319.1

286.8

-0.1

-1.9

-18.7

-0.2

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