( 1980 - 81 = 100 )

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Industry          Industry                                      Weight    1990-    1993-     1994-    1995-   ------------------------------------------   ------------------------------------
 Group                                                                     91        94       95      96(P)    June(P)  July(P)  Aug.(P)  Sept.(P) Oct.(QE) July(P)  Aug.(P)  Sept.(P) Oct.(QE)
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    1                 2                                            3        4        5         6        7        10       11       12          13       14    15       16          17       18
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                  General Index (Crude)                          100.00    212.6     232.0    253.7     283.3
Division 1        Mining and Quarrying                            11.46    221.2     231.5    248.8     266.4    255.0    262.9    268.7    277.2    274.2    284.7    302.3    303.4    301.3
Division 2-3      Manufacturing                                   77.11    207.8     223.5    245.4     277.3    244.6    244.5    243.7    238.0    250.0    243.0    238.7    242.3    263.7
Division 4        Electricity                                     11.43    236.8     290.0    314.6     340.3    245.0    255.4    262.9    275.8    268.9    282.2    305.6    307.3    298.6
  20-21           Food products                                    5.33    169.8     160.0    192.0     207.5    332.9    332.3    332.5    326.0    334.2    343.0    343.6    338.2    357.1
   22             Beverages,tobacco and tobacco products           1.57    104.8     137.8    131.0     160.8    141.9    121.2    123.4    129.2    132.6    131.4    133.1    125.3    126.6
   23             Cotton Textiles                                 12.31    126.6     160.5    156.0     159.6    173.3    154.7    137.9    149.3    158.2    174.2    175.9    178.2    185.2
   25             Jute,hemp and mesta textiles                     2.00    101.6     103.2     93.6      92.6    153.6    156.5    158.6    156.0    157.3    179.1    178.5    177.0    175.5
   26             Other textiles (including wearing                0.82    103.2      73.4     79.2      89.7     79.2     83.2     88.5    101.4     99.2     61.2     76.6     96.4     99.1
                  apparel other than footwear)                                                                    85.3     85.2     88.5     92.9     94.3     92.8     93.8     95.8     99.6
   27             Wood & wood products,furniture & fixtures        0.45    197.2     199.3    204.8     239.9
   28             Paper & paper products & printing,               3.23    198.0     224.8    261.8     286.4    230.7    248.7    256.6    230.9    212.3    258.4    234.9    233.9    226.0
                  publishing and allied industries                                                               273.4    299.0    283.6    287.4    281.6    341.7    345.3    317.1    316.6
   29             Leather,leather & fur products                   0.49    194.3     204.3    209.0     227.5
                  (except repair)                                                                                221.2    223.2    230.3    234.5    224.7    248.7    249.6    247.0    265.1
   30             Rubber, plastic, petroleum  and                  4.00    174.0     176.4    184.2     196.4
                  coal products                                                                                  194.3    199.2    192.8    208.0    196.9    204.1    214.8    199.3    211.2
   31             Chemicals & chemical products                   12.51    254.1     297.9    330.6     360.9
                  except products of petroleum and coal                                                          340.0    348.7    370.3    357.6    353.8    385.1    416.6    356.9    377.1
   32             Non- metallic mineral products                   3.00    193.1     218.5    236.1     264.3
   33             Basic metal and alloy industries                 9.80    158.8     224.2    221.2     225.0    252.6    263.5    263.1    257.2    257.5    270.2    276.1    272.4    277.1
   34             Metal products and parts except machinery        2.29    143.1     126.5    150.9     175.3    199.7    219.3    227.2    226.5    220.9    241.0    304.7    306.3    303.1
                  and transport equipment                                                                        163.6    165.4    169.6    171.2    164.2    174.0    182.4    176.8    182.6
   35             Machinery, Machine tools and parts               6.24    186.9     189.2    213.6     252.2
                  except electrical machinery                                                                    204.1    247.9    255.5    277.9    248.8    233.8    255.7    260.7    243.7
   36             Electrical machinery apparatus and               5.78    563.6     460.1    644.2     730.5
                  appliances, etc.                                                                               577.9    589.7    620.2    743.9    747.9    680.1    770.0    923.0    791.1
   37             Transport equipment and parts                    6.39    192.5     211.2    245.1     296.0
   38             Other manufacturing industries                   0.90    321.8     267.0    275.5     299.3    261.2    276.6    281.5    312.0    279.2    343.5    347.6    367.6    348.4
                                                                                                                 274.1    282.1    294.0    313.5    297.2    274.2    265.9    277.5    288.3
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                                                                                                                                           P       : Provisional
                                                                                                                                           QE      : Quick Estimates
                                                                                                                                           Source  : Central Statistical Organisation.