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                                                                                                                                                                1996-97
Industry          Industry                                      Weight    1990-    1994-     1995-    1996-   ----------------------------------   ----------------------------------
 Group                                                                     91        95      96(P)    97(P)    Nov.(P)  Dec.(P)  Feb(P)   Mar.(P)  Nov.(P)  Dec.(P)  Jan.(P)  Mar.(P)
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    1                 2                                            3        4        5         6        7         8        9       11       12       13       14       15       17
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                  General Index (Crude)                          100.00    212.6     253.7    283.6      302.3   284.0    306.5     307.6    337.2    295.9    319.9   315.6    342.4
Division 1        Mining and Quarrying                            11.46    221.2     248.8     267.3     269.7   266.7    288.2     297.4    341.4    275.8    288.9   299.9    335.0
Division 2-3      Manufacturing                                   77.11    207.8     245.4    277.6     299.6    279.5    302.2     304.5    332.2    290.7    317.6   309.6    337.1
Division 4        Electricity                                     11.43    236.8     314.6    340.1      352.9   332.0    353.8     338.5    368.4    351.1    366.9   372.2    385.4
  20-21           Food products                                    5.33    169.8     181.7    207.1     214.3    206.0    294.7     303.3    317.4    168.1    280.9   297.8    300.3
   22             Beverages,tobacco and tobacco products           1.57    104.8     134.8    160.9     182.3    154.4    163.7     160.9    190.3    197.4    207.8   173.8    183.2
   23             Cotton Textiles                                 12.31    126.6     155.8    163.9     174.1    159.2    181.6     178.2    187.1    170.7    176.3   178.6    182.8
   25             Jute,hemp and mesta textiles                     2.00    101.6      91.5     92.6      87.8    106.1     89.4      91.5    106.1    100.9    110.1    96.0    101.0
   26             Other textiles (including wearing                0.82    103.2      78.6     89.7      94.9     91.5     88.7      94.8     97.2     93.6   101.0    100.4    103.9
                  apparel other than footwear)
   27             Wood & wood products,furniture & fixtures        0.45    197.2     205.5    240.3     232.0    228.0    253.9     249.3    262.2   220.7    221.3    198.0    224.9
   28             Paper & paper products & printing,               3.23    198.0     258.1    286.1     307.0    285.5    290.0     285.4    300.3    306.6   321.9    301.6    324.2
                  publishing and allied industries
   29             Leather,leather & fur products                   0.49    194.3     211.9    227.5     230.9    230.0    228.4     224.5    226.9    231.7   223.1    205.9    223.0
                  (except repair)
   30             Rubber, plastic, petroleum  and                  4.00    174.0     182.1    196.6     207.1    194.7    202.7     196.8    211.1   205.3    221.1    203.7    215.2
                  coal products
   31             Chemicals & chemical products                   12.51    254.1     326.3    357.4     370.4    332.7    366.8     386.5    389.5    363.4   369.0    371.0    375.4
                  except products of petroleum and coal
   32             Non- metallic mineral products                   3.00    193.1     236.0    264.5     285.7    249.2    254.6     275.9    288.5    276.5   277.8    305.1    353.4
   33             Basic metal and alloy industries                 9.80    158.8     214.5    225.5     281.2    229.7    231.4     231.6    244.6    295.6   307.4    310.1    325.7
   34             Metal products and parts except machinery        2.29    143.1     148.7    173.9     178.9    195.1    179.4     184.4    189.1   186.0    187.3    179.1    182.7
                  and transport equipment
   35             Machinery, Machine tools and parts               6.24    186.9     206.9    249.8     251.1    241.5    293.4     259.2   290.0     217.5   269.4    266.2    282.9
                  except electrical machinery
   36             Electrical machinery apparatus and               5.78    563.6     609.9    729.0     775.0    807.8    833.9     831.4  1005.1    759.0    817.0    735.5    898.5
                  appliances, etc.
   37             Transport equipment and parts                    6.39    192.5     239.2    296.2     354.5    310.5    321.5     338.3   385.2     329.2   391.0    373.3    439.0
   38             Other manufacturing industries                   0.90    321.8     269.6    299.4     284.3    309.4    308.1     315.1   371.0     283.8   294.1    288.4    349.5

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P       : Provisional
Source  : Central Statistical Organisation.