1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Aug. 1

Jun. 5*

Jul. 31#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

352.0

358.0

357.7

0.1

0.2

1.2

1.6

Primary Articles

32.30

377.8

383.5

383.9

0.3

0.6

2.4

1.6

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

492.6

425.0

401.1

1.4

-1.5

-2.3

-18.6

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

379.9

392.8

397.2

0.6

0.7

1.7

4.6

Manufactured Products

57.04

332.2

337.0

335.5

-0.1

-0.1

0.4

1.0

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

328.5

312.3

311.9

3.1

2.9

8.3

-5.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

353.4

335.8

294.1

-8.8

-12.4

-16.9

-16.8

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

301.4

300.9

305.9

—

0.9

5.8

1.5

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

320.4

321.8

321.9

—

-0.2

-0.2

0.5

* : Latest available final figures.

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