1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

May 15

Mar. 18*

May 13#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

142.6

149.2

151.7

1.0

2.8

6.4

Primary Articles

22.02

154.7

159.4

162.7

0.1

0.4

2.4

5.2

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

143.6

147.7

169.1

0.4

-0.7

14.6

17.8

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

152.6

180.6

193.6

6.2

14.4

26.9

Manufactured Products

63.75

136.2

138.6

138.5

-0.1

-0.4

-0.2

1.7

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

155.8

158.2

162.6

0.1

0.2

2.6

4.4

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

129.8

111.1

106.6

-1.5

-4.0

-6.7

-17.9

(iii) Cement

1.73

129.7

126.8

125.6

-0.2

-0.9

-0.9

-3.2

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

133.9

135.6

135.8

0.1

0.1

0.7

1.4

* : Latest available final figures.

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