1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Mar. 7

Jan. 9 *

Mar. 6#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

336.5

354.0

354.1

—

—

5.0

5.2

Primary Articles

32.30

347.0

381.2

380.8

-0.1

-0.6

9.5

9.7

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

346.1

414.3

408.5

-0.7

-1.4

12.1

18.0

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

384.2

373.7

379.5

0.9

0.9

-1.2

-1.2

Manufactured Products

57.04

321.6

334.9

334.2

-0.1

0.2

3.7

3.9

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

305.3

297.6

291.6

0.2

-0.9

-3.5

-4.5

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

303.7

365.3

346.2

-1.5

-2.0

12.6

14.0

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

277.6

296.9

293.9

—

-0.9

7.5

5.9

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

320.1

314.7

314.7

—

-0.9

-1.7

-1.7

* : Latest available final figures.

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