1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Oct. 3

Aug. 7*

Oct. 2#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

358.2

359.8

365.2

0.4

0.5

3.4

2.0

Primary Articles

32.30

391.3

389.3

401.8

0.9

1.5

7.2

2.7

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

579.6

422.7

475.5

5.0

3.1

15.8

-18.0

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

381.7

397.9

401.8

—

—

2.9

5.3

Manufactured Products

57.04

335.0

335.9

337.6

0.1

—

1.0

0.8

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

336.4

313.7

313.5

-0.6

-1.7

8.8

-6.8

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

365.9

294.5

306.8

-0.4

0.3

-13.3

-16.2

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

304.4

301.9

296.5

-1.4

-2.2

2.6

-2.6

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

318.5

322.8

323.0

—

0.2

0.1

1.4

* : Latest available final figures.

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