Items / Week Ended

Weight

2008

2009

Percentage Variation over

Oct. 18

Aug. 22*

Oct. 17#

Week

Month

End March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

238.6

241.6

242.2

—

-0.5

5.9

1.5

Primary Articles

22.02

251.5

271.3

273.3

-0.1

-1.2

9.8

8.7

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

280.1

294.8

307.8

—

-10.5

26.9

9.9

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

367.7

343.1

344.9

-0.1

-0.3

7.4

-6.2

Manufactured Products

63.75

205.4

208.7

208.6

0.1

-0.2

3.8

1.6

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

168.7

234.6

242.9

—

1.2

28.7

44.0

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

186.7

177.2

174.3

0.1

-2.1

-3.9

-6.6

(iii)

Cement

1.73

225.2

229.4

225.8

—

-1.0

-0.1

0.3

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

354.4

289.9

289.9

-0.2

-2.6

0.7

-18.2

*  : Latest available final figures.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.