1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Jul. 18

May 22*

Jul. 17#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

351.6

357.6

357.3

0.1

—

1.1

1.6

Primary Articles

32.30

377.9

383,9

382.2

0.2

0.1

1.9

1.1

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

512.1

427.6

393.8

-0.9

-4.8

-4.1

-23.1

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

379.8

391.1

395.0

0.1

0.1

1.2

4.0

Manufactured Products

57.04

331.5

336.4

336.2

—

—

0.6

1.4

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

324.2

309.6

303.6

-0.9

-0.6

5.4

-6.4

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

339.9

340.1

331.8

-0.1

-1.9

-6.2

-2.4

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

300.7

294.8

307.4

—

0.9

6.3

2.2

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

321.4

322.6

321.9

—

-0.2

-0.2

0.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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