1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Oct. 31

Sep. 4*

Oct. 30#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

359.8

365.9

369.8

0.1

1.3

4.7

2.8

Primary Articles

32.30

397.1

400.9

402.1

—

0.1

7.3

1.3

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

590.6

477.2

469.7

0.8

-1.2

14.4

-20.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

382.1

408.4

437.1

0.5

8.8

11.9

14.4

Manufactured Products

57.04

334.6

338.1

338.9

0.1

0.4

1.4

1.3

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

321.7

317.6

314.9

-1.1

0.4

9.3

-2.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

364.1

306.5

303.7

-0.1

-1.0

-14.1

-16.6

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

303.2

303.2

300.1

—

1.2

3.8

-1.0

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

318.5

322.0

322.2

—

-0.2

-0.2

1.2

* : Latest available final figures.

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