1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

May 23

Mar. 27*

May 22#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

344.0

353.3

357.6

0.1

0.7

1.2

4.0

Primary Articles

32.30

363.7

374.9

385.7

0.2

1.8

2.9

6.0

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

479.7

410.5

450.3

-0.9

-0.9

9.7

-6.1

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

380.4

390.5

390.5

—

—

—

2.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

326.0

334.2

335.6

0.1

0.2

0.4

2.9

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

312.3

288.1

307.9

1.6

3.8

6.9

-1.4

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

321.2

353.7

339.2

-0.4

-1.4

-4.1

5.6

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

297.5

289.1

294.8

0.2

0.8

2.0

-0.9

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

321.2

322.7

322.7

—

0.1

—

0.5

* : Latest available final figures.

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