1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

May 1

Mar. 4*

Apr. 29#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

143.0

148.8

151.5

0.1

2.2

2.6

5.9

Primary Articles

22.02

156.4

159.4

162.1

0.4

0.1

2.0

3.6

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

162.1

152.2

170.4

-0.2

2.3

15.4

5.1

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

152.6

177.8

192.2

0.1

13.5

13.5

26.0

Manufactured Products

63.75

136.3

138.6

138.7

-0.1

-0.1

-0.1

1.8

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

155.3

157.5

162.4

2.1

2.5

4.6

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

135.3

111.3

108.6

-2.7

-4.3

-5.0

-19.7

(iii) Cement

1.73

129.4

126.4

126.3

-0.4

-0.4

-2.4

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

133.9

135.6

135.6

0.5

1.3

* : Latest available final figures.

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