2006

2007

Percentage Variation over

Items / Week ended

Weight

Mar. 18

Jan. 20*

Mar. 17#

Week

Month

End March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALLCOMMODITIES

100.00

196.7

208.9

209.4

—

0.4

6.2

6.5

Primary Articles

22.02

191.2

214.6

214.2

—

–0.4

10.8

12.0

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

192.9

229.6

222.8

–1.2

–2.1

13.0

15.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

316.3

321.8

319.5

—

0.2

1.0

1.0

Manufactured Products

63.75

171.9

181.8

183.2

0.1

0.8

6.6

6.6

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

186.1

169.8

164.5

—

–1.4

–11.0

–11.6

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

143.3

164.7

164.8

0.4

0.4

14.5

15.0

(iii)

Cement

1.73

181.1

198.3

211.7

0.6

5.5

14.1

16.9

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

226.7

260.1

261.6

0.3

0.4

15.4

15.4

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