NO. 38 : INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN INDIA - BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS (AVERAGES) (Part 1 of 2)

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NO. 38 : INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN INDIA - BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS (AVERAGES) (Part 1 of 2)

(Base : 1981 - 82 = 100)


				1990-91	1995-96	1996-97	1997		1998
Average of months/			Weight	(April-March)			May	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr. (P)	May (P)
Average of weeks
ended Saturday

1			2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

ALL COMMODITIES			100.000	182.7	295.8	314.6	322.4	334.4	338.2	337.3	336.8	338.4	342.9

I.	Primary Articles		32.295	184.9	304.1	328.4	331.3	344.5	353.9	351.6	347.5	354.3	363.7

(A)	Food Articles		17.386	200.6	335.7	375.1	379.7	395.3	408.2	400.6	392.8	402.8	420.3

a.	Foodgrains		7.917	179.2	313.0	353.8	363.0	364.3	380.0	371.8	364.9	360.7	362.0
	(Cereals + Pulses)

	a1.	Cereals	6.824	171.5	299.2	338.6	349.2	351.2	363.1	355.5	350.3	346.6	348.9

	a2.	Pulses	1.093	227.5	398.9	448.7	449.2	446.1	484.7	473.8	455.9	449.0	443.6

b.	Fruits & Vegetables		4.089	204.1	323.9	388.9	356.2	365.9	372.8	358.6	354.4	402.8	464.6

	b1.	Vegetables	1.291	234.6	389.2	461.7	310.7	384.6	416.8	391.8	404.7	497.1	594.7

	b2.	Fruits	2.798	190.0	293.8	355.3	377.2	357.3	352.5	343.3	331.2	359.2	404.6

c.	Milk		1.961	209.2	313.8	319.0	336.8	352.0	357.6	357.1	359.3	360.4	369.3

d.	Eggs, fish & meat		1.783	194.5	391.5	409.0	435.0	454.8	458.6	462.3	460.8	459.8	465.0

e.	Condiments & spices		0.947	284.6	453.6	514.5	516.5	570.8	588.9	598.9	592.4	602.7	605.1

f.	Other food articles		0.689	301.5	422.2	418.1	502.2	653.8	708.0	672.8	587.1	586.0	601.8

(B)	Non-Food Articles		10.081	194.2	321.7	329.8	330.9	342.1	350.0	355.8	356.0	360.3	359.9

a.	Fibres		1.791	174.4	377.4	340.0	338.5	337.6	352.7	353.6	356.2	358.5	355.6

b.	Oil seeds		3.861	194.9	284.6	285.3	283.1	290.0	299.1	313.2	312.4	322.5	330.3

c.	Other non-food
	articles		4.429	201.6	331.6	364.4	369.6	389.6	393.3	393.8	394.0	394.0	387.4

(C)	Minerals		4.828	109.0	153.5	157.3	158.1	166.4	166.4	166.5	166.5	166.9	167.7

a.	Metallic Minerals		0.231	164.8	401.6	432.3	448.4	451.9	453.3	453.3	453.3	453.3	453.3

b.	Other minerals		0.323	194.1	284.6	293.3	281.2	284.9	284.7	285.0	285.1	289.9	301.7

c.	Petroleum crude
	& natural gas		4.274	99.6	130.2	132.1	133.1	142.0	142.0	142.0	142.0	142.1	142.1

See 'Notes on Tables'.


			1990-91	1995-96	1996-97	1997		1998
Average of months/		Weight	(April-March)			May	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.(P)	May (P)
Average of weeks
ended Saturday

1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

II.	Fuel, Power, Light
	& Lubricants	10.663	175.8	285.4	324.2	349.2	377.4	377.4	378.4	384.1	378.7	381.1

a.	Coal mining	1.256	232.6	368.1	416.8	486.7	487.7	487.7	..	503.3	491.6	503.3

b.	Mineral oils	6.666	154.7	235.2	270.1	281.8	314.3	314.3	315.1	315.3	312.3	310.4

c.	Electricity	2.741	200.9	369.7	413.2	450.0	480.2	480.2	480.2	496.9	488.5	496.9

III.	Manufactured
	Products	57.042	182.8	293.1	305.0	312.4	320.8	322.0	321.4	321.9	321.9	324.0

(A)	Food Products	10.143	181.7	278.8	297.3	311.7	324.3	328.8	324.9	324.5	323.0	328.6

a.	Dairy products	0.642	191.5	323.0	340.7	353.3	363.1	364.3	367.4	375.7	372.0	378.4

b.	Canning &
	preserving of
	fruits & vegetables	0.068	169.3	278.9	278.1	288.8	279.6	279.6	279.6	279.6	286.4	286.4

c.	Canning &
	preserving &
	processing of fish	0.126	171.4	244.5	244.5	244.5	244.5	244.5	244.5	244.5	244.5	244.5

d.	Grain mill products	1.530	184.5	279.9	353.5	335.8	363.3	379.2	366.5	352.1	351.3	347.8

e.	Bakery products	0.242	165.0	275.5	312.0	353.6	378.9	379.5	380.4	380.4	378.7	378.7

f.	Sugar, khandsari &
	gur	4.059	152.3	244.2	251.1	287.3	307.1	309.6	..	303.6	301.7	308.2

g.	Manufacture of
	common salt	0.035	166.0	430.7	541.9	492.2	540.8	540.8	540.8	540.8	544.7	544.7

h	Cocoa, chocolate &
	sugar confectionery	0.088	155.9	234.4	246.4	253.2	253.2	253.2	253.2	253.2	252.4	252.4

i.	Edible oils	2.445	223.3	301.6	301.1	300.8	299.9	303.7	302.0	304.9	308.1	313.2

j.	Oil cakes	0.432	188.2	312.9	351.8	368.6	354.1	355.2	355.5	355.2	354.7	355.6

k.	Tea & coffee
	processing	0.236	249.0	476.1	479.3	469.1	469.1	469.1	469.1	520.7	469.1	551.6

l.	Other food products
	n.e.c.	0.240	169.2	267.6	289.3	307.4	309.6	309.6	309.6	309.0	309.5	309.0

(B)	Beverages, Tobacco
	& Tobacco
	Products	2.149	242.1	373.9	392.9	437.2	443.6	443.6	443.6	443.6	443.6	455.5

a.	Wine Industries	0.099	161.7	343.7	307.3	310.3	310.3	310.3	310.3	310.3	311.2	327.6

b.	Malt liquor	0.059	184.9	285.3	315.4	343.6	346.1	346.1	346.1	346.1	346.1	362.8

c.	Soft drinks &
	carbonated water	0.066	220.1	390.5	423.8	430.5	430.5	430.5	430.5	430.5	430.5	431.4

d.	Manufacture of bidi,
	cigarettes, tobacco &
	zarda	1.925	248.8	377.6	398.6	446.7	453.9	453.9	453.9	453.9	453.9	465.8

RbiTtsCommonUtility

				1990-91	1995-96	1996-97	1997		1998
Average of months/			Weight	(April-March)			May	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr. (P)	May (P)
Average of weeks
ended Saturday

1			2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

(C)	Textiles		11.545	171.2	294.6	304.1	305.7	312.0	313.6	314.7	316.4	317.0	318.1

a.	Cotton textiles		6.093	172.8	323.1	332.0	340.3	343.6	343.8	344.6	344.7	347.9	355.8

	a1.	Cotton yarn	1.232	189.9	396.7	374.2	380.8	389.0	390.1	393.8	391.8	392.9	390.7

	a2.	Cotton cloth	3.159	158.8	297.1	322.6	334.8	334.2	334.2	334.2	335.3	337.3	339.0
		(Mills)

	a3.	Cotton cloth	0.906	176.7	255.1	255.1	255.1	255.1	255.1	255.1	255.1	267.9	318.0
		(Powerloom)

	a4.	Cotton cloth	0.740	201.3	386.2	387.2	391.8	407.9	407.9	407.9	407.9	407.9	407.9
		(Handloom)

	a5.	Khadi cloth	0.056	148.4	439.1	452.0	459.4	459.4	459.4	459.4	459.4	459.4	459.4

b.	Man made textiles		2.921	133.6	186.6	193.8	192.3	196.5	195.5	196.5	197.8	197.4	196.9

c.	Woolen textiles		0.339	156.9	251.3	244.8	252.3	266.7	266.7	266.7	264.1	258.1	258.1

d.	Jute,hemp & mesta
	textiles		0.689	282.7	464.3	494.3	443.4	438.2	467.6	474.6	497.0	483.8	485.0

e.	Manufacturing of
	textiles n.e.c.		1.503	190.0	321.4	331.4	334.2	360.9	360.9	361.0	360.9	361.0	361.0

(D)	Wood & Wood
	Products		1.198	159.1	442.0	445.8	446.4	597.8	598.6	598.6	598.6	598.6	598.6

(E)	Paper & Paper
	Products		1.988	222.4	374.0	377.4	369.9	369.6	371.1	371.1	371.1	371.2	371.1

a.	Paper & pulp		0.808	215.2	379.0	387.4	365.3	365.3	369.1	369.1	369.1	369.1	368.8

b.	Manufacture of
	board		0.440	165.5	229.5	240.8	243.9	242.3	242.3	242.3	242.3	242.5	242.5

c.	Printing &
	publishing of
	newspapers etc.		0.740	264.1	454.4	447.6	449.9	449.9	449.9	449.9	449.9	449.9	449.9

(F)	Leather & Leather
	Products		1.018	224.3	276.8	281.2	285.3	295.5	295.5	295.9	295.9	296.4	296.4