(Base : 1981-82=100)

1990-91

1995-96

1996-97

1997

1998

Average of months/

Weight

(April-March)

Aug.

Mar.

Apr.

May(P)

Jun.(P)

Jul.(P)

  Aug.(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

326.0

336.8

340.5

342.9

345.6

350.5

352.7

I.

Primary Articles

32.295

184.9

304.1

328.4

335.6

347.5

356.4

363.7

367.5

377.2

379.8

(A)

Food Articles

17.386

200.6

335.7

375.1

383.3

392.8

408.0

420.3

425.5

437.9

439.7

a.

Foodgrains

7.917

179.2

313.0

353.8

358.5

364.9

361.3

362.0

365.0

374.8

385.6

(Cereals + Pulses)

a1.

Cereals

6.824

171.5

299.2

338.6

348.8

350.3

348.3

348.9

354.3

362.5

372.2

a2.

Pulses

1.093

227.5

398.9

448.7

419.4

455.9

442.3

443.6

431.8

451.5

468.6

b.

Fruits & Vegetables

4.089

204.1

323.9

388.9

359.7

354.4

421.2

464.6

474.3

511.5

493.0

b1.

Vegetables

1.291

234.6

389.2

461.7

374.2

404.7

539.3

594.7

638.8

714.9

770.1

b2.

Fruits

2.798

190.0

293.8

355.3

353.0

331.2

366.8

404.6

398.4

417.7

365.1

c.

Milk

1.961

209.2

313.8

319.0

338.8

359.3

362.0

369.3

379.1

378.9

374.8

d.

Eggs,fish & meat

1.783

194.5

391.5

409.0

439.7

460.8

455.4

465.0

470.6

477.1

482.0

e.

Condiments & spices

0.947

284.6

453.6

514.5

562.8

592.4

604.6

605.1

615.5

611.5

633.6

f.

Other food articles

0.689

301.5

422.2

418.1

542.8

587.1

605.0

601.8

586.2

554.6

555.5

(B)

Non-Food Articles

10.081

194.2

321.7

329.8

338.3

356.0

358.0

359.9

363.1

372.9

378.1

a.

Fibres

1.791

174.4

377.4

340.0

338.2

356.2

358.6

355.6

361.2

371.1

362.0

b.

Oil seeds

3.861

194.9

284.6

285.3

295.7

312.4

317.7

330.3

336.6

355.0

370.4

c.

Other non-food articles

4.429

201.6

331.6

364.4

375.5

394.0

392.9

387.4

387.0

389.1

391.4

(C)

Minerals

4.828

109.0

153.5

157.3

158.3

166.5

167.3

167.7

167.7

167.7

167.7

a.

Metallic Minerals

0.231

164.8

401.6

432.3

449.9

453.3

453.3

453.3

453.3

453.3

453.4

b.

Other minerals

0.323

194.1

284.6

293.3

283.7

285.1

297.9

301.7

302.2

302.8

302.8

c.

Petroleum crude

& natural gas

4.274

99.6

130.2

132.1

133.1

142.0

142.0

142.1

142.1

142.1

142.1

II.

Fuel, Power, Light

& Lubricants

10.663

175.8

285.4

324.2

349.3

384.1

381.0

381.1

380.4

380.0

379.9

a.

Coal mining

1.256

232.6

368.1

416.8

487.7

503.3

503.3

503.3

503.3

503.3

503.3

b.

Mineral oils

6.666

154.7

235.2

270.1

281.8

315.3

310.4

310.4

309.4

308.7

308.5

c.

Electricity

2.741

200.9

369.7

413.2

450.0

496.9

496.9

496.9

496.9

496.9

496.9

III.

Manufactured Products

57.042

182.8

293.1

305.0

316.2

321.9

324.0

324.0

326.6

329.9

332.2

(A)

Food Products

10.143

181.7

278.8

297.3

324.3

324.5

327.3

328.6

335.8

342.2

350.5

a.

Dairy products

0.642

191.5

323.0

340.7

362.0

375.7

381.5

378.4

384.3

389.0

392.0

b.

Canning & preserving of

fruits & vegetables

0.068

169.3

278.9

278.1

288.8

279.6

279.6

286.4

286.4

286.4

295.1

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

343.0

352.1

347.5

347.8

350.3

357.3

364.4

e.

Bakery products

0.242

165.0

275.5

312.0

368.0

380.4

380.4

378.7

378.7

382.3

390.1

f.

Sugar, khandsari & gur

4.059

152.3

244.2

251.1

315.5

303.6

303.0

308.2

316.8

322.8

333.2

g.

Manufacture of

common salt

0.035

166.0

430.7

541.9

531.1

540.8

540.8

544.7

544.7

544.7

544.7

h.

Cocoa, chocolate &

sugar confectionery

0.088

155.9

234.4

246.4

253.2

253.2

253.2

252.4

252.4

254.2

259.5

i.

Edible oils

2.445

223.3

301.6

301.1

296.6

304.9

313.1

313.2

323.3

333.2

343.2

j.

Oil cakes

0.432

188.2

312.9

351.8

370.0

355.2

359.9

355.6

357.4

360.8

363.0

k.

Tea & coffee processing

0.236

249.0

476.1

479.3

469.1

520.7

572.2

551.6

572.2

572.3

572.4

l.

Other food products n.e.c.

0.240

169.2

267.6

289.3

312.3

309.0

309.3

309.0

309.6

310.4

313.0

(B)

Beverages, Tobacco &

Tobacco Products

2.149

242.1

373.9

392.9

443.6

443.6

448.2

455.5

461.8

487.7

487.9

a.

Wine Industries

0.099

161.7

343.7

307.3

310.3

310.3

313.3

327.6

364.2

371.9

375.4

b.

Malt liquor

0.059

184.9

285.3

315.4

345.6

346.1

364.6

362.8

383.0

383.0

383.0

c.

Soft drinks & carbonated

water

0.066

220.1

390.5

423.8

430.5

430.5

430.5

431.4

434.8

434.8

434.8

d.

Manufacture of bidi,

cigarettes, tobacco & zarda

1.925

248.8

377.6

398.6

453.9

453.9

458.3

465.8

470.2

498.7

498.7

(C)

Textiles

11.545

171.2

294.6

304.1

309.3

316.4

320.0

318.1

318.6

320.8

320.0

a.

Cotton textiles

6.093

172.8

323.1

332.0

342.0

344.7

354.8

355.8

356.6

359.0

357.4

a1.

Cotton yarn

1.232

189.9

396.7

374.2

384.6

391.8

393.2

390.7

387.8

387.5

387.5

a2.

Cotton cloth

3.159

158.8

297.1

322.6

336.5

335.3

336.3

339.0

340.1

340.1

338.6

(Mills)

a3.

Cotton cloth

0.906

176.7

255.1

255.1

255.1

255.1

316.9

318.0

318.0

316.6

311.3

(Powerloom)

a4.

Cotton cloth

0.740

201.3

386.2

387.2

391.8

407.9

407.9

407.9

415.0

436.4

436.4

(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

194.9

197.8

197.8

196.9

195.9

195.8

195.5

c.

Woolen textiles

0.339

156.9

251.3

244.8

268.7

264.1

256.2

258.1

259.0

262.4

261.7

d.

Jute,hemp & mesta textiles

0.689

282.7

464.3

494.3

416.9

497.0

475.1

435.0

441.9

459.4

463.4

e.

Manufacturing of textiles

n.e.c.

1.503

190.0

321.4

331.4

359.1

360.9

360.1

361.0

359.6

358.4

358.3

(D)

Wood & Wood Products

1.198

159.1

442.0

445.8

446.6

598.6

598.6

598.6

598.6

598.6

598.6

(E)

Paper & Paper Products

1.988

222.4

374.0

377.4

369.3

371.1

371.1

371.1

374.1

378.4

390.9

a.

Paper & pulp

0.808

215.2

379.0

387.4

365.3

369.1

369.0

368.8

368.4

365.9

360.2

b.

Manufacture of board

0.440

165.5

229.5

240.8

241.3

242.3

242.3

242.5

257.1

261.5

260.9

c.

Printing & publishing of

newspapers etc.

0.740

264.1

454.4

447.6

449.9

449.9

449.9

449.9

449.9

461.4

501.7

(F)

Leather & Leather

Products

1.018

224.3

276.8

281.2

285.3

295.9

297.1

296.4

296.4

296.4

296.4

See 'Notes on Tables'.

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