(5-country trade based weights)

Year / Month / Day

Base: 1991-92 (April-

Base: 1993-94 (April-

Base: 2001-02 (April-

March) = 100

March) = 100

March) = 100

NEER

REER

NEER

REER

NEER

REER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1990-91

133.07

121.64

175.04

141.69

239.18

138.54

1991-92

100.00

100.00

131.54

116.48

179.74

114.89

1992-93

89.57

96.42

117.81

112.31

160.98

109.65

1993-94

76.02

85.85

100.00

100.00

136.64

97.96

1993-94

76.02

85.85

100.00

100.00

136.64

97.96

1994-95

73.06

90.23

96.09

105.81

131.31

103.66

1995-96

66.67

87.23

87.69

102.29

119.84

100.21

1996-97

65.67

88.20

86.38

103.43

118.15

101.33

1997-98

65.71

90.25

86.43

105.84

118.17

103.68

1998-99

58.12

83.38

76.45

97.79

104.47

95.80

1999-00

56.42

82.49

74.22

96.74

101.41

94.77

2000-01

56.08

85.92

73.77

100.76

100.80

98.72

2001-02

55.64

87.05

73.18

102.09

100.00

100.00

2002-03 (P)

52.29

83.46

68.78

97.88

93.99

95.89

2000-01

January

55.09

85.64

72.46

100.44

99.01

98.39

February

55.49

85.97

72.99

100.82

99.74

98.77

March

56.06

87.01

73.74

102.04

100.77

99.98

2001-02

April

56.41

87.73

74.20

102.89

101.39

100.79

May

56.45

87.64

74.26

102.78

101.47

100.69

June

56.92

88.55

74.87

103.85

102.32

101.75

July

56.77

88.82

74.68

104.17

102.05

102.06

August

55.74

87.35

73.32

102.44

100.19

100.36

September

54.53

85.29

71.73

100.02

98.01

97.98

October

54.44

85.78

71.61

100.60

97.86

98.56

November

54.95

86.69

72.27

101.67

98.76

99.60

December

55.37

87.20

72.84

102.26

99.53

100.19

January

55.47

86.76

72.96

101.75

99.71

99.69

February

55.46

86.48

72.95

101.42

99.69

99.35

March

55.10

86.16

72.48

101.04

99.04

98.99

2002-03

April

54.65

85.34

71.88

100.09

98.22

98.05

May

53.57

83.80

70.46

98.27

96.29

96.27

June

52.70

83.38

69.32

97.78

94.72

95.79

July

51.51

82.01

67.76

96.18

92.60

94.23

August

52.08

83.45

68.50

97.87

93.60

95.87

September

52.25

83.72

68.73

98.18

93.92

96.19

October

52.56

84.23

69.14

98.78

94.48

96.78

November

52.15

83.76

68.59

98.23

93.72

96.22

December

52.00

83.10

68.40

97.46

93.47

95.47

January

51.24

82.10

67.39

96.29

92.09

94.32

February

(P)

51.32

82.62

67.51

96.89

92.25

94.92

March

(P)

51.49

83.63

67.73

98.07

92.55

96.07

April

(P)

51.83

84.98

68.17

99.66

93.15

97.63

May

(P)

50.84

83.51

66.88

97.94

91.38

95.94

June

(P)

51.03

83.73

67.12

98.19

91.72

96.19

July

(P)

52.13

85.46

68.57

100.22

93.69

98.18

As on

July

18

(P)

52.46

85.73

69.01

100.54

94.30

98.49

July

25

(P)

52.19

85.28

68.65

100.02

93.80

97.98

August

1

(P)

52.58

85.63

69.16

100.43

94.51

98.38

August

8

(P)

52.44

85.66

68.98

100.46

94.25

98.41

Notes:.

1

Rise in indices indicate appreciation of rupee and vice versa.

2

For "Note on Methodology" on the indices presented here, please see Page S 653 of July 1998 issue of this Bulletin.

3

It may be recalled that in the aforesaid Note on Methodology, it was indicated that the base year 1996-97 would be a moving one. Accordingly, with effect from April 2003, the base year 2000-01 has been shifted forward to 2001-02.

4

The indices on REER have been recalculated from April 1993 onwards using the new Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series with base year 1993-94.

5

For a monthly time-series since April 1993, please see August 2002 issue of the Bulletin.