1999

2000

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Feb. 20

Dec. 25*

Feb. 19#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

356.0

364.6

363.4

-

-0.4

2.9

2.1

Primary Articles

32.30

382.4

387.7

383.1

-

-1.2

2.2

0.2

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

407.3

417.4

401.1

1.0

-4.1

-2.3

-1.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

387.1

438.3

438.3

-

-

12.2

13.2

Manufactured Products

57.04

335.2

337.8

338.3

-

-0.1

1.2

0.9

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

288.4

298.2

296.7

-0.4

-1.6

3.0

2.9

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

357.8

296.5

288.6

-0.5

-2.2

-18.4

-19.3

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

294.7

278.4

267.7

-

-1.3

-7.4

-9.2

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

318.6

322.3

323.2

-

0.2

0.2

1.4

* : Latest available final figures.

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