Wholesale Price Index - 1953-54 to 1961-62 - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Wholesale Price Index - 1953-54 to 1961-62
| Group/Sub-groups/Commodities |
Weight |
1953-54 |
1954-55 |
1955-56 |
1956-57 |
1957-58 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
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| ALL COMMODITIES |
100.0 |
104.6 |
97.5 |
92.4 |
105.3 |
108.4 |
112.8 |
117.1 |
124.8 |
125.1 |
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| I. |
FOOD ARTICLES |
50.4 |
106.7 |
94.6 |
86.6 |
102.3 |
106.5 |
115.2 |
119.0 |
120.0 |
120.1 |
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| a. |
Cereals |
19.3 |
97.8 |
79.5 |
75.5 |
96.3 |
100.9 |
106.8 |
104.1 |
104.4 |
102.3 |
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| b. |
Pulses |
4.2 |
91.3 |
59.0 |
62.2 |
80.8 |
82.5 |
103.9 |
93.5 |
92.9 |
91.9 |
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| c. |
Fruits and Vegetables |
2.3 |
106.8 |
97.0 |
100.7 |
112.3 |
113.6 |
117.0 |
127.8 |
118.5 |
. |
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| d. |
Milk and Ghee |
8.4 |
98.8 |
91.6 |
89.6 |
100.1 |
104.8 |
107.3 |
113.3 |
116.0 |
116.4 |
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| e. |
Edible Oils |
4.7 |
121.9 |
94.5 |
84.8 |
124.9 |
125.7 |
124.3 |
130.4 |
150.3 |
. |
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| f. |
Fish, Eggs and Meat |
1.7 |
97.6 |
95.6 |
95.8 |
96.6 |
97.9 |
108.4 |
112.0 |
123.5 |
. |
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| g. |
Sugar and Gur |
4.8 |
125.4 |
115.4 |
89.1 |
98.0 |
108.1 |
127.2 |
147.0 |
132.8 |
. |
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| h. |
Other Food Articles |
5.0 |
138.2 |
167.0 |
134.4 |
128.1 |
131.3 |
151.3 |
167.9 |
167.8 |
. |
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| II. |
LIQUOR AND TOBACCO |
2.1 |
98.7 |
90.6 |
81.0 |
84.3 |
94.0 |
95.4 |
99.5 |
109.9 |
100.3 |
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| III. |
FUEL, POWER, LIGHT AND LUBRICANTS |
3.0 |
99.2 |
97.1 |
95.2 |
104.2 |
113.4 |
115.4 |
116.5 |
120.0 |
122.1 |
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| a. |
Coal |
0.9 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.7 |
115.9 |
127.6 |
133.3 |
134.6 |
140.5 |
. |
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| b. |
Mineral Oils |
1.4 |
99.3 |
98.9 |
94.8 |
97.8 |
106.8 |
107.8 |
108.4 |
109.2 |
. |
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| c. |
Electricity |
0.5 |
99.9 |
99.3 |
98.3 |
102.8 |
108.9 |
111.5 |
114.0 |
119.3 |
. |
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| IV. |
INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS |
15.5 |
109.7 |
101.9 |
99.0 |
116.0 |
116.5 |
115.5 |
123.7 |
145.4 |
142.6 |
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| a. |
Fibres |
6.1 |
102.2 |
107.4 |
105.6 |
116.4 |
117.5 |
108.0 |
114.6 |
151.6 |
138.3 |
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| b. |
Oil Seeds |
6.0 |
123.8 |
91.8 |
85.4 |
120.0 |
120.3 |
127.0 |
134.5 |
149.9 |
156.4 |
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| c. |
Minerals |
0.2 |
97.8 |
78.9 |
87.6 |
102.3 |
108.6 |
106.0 |
97.8 |
97.4 |
94.9 |
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| d. |
Other Industrial Raw Materials |
3.2 |
98.9 |
112.5 |
113.2 |
109.1 |
107.7 |
109.1 |
122.7 |
128.1 |
128.1 |
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| V. |
MANUFACTURES |
29.0 |
99.0 |
100.6 |
99.7 |
106.3 |
108.1 |
108.4 |
111.7 |
123.9 |
126.6 |
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| A. |
Intermediate Products |
4.1 |
98.5 |
97.4 |
100.1 |
110.9 |
107.3 |
110.3 |
113.8 |
130.6 |
138.8 |
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| B. |
Finished Products |
24.9 |
99.0 |
101.1 |
99.6 |
105.6 |
108.2 |
108.1 |
111.3 |
122.8 |
124.6 |
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| a. Textiles |
14.7 |
99.7 |
104.2 |
101.5 |
107.5 |
107.3 |
103.3 |
107.8 |
125.8 |
125.5 |
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| b. Metal Products |
1.2 |
107.4 |
109.1 |
117.7 |
129.8 |
141.2 |
143.1 |
144.4 |
147.9 |
. |
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| c. Chemicals |
1.5 |
94.9 |
94.3 |
92.1 |
93.4 |
98.4 |
106.8 |
106.9 |
104.4 |
110.7 |
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| d. Machinery and |
Transport Equipments |
3.1 |
98.0 |
96.8 |
97.4 |
98.9 |
101.7 |
103.9 |
106.5 |
111.9 |
114.5 |
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| e. Oil Cakes |
1.0 |
108.3 |
95.1 |
81.3 |
108.4 |
114.8 |
136.0 |
143.8 |
141.3 |
. |
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| See Notes on Tables. |
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