Group/Sub-groups/Commodities
Weight
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
ALL COMMODITIES
100.0
104.6
97.5
92.4
105.3
108.4
112.8
117.1
124.8
125.1
I.
FOOD ARTICLES
50.4
106.7
94.6
86.6
102.3
106.5
115.2
119.0
120.0
120.1
a.
Cereals
19.3
97.8
79.5
75.5
96.3
100.9
106.8
104.1
104.4
b.
Pulses
4.2
91.3
59.0
62.2
80.8
82.5
103.9
93.5
92.9
91.9
c.
Fruits and Vegetables
2.3
97.0
100.7
112.3
113.6
117.0
127.8
118.5
.
d.
Milk and Ghee
8.4
98.8
91.6
89.6
100.1
104.8
107.3
113.3
116.0
116.4
e.
Edible Oils
4.7
121.9
94.5
84.8
124.9
125.7
124.3
130.4
150.3
f.
Fish, Eggs and Meat
1.7
97.6
95.6
95.8
96.6
97.9
112.0
123.5
g.
Sugar and Gur
4.8
125.4
115.4
89.1
98.0
108.1
127.2
147.0
132.8
h.
Other Food Articles
5.0
138.2
167.0
134.4
128.1
131.3
151.3
167.9
167.8
II.
LIQUOR AND TOBACCO
2.1
98.7
90.6
81.0
84.3
94.0
95.4
99.5
109.9
100.3
III.
FUEL, POWER, LIGHT AND LUBRICANTS
3.0
99.2
97.1
95.2
104.2
113.4
116.5
122.1
Coal
0.9
115.9
127.6
133.3
134.6
140.5
Mineral Oils
1.4
99.3
98.9
94.8
107.8
109.2
Electricity
0.5
99.9
98.3
102.8
108.9
111.5
114.0
119.3
IV.
INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS
15.5
109.7
101.9
99.0
115.5
123.7
145.4
142.6
Fibres
6.1
102.2
107.4
105.6
117.5
108.0
114.6
151.6
138.3
Oil Seeds
6.0
123.8
91.8
85.4
120.3
127.0
134.5
149.9
156.4
Minerals
0.2
78.9
87.6
108.6
106.0
97.4
94.9
Other Industrial Raw Materials
3.2
112.5
113.2
109.1
107.7
122.7
V.
MANUFACTURES
29.0
100.6
99.7
106.3
111.7
123.9
126.6
A.
Intermediate Products
4.1
98.5
110.9
110.3
113.8
130.6
138.8
B.
Finished Products
24.9
101.1
99.6
108.2
111.3
122.8
124.6
a. Textiles
14.7
101.5
107.5
103.3
125.8
125.5
b. Metal Products
1.2
117.7
129.8
141.2
143.1
144.4
147.9
c. Chemicals
1.5
94.3
92.1
93.4
98.4
106.9
110.7
d. Machinery and
Transport Equipments
3.1
96.8
101.7
111.9
114.5
e. Oil Cakes
1.0
108.3
95.1
81.3
114.8
136.0
143.8
141.3
See Notes on Tables. Source : Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 1993-94=100), Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, New Delhi, March 2001.