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Date : Mar 03, 2006
Wholesale Price Index – 1952-53 to 2004-05
                       

Year

         

Index (Average of weeks)

   
   

AC

   

PA

 

of which

 

FPL&L

MP

           

FA

   

NF

   

1

 

2

   

3

4

   

5

6

7

                       
           

(Base : 1952-53 = 100)

       

1952-53

 

100.0

   

.

100.0

   

.

100.0

100.0

1953-54

 

104.6

   

.

106.7

   

.

99.2

99.0

1954-55

 

97.5

   

.

94.6

   

.

97.1

100.6

1955-56

 

92.4

   

.

86.6

   

.

95.2

99.7

1956-57

 

105.3

   

.

102.3

   

.

104.2

106.3

1957-58

 

108.4

   

.

106.5

   

.

113.4

108.1

1958-59

 

112.8

   

.

115.2

   

.

115.4

108.4

1959-60

 

117.1

   

.

119.0

   

.

116.5

111.7

1960-61

 

124.8

   

.

120.0

   

.

120.0

123.9

1961-62

 

125.1

   

.

120.1

   

.

122.1

126.6

           

(Base : 1961-62 = 100)

       

1961-62

 

100.0

   

.

100.0

   

.

100.0

100.0

1962-63

 

103.8

   

.

106.5

   

.

103.2

103.1

1963-64

 

110.2

   

.

115.4

   

.

118.1

105.7

1964-65

 

122.3

   

.

135.4

   

.

120.3

109.8

1965-66

 

131.6

   

.

144.6

   

.

124.1

118.2

1966-67

 

149.9

   

.

171.1

   

.

134.5

127.6

1967-68

 

167.3

   

.

207.8

   

.

142.0

131.7

1968-69

 

165.4

   

.

196.9

   

.

148.6

134.7

1969-70

 

171.6

   

.

196.8

   

.

155.1

142.8

1970-71

 

181.1

   

.

203.9

   

.

161.8

154.1

           

(Base : 1970-71 = 100)

       

1970-71

 

100.0

   

100.0

100.0

   

100.0

100.0

100.0

1971-72

 

105.6

   

100.9

101.1

   

98.6

105.9

109.5

1972-73

 

116.2

   

110.7

111.3

   

107.5

110.1

121.9

1973-74

 

139.7

   

141.8

136.6

   

146.6

130.6

139.5

1974-75

 

174.9

   

177.5

172.1

   

163.7

198.3

168.8

1975-76

 

173.0

   

165.8

163.6

   

139.8

219.2

171.2

1976-77

 

176.6

   

167.2

155.3

   

167.4

230.8

175.2

1977-78

 

185.8

   

183.8

173.6

   

178.0

234.3

179.2

1978-79

 

185.8

   

181.4

172.4

   

170.4

244.7

179.5

1979-80

 

217.6

   

206.5

186.6

   

194.6

283.1

215.8

1980-81

 

257.3

   

237.5

207.9

   

217.7

354.3

257.3

1981-82

 

281.3

   

264.4

235.1

   

240.5

427.5

270.6

           

(Base : 1981-82 = 100)

       

1981-82

 

100.0

   

100.0

100.0

   

100.0

100.0

100.0

1982-83

 

104.9

   

106.7

111.1

   

100.8

106.5

103.5

1983-84

 

112.8

   

118.2

126.5

   

112.4

112.5

109.8

1984-85

 

120.1

   

125.5

131.8

   

124.6

117.3

117.5

1985-86

 

125.4

   

125.7

134.1

   

120.4

129.8

124.5

1986-87

 

132.7

   

137.1

147.8

   

134.1

138.6

129.2

1987-88

 

143.5

   

152.6

161.1

   

163.0

143.3

138.5

1988-89

 

154.2

   

160.1

177.1

   

160.2

151.2

151.5

1989-90

 

165.7

   

163.6

179.3

   

166.0

156.6

168.6

1990-91

 

182.7

   

184.9

200.6

   

194.2

175.8

182.8

1991-92

 

207.8

   

218.3

241.1

   

229.2

199.0

203.4

1992-93

 

228.7

   

234.6

271.0

   

228.7

227.1

225.6

1993-94

 

247.8

   

250.9

284.4

   

249.1

262.4

243.2

           

(Base : 1993-94 = 100)

       

1993-94

 

100.0

   

100.0

100.0

   

100.0

100.0

100.0

1994-95

 

112.6

   

115.8

112.8

   

124.2

108.9

112.3

1995-96

 

121.6

   

125.3

122.2

   

135.4

114.5

121.9

1996-97

 

127.2

   

135.8

137.3

   

134.2

126.4

124.4

1997-98

 

132.8

   

139.4

141.4

   

137.5

143.8

128.0

1998-99

 

140.7

   

156.2

159.4

   

151.8

148.5

133.6

1999-00

 

145.3

   

158.0

165.5

   

143.0

162.0

137.2

2000-01

 

155.7

   

162.5

170.5

   

146.5

208.1

141.7

2001-02

 

161.3

   

168.4

176.1

   

152.9

226.7

144.3

2002-03

 

166.8

   

174.0

179.2

   

165.4

239.2

148.1

2003-04

 

175.9

   

181.5

181.5

   

186.3

254.5

156.5

2004-05

 

187.3

   

188.1

186.3

   

187.6

280.2

166.3

AC : All commodities.PA:Primary articles. FA:Food articles.NF : Non-food articles. FPL&L:Fuel, power, light & lubricants. MP:Manufactured products.
Note :1.Major groups/sub-groups under the various series are not strictly comparable on account of changes in classification of commodities over time.
2.In the series (Base: 1961-62=100), MP comprises sub-groups chemicals, machinery and transport equipment and manufactures.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source :Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

 


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