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Date : Sep 19, 1998
14. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices (Base : 1981-82=100)
Item/Week ended Weight 1997 1998 Percentage Variation over
August 30 July 4* August 29# Week Month End March Year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 325.7 350.5 354.3 0.3 0.7 5.1 8.8
Primary Articles 32.30 334.4 376.3 382.3 0.4 0.9 9.9 14.3
(i) Fruits and Vegetables 4.09 351.2 513.4 497.8 1.3 -0.3 36.6 41.7
Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 10.66 349.3 380.2 379.9 - - -1.1 8.8
Manufactured Products 57.04 316.4 330.3 333.7 0.4 0.7 3.5 5.5
(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur 4.06 316.2 317.6 339.3 1.0 3.2 12.3 7.3
(ii) Edible Oils 2.45 296.7 336.8 363.0 6.2 8.1 18.1 22.3
(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster 0.92 292.0 300.4 306.4 -0.3 1.7 12.0 4.9
(iv) Iron & Steel 2.44 313.0 321.4 321.4 - 0.1 0.4 2.7
* : Latest available final figures.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Industry, Government of India.

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