1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Dec. 5

Oct. 9*

Dec. 4#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

357.1

368.8

365.8

-0.3

-1.2

3.5

2.4

Primary Articles

32.30

392.0

399.6

390.7

-0.6

-3.2

4.2

-0.3

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

498.4

457.0

421.3

-2.5

-13.8

2.6

-15.5

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

382.1

434.4

437.4

—

0.1

12.0

14.5

Manufactured Products

57.04

332.7

339.1

338.3

-0.2

-0.2

1.2

1.7

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

293.5

316.8

303.0

-2.1

-3.4

5.2

3.2

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

354.0

308.4

298.9

-0.4

-0.8

-15.5

-15.6

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

299.2

296.5

283.6

-2.0

-3.6

-1.9

-5.2

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

317.4

322.0

323.5

—

0.4

0.2

1.9

* : Latest available final figures.

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