1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

Dec. 19

Oct. 23*

Dec. 18#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

354.6

371.1

365.7

-

-0.7

3.5

3.1

Primary Articles

32.30

382.2

404.6

390.4

0.2

-1.7

4.1

2.1

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

435.6

473.0

423.7

0.4

-8.4

3.2

-2.7

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

382.1

438.3

438.4

-

0.3

12.3

14.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

333.9

339.6

338.2

-

-0.2

1.2

1.3

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

293.7

317.6

300.5

-0.7

-3.3

4.3

2.3

(ii) Edible Oils

2.45

360.4

305.3

299.9

0.4

0.1

-15.2

-16.8

(iii) Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

305.9

300.1

278.4

-

-5.0

-3.7

-9.0

(iv) Iron & Steel

2.44

316.4

322.0

322.2

-

-0.4

-0.2

1.8

* : Latest available final figures.

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