Item
Weight
2011
2012
Percentage Variation over
May
May#
Month
End-March
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
ALL COMMODITIES
100.00
152.4
163.9
0.5
1.8
7.5
Primary Articles
20.12
194.9
216.1
0.1
4.0
10.9
(i) Fruits And Vegetables
3.84
181.6
208.1
–3.1
14.0
14.6
Fuel and Power
14.91
160.4
178.9
1.0
0.6
11.5
Manufactured Products
64.97
137.4
144.3
1.2
5.0
(i) Sugar, Khandsari & Gur
2.09
164.3
172.6
1.5
2.1
5.1
(ii) Edible Oils
3.04
132.1
146.0
1.3
3.1
10.5
(iii) Cement and Lime
1.39
155.3
166.2
–0.4
1.9
7.0
(iv) Iron and Semis
1.56
144.0
165.5
–1.1
0.3
14.9
Note: Data are released on a monthly frequency. Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.