2003

2004

Percentage Variation over

Weight

May 3

Mar. 6*

May 1#

Week

Month

End

Year

Items / Week ended

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

173.8

179.4

181.1

—

0.3

0.6

4.2

Primary Articles

22.02

181.4

180.6

183.9

–0.2

0.3

1.5

1.4

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

200.7

175.2

200.8

–0.9

2.7

12.9

—

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

249.5

262.4

264.2

0.2

0.2

0.4

5.9

Manufactured Products

63.75

154.3

160.5

161.6

—

0.4

0.4

4.7

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

130.2

148.9

152.1

1.5

2.6

2.8

16.8

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

154.8

161.9

159.7

0.4

–1.1

–1.2

3.2

(iii)

Cement

1.73

148.2

152.4

151.7

—

1.1

1.8

2.4

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

163.4

198.7

201.9

—

0.1

0.1

23.6

*:Latest available final figures.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.