1998

1999

Percentage Variation over

Item / Week ended

Weight

May 16

Mar. 20*

May 15#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

343.9

353.4

357.1

0.3

0.6

0.8

3.8

Primary Articles

32.30

363.7

376.1

384.8

0.7

1.4

1.3

5.8

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

4.09

482.0

401.9

454.6

-0.7

—

9.9

-5.7

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

10.66

380.4

389.8

390.5

—

—

2.9

2.7

Manufactured Products

57.04

325.8

333.8

335.2

—

0.2

0.1

2.9

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

4.06

308.8

286.3

303.0

0.6

4.1

4.3

-1.9

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.45

321.6

353.5

340.5

-1.0

0.1

-0.8

5.9

(iii)

Cement, Lime & Plaster

0.92

297.5

289.1

294.3

0.6

1.4

1.8

-1.1

(iv)

Iron & Steel

2.44

321.2

322.7

322.7

—

0.1

2.6

0.5

* : Latest available final figures.

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