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Date : Mar 03, 2006
Wholesale Price Index – 1994-95 to 2004-05

Group/Sub-groups/Commodities

Weight

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

1

   

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

ALL COMMODITIES

100.0

112.6

121.6

127.2

132.8

140.7

145.3

155.7

161.3

166.8

175.9

187.3

I.

PRIMARY ARTICLES

22.0

115.8

125.3

135.8

139.4

156.2

158.0

162.5

168.4

174.0

181.5

188.1

A.

Food Articles

15.4

112.8

122.2

137.3

141.4

159.4

165.5

170.5

176.1

179.2

181.5

186.3

 

a.

Food Grains

5.0

114.7

122.5

137.6

139.3

152.0

176.4

173.8

172.4

174.3

176.3

177.5

   

Cereals

4.4

113.7

120.8

135.7

138.4

150.9

177.8

173.0

170.1

173.5

176.3

177.9

   

Rice

2.4

111.3

117.4

128.5

134.3

146.2

171.3

167.5

167.0

166.0

168.8

168.2

   

Wheat

1.4

108.9

112.1

137.3

138.1

151.8

174.7

176.6

175.3

175.7

181.4

184.1

   

Pulses

0.6

122.2

135.0

151.3

145.9

160.1

166.1

179.6

189.2

180.6

176.6

174.4

 

b.

Fruits and Vegetables

2.9

108.0

123.5

148.9

142.8

185.4

154.5

160.0

188.9

190.2

195.6

204.2

   

Vegetables

1.5

110.4

128.9

149.9

139.5

201.4

142.1

139.4

171.7

162.9

160.1

171.1

   

Fruits

1.5

105.7

118.2

147.9

146.3

169.3

166.8

180.7

206.1

217.5

231.1

237.3

 

c.

Milk

4.4

110.3

114.3

119.7

125.5

136.0

147.6

163.2

166.2

171.7

176.0

183.6

 

d.

Eggs, Meat and Fish

2.2

116.1

125.2

145.6

161.5

169.4

174.0

186.0

190.6

193.5

186.4

194.0

 

e.

Condiments and Spices

0.7

126.2

153.4

176.6

176.9

220.2

226.4

202.5

188.1

194.0

205.0

188.1

B.

Non-Food Articles

6.1

124.2

135.4

134.2

137.5

151.8

143.0

146.5

152.9

165.4

186.3

187.6

 

a.

Fibres

1.5

150.0

160.3

137.6

151.0

161.7

144.9

156.7

151.4

143.9

177.8

166.9

   

Raw Cotton

1.4

153.6

159.0

133.2

155.4

166.9

147.3

157.3

148.7

142.1

180.6

165.6

 

b.

Oil Seeds

2.7

118.5

128.6

130.6

128.3

148.5

133.4

129.3

137.6

160.2

177.8

180.8

 

c.

Other Non-Food Articles

1.9

112.0

125.2

136.5

139.5

148.6

154.6

162.1

175.0

189.5

204.4

212.9

   

Sugarcane

1.3

110.5

118.2

131.8

142.0

150.6

160.7

173.3

187.3

201.8

220.8

228.8

C.

Minerals

0.5

104.9

94.7

107.2

99.8

110.9

110.4

113.5

119.3

118.8

121.6

255.1

II.

FUEL, POWER, LIGHT AND LUBRICANTS

14.2

108.9

114.5

126.4

143.8

148.5

162.0

208.1

226.7

239.2

254.5

280.2

A.

Coal Mining

1.8

105.1

106.4

117.7

139.8

143.6

149.1

161.1

181.7

181.1

193.6

223.3

B.

Mineral Oils

7.0

106.1

106.2

122.9

138.7

142.9

159.9

226.2

239.5

254.7

274.3

315.8

   

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

1.8

109.5

109.5

131.4

150.0

162.0

176.1

248.2

266.6

284.0

285.5

316.0

   

Petrol

0.9

106.5

106.5

131.1

144.5

148.1

148.1

154.2

158.1

163.4

178.7

203.5

   

Kerosene

0.7

100.0

100.0

100.8

101.1

100.9

101.9

270.2

304.0

359.7

359.2

357.9

   

High Speed Diesel Oil

2.0

108.8

108.8

120.9

145.2

148.7

176.4

228.8

252.3

273.5

300.4

360.4

   

Naphtha

0.4

100.0

100.0

119.8

144.8

146.1

191.0

294.7

265.6

256.5

315.6

432.1

   

Furnace Oil

0.5

99.5

99.4

120.3

118.3

108.6

131.2

203.5

187.5

179.7

227.2

265.5

C.

Electricity

5.5

113.6

127.8

133.5

151.8

157.2

168.9

200.0

224.8

238.0

248.8

253.0

   

Electricity for Domestic use

1.0

111.3

123.1

130.8

161.2

162.8

178.4

202.9

223.1

237.8

251.7

256.3

   

Electricity for Agricultural use

1.9

116.7

133.0

136.8

146.5

156.8

157.2

199.0

232.9

256.3

269.4

271.4

   

Electricity for Industry

2.2

111.5

124.2

130.7

151.2

153.2

172.5

196.3

216.1

219.9

227.9

234.5

III.

MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

63.7

112.3

121.9

124.4

128.0

133.6

137.2

141.7

144.3

148.1

156.5

166.3

A.

Food Products

11.5

114.1

117.8

124.9

134.6

149.7

151.3

145.7

145.4

153.0

166.7

174.9

 

a.

Dairy Products

0.7

117.0

137.4

144.9

157.5

168.6

184.7

181.9

187.1

182.1

196.3

205.9

 

b.

Grain Mill Products

1.0

103.7

112.7

146.9

141.9

151.7

159.8

152.6

150.0

160.5

175.9

177.2

 

c.

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.9

119.1

112.7

118.9

134.4

153.5

156.0

153.2

146.1

134.6

139.3

163.3

   

Sugar

3.6

112.6

109.5

116.5

133.8

135.4

137.4

142.6

135.4

123.5

124.4

148.1

 

d.

Edible Oils

2.8

110.9

116.9

115.1

113.5

139.1

122.1

103.3

112.9

138.0

157.9

156.4

 

e.

Oil Cakes

1.4

121.6

126.5

133.2

134.3

133.8

138.6

141.2

146.4

204.2

223.9

213.5

 

f.

Tea and Coffee Processing

1.0

104.4

114.6

116.7

160.4

164.1

185.5

189.1

177.2

143.7

177.2

185.6

B.

Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco Products

1.3

118.3

128.1

134.9

150.5

166.7

174.1

179.8

193.8

204.3

205.6

216.2

   

Bidi, Cigarettes, Tobacco and Zarda

1.0

110.4

121.2

131.1

149.2

164.7

173.0

183.8

200.5

210.0

212.3

218.9

C.

Textiles

9.8

118.2

129.4

118.7

115.5

114.4

115.0

119.9

119.3

122.2

131.6

135.7

 

a.

Cotton Textiles

4.2

132.7

145.0

138.6

142.4

144.8

144.2

151.0

150.2

148.4

166.4

168.2

 

b.

Man Made Textiles

4.7

105.9

113.3

96.0

86.9

81.7

82.7

86.6

84.8

91.2

94.0

98.0

D.

Wood and Wood Products

0.2

110.9

118.9

122.1

153.0

198.9

193.9

180.0

174.4

179.1

179.4

179.5

E.

Paper and Paper Products

2.0

106.1

131.2

131.0

126.7

130.8

149.3

165.4

172.8

174.0

173.3

174.6

F.

Leather and Leather Products

1.0

109.7

119.2

121.2

128.8

133.2

154.6

149.6

141.0

130.1

146.9

155.7

G.

Rubber and Plastic Products

2.4

106.4

123.0

124.2

124.5

123.7

123.6

125.5

126.0

132.6

135.0

134.5

H.

Chemicals and Chemical Products

11.9

116.6

126.8

131.1

137.1

145.8

155.2

164.4

169.0

173.9

177.2

181.7

 

a.

Fertilisers

3.7

115.8

129.0

129.4

136.2

138.0

142.8

157.9

161.2

168.2

169.1

170.6

   

Urea N-Content

2.2

117.2

121.2

122.3

133.7

135.9

146.3

166.9

167.9

175.6

176.0

176.0

 

b.

Pesticides

0.5

132.5

121.2

117.9

119.2

120.2

121.0

121.7

130.4

131.2

129.7

132.4

 

c.

Drugs and Medicines

2.5

129.4

137.1

139.6

154.8

199.9

230.7

244.2

252.7

254.5

261.0

267.1

 

d.

Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries etc.

1.0

118.0

127.7

144.6

162.0

166.4

183.3

186.9

192.8

199.9

204.3

202.7

I.

Non-Metallic Minerals Products

2.5

110.9

126.4

129.4

127.0

130.2

127.4

133.9

144.0

143.4

148.3

157.7

   

Cement

1.7

112.4

129.9

133.5

128.9

130.9

128.4

136.6

148.7

145.3

147.1

152.8

J.

Basic Metals, Alloys and Metals Products

8.3

108.4

120.3

125.9

130.7

132.8

135.0

140.3

140.7

145.1

167.8

203.3

 

a.

Basic Metals and Alloys

6.2

107.0

116.9

124.3

129.5

131.9

133.7

138.0

138.0

143.4

173.5

217.8

   

Iron and Steel

3.6

106.0

116.6

124.1

129.8

132.8

134.5

136.8

136.6

143.5

181.1

232.9

   

Foundries for Casting, Forging, Structurals

0.9

106.7

121.3

131.1

136.9

137.5

142.2

148.1

149.2

151.4

167.7

213.4

   

Pipes, Wires, Drawing and Others

1.6

109.5

115.5

121.1

124.8

126.7

127.0

135.4

135.1

139.3

160.9

187.9

 

b.

Non-Ferrous Metals

1.5

115.9

137.7

136.3

141.6

142.5

147.5

157.0

160.2

162.5

163.9

173.1

   

Aluminium

0.9

114.7

141.0

140.9

146.4

153.8

160.2

173.7

181.3

180.8

185.0

194.9

 

c.

Metal Products

0.7

105.0

113.9

117.7

117.9

119.6

120.5

124.3

123.1

122.7

123.8

134.7

K.

Machinery and Machine Tools

8.4

106.0

111.8

115.7

115.3

116.0

116.1

123.0

129.1

130.3

132.7

140.2

 

a.

Non-Electrical Machinery and Parts

3.4

108.6

116.0

126.4

130.4

134.2

136.5

142.3

152.1

156.9

162.6

175.5

 

b.

Electrical Machinery

5.0

104.2

108.9

108.5

105.0

103.6

102.2

109.9

113.4

112.2

112.4

116.3

L.

Transport Equipment and Parts

4.3

107.4

115.9

123.1

127.8

131.4

135.4

143.4

146.8

147.5

147.4

154.3

   

Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles, Scooters etc.

4.0

107.6

116.7

124.5

129.3

133.4

137.6

146.1

149.2

149.4

149.9

157.4

See Notes on Tables.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

 


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