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21. Wholesale Price Index
Date : Jun 10, 2015
(Base: 2004-05 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2014-15 2014 2015
Apr. Feb. Mar. (P) Apr. (P)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 ALL COMMODITIES 100.000 181.2 180.8 175.6 176.1 176.0
1.1 PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.118 248.9 242.4 240.9 239.6 241.8
1.1.1 Food articles 14.337 253.4 239.0 250.7 249.4 252.7
1.1.1.1 Food Grains 4.090 235.0 230.2 237.6 235.6 237.1
1.1.1.1.1 Cereals 3.373 233.6 230.5 233.5 230.9 231.4
1.1.1.1.2 Pulses 0.717 241.4 228.9 256.7 257.8 264.1
1.1.1.2 Fruits & Vegetables 3.843 257.4 225.4 234.9 232.0 242.1
1.1.1.2.1 Vegetables 1.736 276.7 220.0 227.8 217.6 217.1
1.1.1.2.2 Fruits 2.107 241.5 229.9 240.8 243.9 262.6
1.1.1.3 Milk 3.238 242.6 230.5 247.4 247.3 247.6
1.1.1.4 Eggs, Meat & Fish 2.414 282.3 279.6 288.4 290.1 290.8
1.1.1.5 Condiments & Spices 0.569 298.8 266.0 314.3 311.1 310.2
1.1.1.6 Other Food Articles 0.183 249.5 252.5 233.9 232.1 233.9
1.1.2 Non-Food Articles 4.258 212.0 216.9 205.8 202.2 203.5
1.1.2.1 Fibres 0.877 215.2 235.3 191.8 192.5 202.8
1.1.2.2 Oil Seeds 1.781 208.9 210.8 202.6 204.2 207.0
1.1.2.3 Other Non-Food Articles 1.386 215.5 216.7 213.8 209.4 207.3
1.1.2.4 Flowers 0.213 203.5 192.0 238.6 178.7 152.7
1.1.3 Minerals 1.524 309.3 345.6 247.7 252.1 246.6
1.1.3.1 Metallic Minerals 0.489 391.6 378.1 353.0 382.0 353.0
1.1.3.2 Other Minerals 0.135 212.0 206.3 217.8 218.3 217.8
1.1.3.3 Crude Petroleum 0.900 279.1 348.8 195.1 186.7 193.2
1.2 FUEL & POWER 14.910 203.4 211.8 181.2 187.3 184.2
1.2.1 Coal 2.094 189.8 189.8 189.8 189.8 189.8
1.2.2 Mineral Oils 9.364 219.6 233.1 183.4 194.1 188.6
1.2.3 Electricity 3.452 167.8 167.6 170.1 167.6 169.1
1.3 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.972 155.1 154.6 154.0 153.9 153.8
1.3.1 Food Products 9.974 172.9 171.6 170.6 170.1 169.8
1.3.1.1 Dairy Products 0.568 199.6 187.0 206.3 206.8 207.0
1.3.1.2 Canning, Preserving & Processing of Food 0.358 167.3 172.8 165.8 167.9 165.3
1.3.1.3 Grain Mill Products 1.340 175.1 172.8 176.3 174.7 172.9
1.3.1.4 Bakery Products 0.444 149.0 148.2 146.6 147.5 150.6
1.3.1.5 Sugar, Khandsari & Gur 2.089 182.8 183.8 173.7 171.2 168.8
1.3.1.6 Edible Oils 3.043 145.1 146.1 145.6 145.4 144.6
1.3.1.7 Oil Cakes 0.494 227.0 220.8 222.4 228.8 227.0
1.3.1.8 Tea & Coffee Proccessing 0.711 189.6 187.6 174.9 172.8 177.8
1.3.1.9 Manufacture of Salt 0.048 196.2 185.0 204.8 196.8 209.7
1.3.1.10 Other Food Products 0.879 194.0 188.8 197.0 197.7 200.5
1.3.2 Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products 1.762 200.8 197.4 202.7 203.2 203.5
1.3.2.1 Wine Industries 0.385 137.1 136.1 136.2 136.8 136.3
1.3.2.2 Malt Liquor 0.153 177.5 171.7 179.4 179.4 179.4
1.3.2.3 Soft Drinks & Carbonated Water 0.241 162.5 159.1 167.1 167.4 167.5
1.3.2.4 Manufacture of Bidi, Cigarettes, Tobacco & Zarda 0.983 238.7 234.8 241.3 241.7 242.4
1.3.3 Textiles 7.326 142.6 143.1 140.4 139.9 140.3
1.3.3.1 Cotton Textiles 2.605 162.6 165.5 157.9 157.9 156.8
1.3.3.1.1 Cotton Yarn 1.377 179.4 185.8 170.0 170.1 168.9
1.3.3.1.2 Cotton Fabric 1.228 143.9 142.7 144.4 144.2 143.4
1.3.3.2 Man-Made Textiles 2.206 135.2 134.7 132.4 130.6 133.1
1.3.3.2.1 Man-Made Fibre 1.672 134.3 134.0 131.2 129.5 132.9
1.3.3.2.2 Man-Made Fabric 0.533 138.0 137.0 136.3 134.1 133.7
1.3.3.3 Woollen Textiles 0.294 159.5 157.5 159.9 160.0 160.0
1.3.3.4 Jute, Hemp & Mesta Textiles 0.261 192.8 188.8 200.0 201.1 202.6
1.3.3.5 Other Misc. Textiles 1.960 115.0 114.5 115.3 115.2 115.2
1.3.4 Wood & Wood Products 0.587 187.7 189.0 189.5 189.0 192.0
1.3.4.1 Timber/Wooden Planks 0.181 156.9 155.5 157.5 158.0 159.6
1.3.4.2 Processed Wood 0.128 191.1 190.8 191.8 190.1 192.0
1.3.4.3 Plywood & Fibre Board 0.241 214.7 218.7 218.6 217.9 222.7
1.3.4.4 Others 0.038 152.5 153.8 149.5 149.6 151.7

No. 21: Wholesale Price Index (Concld.)
(Base: 2004-05 = 100)
Commodities Weight 2014-15 2014 2015
Apr. Feb. Mar. (P) Apr. (P)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1.3.5 Paper & Paper Products 2.034 150.6 149.4 151.4 152.6 153.1
1.3.5.1 Paper & Pulp 1.019 149.9 149.1 149.8 152.4 151.8
1.3.5.2 Manufacture of boards 0.550 133.8 132.0 134.7 134.6 134.3
1.3.5.3 Printing & Publishing 0.465 172.2 170.7 175.0 174.4 178.4
1.3.6 Leather & Leather Products 0.835 145.0 144.9 142.0 142.0 141.8
1.3.6.1 Leathers 0.223 116.0 115.6 113.9 114.2 114.0
1.3.6.2 Leather Footwear 0.409 161.8 160.4 157.7 157.5 157.3
1.3.6.3 Other Leather Products 0.203 143.1 146.2 141.1 141.2 141.1
1.3.7 Rubber & Plastic Products 2.987 149.9 150.1 147.9 148.4 148.1
1.3.7.1 Tyres & Tubes 0.541 177.3 176.3 177.2 177.3 176.4
1.3.7.1.1 Tyres 0.488 177.5 176.3 177.7 177.8 177.3
1.3.7.1.2 Tubes 0.053 176.1 176.4 172.3 172.8 168.9
1.3.7.2 Plastic Products 1.861 140.2 140.8 137.2 137.6 137.5
1.3.7.3 Rubber Products 0.584 155.3 155.3 155.3 156.1 155.9
1.3.8 Chemicals & Chemical Products 12.018 152.8 153.2 150.6 150.8 150.7
1.3.8.1 Basic Inorganic Chemicals 1.187 156.2 156.6 155.2 155.6 155.1
1.3.8.2 Basic Organic Chemicals 1.952 150.9 153.3 143.8 144.1 144.3
1.3.8.3 Fertilisers & Pesticides 3.145 152.0 150.8 152.9 153.2 153.1
1.3.8.3.1 Fertilisers 2.661 154.9 154.4 155.6 156.1 156.3
1.3.8.3.2 Pesticides 0.483 135.8 130.6 138.1 137.3 135.9
1.3.8.4 Paints, Varnishes & Lacquers 0.529 149.9 149.5 149.7 150.0 149.9
1.3.8.5 Dyestuffs & Indigo 0.563 144.8 146.5 142.1 142.3 142.6
1.3.8.6 Drugs & Medicines 0.456 129.3 128.5 129.7 129.7 130.0
1.3.8.7 Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries etc. 1.130 160.6 160.7 160.4 160.6 160.3
1.3.8.8 Turpentine, Plastic Chemicals 0.586 156.5 157.0 154.5 154.7 154.2
1.3.8.9 Polymers including Synthetic Rubber 0.970 152.4 152.9 150.7 150.6 147.8
1.3.8.10 Petrochemical Intermediates 0.869 161.8 165.5 149.7 151.1 152.8
1.3.8.11 Matches, Explosives & other Chemicals 0.629 153.5 150.9 154.4 153.8 153.9
1.3.9 Non-Metallic Mineral Products 2.556 172.8 166.7 176.2 177.9 177.6
1.3.9.1 Structural Clay Products 0.658 192.1 184.5 195.3 193.3 196.3
1.3.9.2 Glass, Earthenware, Chinaware & their Products 0.256 135.4 133.5 137.7 138.7 139.7
1.3.9.3 Cement & Lime 1.386 169.6 162.7 174.0 177.7 175.5
1.3.9.4 Cement, Slate & Graphite Products 0.256 177.7 176.3 177.8 178.4 178.8
1.3.10 Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products 10.748 165.6 166.5 163.6 162.4 162.0
1.3.10.1 Ferrous Metals 8.064 155.6 156.5 152.8 151.4 150.9
1.3.10.1.1 Iron & Semis 1.563 156.8 159.0 151.3 149.4 150.3
1.3.10.1.2 Steel: Long 1.630 164.7 165.1 161.0 159.5 159.3
1.3.10.1.3 Steel: Flat 2.611 150.8 153.5 147.4 145.4 144.7
1.3.10.1.4 Steel: Pipes & Tubes 0.314 133.4 132.9 133.7 134.0 132.3
1.3.10.1.5 Stainless Steel & alloys 0.938 167.2 164.8 167.7 167.1 164.8
1.3.10.1.6 Castings & Forgings 0.871 145.6 144.6 146.3 146.5 146.6
1.3.10.1.7 Ferro alloys 0.137 159.1 159.0 155.7 157.2 153.7
1.3.10.2 Non-Ferrous Metals 1.004 168.7 166.7 168.1 167.9 167.4
1.3.10.2.1 Aluminium 0.489 144.9 141.0 145.2 144.6 144.3
1.3.10.2.2 Other Non-Ferrous Metals 0.515 191.2 191.1 189.9 190.1 189.4
1.3.10.3 Metal Products 1.680 211.7 214.0 212.7 211.8 211.8
1.3.11 Machinery & Machine Tools 8.931 134.7 133.4 135.2 135.3 134.9
1.3.11.1 Agricultural Machinery & Implements 0.139 148.7 145.1 149.8 149.3 149.8
1.3.11.2 Industrial Machinery 1.838 152.4 151.9 153.3 153.2 153.2
1.3.11.3 Construction Machinery 0.045 141.1 138.4 141.5 141.5 141.5
1.3.11.4 Machine Tools 0.367 165.0 164.3 165.8 165.8 165.7
1.3.11.5 Air Conditioner & Refrigerators 0.429 120.6 120.3 120.6 120.6 120.5
1.3.11.6 Non-Electrical Machinery 1.026 126.9 124.5 127.9 127.8 127.6
1.3.11.7 Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Batteries 2.343 138.6 138.4 139.0 138.3 137.8
1.3.11.8 Electrical Accessories, Wires, Cables etc. 1.063 156.1 151.6 156.8 158.9 157.0
1.3.11.9 Electrical Apparatus & Appliances 0.337 119.8 117.4 121.4 121.6 121.7
1.3.11.10 Electronics Items 0.961 89.7 89.6 89.3 89.1 89.2
1.3.11.11 IT Hardware 0.267 91.5 90.0 91.7 91.7 91.7
1.3.11.12 Communication Equipments 0.118 98.8 96.8 99.6 99.6 98.5
1.3.12 Transport, Equipment & Parts 5.213 136.2 135.7 137.1 136.8 137.4
1.3.12.1 Automotives 4.231 135.3 135.0 136.1 135.6 136.4
1.3.12.2 Auto Parts 0.804 138.1 136.3 139.7 139.8 140.0
1.3.12.3 Other Transport Equipments 0.178 150.0 150.6 150.2 150.1 150.2
Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

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