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Weekly Statistical Supplement


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Date : Feb 20, 2009
Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices

Items / Week Ended

Weight

2008

2009

Percentage Variation over

Feb. 2

Dec. 6*

Jan. 31#

Week

Month

End March

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

218.8

230.5

228.4

-0.7

-0.3

0.7

4.4

Primary Articles

22.02

227.8

248.3

248.5

-0.2

0.9

4.9

9.1

(i)

Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

212.3

259.3

255.5

-2.5

4.3

6.5

20.3

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

333.6

331.8

321.8

-3.1

-2.4

-5.9

-3.5

Manufactured Products

63.75

190.1

201.8

200.6

-0.1

1.6

5.5

(i)

Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

152.1

168.3

176.2

1.3

2.9

11.3

15.8

(ii)

Edible Oils

2.76

185.2

183.7

181.0

-0.5

-0.2

-7.7

-2.3

(iii)

Cement

1.73

220.9

225.2

221.3

0.2

(iv)

Iron & Steel

3.64

280.6

322.7

292.4

-8.4

-17.1

4.2

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

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