2000

2001

Percentage Variation over

Items / Week ended

Weight

Mar. 18

Jan. 20*

Mar. 17#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

149.2

158.6

158.9

0.1

0.3

5.3

6.5

Primary Articles

22.02

159.4

161.4

162.0

0.7

0.2

1.8

1.6

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

147.7

158.0

163.1

2.9

-3.2

13.6

10.4

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

180.6

220.2

223.2

-

0.8

15.4

23.6

Manufactured Products

63.75

138.6

143.9

143.5

-0.2

0.1

3.5

3.5

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

158.2

149.7

146.9

-2.8

-0.9

-7.2

-7.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

111.1

100.6

103.4

0.7

3.2

-7.0

-6.9

(iii) Cement

1.73

126.8

155.2

152.8

-

-0.7

20.5

20.5

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

135.6

137.6

137.7

0.1

0.1

1.5

1.5

* : Latest available final figures.

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