2000

2001

Percentage Variation over

Items / Week ended

Weight

May 27

Mar. 31*

May 26#

Week

Month

End

Year

March

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ALL COMMODITIES

100.00

152.1

159.2

160.5

0.1

0.4

0.8

5.5

Primary Articles

22.02

163.4

161.6

168.0

0.4

1.3

4.0

2.8

(i) Fruits and Vegetables

2.92

153.5

161.0

181.4

2.3

2.5

12.7

18.2

Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

14.23

193.6

222.7

222.7

—

—

—

15.0

Manufactured Products

63.75

139.0

144.2

144.0

—

0.1

–0.1

3.6

(i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur

3.93

155.4

149.3

147.4

0.2

–0.5

–1.3

–5.1

(ii) Edible Oils

2.76

101.2

105.3

104.5

0.9

1.8

–0.8

3.3

(iii) Cement

1.73

125.2

152.6

152.0

0.3

–1.0

–0.4

21.4

(iv) Iron & Steel

3.64

135.8

137.5

135.6

—

—

–1.4

–0.1

* : Latest available final figures.

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