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The official Wholesale Price
Index for 'All Commodities' (Base: 1993-94 = 100) for the week ended 23rd
August 2008 rose marginally to 240.3 (Provisional) from 240.2 (Provisional) for
the previous week. The annual rate of inflation,
calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.34 percent (Provisional) for the
week ended 23/08/2008 (over
25/08/2007)
as compared to 12.40 percent (Provisional) for the previous week. The annual rate
of inflation stood at 3.94 percent as on 25/08/2007 i.e. a year ago. The movement of the index for the various commodity groups
is summarized below:- 1. PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 22.02%) The index for this major group
declined by 0.4 percent to 248.5 (Provisional) from 249.6 (Provisional) for the
previous week. The groups and items for which the index showed variations during
the week are as follows: - The index for 'Food Articles'
group declined by 0.8 percent to 236.9 (Provisional) from 238.8 (Provisional)
for the previous week due to lower prices of fish-marine (13%), fruits & vegetables
(2%) and jowar, arhar and urad (1% each). However,
the prices of tea (3%) and eggs and condiments & spices (1% each) moved up. The index for 'Non-Food Articles'
group rose by 0.4 percent to 246.3 (Provisional) from 245.2 (Provisional) for
the previous week due to higher prices of raw silk (14%), raw cotton (3%) and
copra (1%). However, the prices of castor seed and raw rubber (1% each) declined. The annual rate of inflation,
calculated on point to point basis, for ‘Primary Articles’ stood at 10.79 percent
(Provisional) for the week ended 23/08/2008. It was 8.46 percent as on
25/08/2007 i.e.
a year ago. The annual rate of inflation
for ‘Food Articles’ stood at 6.04 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 23/08/2008.
It was 7.77 percent as on 25/08/2007 i.e.
a year ago. 2. FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%) The index for this major group
remained unchanged at its previous week's level of 376.2 (Provisional). 3. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (Weight 63.75%) The index for this major group rose by 0.2 percent to 207.1
(Provisional) from 206.6 (Provisional) for the previous week. The groups and items
for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows: - The index for 'Food Products'
group rose by 0.2 percent to 213.0 (Provisional) from 212.5 (Provisional) for
the previous week due to higher prices of imported edible oil (2%) and oilcakes
(1%). However, the prices of rice bran oil (2%) and cottonseed oil and rape &
mustard oil (1% each) declined. The index for 'Paper &
Paper Products' group rose by 0.2 percent to 201.0 (Provisional) from 200.6 (Provisional)
for the previous week due to higher prices of newsprint (1%). The index for 'Chemicals &
Chemical Products' group rose by 0.5 percent to 223.2 (Provisional) from 222.0
(Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of acid (all kinds) (10%)
and phenol (1%). The index for 'Basic Metals,
Alloys & Metal Products' group rose by 0.4 percent to 300.4 (Provisional)
from 299.1 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of cast iron
spun pipes (15%), pipes & tubes (6%), lead ingots (3%) and zinc ingots (2%).
However, the prices of zinc (2%) declined. The index for 'Transport,
Equipment & Parts' group rose by 0.2 percent to 174.4 (Provisional) from 174.0
(Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of bicycles (3%). 4. FINAL INDEX FOR THE WEEK ENDED 28th June 2008. For the week ended 28/06/2008,
the final wholesale price index for 'All Commodities’ (Base: 1993-94=100) stood
at 238.4 as compared to 238.1 (Provisional) and annual rate of inflation based
on final index, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.03 percent as
compared to 11.89 percent (Provisional) reported earlier vide press note dated
11/07/2008. Next date of press release: 11/09/2008 for the week ending 30/08/2008. Office of Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
New Delhi,
05/09/2008. This press release is available at http://eaindustry.nic.in INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES
IN INDIA BY GROUPS & SUB-GROUPS (BASE:
1993-94=100) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR GROUP/GROUP | W E E K
E N D I N G |% CHANGE & SUB-GROUP |----------------------------------------------| DURING |23.08.2008|16.08.08|26.07.08|28.06.08|25.08.07|
THE WEEK | PROVISIONAL |
FINAL | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL COMMODITIES 240.3 240.2
239.6 238.4 213.9
- I PRIMARY
248.5 249.6 247.9
246.7 224.3 -0.4 ARTICLES (A) Food Articles 236.9
238.8 236.0 234.2 223.4
-0.8 a. Food 228.1 228.4 226.4
224.5 215.9 -0.1 Grains(Cereals+Puls- a1. Cereals 223.3 223.5 222.4
221.6 211.3 -0.1 a2. Pulses 263.3 263.9 255.7
245.8 249.1 -0.2 b. Fruits & 252.9 257.7 251.4
250.0 247.3 -1.9 Vegetables b1. Vegetables 239.3 250.9 259.6
258.1 274.5 -4.6 b2. Fruits 266.6 264.6 243.2
241.8 220.0 0.8 c. Milk 226.3 226.3 225.0 225.0
212.6 - d. Eggs,Meat & 246.3 253.8 253.8
247.1 231.8 -3.0 Fish e. Condiments & 281.9
279.5 267.3 265.9 243.2
0.9 Spices f. Other Food 209.8 205.9 200.1
203.5 153.4 1.9 Articles (B) Non-Food 246.3 245.2 246.3
246.4 210.3 0.4 Articles a. Fibres 240.1 234.6 236.7
230.2 179.7 2.3 b. Oil Seeds 253.6 253.9 256.5
261.6 214.8 -0.1 c. Other Non-Food 241.2
241.5 239.7 238.2 228.1
-0.1 Articles (C) Minerals 646.7 646.7 648.4 646.7
429.8 - a. Metallic 964.1 964.1 967.0 964.1
622.7 - Minerals b. Other Minerals 145.5
145.5 145.3
145.5 125.2 -
II FUEL,POWER, 376.2 376.2 377.0 374.4
322.4 - LIGHT & LUBRICANTS A. Coal
Mining 254.4 254.4 254.4 254.4 231.6 - B. Minerals
Oil 484.9 484.9 486.5 481.3
384.1 - C. Electricity
276.5 276.5 276.5 276.5 272.7 -
III MANUFACTURED 207.1
206.6 206.1 205.2 186.1
0.2 PRODUCTS (A) Food Products 213.0
212.5 212.8 211.3 187.0
0.2 a. Dairy Products 249.2
249.2 249.0
249.0 233.2 -
b. Canning, 293.8 293.8 293.8 293.8 293.8 - Preserving & Processing of fish c. Grain Mill 237.3 237.3 237.3 237.1 228.5
- Products d. Bakery Products 201.3 201.3
201.3 201.3
192.2 - Sugar, 164.9 164.6
158.7 155.8 155.5
0.2 Khandsari &
Gur f. Manufacture of 231.1
231.1 231.1
231.1 219.3
- Common Salt g. Cocoa,Chocolate
188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 - & sugar confectionery --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 N.I.C./I.I.S.D.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6. 7.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- h. Edible Oils 194.5 195.4 200.0
201.0 171.1 -0.5 i. Oil Cakes 358.7 353.8 363.6
357.4 237.5 1.4 j. Tea & Coffee 195.8
195.8 195.8
195.8 197.0
- Proccessing k. Other Food 238.1 238.1 238.1 238.1 214.7 -
Products n.e.c (B) Beverages 285.6 285.6 285.6 285.6 265.1 -
Tobacco & Tobacco Products a. Wine Industries 310.9 310.9
310.9 310.9
308.8 - b. Malt liquor 215.7 215.7 215.7 215.7 197.0 -
c. Soft Drinks & 188.1
188.1 188.1
188.1 188.1
- Carbonated Water d. Manufacture of 286.9
286.9 286.9
286.9 260.2
- Bidi,Cigarettes,Toba- cco
& Zarda (C) Textiles 144.2 144.2 141.5 139.7
133.1 - a. Cotton Textiles 177.7 177.7
172.6 168.5 160.9 -
a1. Cotton Yarn 179.0 179.0 173.0 167.8
159.1 - a2. Cotton Cloth 172.7
172.7 171.3
171.3 167.5 -
(Mills) b. Man Made 103.9 104.0 103.4
103.5 97.6 -0.1 Textiles b1. Man Made Fibre 101.6
101.7 101.2 101.3
95.0 -0.1 b2. Man Made Cloth 136.7
136.7 134.5
134.5 133.8 -
c. Woollen 179.2 179.2 180.2 177.0
170.3 - Textiles d. Jute Hemp & 220.2 219.3 211.7
211.9 210.5 0.4 Mesta Textiles
e. Other Misc. 190.1 190.1
190.1 190.1
181.8 - Textiles (D) Wood & Wood 237.0 237.0 237.0 237.0 215.9 -
Products (E) Paper & Paper 201.0
200.6 200.2 199.5 194.9
0.2 Products a. Paper & Pulp 186.7
186.0 185.3 184.4 176.7
0.4 b. Manufacture of 166.6
166.6 166.6
165.8 164.3 - Boards c. Printing & 245.6 245.6 245.6 245.6 246.3 -
Publishing of Newspapers,Periodica- (F) Leather & 168.3 168.3 168.3 168.3 167.3 -
Leather Products (G) Rubber & 164.8 164.8 163.9 163.9
154.6 - Plastic Products a. Tyres &
Tubes 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 150.2 -
a1. Tyres 149.3 149.3 149.3 149.3 136.8 -
a2. Tubes 275.7 275.7 275.7 275.7 258.0 -
b. Plastic 160.2 160.2 158.0 158.0
152.1 - Products --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 N.I.C./I.I.S.D.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6. 7.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. Other Rubber & 202.8
202.8 202.8
202.8 202.8 - Plastic Products (H) Chemicals & 223.2 222.0 222.0
221.7 202.8 0.5 Chemical Products a. Basic Heavy 249.8 240.1 239.0
239.0 178.3 4.0 Inorganic Chemicals b. Basic Heavy 215.5 215.3 219.9
211.2 173.9 0.1 Organic Chamicals c. Fertilizers & 189.6
189.6 189.6
189.6 172.8
- Pesticides c1. Fertilizers 198.2 198.2 198.2 198.2 179.8 - c2. Pesticides 123.0 123.0 123.0 123.0 118.5 -
d. Paints 155.3 155.3 155.3 155.3 146.4 -
Varnishes & Lacquers e. Dyestuffs & 120.4 120.4 120.4 120.4 112.7 -
Indigo f. Drugs & 316.4 316.4 316.4 316.4 315.6 -
Medicines g. Perfumes, 258.6 258.6 258.6 258.6 238.4 -
Cosmetics, h. Turpentine, 157.3 157.3 156.6 156.2
140.5 - Synthetic Resins, Plastic materials i. 154.5 154.5 154.5 154.5 142.2 -
Matches,Explosives & Other Chemicals (I) Non-Metallic 216.1
216.1 215.5
215.3 207.9 -
Mineral Products a. Structural 219.4 219.4 219.4 219.4 211.7 -
Clay Products b. 166.4 166.4 166.4 166.4 168.6 -
Glass,Earthedtnware, Chinaware & their c. Cement 223.0 223.0 222.1 221.9
216.0 - d. Cement Slate & 213.2
213.2 213.2
213.2 190.0
- Graphite Products (J) Basic Metals 300.4
299.1 299.0 296.6
242.9 0.4 Alloys & Metal Products a. Basic Metals & 326.9
325.2 324.9 321.6 246.0
0.5 Alloys a1. Iron & Steel 363.1
363.1 362.6
357.4 266.4 -
a2. Foundries for 301.9
301.9 301.9
298.7 238.3 - Casting Forging & Structurals a3. Pipes Wires 266.2 259.5 259.6
260.4 208.3 2.6 Drawing & Others a4. Ferro Alloys 175.3
175.3 175.3
175.3 156.2
- b. Non-Ferrous 253.4 253.2 254.3
254.2 269.5 0.1 Metals --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 N.I.C./I.I.S.D.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6. 7.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- b1. Aluminium 250.8 250.8 250.8 250.8 252.3 -
b2. Other 257.0 256.5 259.2
258.9 293.4 0.2 Non-Ferrous Metals c. Metal Products 157.4
157.4 157.4
157.4 155.5
- (K) Machinery & 176.2 176.2 175.4 176.0
166.9 - Machine Tools a. Non-Electrical 210.0
210.0 210.0
209.8 198.5 - Machinery & Parts a1. Heavy 222.6 222.6 222.6 222.6 205.0 -
Machinery & Parts a2. Industrial 259.0 259.0 259.0 259.0 260.9 -
Machinery for Textile etc a3. Refrigeration & 158.5 158.5
158.5 157.8
150.7 - Other Non-Electrical Machinery b. Electrical 153.3 153.3 151.9 153.1
145.4 - Machinery b1. Electrical 168.6 168.6 168.5 168.3
163.9 - Industrial Machinery b2. Wires & Cables 251.3
251.3 248.2 250.7
231.3 - b3. Dry & Wet 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 162.8 -
Batteries b4. Electrical 76.6 76.6 74.8
76.6 73.7 - Apparatus & (L) Transport
174.4 174.0 174.0
174.0 164.9
0.2 Equipment & Parts a. Locomotives 141.8 141.8 141.8 141.8 131.6 -
Railway Wagons & b. Motor Vehicles, 177.0 176.6
176.6 176.6 167.6 0.2 Motorcycles, Scooters, bicycles & ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
NIC/IISD Ministry
of Commerce & Industry (Office of the Economic Adviser) ---------------------------------------------------------------- New Delhi, Bhadrapada
13, 1930 Saka/September 04, 2008. RJ/MRS
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Press Note -
Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 1993-94=100)
Review for the week ended 23rd August 2008 ( Bhadrapada 01, 1930 Saka)
