Wholesale Prices for Primary Articles and Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants in India
(Base: 1993-94=100)
Review for the week ended 28th November 2009 (Agrahayana 07, 1931 Saka)
The WPI for the week ended 28th November, 2009 in respect of ‘Primary Articles’ and commodities in the broad group ‘Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants’ is given below:
(Base: 1993-94=100)
Review for the week ended 28th November 2009 (Agrahayana 07, 1931 Saka)
The WPI for the week ended 28th November, 2009 in respect of ‘Primary Articles’ and commodities in the broad group ‘Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants’ is given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 22.02%):
The index for this major group rose by 0.9 percent to 284.4 (Provisional) from 281.9(Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at percent 13.90 percent (provisional) for the week ended 28/11/2009 over (29/11/2008) as compared to 12.53 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 21/11/2009) and 11.57 percent during the corresponding week (ended 29/11/2008) of the previous year.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at percent 13.90 percent (provisional) for the week ended 28/11/2009 over (29/11/2008) as compared to 12.53 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 21/11/2009) and 11.57 percent during the corresponding week (ended 29/11/2008) of the previous year.
The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are asfollows:-
The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 0.7 percent to 291.2 (Provisional) from 289.2 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of moong, condiments & spices and arhar (3% each), fish-inland and masur (2% each) and gram, wheat, tea, fruits & vegetables and rice (1% each). However, the prices of maize and bajra (1% each) declined.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 1.7 percent to 243.5 (Provisional) from 239.5 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of raw rubber (13%), groundnut seed and castor seed (5% each), copra (2%) and linseed, raw cotton and gingelly seed (1% each). However, the prices of tobacco (2%) declined.
3. FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%)
The index for this major group remained unchanged at its previous week's level of 345.0 (Provisional).
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 0.06 percent (Provisional) over 29/11/2008 as compared to 0.00 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 21/11/2009) and 4.42 percent during the corresponding week (ended 29/11/2008) of the previous year.
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