PRESS NOTE
Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 1993-94=100)
Review for the week ended 20th December, 2008 (29 Agrahayana, 1930 Saka)
The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 1993-94 = 100) for the
week ended 20th December, 2008 declined by 0.2 percent to 230.2 (Provisional) from
230.7 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 6.38 percent
(Provisional) for the week ended 20/12/2008 (over 22/12/2007) as compared to 6.61
percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 13/12/2008) and 3.74 percent during
the corresponding week (ended 22/12/2007) of the previous year.
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 0.2 percent to 248.8 (Provisional) from 249.2
(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 0.1 percent to 242.6 (Provisional) from
242.9 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of tea (3%) and gram, fruits
& vegetables, barley, arhar and condiments & spices (1% each). However, the prices of
jowar (6%) and maize and bajra (1% each) moved up.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group declined by 0.1 percent to 236.1 (Provisional) from
236.4 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of cotton seed (2 %) and
castor seed (1%). However, the prices of raw silk (5%) and raw rubber (2%) moved up.
The index for 'Minerals' group declined by 0.5 percent to 606.9 (Provisional) from 610.1
(Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of chromite (42%), steatite (4%).
However, the prices of barytes (38%), fire clay (11%) and asbestos (5%) moved up.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point-to-point basis, for ‘Primary Articles’ stood
at 12.07 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 20/12/2008 as compared to 12.15
percent (Provisional) in the previous week. It was 4.08 percent as on 22/12/2007 i.e. a
year ago.
The annual rate of inflation for ‘Food Articles’ stood at 10.52 percent (Provisional) for the
week ended 20/12/2008 as compared to 10.46 percent (Provisional) in the previous week.
It was 2.14 percent as on 22/12/2007 i.e. a year ago.
2. FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%)
The index for this major group declined by 0.5 percent to 330.5 (Provisional) from 332.1
(Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of aviation turbine fuel (13%),
bitumen (7%), light diesel oil (6%) and furnace oil (3%).
3. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (Weight 63.75%)
The index for this major group declined by 0.1 percent to 201.4 (Provisional) from 201.7
(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 199.6 (Provisional) from 199.3
(Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of gur (3%) and oil cakes (1%).
However, the prices of salt (4%), imported edible oil and rice bran oil (3% each) and cotton
seed oil (2%) declined.
The index for 'Textiles' group declined by 0.1 percent to 141.2 (Provisional) from 141.4
(Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of synthetic yarn (2%).
The index for 'Paper & Paper Products' group rose by 0.2 percent to 206.3 (Provisional)
from 205.9 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of news paper (2%).
The index for 'Chemicals & Chemical Products' group declined by 0.05 percent to 220.0
(Provisional) from 220.1 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of acid (all
kinds) (2%). However, the prices of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) (3%) moved up.
The index for 'Non-Metallic Mineral Products' group declined by 0.1 percent to 215.6
(Provisional) from 215.9 (Provisional) for the previous week due to marginal decline in the
prices of cement.
The index for 'Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Products' group declined by 0.7 percent to
277.5 (Provisional) from 279.4 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of
steel sheets, plates & strips (11%), basic pig iron and foundary pig iron (6% each), other
iron steel and ms bars & rounds (4% each), zinc and zinc ingots (3% each) and lead
ingots (2%).
The index for 'Machinery & Machine Tools' group declined by 0.1 percent to 176.9
(Provisional) from 177.0 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of electric
motors (2 %).
4.
FINAL INDEX FOR THE WEEK ENDED 25th October, 2008
For the week ended 25/10/2008, the final wholesale price index for ‘All Commodities’
(Base: 1993-94=100) and annual rate of inflation based on final index, calculated on point
to point basis remained unaltered at their provisional level of 238.5 and 10.72 respectively
reported earlier vide press note dated 07/11/2008.
Next date of press release: 09/01/2009 for the week ending 27/12/2008
Office of Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi,
01/01/2009
This press release is available at our home page http://eaindustry.nic.in
INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN INDIA BY
GROUPS & SUB-GROUPS (BASE: 1993-94=100)
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MAJOR GROUP/GROUP
& SUB-GROUP
|
W E E K
E N D I N G
|% CHANGE
|----------------------------------------------| DURING
|20.12.2008|13.12.08|22.11.08|25.10.08|22.12.07| THE WEEK
|
PROVISIONAL
|
FINAL
|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ALL COMMODITIES
230.2
230.7
233.7
238.5
216.4
-0.2
I PRIMARY
248.8
249.2
250.5
250.6
222.0
-0.2
ARTICLES
(A) Food Articles
242.6
242.9
245.6
244.9
219.5
-0.1
a. Food
238.1
237.1
237.4
237.9
216.3
0.4
Grains(Cereals+Pulsa1. Cereals
234.4
233.1
233.0
234.0
213.9
0.6
a2. Pulses
264.9
266.1
269.8
266.1
233.9
-0.5
b. Fruits &
259.9
262.7
277.5
273.3
220.0
-1.1
Vegetables
b1. Vegetables
236.1
241.3
264.8
257.5
194.4
-2.2
b2. Fruits
283.8
284.2
290.3
289.2
245.7
-0.1
c. Milk
229.4
229.4
229.4
229.4
216.1
d. Eggs,Meat &
251.1
251.1
248.5
246.9
233.0
Fish
e. Condiments &
271.9
273.3
275.4
275.2
241.6
-0.5
Spices
f. Other Food
207.2
210.4
216.2
228.3
154.6
-1.5
Articles
(B) Non-Food
236.1
236.4
234.3
236.9
211.6
-0.1
Articles
a. Fibres
215.6
216.4
215.0
222.2
179.7
-0.4
b. Oil Seeds
251.5
251.9
246.8
244.5
215.8
-0.2
c. Other Non-Food
231.1
230.8
232.4
238.0
230.7
0.1
Articles
(C) Minerals
606.9
610.1
610.1
606.9
433.8
-0.5
a. Metallic
892.0
897.5
897.5
892.0
626.6
-0.6
Minerals
b. Other Minerals
156.7
156.2
156.2
156.7
129.3
0.3
II FUEL,POWER,
330.5
332.1
345.0
367.7
332.7
-0.5
LIGHT & LUBRICANTS
A. Coal Mining
254.4
254.4
254.4
254.4
251.9
B. Minerals Oil
392.0
395.3
421.4
467.7
400.0
-0.8
C. Electricity
276.5
276.5
276.5
276.5
272.7
III MANUFACTURED
201.4
201.7
203.1
205.5
188.5
-0.1
PRODUCTS
(A) Food Products
199.6
199.3
199.8
204.6
192.1
0.2
a. Dairy Products
250.2
250.2
250.0
250.2
236.8
b. Canning,
293.8
293.8
293.8
293.8
293.8
Preserving &
Processing of fish
c. Grain Mill
243.4
243.4
240.9
240.9
235.5
Products
d. Bakery Products
201.3
201.3
201.3
201.3
201.3
Sugar,
169.0
168.9
169.4
169.0
151.3
0.1
Khandsari & Gur
f. Manufacture of
266.6
277.4
276.7
276.7
218.3
-3.9
Common Salt
g. Cocoa,Chocolate
188.1
188.1
188.1
188.1
188.1
& sugar
confectionery
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N.I.C./I.I.S.D.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------h. Edible Oils
180.6
181.2
182.4
186.3
176.5
-0.3
i. Oil Cakes
258.2
255.0
257.1
290.0
271.4
1.3
j. Tea & Coffee
196.7
196.7
196.7
196.7
193.6
Proccessing
k. Other Food
241.0
241.0
241.0
241.0
222.9
Products n.e.c
(B) Beverages
296.6
296.6
296.6
296.6
273.8
Tobacco & Tobacco
Products
a. Wine Industries
310.9
310.9
310.9
310.9
310.9
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
302.1
302.1
302.1
302.1
271.6
Bidi,Cigarettes,Tobacco & Zarda
(C) Textiles
141.2
141.4
141.7
140.9
127.6
-0.1
a. Cotton Textiles
174.5
174.5
174.3
171.2
148.6
a1. Cotton Yarn
174.1
174.1
173.8
169.9
143.3
a2. Cotton Cloth
176.0
176.0
176.0
176.0
167.9
(Mills)
b. Man Made
99.3
99.7
100.4
101.7
97.3
-0.4
Textiles
b1. Man Made Fibre
96.5
96.9
97.6
99.0
94.7
-0.4
b2. Man Made Cloth
139.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
133.8
c. Woollen
180.2
180.2
180.2
180.2
170.9
Textiles
d. Jute Hemp &
234.8
234.8
234.8
234.0
205.5
Mesta Textiles
e. Other Misc.
191.8
191.8
191.8
191.8
183.3
Textiles
(D) Wood & Wood
237.0
237.0
237.0
237.0
215.9
Products
(E) Paper & Paper
206.3
205.9
203.7
205.7
194.8
0.2
Products
a. Paper & Pulp
194.1
194.1
191.1
193.8
176.3
b. Manufacture of
167.0
167.0
167.0
167.0
164.8
Boards
c. Printing &
248.2
246.9
245.6
246.9
246.3
0.5
Publishing of
Newspapers,Periodica(F) Leather &
168.3
168.3
168.3
168.3
167.3
Leather Products
(G) Rubber &
168.0
168.0
167.9
168.2
162.1
Plastic Products
a. Tyres & Tubes
170.1
170.1
170.1
170.1
162.6
a1. Tyres
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
148.8
a2. Tubes
324.4
324.4
324.4
324.4
273.8
b. Plastic
159.1
159.1
158.7
159.5
154.2
Products
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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 &
220.0
220.1
223.5
224.6
206.9
Chemical Products
a. Basic Heavy
234.6
235.0
252.0
252.8
202.5
-0.2
Inorganic Chemicals
b. Basic Heavy
145.4
145.4
186.2
202.9
180.8
Organic Chamicals
c. Fertilizers &
189.1
189.1
189.1
189.1
173.7
Pesticides
c1. Fertilizers
197.1
197.1
197.1
197.1
180.8
c2. Pesticides
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
118.5
d. Paints
155.3
155.3
155.3
155.3
146.1
Varnishes & Lacquers
e. Dyestuffs &
120.4
120.4
120.4
120.4
112.7
Indigo
f. Drugs &
321.5
321.5
321.5
321.5
315.3
Medicines
g. Perfumes,
259.2
259.2
259.2
259.2
242.0
Cosmetics,
h. Turpentine,
152.7
152.7
153.8
155.8
141.2
Synthetic Resins,
Plastic materials
i.
163.0
163.0
160.0
163.0
146.2
Matches,Explosives &
Other Chemicals
(I) Non-Metallic
215.6
215.9
218.3
218.1
210.3
-0.1
Mineral Products
a. Structural
223.1
223.1
223.1
222.6
211.7
Clay Products
b.
166.4
166.4
166.4
166.4
166.4
Glass,Earthedtnware,
Chinaware & their
c. Cement
221.4
221.9
225.4
225.1
219.9
-0.2
d. Cement Slate &
215.1
215.1
215.1
215.1
189.7
Graphite Products
(J) Basic Metals
277.5
279.4
283.6
294.6
247.0
-0.7
Alloys & Metal
Products
a. Basic Metals &
297.3
299.8
305.0
319.6
254.4
-0.8
Alloys
a1. Iron & Steel
319.9
322.6
328.0
353.7
279.1
-0.8
a2. Foundries for
305.5
305.5
305.5
301.9
242.1
Casting Forging &
Structurals
a3. Pipes Wires
248.7
252.1
260.1
260.3
210.1
-1.3
Drawing & Others
a4. Ferro Alloys
153.7
153.7
153.7
152.9
156.2
b. Non-Ferrous
248.4
248.9
250.4
251.5
256.8
-0.2
Metals
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N.I.C./I.I.S.D.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------b1. Aluminium
250.8
250.8
250.8
250.8
241.4
b2. Other
245.1
246.3
249.8
252.5
278.3
-0.5
Non-Ferrous Metals
c. Metal Products
157.4
157.4
157.4
157.4
156.8
(K) Machinery &
176.9
177.0
177.0
176.6
167.4
-0.1
Machine Tools
a. Non-Electrical
211.3
211.3
211.3
211.3
200.7
Machinery & Parts
a1. Heavy
224.0
224.0
224.0
224.0
208.9
Machinery & Parts
a2. Industrial
258.8
258.8
258.8
258.8
260.9
Machinery for
Textile etc
a3. Refrigeration &
160.6
160.6
160.6
160.6
150.9
Other Non-Electrical
Machinery
b. Electrical
153.6
153.7
153.7
153.0
144.9
-0.1
Machinery
b1. Electrical
171.2
171.3
171.3
168.5
162.4
-0.1
Industrial Machinery
b2. Wires & Cables
249.3
249.3
249.3
249.3
231.0
b3. Dry & Wet
177.4
177.4
177.4
177.4
165.0
Batteries
b4. Electrical
76.1
76.1
76.1
77.1
73.7
Apparatus &
(L) Transport
176.5
176.5
177.3
177.3
170.6
Equipment & Parts
a. Locomotives
141.7
141.8
141.8
141.8
135.3
-0.1
Railway Wagons &
b. Motor Vehicles,
179.3
179.3
180.1
180.1
173.4
Motorcycles,
Scooters, bicycles &
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