Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants in India (Base: 1993-94=100)
Review for the week ended 6th February, 2010
The WPI for the week ended 6th February, 2010 in respect of ‘Primary Articles’ and ‘Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants’ is given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 22.02%):
The WPI for the week ended 6th February, 2010 rose by 0.2 percent to 285.8 (Provisional) from 285.2 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 16.23 percent (provisional) for the week ended 06/02/2010 over (07/02/2009) as compared to 15.75 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 30/01/2010) and 7.05 percent during the corresponding week (ended 07/02/2009) of the previous year.
The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:-
The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 0.1 percent to 287.5 (Provisional) from 287.3 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of moong and poultry chicken (3% each), fish-marine (2%) and barley and wheat (1% each). However, the prices of urad (4%), arhar (2%) and eggs, gram, fish-inland and masur (1% each) declined.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.7 percent to 257.3 (Provisional) from 255.6 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of groundnut seed (5%), niger seed (3%) and raw rubber (1%). However, the prices of tobacco (4%) and raw cotton and mesta (1% each) declined.
FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%)
The index for this major group rose marginally to 355.5 (Provisional) from 355.4 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of naphtha and aviation turbine fuel (1% each). However, the prices of bitumen (2%) and furnace oil (1%) declined.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis stood at 9.89 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 06/02/2010 over 07/02/2009 as compared to 10.44 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 30/01/2010) and (-)3.03 percent during the corresponding week (ended 07/02/2009) of the previous year.
Review for the week ended 6th February, 2010
The WPI for the week ended 6th February, 2010 in respect of ‘Primary Articles’ and ‘Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants’ is given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 22.02%):
The WPI for the week ended 6th February, 2010 rose by 0.2 percent to 285.8 (Provisional) from 285.2 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 16.23 percent (provisional) for the week ended 06/02/2010 over (07/02/2009) as compared to 15.75 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 30/01/2010) and 7.05 percent during the corresponding week (ended 07/02/2009) of the previous year.
The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:-
The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 0.1 percent to 287.5 (Provisional) from 287.3 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of moong and poultry chicken (3% each), fish-marine (2%) and barley and wheat (1% each). However, the prices of urad (4%), arhar (2%) and eggs, gram, fish-inland and masur (1% each) declined.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.7 percent to 257.3 (Provisional) from 255.6 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of groundnut seed (5%), niger seed (3%) and raw rubber (1%). However, the prices of tobacco (4%) and raw cotton and mesta (1% each) declined.
FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%)
The index for this major group rose marginally to 355.5 (Provisional) from 355.4 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of naphtha and aviation turbine fuel (1% each). However, the prices of bitumen (2%) and furnace oil (1%) declined.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis stood at 9.89 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 06/02/2010 over 07/02/2009 as compared to 10.44 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 30/01/2010) and (-)3.03 percent during the corresponding week (ended 07/02/2009) of the previous year.
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