Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants in India (Base: 1993-94=100) Review for the week ended 8th May, 2010 (18 Vaisakha, 1932 Saka)
The WPI for the week ended 8th May, 2010 in respect of ‘Primary Articles’ and ‘Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants’ is given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 22.02%)
The index for this major group declined by 0.1 percent to 299.2 (Provisional) from 299.5 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 16.19 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 08/05/2010 over (09/05/2009) as compared to 16.76 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 01/05/2010) and 6.67 percent during the corresponding week (ended 09/05/2009) 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 declined marginally to 293.9 (Provisional) from 294.0 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of wheat (2%) and fish-inland, maize and gram (1% each). However, the prices of urad and moong (2% each) and fruits & vegetables and tea (1% each) moved up.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group declined by 0.4 percent to 282.1 (Provisional) from 283.1 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of raw rubber (7%), linseed (2%) and castor seed (1%). However, the prices of raw jute (2%) moved up.
FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%)
The index for this major group has remained unchanged at its previous week’s level of 365.3 (Provisional). The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, has also remained unchanged at its previous week’s level of 12.33 percent (Provisional).
The WPI for the week ended 8th May, 2010 in respect of ‘Primary Articles’ and ‘Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants’ is given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 22.02%)
The index for this major group declined by 0.1 percent to 299.2 (Provisional) from 299.5 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 16.19 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 08/05/2010 over (09/05/2009) as compared to 16.76 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 01/05/2010) and 6.67 percent during the corresponding week (ended 09/05/2009) 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 declined marginally to 293.9 (Provisional) from 294.0 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of wheat (2%) and fish-inland, maize and gram (1% each). However, the prices of urad and moong (2% each) and fruits & vegetables and tea (1% each) moved up.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group declined by 0.4 percent to 282.1 (Provisional) from 283.1 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of raw rubber (7%), linseed (2%) and castor seed (1%). However, the prices of raw jute (2%) moved up.
FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%)
The index for this major group has remained unchanged at its previous week’s level of 365.3 (Provisional). The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, has also remained unchanged at its previous week’s level of 12.33 percent (Provisional).
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