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Inflation

Annual Averages (%)
  FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06
Wholesale Price Index
All Commodities 12.5 8.1 4.6 4.4 5.9 3.3 7.2 3.7 3.4 5.4 6.4 4.4
Primary Articles 15.7 8.3 8.4 2.7 12.0 1.1 2.9 3.7 3.3 4.2 3.7 2.9
Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 8.9 5.2 10.3 13.8 3.2 9.0 28.5 9.1 5.6 6.3 10.0 9.5
Manufactured Products 12.2 8.6 2.1 2.9 4.4 2.7 3.3 1.9 2.7 5.6 6.3 3.1
Consumer Price Index
Industrial Workers - General Index 10.3 10.0 9.4 6.8 13.1 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.4
(1982=100)                        
Agricultural/Rural Labourers 12.0 10.7 9.1 3.4 11.0 4.4 -0.3 1.1 3.2 3.9 2.4 4.0
(1986-87=100)                        
Urban Non Manual Employees - General Index 9.5 9.5 9.3 6.9 11.3 4.5 5.6 5.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.7
(1984-85=100)