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Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices
As the finance ministry continuously re-iterates, the current phase of inflation is due to food article prices escalating. However, the next six months might see the manufactured goods (64% of weight), raising prices too.
| 1993-94=100 |
Dec-05 |
Jan-06 |
Feb-06 |
Mar-06 |
Apr-06 |
May-06 |
Jun-06 |
Jul-06 |
Aug-06 |
Sep-06 |
Oct-06 |
Nov-06 |
| All Commodities |
197.2 |
196.3 |
196.4 |
196.8 |
199.0 |
201.3 |
203.1 |
204.0 |
205.3 |
207.8 |
208.7 |
208.8 |
| YoY variation |
4.5 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
| Primary Articles |
195.4 |
194.8 |
192.9 |
191.9 |
195.8 |
200.6 |
205.0 |
202.8 |
204.9 |
211.7 |
213.3 |
213.7 |
| YoY variation |
4.9 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
| Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants |
310.9 |
310.8 |
314.1 |
315.5 |
317.0 |
320.1 |
324.7 |
326.9 |
328.8 |
330.3 |
328.9 |
329.3 |
| YoY variation |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
| Manufactured Products |
172.5 |
171.3 |
171.4 |
171.9 |
173.8 |
175.1 |
175.3 |
177.0 |
177.8 |
179.1 |
180.2 |
180.2 |
| YoY variation |
3.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
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Weight |
Oct-05 |
Oct-06 |
YoY (%) |
| All Commodities |
100.0 |
197.8 |
208.7 |
5.5 |
| Primary Articles |
22.0 |
197.9 |
213.3 |
7.8 |
| Fruits and Vegetables |
2.9 |
238.2 |
251.7 |
5.7 |
| Oilseeds |
2.7 |
173.9 |
171.2 |
-1.6 |
| Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants |
14.2 |
312.3 |
328.9 |
5.3 |
| Manufactured Products |
63.8 |
172.2 |
180.2 |
4.6 |
| Edible Oils |
2.8 |
146.7 |
154.8 |
5.5 |
| Basic metal alloys & products |
8.3 |
222.8 |
237.4 |
6.6 |
| Paper & paper products |
2.0 |
177.2 |
191.4 |
8.0 |
| Cement, Lime, Plaster |
1.7 |
165.9 |
196.8 |
18.6 |
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