The WPI [with base year 2004-05] for the week ended 11th
September, 2010 in respect of ‘Primary Articles’ and ‘Fuel & Power’ is
given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight
20.12%)
The index for this major group rose by 0.2 percent to 178.7
(Provisional) from 178.4 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point
basis, stood at 16.80 percent
(Provisional) for the week ended 11/09/2010 (over 12/09/2009) as compared to 16.22 percent (Provisional) for the
previous week (ended 04/09/2010).
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
178.5 (Provisional) from 178.4 (Provisional) for the previous week due to
higher prices of condiments & spices (2%) and fish-inland, urad and poultry chicken (1% each). However, the prices of masur
(4%), moong and arhar (3%
each), gram and jowar (2% each) and beef &
buffalo meat, fish-marine and tea (1% each) declined.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.7 percent
to 154.4 (Provisional) from 153.3
(Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of rose (18%),
jasmine and raw rubber (2% each) and raw silk, rape & mustard seed and
copra (1% each). However, the prices of
marigold (20%) and gingelly seed (sesamum)
(2%) declined.
FUEL & POWER
(Weight 14.91%)
The index for this major group remained unchanged at its
previous week's level of 147.6 (Provisional).
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point
basis, has also remained unchanged at its previous week’s level of 11.48
percent (Provisional) for the week ended 11/09/2010 (over 12/09/2009).
Build up inflation over the week, financial year end and
over the year is given below for some important items.
Next date of press release:
30/09/2010 for the week ending 18/09/2010
Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year:
2004-05]
|
Week
Ending 11th September, 2010(Base: 2004-05)
|
|
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups
|
Weight
|
WPI Sep 11, 2010
|
Latest week over week
|
Build up from end March
|
Year on year
|
52 week Average
|
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
|
Primary
Articles
|
20.12
|
178.7
|
-0.33
|
0.17
|
12.42
|
7.26
|
11.27
|
16.80
|
17.94
|
|
Food
Articles
|
14.34
|
178.5
|
-0.26
|
0.06
|
13.93
|
8.58
|
14.77
|
15.46
|
18.42
|
|
Cereals
|
3.37
|
169.2
|
0.38
|
0.00
|
5.25
|
2.05
|
13.30
|
6.75
|
10.81
|
|
Rice
|
1.79
|
166.3
|
0.51
|
0.30
|
4.72
|
1.96
|
16.05
|
5.52
|
9.82
|
|
Wheat
|
1.12
|
173.1
|
0.63
|
-0.23
|
4.90
|
1.17
|
8.49
|
9.21
|
12.83
|
|
Pulses
|
0.72
|
197.0
|
-0.11
|
-1.99
|
19.27
|
-1.60
|
20.18
|
4.01
|
22.90
|
|
Vegetables
|
1.74
|
179.7
|
-2.55
|
0.28
|
44.01
|
38.55
|
14.81
|
6.84
|
5.37
|
|
Potatoes
|
0.20
|
133.7
|
3.96
|
-1.11
|
131.64
|
31.21
|
105.78
|
-48.56
|
11.29
|
|
Onions
|
0.18
|
174.4
|
2.95
|
5.31
|
-4.76
|
11.22
|
5.70
|
-1.97
|
2.00
|
|
Fruits
|
2.11
|
148.4
|
-1.61
|
0.27
|
8.91
|
2.13
|
4.18
|
10.33
|
15.68
|
|
Milk
|
3.24
|
176.1
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
6.57
|
3.28
|
17.16
|
23.41
|
24.90
|
|
Non-Food
Articles
|
4.26
|
154.4
|
-0.75
|
0.72
|
5.64
|
2.52
|
-0.82
|
16.09
|
12.50
|
|
Fibres
|
0.88
|
159.1
|
-1.40
|
0.13
|
5.51
|
4.74
|
-13.09
|
18.64
|
10.89
|
|
Oil Seeds
|
1.78
|
140.0
|
-1.33
|
0.14
|
4.13
|
3.02
|
1.83
|
4.79
|
4.36
|
|
Minerals
|
1.52
|
248.6
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
15.25
|
7.34
|
11.33
|
28.48
|
25.26
|
|
Fuel &
Power
|
14.91
|
147.6
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
7.55
|
5.35
|
-8.44
|
11.48
|
7.77
|
|
Liquefied
Petroleum Gas
|
0.91
|
128.9
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.18
|
14.99
|
-7.45
|
15.30
|
1.53
|
|
Petrol
|
1.09
|
139.9
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
9.97
|
8.62
|
-11.91
|
15.33
|
6.44
|
|
High Speed
Diesel Oil
|
4.67
|
153.5
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
6.52
|
6.15
|
-5.84
|
14.64
|
7.53
|
RJ/MRS