TMI BlogWholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 2nd April, 2011 (12 Chaitra, 1933 Saka)X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 2nd April, 2011 (12 Chaitra, 1933 Saka) - News and Press Release Dated:- 15-4-2011 - News - Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry 15-April-2011 12:05 IST Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 2nd April, 2011 (12 Chaitra, 1933 Saka) The WPI for the week ended 2 nd April, 2011 in respect of Primary Articles and Fuel Power is given below: PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 20.12%) The index for this major group rose by 1.3 percent to 190.6 (Provisional) from 188.2 (Provisional) for t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he previous week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 11.40 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 02/04/2011 (over 03/04/2010) as compared to 12.97 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 26/03/2011). The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:- The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 1.9 percent to 183.0 (Provisional) from 179.5 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of fruits vegetables (8%), bajra (3%), maize (2%) and moong, egg and gram (1% each). However, the prices of barley (8%), tea (3%) and masur, wheat, fish-inland and urad (1% each) declined. The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group declined by 0.2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... percent to 191.8 (Provisional) from 192.1 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of flowers (10%), gingelly seed and raw jute (3% each), rape mustard seed, fodder and raw silk (2% each) and mesta (1%). However, the prices of castor seed (4%), soyabean and raw rubber (2% each) and copra, groundnut seed, cotton seed and linseed (1% each) moved up. FUEL POWER (Weight 14.91%) The index for this major group rose by 0.6 percent to 159.4 (Provisional) from 158.5 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of bitumen (9%), light diesel oil and naphtha (4% each), aviation turbine fuel (2%) and furnace oil (1%). The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.97 percent (P ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rovisional) for the week ended 02/04/2011 (over 03/04/2010) as compared to 13.13 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 26/03/2011). Build up inflation over the week, financial year end and over the year is given below for some important items. Trend of rate of inflation during last six weeks is also given for some important items in Annexure II. Next date of press release: 21/04/2011 for the week ending 09/04/2011 This press release is available at our home page http://eaindustry.nic.in Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05] Week Ending 2 nd April, 2011 (Base: 2004-05) Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI Apr. 02, 2011 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Latest week over week Build up from end March Year on year 52 week Average 2010-11 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12 Primary Articles 20.12 190.6 2.70 1.28 2.70 1.28 21.78 11.40 17.48 Food Articles 14.34 183.0 2.80 1.95 2.80 1.95 20.80 8.28 15.45 Cereals 3.37 171.9 0.18 0.06 0.18 0.06 9.49 3.49 5.11 Rice 1.79 167.3 0.37 0.48 0.37 0.48 8.70 2.20 5.71 Wheat 1.12 169.5 0.12 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... -1.22 0.12 -1.22 11.67 -1.05 2.78 Pulses 0.72 190.0 -0.35 0.32 -0.35 0.32 24.22 -4.76 2.76 Vegetables 1.74 153.8 12.49 6.44 12.49 6.44 8.88 5.41 13.40 Potato 0.20 106.8 7.75 -0.47 7.75 -0.47 -11.17 -2.73 -36.18 Onion 0.18 167.0 -1.15 -1.82 -1.15 -1.82 -10.14 7.74 29.14 Fruits 2.11 197.5 9.50 8.40 9.50 8.40 16.64 24.14 19.61 Milk 3.24 177.4 0.00 0.17 0.00 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 0.17 28.10 4.05 19.88 Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 197.4 1.60 0.00 1.60 0.00 40.11 11.02 25.22 Non-Food Articles 4.26 191.8 0.46 -0.16 0.46 -0.16 18.67 26.77 21.95 Fibres 0.88 283.1 -0.20 -0.28 -0.20 -0.28 15.37 86.74 41.07 Oil Seeds 1.78 151.8 0.96 0.66 0.96 0.66 6.36 10.64 4.65 Minerals 1.52 259.2 6.09 0.00 6.09 0.00 34.56 5.49 23.71 Fuel Power 14.91 159.4 0.71 0.57 0.71 0 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .57 14.16 12.97 12.25 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.91 128.9 3.30 0.00 3.30 0.00 3.76 11.31 12.69 Petrol 1.09 158.6 1.09 0.00 1.09 0.00 18.04 21.81 19.89 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 153.6 0.69 0.00 0.69 0.00 15.83 5.49 13.95 Annexure-II Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six weeks Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight (%) Rate of Inflation for the week ending 02-Apr-11 26-Mar-11 19-Mar-11 12-Mar-11 5-Mar-11 26-F ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eb-11 Primary Articles 20.12 11.40 12.97 12.98 13.53 12.31 13.96 Food Articles 14.34 8.28 9.18 9.50 10.05 9.42 9.52 Cereals 3.37 3.49 3.62 3.96 4.33 3.82 2.02 Rice 1.79 2.20 2.08 2.94 2.75 2.75 1.16 Wheat 1.12 -1.05 0.29 0.00 2.15 0.69 -1.07 Pulses 0.72 -4.76 -5.39 -4.40 -3.78 -3.05 -3.91 Vegetables 1.74 5.41 11.41 5.52 11.20 8.71 9.23 Potato 0.20 -2.73 5.30 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 8.39 2.82 -9.27 -8.96 Onion 0.18 7.74 8.48 6.23 10.80 6.65 3.90 Fruits 2.11 24.14 25.40 24.67 23.60 19.39 18.75 Milk 3.24 4.05 3.87 5.79 6.63 7.16 8.42 Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 11.02 12.80 15.34 13.21 13.10 15.38 Non-Food Articles 4.26 26.77 27.56 26.18 26.78 23.03 29.85 Fibres 0.88 86.74 86.90 87.54 89.55 71.25 74.52 Oil Seeds 1.78 10.64 10.96 11.71 9.68 9.29 9.75 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Minerals 1.52 5.49 11.92 12.35 12.35 12.35 15.85 Fuel Power 14.91 12.97 13.13 13.13 12.79 12.79 9.48 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.92 11.31 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 Petrol 1.09 21.81 23.14 23.14 23.14 23.14 23.14 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 5.49 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 **** DS - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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