TMI BlogWholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 8th October, 2011 (16 Asvina, 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 8th October, 2011 (16 Asvina, 1933 Saka) . - News and Press Release Dated:- 20-10-2011 - News - Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry 20-October-2011 11:52 IST Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 8th October, 2011 (16 Asvina, 1933 Saka) The WPI for the week ended 8 th October, 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 0.2 percent to 203.8 (Provisional) from ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 203.4 (Provisional) for the previous week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 11.18 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 08/10/2011 (over 09/10/2010) as compared to 10.60 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 01/10/2011). The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:- The index for Food Articles group rose by 0.4 percent to 200.3 (Provisional) from 199.5 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of poultry chicken (4%), bajra (2%) and fish-inland, masur, fruits vegetables, urad and condiments spices (1% each). However, the prices of jowar and ragi (2% each) and barley, maize, fish-marine and moong (1% each) dec ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lined. The index for Non-Food Articles group declined by 0.4 percent to 179.8 (Provisional) from 180.5 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of soyabean (7%), raw silk (6%), copra and sunflower (4% each), castor seed and groundnut seed (3% each), coir fibre (2%) and rape mustard seed (1%). However, the prices of flowers (20 %) and gaur seed (1%) moved up. FUEL POWER (Weight 14.91%) The index for this major group rose by 0.1 percent to 170.1 (Provisional) from 170.0 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of bitumen and furnace oil (1% each). The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 15.17 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 08/10/2011 (over 09/10/ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2010) as compared to 15.10 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 01/10/2011). Build up inflation over the week, financial year end and over the year is given in Annexure-I 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: 27/10/2011 for the week ending 15/10/2011 This press release is available at our home page http://eaindustry.nic.in Annexure-I Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05] Week Ending 8 th October, 2011 (Base: 2004-05) Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI Oct 08 , 2011 Latest we ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ek 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 20.12 203.8 -0.33 0.20 10.02 8.17 19.03 11.18 14.19 Food Articles 14.34 200.3 -0.77 0.40 10.16 11.84 15.72 10.60 10.65 Cereals 3.37 177.0 0.42 -0.23 1.93 3.21 5.69 4.73 4.02 Rice 1.79 177.0 1.32 -0.06 3.92 6.12 6.67 4.42 3.64 Wheat 1.12 167.1 -0.36 -0. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 30 -2.16 -2.05 3.85 -0.18 -0.88 Pulses 0.72 211.4 -0.56 -0.05 -1.70 11.62 2.88 7.42 -6.53 Vegetables 1.74 239.3 -2.30 1.66 56.90 66.88 16.62 17.59 13.38 Potato 0.20 159.1 4.06 1.99 53.48 48.28 -48.30 1.73 -14.93 Onion 0.18 237.0 1.95 0.68 70.34 40.49 13.37 -11.27 38.32 Fruits 2.11 177.8 -0.06 0.11 8.88 -4.56 17.36 12.39 21.66 Milk 3.24 196.9 0.00 0.41 4.22 1 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 3.16 21.38 10.80 10.96 Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 212.8 -3.17 0.52 6.57 7.80 24.00 14.10 12.98 Non-Food Articles 4.26 179.8 0.61 -0.39 10.03 -6.21 27.17 8.51 22.52 Fibres 0.88 216.3 0.95 -0.41 26.27 -24.63 42.92 12.77 51.79 Oil Seeds 1.78 153.5 0.86 -2.79 3.97 1.72 10.22 8.63 9.71 Minerals 1.52 303.6 1.12 0.00 9.50 13.88 28.73 19.72 23.75 Fuel Power 14.91 170.1 0.00 0.06 5.42 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 7.73 11.14 15.17 12.30 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.91 147.3 0.00 0.00 14.99 14.27 15.30 14.27 14.04 Petrol 1.09 181.1 0.00 0.00 8.85 14.19 15.58 29.17 24.46 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 167.8 0.00 0.00 6.15 9.24 14.64 9.32 9.97 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 08-Oct-11 01-Oct-11 24-Sep-11 17-Sep-11 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 10-Sep-11 03-Sep-11 Primary Articles 20.12 11.18 10.60 10.84 11.43 12.17 13.04 Food Articles 14.34 10.60 9.32 9.41 9.13 8.84 9.47 Cereals 3.37 4.73 5.41 4.57 3.83 4.13 5.02 Rice 1.79 4.42 5.86 4.13 3.48 4.02 4.39 Wheat 1.12 -0.18 -0.24 -1.01 -2.67 -2.72 -2.03 Pulses 0.72 7.42 6.87 7.54 4.86 1.49 -2.45 Vegetables 1.74 17.59 13.01 14.88 11.98 12.13 17.47 Potato 0 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .20 1.73 3.79 9.34 14.91 13.78 21.16 Onion 0.18 -11.27 -10.15 10.58 17.04 28.92 42.98 Fruits 2.11 12.39 12.19 11.72 12.47 17.67 22.64 Milk 3.24 10.80 10.35 10.35 10.35 10.38 10.02 Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 14.10 9.92 10.33 13.17 9.28 5.97 Non-Food Articles 4.26 8.51 9.59 10.77 12.89 17.42 18.49 Fibres 0.88 12.77 14.32 18.13 24.42 29.13 23.91 Oil Seeds 1.78 8.63 12.71 12.19 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 13.50 16.44 16.68 Minerals 1.52 19.72 21.05 21.05 24.73 25.84 27.69 Fuel Power 14.91 15.17 15.10 14.69 14.69 13.96 13.01 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.92 14.27 14.27 14.27 14.27 14.27 14.27 Petrol 1.09 29.17 29.17 29.17 29.45 23.23 23.23 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 9.32 9.32 9.32 9.32 9.32 9.32 **** DS/gk - 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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