TMI BlogWholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 3rd December, 2011 (12 Agrahayana, 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 3rd December, 2011 (12 Agrahayana, 1933 Saka) X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rticles' and 'Fuel & Power' is given below: PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 20.12%) The index for this major group declined by 0.6 percent to 198.1 (Provisional) from 199.3 (Provisional) for the previous week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 5.48 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 03/12/2011 (over 04/12/2010) as compared to 6.92 percent (Provisional) f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or the previous week (ended 26/11/2011). The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:- The index for 'Food Articles' group declined by 1.0 percent to 191.9 (Provisional) from 193.8 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of fruits & vegetables (4%), poultry chicken and urad (3% each) and ragi, gram, barley, tea, condiments & spices a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nd arhar (1% each). However, the prices of pork (6%), beef & buffalo meat and jowar (2% each) and bajra, fish-inland and maize (1% each) moved up. The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.4 percent to 178.4 (Provisional) from 177.7 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of flowers (6%), gaur seed and linseed (5% each), raw rubber (4%), niger seed and raw silk (3% each), ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rape & mustard seed (2%) and sunflower (1 %). However, the prices of gingelly seed and castor seed (3% each), fodder (2%) and coir fibre, soyabean, copra and groundnut seed (1% each) declined. FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%) The index for this major group rose by 0.3 percent to 172.4 (Provisional) from 171.8 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of aviation turbine fuel and bitu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... men (4% each) and naphtha and light diesel oil (3% each). However, the prices of petrol and furnace oil (1% each) declined. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 15.24 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 03/12/2011 (over 04/12/2010) as compared to 15.53 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 26/11/2011). Build up inflation over the week, fin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ancial 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: 22/12/2011 for the week ending 10/12/201 Annexure-I Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05] Week Ending 3rd December, 2011 (Base: 2004-05) Commodities/Maj ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI Dec 03, 2011 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 20.12 198.1 0.75 -0.60 12.73 5.15 15.21 5.48 13.17 Food Articles 14.34 191.9 1.16 -0.98 11.86 7.15 10.78 4.35 10.30 Cereals 3.37 176.2 -0.06 0.11 4.34 2.74 2.61 1.85 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 3.90 Rice 1.79 175.1 0.29 0.00 5.21 4.98 5.08 2.04 3.39 Wheat 1.12 166.2 -0.34 -0.06 1.64 -2.58 -2.96 -4.43 -1.47 Pulses 0.72 210.9 0.11 -0.99 -5.74 11.35 -11.70 11.76 -3.66 Vegetables 1.74 175.7 3.94 -7.67 54.43 22.52 4.11 -12.28 15.66 Potato 0.20 123.9 17.90 -6.63 82.24 15.47 -30.94 -33.28 -3.42 Onion 0.18 206.6 8.50 -3.68 144.13 22.47 41 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .78 -46.03 23.24 Fruits 2.11 174.0 0.95 -0.29 9.50 -6.60 16.81 9.37 20.12 Milk 3.24 197.5 -0.06 0.00 4.28 13.51 17.83 11.08 9.90 Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41 213.5 1.14 0.42 11.66 8.16 18.71 9.26 11.73 Non-Food Articles 4.26 178.4 -0.34 0.39 16.00 -6.94 24.96 2.12 19.03 Fibres 0.88 204.2 -1.00 -0.24 43.19 -28.85 45.39 -6.11 43.65 Oil Seeds 1.78 155.5 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1.36 -0.26 4.19 3.05 3.51 9.82 10.63 Minerals 1.52 311.1 0.00 0.00 12.82 16.69 30.58 19.06 22.21 Fuel & Power 14.91 172.4 0.61 0.35 6.78 9.18 10.81 15.24 13.00 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.91 147.3 0.00 0.00 14.99 14.27 14.99 14.27 13.90 Petrol 1.09 177.7 0.00 -1.22 11.41 12.04 18.30 23.83 25.79 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 167.8 0.00 0.00 6.22 9.2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 4 14.71 9.24 9.19 Annexure- 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 03-Dec-11 26-Nov-11 19-Nov-11 12-Nov-11 05-Nov-11 29-Oct-11 Primary Articles 20.12 5.48 6.92 7.74 9.08 10.39 11.43 Food Articles 14.34 4.35 6.60 8.00 9.01 10.63 11.81 Cereals ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 3.37 1.85 1.68 1.97 2.86 3.53 4.07 Rice 1.79 2.04 2.34 2.52 2.75 4.03 4.27 Wheat 1.12 -4.43 -4.70 -4.71 -3.09 -3.63 -1.77 Pulses 0.72 11.76 13.00 13.80 14.28 14.44 13.27 Vegetables 1.74 -12.28 -1.25 5.13 17.66 27.26 26.05 Potato 0.20 -33.28 -15.75 -10.98 -7.23 1.61 0.53 Onion 0.18 -46.03 -39.20 -40.65 -32.85 -22.89 -19.31 Fruits 2.11 9.37 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 10.72 7.98 4.59 5.99 11.70 Milk 3.24 11.08 11.02 11.41 10.46 10.74 11.79 Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41 9.26 10.04 13.55 11.98 11.73 12.74 Non-Food Articles 4.26 2.12 1.37 2.14 4.05 5.33 6.41 Fibres 0.88 -6.11 -6.83 -1.23 7.32 8.45 9.10 Oil Seeds 1.78 9.82 11.60 11.27 11.06 10.86 10.29 Minerals 1.52 19.06 19.06 16.26 18.51 18.02 18.02 Fuel & Power 14.91 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X .....
15.24
15.53
15.53
15.49
15.49
14.50
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
0.92
14.27
14.27
14.27
14.27
14.27
14.27
Petrol
1.09
23.83
25.37
25.37
29.62
30.43
27.00
High Speed Diesel Oil
4.67
9.24
9.24
9.24
9.24
9.24
9.32
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