TMI BlogWholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 24th December, 2011 (03 Pausha, 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 24th December, 2011 (03 Pausha, 1933 Saka) . - News and Press Release Dated:- 5-1-2012 - News - Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry 05-January-2012 11:48 IST Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 24th December, 2011 (03 Pausha, 1933 Saka) The WPI for the week ended 24 th December, 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 0.1 percent to 197.6 (Provisional) from 197 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .5 (Provisional) for the previous week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 0.10 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 24/12/2011 (over 25/12/2010) as compared to 2.70 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 17/12/2011). The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:- The index for 'Food Articles' group declined by 0.2 percent to 190.0 (Provisional) from 190.3 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of jowar, fruits vegetables, gram and moong (1% each). However, the prices of poultry chicken (3%), egg, ragi and maize (2% each) moved up. The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.6 percent to 178.7 (Provisio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nal) from 177.6 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of soyabean (6%), raw jute (4%), gaur seed and gingelly seed (3% each), cotton seed and raw cotton (2% each) and coir fibre, groundnut seed and mesta (1% each). However, the prices of flowers (7%) and castor seed, fodder and copra (2% each) declined. FUEL POWER (Weight 14.91%) The index for this major group remained unchanged at its previous week's level of 172.7 (Provisional). The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 14.60 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 24/12/2011 (over 25/12/2010) as compared to 14.37 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 17/12/2011). Build up inflation over the wee ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... k, 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: 12/01/2012 for the week ending 31/12/2011 Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce Industry, New Delhi, 05/01/2012 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 24 th December, 2011 (Base: 2004-05) Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI Dec 24 , 2011 Latest week over week Build up from end ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... March Year on year 52 week Average 2010-11 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12 Primary Articles 20.12 197.6 2.65 0.05 18.49 4.88 22.68 0.10 12.11 Food Articles 14.34 190.0 3.75 -0.16 19.59 6.09 20.84 -3.36 9.23 Cereals 3.37 175.8 0.17 0.00 3.98 2.51 1.17 1.97 3.92 Rice 1.79 173.3 0.18 -0.17 4.72 3.90 3.52 1.46 3.26 Wheat 1.12 167.0 0.12 0.00 1.05 -2.11 -4.69 -3 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .41 -1.46 Pulses 0.72 212.1 -0.32 -0.52 -6.94 11.99 -11.96 13.85 -2.16 Vegetables 1.74 148.7 25.24 -2.56 130.30 3.70 80.48 -50.22 8.95 Potato 0.20 101.3 -5.77 -6.12 50.64 -5.59 -23.52 -34.01 -3.20 Onion 0.18 178.0 57.32 0.85 332.33 5.51 164.70 -73.74 7.95 Fruits 2.11 174.4 -2.18 0.00 8.26 -6.39 16.86 10.87 19.57 Milk 3.24 198.4 1.85 0.20 6.28 14.02 19.92 9.49 9.51 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 221.6 -1.72 0.27 11.26 12.26 18.57 13.82 11.28 Non-Food Articles 4.26 178.7 0.06 0.62 17.66 -6.78 25.94 0.85 17.48 Fibres 0.88 204.7 1.31 1.64 47.20 -28.68 49.07 -8.45 39.55 Oil Seeds 1.78 158.2 -0.42 1.41 4.34 4.84 3.20 11.57 11.04 Minerals 1.52 321.4 0.00 0.00 12.82 20.56 30.58 23.00 21.94 Fuel Power 14.91 172.7 -0.20 0.00 7.57 9.37 11.63 14.60 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 13.19 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.91 147.3 0.00 0.00 14.99 14.27 14.99 14.27 13.87 Petrol 1.09 177.7 0.00 0.00 17.78 12.04 25.06 17.14 25.53 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 167.8 0.00 0.00 6.22 9.24 14.71 9.24 8.91 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 24-Dec-11 17-Dec-11 10-Dec-11 03-Dec-11 26-Nov-11 19-Nov-11 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Primary Articles 20.12 0.10 2.70 3.78 5.48 6.92 7.74 Food Articles 14.34 -3.36 0.42 1.81 4.35 6.60 8.00 Cereals 3.37 1.97 2.15 1.68 1.85 1.68 1.97 Rice 1.79 1.46 1.82 1.46 2.04 2.34 2.52 Wheat 1.12 -3.41 -3.30 -4.21 -4.43 -4.70 -4.71 Pulses 0.72 13.85 14.07 14.22 11.76 13.00 13.80 Vegetables 1.74 -50.22 -36.02 -26.37 -12.28 -1.25 5.13 Potato 0.20 -34.01 -33.76 - ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 34.39 -33.28 -15.75 -10.98 Onion 0.18 -73.74 -59.04 -49.38 -46.03 -39.20 -40.65 Fruits 2.11 10.87 8.46 8.89 9.37 10.72 7.98 Milk 3.24 9.49 11.30 11.19 11.08 11.02 11.41 Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 13.82 11.56 9.25 9.26 10.04 13.55 Non-Food Articles 4.26 0.85 0.28 1.37 2.12 1.37 2.14 Fibres 0.88 -8.45 -8.74 -6.82 -6.11 -6.83 -1.23 Oil Seeds 1.78 11.57 9.55 9.60 9.82 11.60 11.27 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Minerals 1.52 23.00 23.00 21.35 19.06 19.06 16.26 Fuel Power 14.91 14.60 14.37 15.24 15.24 15.53 15.53 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.92 14.27 14.27 14.27 14.27 14.27 14.27 Petrol 1.09 17.14 17.14 23.83 23.83 25.37 25.37 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 MA/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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