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TMI BlogIndex Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 2004-05=100) Review for the month of May, 2012 .X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 2004-05=100) Review for the month of May, 2012 . X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nd 9.56% during the corresponding month of the previous year. Build up inflation in the financial year so far was 1.80% compared to a build up of 1.94% in the corresponding period of the previous year. Inflation for important commodities / commodity groups is indicated in Annex-1 and Annex-II. The movement of the index for the various commodity groups is summarized below:- PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 20.12%) The index for this major group rose by 0.1 percent to 216.1 (Provisional) from 215.9 (Provisional) for the previous month. The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the month are as follows:- The index for 'Food Articles' group declined by 0.1 percent to 206.3 (Provisional) from 206.4 (Provisional) for the prev ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ious month due to lower prices of condiments & spices (4%), fruits & vegetables, beef & buffalo meat and coffee (3% each) and maize (2%). However, the prices of tea (33%), poultry chicken (8%), masur (6%), gram (5%), arhar (3%), wheat, ragi and jowar (2% each) and barley, pork, mutton, fish-inland, rice and milk (1 % each) moved up. The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 1.7 percent to 198.6 (Provisional) from 195.3 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of soyabean and safflower (11% each), niger seed (7%), gaur seed (6%), raw silk and rape & mustard seed (4% each), sunflower (3%), groundnut seed and raw cotton (2% each) and gingelly seed and linseed (1% each). However, the prices of logs & timber (8%), castor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... seed (6%), copra (5%), raw jute and coir fibre (2% each) and fodder, flowers, raw rubber and mesta (1% each) declined. The index for 'Minerals' group declined by 1.4 percent to 357.0 (Provisional) from 362.1 (Provisional) for the previous month due to lower prices of barytes (5%), iron ore and copper ore (3% each) and zinc concentrate, steatite and crude petroleum (1% each). However, the prices of gypsum (16%), sillimanite (3%) and chromite and magnesite (1% each) moved up. FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%) The index for this major group rose by 1.0 percent to 178.9 (Provisional) from 177.1 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of petrol (3%), bitumen (2%) and lubricants (1%). However, the prices of light diesel oil (4%) a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nd furnace oil, aviation turbine fuel and naphtha (1% each) declined. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (Weight 64.97%) The index for this major group rose by 0.5 percent to 144.3 (Provisional) from 143.6 (Provisional) for the previous month. The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the month are as follows:- The index for 'Food Products' group rose by 0.9 percent to 157.1 (Provisional) from 155.7 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of gur (8%), tea dust (blended) and cotton seed oil (6% each), oil cakes, vanaspati and groundnut oil (3% each), khandsari and gola (cattle feed) (2% each) and sugar, mixed spices, tea dust (unblended), tea leaf (blended) and soyabean oil (1% each). However, the prices of po ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... wder milk (5%), rice bran oil and processed prawn (2% each) and tea leaf (unblended), wheat flour (atta) and gingelly oil (1 % each) declined. The index for 'Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products' group rose by 0.1 percent to 170.0 (Provisional) from 169.8 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of zarda and dried tobacco (2% each). However, the prices of soft drinks & carbonated water (1%) declined. The index for 'Textiles' group rose by 0.8 percent to 129.2 (Provisional) from 128.2 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of tyre cord fabric (2%) and jute sacking bag, gunny and hessian cloth, woollen textiles, cotton fabric, jute sacking cloth, cotton yarn and man made fibre (1% each). However, the pri ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ces of jute yarn (1%) declined. The index for 'Wood & Wood Products' group rose by 1.0 percent to 166.8 (Provisional) from 165.2 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of plywood & fibre board (2%). The index for 'Paper & Paper Products' group rose by 1.1 percent to 134.1 (Provisional) from 132.6 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of newspaper (10%), paper cartons / boxes (2%) and books/ periodicals/ journals, paper rolls and cream laid woven paper (1% each). However, the prices of paper pulp (4 %) declined. The index for 'Leather & Leather Products' group rose by 0.5 percent to 132.6 (Provisional) from 132.0 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of leather footwear (1%). The ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... index for 'Rubber & Plastic Products' group rose by 0.1 percent to 135.4 (Provisional) from 135.3 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of hdpe woven fabric (4%), plastic films & sheets, plastic bottles, plastic cabinet and plastic /pvc chappals (2% each). However, the prices of rubber products (1 %) declined. The index for 'Chemicals & Chemical Products' group rose by 0.8 percent to 140.7 (Provisional) from 139.6 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of synthetic resin (9%), turpentine oil (3%), washing soap, distemper, washing powder and pesticides (2% each) and toilet soap, thinner, non-cyclic compound, antibiotics and basic inorganic chemicals (1% each). However, the prices of hair / body oils ( ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2%) declined. The index for 'Non-Metallic Mineral Products' group declined by 0.1 percent to 160.2 (Provisional) from 160.3 (Provisional) for the previous month due to lower prices of pressed glass ware and concrete poles & posts (3% each) and grey cement (1%). However, the prices of slag cement (5%), white cement (4%), asbestos corrugated sheet (2%) and glass bottles & bottleware, bricks & tiles and railway sleeper (1% each) moved up. The index for 'Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products' group rose by 0.3 percent to 165.8 (Provisional) from 165.3 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of metal containers and steel rods (3% each), ferro chrome, iron castings, iron & steel wire and pipes/tubes/rods/strips (2% each) and g ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... old & gold ornaments, brass, steel castings, wire rods, gp/gc sheets, hrc, sheets and aluminium (1% each). However, the prices of melting scrap, lead and silver (3% each), copper wire and pencil ingots (2% each) and steel: pipes & tubes and sponge iron (1% each) declined. The index for 'Machinery & Machine Tools' group rose by 0.2 percent to 126.6 (Provisional) from 126.4 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of rice mill machinery (12%), food/beverages/toacco processing machinery (11%), thresher (5%), ball/roller bearing (4%), textile machinery (3%), fluorescent tubes, conductor and pump & assembly (2% each) and engines, electric switches, loader, electric switch gears, lifts, machine tools and lamps (1% each). However ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , the prices of coupling (7%), control equipments (5%), electronic pcb /micro circuit and microwave oven (3% each), electric motors (2%) and batteries, grinding /wet coffee machinery and electric motor starters (1% each) declined. The index for 'Transport, Equipment & Parts' group rose by 0.2 percent to 127.1 (Provisional) from 126.8 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of shafts (all kinds) (4%), railway brake gear (3%) and motor cycle / scooter / moped and auto parts (1% each). FINAL INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2012 (BASE YEAR: 2004-05=100) For the month of March, 2012 the final Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2004-05=100) stood at 161.0 as compared to 159.8 (Provisional) and annual rate of inf ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lation based on final index stood at 7.69 percent as compared to 6.89 percent (Provisional) reported on 16.04.2012. Next date of press release: 16/07/2012 for the month of June, 2012 Annexure-I Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2004-05=100) Month of May, 2012 Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI May., 2012 Latest month over month Build up from March Year on year 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00000 163.9 0.20 0.49 1.94 1.80 9.56 7.55 PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.11815 216.1 -0.97 0.09 3.56 3.99 12.92 10.88 Food Articles 14.33709 206.3 -0.27 -0.05 4.08 4.67 8.25 10.74 Cereals 3.37323 184.5 1.16 1.10 1.28 2.33 5.76 5.73 Ric ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e 1.79348 178.3 1.43 0.85 1.62 1.65 3.79 5.07 Wheat 1.11595 178.8 -1.06 2.35 -3.29 3.89 -0.42 6.81 Pulses 0.71662 218.3 -1.27 3.46 -1.99 3.80 -9.21 16.61 Vegetables 1.73553 224.0 2.11 -5.21 4.61 17.89 -0.66 49.43 Potato 0.20150 198.7 8.34 18.70 10.57 56.95 0.08 68.10 Onion 0.17794 139.3 -4.21 1.02 -16.08 2.43 8.13 -7.32 Fruits 2.10717 195.1 -10.74 -0.96 12.57 10.60 27.42 -6.07 Milk 3.23818 204.1 3.99 0.74 4.47 1.39 6.11 11.90 Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41384 232.6 0.92 1.22 0.97 1.39 6.59 17.89 Non-Food Articles 4.25756 198.6 -4.73 1.69 -4.34 4.58 21.42 8.47 Fibres 0.87737 200.4 -15.26 1.62 -14.63 2.93 56.90 -17.22 Oil Seeds 1.78051 183.9 1.18 3.3 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 7 2.19 7.36 12.06 19.18 Minerals 1.52350 357.0 1.75 -1.41 15.78 -0.50 29.57 15.57 FUEL & POWER 14.91021 178.9 0.56 1.02 1.78 0.62 12.32 11.53 Liquefied petroleum gas 0.91468 148.7 0.00 -0.13 0.00 0.95 11.31 15.36 Petrol 1.09015 182.9 4.35 2.93 4.35 2.93 27.31 10.51 High speed diesel 4.67020 167.8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.49 9.24 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.97164 144.3 0.59 0.49 1.33 1.19 7.43 5.02 Food Products 9.97396 157.1 1.44 0.90 2.21 1.95 7.85 5.93 Sugar 1.73731 178.5 -0.70 1.19 -0.35 1.77 5.53 5.06 Edible Oils 3.04293 146.0 1.85 1.32 2.56 3.11 15.47 10.52 Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Product 1.76247 170.0 1.68 0.12 2.07 1.01 9.74 7.80 Cotton Text ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... iles 2.60526 143.1 -0.45 0.85 1.23 1.27 28.89 -8.62 Man Made Textiles 2.20573 120.8 -1.06 0.33 -0.41 0.58 10.45 -0.66 Wood & Wood Products 0.58744 166.8 1.44 0.97 2.37 1.21 5.29 7.41 Paper & Paper Products 2.03350 134.1 0.54 1.13 1.54 1.06 7.88 1.98 Leather & Leather Products 0.83509 132.6 0.71 0.45 1.67 0.68 -0.55 3.92 Rubber & Plastic Products 2.98697 135.4 -0.45 0.07 -0.08 0.59 8.14 1.88 Chemicals & Chemical Products 12.01770 140.7 0.61 0.79 1.93 1.08 7.50 6.75 Non-Metallic Mineral Products 2.55597 160.2 0.87 -0.06 1.28 1.26 3.59 6.66 Cement & Lime 1.38646 166.2 0.65 -0.42 1.04 1.90 2.04 7.02 Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Product 10.74785 165.8 0.67 0.30 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1.35 1.53 8.36 10.31 Iron & Semis 1.56301 165.5 1.55 -1.08 2.64 0.30 15.02 14.93 Machinery & Machine Tools 8.93148 126.6 0.00 0.16 0.49 0.16 3.08 2.18 Transport Equipment & Parts 5.21282 127.1 -0.65 0.24 -0.49 0.55 1.42 4.35 Annexure-II Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six months Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight (%) Rate of Inflation for the last six months May-12 Apr-12 Mar-12 Feb-12 Jan-12 Dec-11 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 7.55 7.23 7.69 7.36 6.89 7.74 PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.12 10.88 9.71 10.41 7.07 2.76 3.59 Food Articles 14.34 10.74 10.49 10.11 6.12 -0.68 0.79 Cereals 3.37 5.73 5.80 4.64 1.83 2.25 1.74 Rice 1.79 5.07 5. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 68 5.03 1.53 0.94 1.17 Wheat 1.12 6.81 3.25 -0.58 -3.95 -3.42 -3.87 Pulses 0.72 16.61 11.29 10.10 7.86 11.01 13.73 Vegetables 1.74 49.43 60.97 32.59 1.71 -43.74 -34.55 Potato 0.20 68.10 53.44 18.43 -2.22 -23.15 -35.39 Onion 0.18 -7.32 -12.11 -24.06 -48.66 -75.62 -61.62 Fruits 2.11 -6.07 -15.34 -4.39 -0.29 6.43 8.78 Milk 3.24 11.90 15.51 15.29 11.70 12.33 11.02 Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41 17.89 17.54 17.40 20.00 18.27 13.10 Non-Food Articles 4.26 8.47 1.61 -0.78 -2.51 0.72 1.82 Fibres 0.88 -17.22 -30.98 -31.35 -29.89 -15.04 -7.41 Oil Seeds 1.78 19.18 16.66 13.44 9.39 12.77 10.57 Minerals 1.52 15.57 19.27 34.48 32.31 30.73 25.79 FUEL & POWER 14.91 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 11.53 11.03 12.82 13.55 14.61 14.98 Liquefied petroleum gas 0.91 15.36 15.52 14.27 14.27 14.27 14.27 Petrol 1.09 10.51 12.04 12.04 12.04 15.02 20.39 High speed diesel 4.67 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.97 5.02 5.12 5.16 5.82 6.71 7.64 Food Products 9.97 5.93 6.50 6.20 5.58 5.51 6.31 Sugar 1.74 5.06 3.10 2.87 4.07 2.54 4.69 Edible Oils 3.04 10.52 11.10 9.94 7.65 9.43 11.93 Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Product 1.76 7.80 9.48 8.93 10.76 10.96 14.08 Cotton Textiles 2.61 -8.62 -9.79 -8.66 -3.51 0.36 5.69 Man Made Textiles 2.21 -0.66 -2.03 -1.64 -0.33 2.04 4.11 Wood & Wood Products 0.59 7.41 7.90 8.64 8.47 8.98 8.93 Paper & Pape ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r Products
2.03
1.98
1.38
2.47
3.20
4.27
5.25
Leather & Leather Products
0.84
3.92
4.18
4.94
5.33
6.57
2.97
Rubber & Plastic Products
2.99
1.88
1.35
1.20
2.21
3.31
4.94
Chemicals & Chemical Products
12.02
6.75
6.56
7.66
7.99
9.45
9.90
Non-Metallic Mineral Products
2.56
6.66
7.66
6.68
6.91
8.11
8.64
Cement & Lime
1.39
7.02
8.17
6.12
6.15
7.96
8.91
Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Product
10.75
10.31
10.72
10.11
10.50
12.33
13.53
Iron & Semis
1.56
14.93
17.98
17.61
15.96
19.21
24.52
Machinery & Machine Tools
8.93
2.18
2.02
2.51
3.10
3.03
3.12
Transport Equipment & Parts
5.21
4.35
3.43
3.27
3.45
3.29
4.50
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