GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE ECONOMIC ADVISER
Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100)
Review for the week ended 30th July, 2011 (08 Shravana, 1933 Saka)
The WPI for the week ended 30th July, 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 1.2 percent to 199.3 (Provisional) from 196.9 (Provisional) for
the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.22 percent (Provisional) for
the week ended 30/07/2011 (over 31/07/2010) as compared to 10.99 percent (Provisional) for the
previous week (ended 23/07/2011).
The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 1.6 percent to 195.3 (Provisional) from 192.2 (Provisional)
for the previous week due to higher prices of fish-inland (17%), poultry chicken and fish-marine (4%
each), ragi and fruits & vegetables (2% each) and rice, coffee and gram (1% each). However, the prices
of egg, mutton, urad and arhar (1% each) declined.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.5 percent to 175.8 (Provisional) from 174.9
(Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of gaur seed and coir fibre (7% each),
soyabean (5%), castor seed and gingelly seed (4% each), niger seed (3%), sunflower and rape &
mustard seed (2% each) and copra, cotton seed and raw cotton (1% each). However, the prices of
raw silk (6%), flowers (5%), raw jute and raw rubber (2% each) and groundnut seed and linseed (1%
each) declined.
FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%)
The index for this major group rose by 0.1 percent to 165.7 (Provisional) from 165.6 (Provisional) for
the previous week due to higher prices of lubricants (2%).
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.19 percent (Provisional) for
the week ended 30/07/2011 (over 31/07/2010) as compared to 12.12 percent (Provisional) for the
previous week (ended 23/07/2011).
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: 18/08/2011 for the week ending 06/08/2011
Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi, 11/08/2011

Annexure-I

Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05]

Week Ending 30th July, 2011 (Base: 2004-05)
Commodities/Major
Groups/Groups/Su
b-Groups

Latest week over

week

Build up from end

March

Weight

WPI
July 30,
2011

2010-11

2011-12

2010-11

2011-12

2010-11

2011-12

Primary Articles
Food Articles
Cereals
Rice
Wheat
Pulses
Vegetables
Potato
Onion
Fruits
Milk
Egg, Meat & Fish
Non-Food Articles
Fibres
Oil Seeds
Minerals

20.12
14.34
3.37
1.79
1.12
0.72
1.74
0.20
0.18
2.11
3.24
2.41
4.26
0.88
1.78
1.52

199.3
195.3
177.7
172.3
171.4
191.2
187.5
148.2
204.8
199.9
193.5
213.6
175.8
197.5
160.7
303.0

0.11
-0.11
-0.30
-0.60
-0.24
-1.02
-3.02
-1.04
-6.37
1.90
-0.11
-0.42
0.99
0.39
1.85
0.00

1.22
1.61
0.74
1.23
0.29
0.10
0.86
1.72
1.24
2.36
0.00
5.90
0.51
0.51
1.58
0.00

6.60
8.09
0.90
1.35
-2.34
1.55
26.14
31.21
-4.40
18.10
2.82
7.60
1.46
2.96
1.55
6.26

5.79
9.05
3.62
3.30
0.47
0.95
30.75
38.12
21.40
7.30
11.21
8.21
-8.29
-31.18
6.49
13.65

16.84
16.45
8.21
8.61
6.91
9.83
-12.70
-46.82
-8.93
33.96
26.57
25.70
15.32
14.66
2.53
22.62

12.22
9.90
6.22
4.23
2.57
-5.95
14.61
10.85
36.62
16.49
10.38
13.44
15.05
26.28
16.45
23.12

15.29
11.86
4.38
3.86
0.86
-5.85
11.89
-27.85
36.47
21.42
13.60
15.98
23.66
53.56
7.82
24.30

Fuel & Power

14.91

165.7

0.00

0.06

5.42

4.94

12.40

12.19

11.88

0.91

147.7

0.00

0.00

14.99

14.58

15.30

14.58

14.18

1.09

172.4

0.00

0.00

8.62

8.70

15.33

23.23

22.54

4.67

167.8

0.00

0.00

6.15

9.24

14.64

9.32

10.96

Liquefied Petroleum
Gas
Petrol
High Speed Diesel
Oil

Year on year

52 week
Average

Annexure-II

Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six weeks
Commodities/Major
Groups/Groups/SubGroups
Primary Articles

Weight
(%)
20.12

Food Articles

14.34

Cereals

3.37

Rice

1.79

Wheat

1.12

Pulses

0.72

Vegetables

1.74

Potato

0.20

Onion

0.18

Fruits

2.11

Milk

3.24

Egg, Meat & Fish

2.41

Non-Food Articles

4.26

Fibres

0.88

Oil Seeds

1.78

Minerals

1.52

Fuel & Power

14.91

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

0.92

Petrol

1.09

High Speed Diesel Oil

4.67

Rate of Inflation for the week ending

30-July-11

23-July-11

16-July-11

9-July-11

2-July-11

25-June-11

12.22
9.90
6.22
4.23
2.57
-5.95
14.61
10.85
36.62
16.49
10.38
13.44
15.05
26.28
16.45
23.12
12.19
14.58
23.23
9.32

10.99
8.04
5.13
2.35
2.03
-7.01
10.20
7.85
26.36
15.97
10.26
6.66
15.60
26.12
16.75
23.12
12.12
14.58
23.23
9.32

10.49
7.33
4.82
1.80
1.84
-8.01
7.59
10.55
22.66
13.90
9.96
6.36
16.05
28.37
13.72
23.12
12.12
14.58
23.23
9.32

11.13
7.58
4.77
1.32
2.40
-7.67
4.31
4.20
19.68
15.84
10.76
7.97
15.50
33.35
11.56
27.87
11.89
14.58
23.23
9.32

11.58
8.31
5.40
2.43
0.83
-8.46
2.25
-2.56
30.72
13.54
12.39
11.95
15.20
33.92
11.40
27.82
11.89
14.58
23.23
9.32

11.56
7.61
4.26
1.52
0.42
-9.01
-8.74
-2.13
21.24
22.75
12.10
10.12
17.69
38.05
14.31
27.87
12.67
14.58
23.23
9.25