No.

38: Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India - by Groups and Sub-Groups

(Base: 2004-05=100)
2011
2005-06 2009-10 2010-11 2010
Commodities / Major Groups / Weight
April-March
Aug. Mar. Apr. May
Groups / Sub-Groups
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
ALL COMMODITIES
100.000
104.5
130.8
143.3 141.1 149.5 152.1 152.4
I. PRIMARY ARTICLES
20.118
104.3
154.9
182.4 177.3 188.2 196.8 194.9
(A) Food articles
14.337
105.4
155.4
179.6 176.7 179.0 186.8 186.3
a. Food Grains (Cereals+Pulses)
4.090
107.3
166.4
174.4 174.4 175.6 175.5 176.7
a1. Cereals
3.373
106.0
161.2
169.7 168.7 172.3 172.5 174.5
a2. Pulses
0.717
113.3
190.8
196.9 201.7 191.0 189.6 187.2
b. Fruits & Vegetables
3.843
108.0
147.8
172.1 161.8 165.9 193.9 181.6
b1. Vegetables
1.736
113.7
161.8
182.8 176.2 143.3 146.8 149.9
b2. Fruits
2.107
103.3
136.2
163.2 149.9 184.5 232.7 207.7
c. Milk
3.238
101.0
146.4
175.9 176.5 174.6 175.4 182.4
d. Eggs, Meat & Fish
2.414
106.3
151.5
190.1 190.1 195.4 195.5 197.3
e. Condiments & Spices
0.569
94.5
182.7
244.0 237.1 246.8 243.4 250.0
f. Other Food Articles
0.183
107.8
196.2
181.9 178.8 179.6 201.8 220.9
(B) Non-Food Articles
4.258
96.7
136.2
166.6 153.8 191.4 192.2 183.1
a. Fibres
0.877
96.4
140.0
198.4 157.4 283.6 285.7 242.1
b. Oil Seeds
1.781
90.4
135.0
141.3 138.4 151.0 152.5 154.3
c. Other Non-Food Articles
1.386
103.9
128.7
176.7 170.6 194.3 195.5 188.5
d. Flowers
0.213
103.8
179.2
181.9 158.3 130.9 118.2 144.6
(C) Minerals
1.524
115.2
202.9
253.3 248.4 266.8 303.6 308.9
a. Metallic Minerals
0.489
127.9
258.3
373.8 371.3 397.3 403.9 398.8
b. Other Minerals
0.135
104.8
146.0
153.4 145.2 161.3 163.4 158.8
c. Crude Petroleum
0.900
109.8
181.4
202.8 197.1 211.8 270.0 282.5
II. FUEL & POWER
14.910
113.6
132.1
148.3 148.0 157.6 159.5 160.4
a. Coal
2.094
117.6
156.5
165.3 163.0 184.6 184.6 184.6
b. Mineral Oils
9.364
116.7
135.8
157.5 157.2 168.2 171.1 172.6
c. Electricity
3.452
102.6
107.4
113.2 114.0 112.5 112.5 112.5
See Notes on Tables.

nd Sub-Groups
2011
Jun. Jul. (P) Aug. (P)
9
10
11
153.1
154.0
154.9
195.9
197.9
199.6
188.8
192.8
193.7
177.0
178.8
180.4
174.7
176.3
177.8
187.5
190.5
193.1
180.9
191.4
189.9
163.8
185.2
197.0
194.9
196.5
184.1
191.7
193.4
193.1
202.5
205.6
210.6
243.1
237.0
236.7
221.4
220.6
221.4
181.1
175.8
181.1
227.9
203.7
215.6
155.4
156.3
161.0
189.7
189.1
189.4
147.6
136.7
152.6
303.6
307.7
306.6
388.4
395.4
394.9
155.5
157.6
158.0
279.7
282.5
280.8
161.6
165.6
167.0
184.6
184.6
184.6
174.6
181.0
183.1
112.5
112.5
112.5

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(Base: 2004-05=100)
2011
2005-06 2009-10 2010-11 2010
Commodities / Major Groups / Groups / Sub- Weight
April-March
Aug. Mar.
Groups
1
2
3
4
5
6
III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
64.972
102.4
123.1
130.1 128.3 135.6
(A) Food Products
9.974
101.2
136.1
141.2 139.2 145.1
a. Dairy Products
0.568
99.5
138.8
152.1 151.0 156.4
b. Canning, Preserving & Processing of Food
0.358
101.7
121.1
127.2 128.5 129.8
c. Grain Mill Products
1.340
104.8
138.0
145.8 145.3 149.3
d. Bakery Products
0.444
101.3
116.3
126.3 126.3 124.8
e. Sugar, Khandsari & Gur
2.089
108.8
161.9
160.5 157.1 163.9
f. Edible Oils
3.043
94.1
114.4
120.6 118.2 128.8
g. Oil Cakes
0.494
97.7
167.3
168.6 163.1 169.1
h. Tea & Coffee Proccessing
0.711
99.4
144.8
149.8 149.8 140.6
i. Manufacture Of Salt
0.048
104.4
170.2
174.8 169.5 172.3
j. Other Food Products
0.879
106.5
134.8
141.2 139.9 147.9
(B) Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products
1.762
104.7
136.2
146.2 144.3 154.5
a. Wine Industries
0.385
105.8
116.3
118.3 117.8 120.4
b. Malt Liquor
0.153
108.8
150.5
164.3 167.0 169.8
c. Soft Drinks & Carbonated Water
0.241
111.5
135.1
144.1 143.3 151.8
d. Manufacture of Bidi, Cigarettes, Tobacco &
0.983
101.9
142.0
154.8 151.4 166.1
Zarda
(C) Textiles
7.326
98.9
106.7
119.6 116.1 132.4
a. Cotton Textiles
2.605
97.1
108.8
129.2 121.6 154.7
a1. Cotton Yarn
1.377
95.2
110.6
141.8 130.0 178.6
a2. Cotton Fabric
1.228
99.2
106.8
115.1 112.2 128.0
b. Man Made Textiles
2.206
98.4
102.9
113.6 112.5 122.1
b1. Man Made Fibre
1.672
97.7
101.9
114.4 113.0 124.7
b2. Man Made Fabric
0.533
100.5
105.8
111.0 111.0 113.9
c. Woollen Textiles
0.294
102.2
109.4
118.3 114.6 124.6
d. Jute Hemp & Mesta Textiles
0.261
111.6
145.8
164.9 155.9 182.1
e. Other Misc. Textiles
1.960
99.9
102.6
107.8 107.8 109.0

s and Sub-Groups (Contd.)

Apr.
7
136.6
146.2
157.2
131.4
147.5
125.2
164.6
129.7
169.8
148.6
172.3
149.9
155.1
120.8
169.8
152.1

2011
May Jun. Jul. (P) Aug. (P)
8
9
10
11
137.4 137.9
137.7
138.3
148.3 148.8
149.5
150.4
160.5 165.1
161.9
168.1
133.6 132.8
138.8
139.9
146.3 146.1
146.1
146.3
125.5 125.8
125.8
126.0
164.3 162.2
164.9
165.9
132.1 133.4
132.9
133.5
168.8 168.5
170.5
174.7
166.1 169.1
168.9
166.4
172.3 172.3
172.3
172.3
151.3 153.8
155.5
156.0
157.7 161.9
161.8
163.3
120.7 121.6
121.6
121.5
169.8 169.8
169.6
169.6
145.3 145.8
146.7
146.5

167.0 173.4 180.3

180.1

182.9

133.8
157.3
181.2
130.5
122.9
125.4
115.2
126.3
183.9
109.4

130.6
148.6
162.4
133.2
120.6
120.8
119.9
129.5
181.6
111.5

128.3
142.1
151.2
131.9
119.2
119.1
119.5
135.4
182.5
111.8

133.9
156.6
177.2
133.6
121.6
122.9
117.3
127.3
183.7
112.0

132.2
152.3
168.4
134.2
120.7
120.9
120.0
130.5
183.6
111.8

No. 38: Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India - by Groups and Sub-Groups (Contd.)
(Base: 2004-05=100)
2011
2005-06 2009-10 2010-11 2010
Commodities / Major Groups / Groups / Weight
April-March
Aug. Mar. Apr.
Sub-Groups
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
(D) Wood & Wood Products
0.587
105.7
143.3
149.0 148.1 151.7 153.1
a. Timber/Wooden Planks
0.181
103.0
127.2
132.0 130.5 133.2 134.4
b. Processed Wood
0.128
105.3
141.0
153.1 151.8 165.4 163.9
c. Plywood & Fibre Board
0.241
108.4
160.2
164.2 164.1 163.1 165.6
d. Others
0.038
103.2
120.2
119.1 117.7 121.0 126.3
(E) Paper & Paper Products
2.034
103.6
118.9
125.2 125.6 129.5 130.8
a. Paper & Pulp
1.019
103.2
117.2
125.1 123.3 132.0 132.7
b. Manufacture of boards
0.550
101.6
117.7
122.7 122.4 123.4 126.0
c. Printing & Publishing
0.465
107.0
123.8
128.2 134.5 131.1 132.1
(F) Leather & Leather Products
0.835
104.3
128.4
127.1 128.8 125.5 126.7
a. Leathers
0.223
99.8
123.0
120.0 123.6 112.3 110.9
b. Leather Footwear
0.409
107.8
134.7
135.5 136.8 135.8 139.4
c. Other Leather Products
0.203
102.1
121.4
118.0 118.4 119.3 118.5
(G) Rubber & Plastic Products
2.987
101.9
118.2
126.1 123.8 133.0 133.5
a. Tyres & Tubes
0.541
103.2
130.1
146.5 144.9 156.8 158.1
a1. Tyres
0.488
103.1
129.2
146.0 144.3 157.0 158.3
a2. Tubes
0.053
104.3
138.2
151.6 150.9 155.5 156.2
b. Plastic Products
1.861
101.1
113.4
119.1 116.6 124.1 124.4
c. Rubber Products
0.584
103.2
122.4
129.5 127.0 139.1 140.1
(H) Chemicals & Chemical Products
12.018
103.8
117.8
124.0 122.6 129.3 131.0
a. Basic Inorganic Chemicals
1.187
106.4
125.0
126.3 125.0 130.2 132.8
b. Basic Organic Chemicals
1.952
103.6
115.7
124.4 122.1 131.7 133.9
c. Fertilizers & Pesticides
3.145
102.2
108.5
116.3 116.0 119.7 121.6
c1. Fertilizers
2.661
102.2
108.2
116.8 116.5 120.7 122.9
c2. Pesticides
0.483
102.2
110.6
113.6 113.3 113.9 114.1
d. Paints, Varnishes & Lacquers
0.529
104.3
117.5
122.6 123.2 123.0 123.5
e. Dyestuffs & Indigo
0.563
102.3
111.9
116.3 115.0 119.0 119.3
f. Drugs & Medicines
0.456
101.3
112.7
115.4 114.8 116.8 117.9
g. Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries etc.
1.130
104.5
134.8
138.5 137.4 142.8 142.8
h. Turpentine, Plastic Chemicals
0.586
109.6
117.4
123.4 122.1 130.0 131.4
i. Polymers Including Synthetic Rubber
0.970
103.0
116.3
123.4 120.7 130.5 132.2
j. Petrochemical Intermediates
0.869
105.1
127.7
137.4 131.3 153.6 157.7
k. Matches, Explosives & other Chemicals

0.629

102.7

123.8

128.7 128.5 130.6 131.8

nd Sub-Groups (Contd.)
2011
May Jun. Jul. (P) Aug. (P)
8
9
10
11
155.3 160.7
161.6
162.5
134.9 135.8
134.5
134.6
168.1 170.3
169.5
170.8
168.1 179.3
183.0
184.3
127.3 129.4
129.3
128.9
131.5 131.5
132.4
131.0
133.3 132.4
133.3
132.3
127.0 127.6
129.0
125.4
133.0 134.0
134.6
134.7
127.6 129.3
130.1
129.9
112.5 112.8
113.3
112.0
140.3 142.3
143.8
143.4
118.8 121.3
121.0
122.4
132.9 132.9
133.2
133.6
159.8 160.6
161.3
160.7
159.5 160.4
161.0
160.3
161.7 162.4
164.1
164.1
122.3 121.9
122.4
122.9
141.6 142.0
141.4
142.4
131.8 132.2
131.8
133.0
135.2 137.2
136.7
138.2
135.5 135.0
134.9
136.1
123.5 123.9
124.6
125.3
125.2 125.7
126.8
127.3
113.9 113.8
112.7
114.3
120.1 123.6
118.3
124.4
120.0 120.3
121.3
121.1
117.8 118.1
118.3
118.6
143.2 143.8
144.1
144.9
132.9 134.0
133.4
134.1
129.9 129.8
128.7
129.6
157.8 153.8
151.2
153.7
132.6 133.8

134.4

134.8

No. 38: Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India - by Groups and Sub-Groups (Concld.)
(Base: 2004-05=100)
2
2005-06 2009-10 2010-11 2010
Commodities / Major Groups / Groups / SubWeight
April-March
Aug. Mar.
Groups
1
2
3
4
5
6
(I) Non-Metallic Mineral Products
2.556
103.4
140.9
144.6 144.0 148.3
a. Structural Clay Products
0.658
105.0
136.7
142.2 140.8 146.2
b. Glass, Earthenware, Chinaware & their Products
0.256
104.2
118.1
120.8 120.2 124.4
c. Cement & Lime
1.386
102.3
149.0
150.8 151.4 153.7
d. Cement, Slate & Graphite Products
0.256
104.3
129.9
141.0 136.0 148.3
(J) Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products
10.748
102.2
129.5
140.7 137.5 148.3
a. Ferrous Metals
8.064
100.1
123.1
133.8 131.0 140.9
a1. Iron & Semis
1.563
97.9
119.0
127.9 123.3 140.3
a2. Steel: Long
1.630
100.9
128.4
139.5 134.5 151.2
a3. Steel: Flat
2.611
99.0
118.3
135.1 132.2 141.2
a4. Steel: Pipes & Tubes
0.314
97.8
115.0
118.3 116.5 124.4
a5. Stainless Steel & alloys
0.938
106.2
137.9
142.8 143.8 140.8
a6. Castings & Forgings
0.871
103.8
121.7
123.4 123.8 126.6
a7. Ferro alloys
0.137
79.9
126.8
148.1 146.6 147.4
b. Non-Ferrous Metals
1.004
111.9
145.8
153.5 152.9 155.2
b1. Aluminium
0.489
108.3
121.4
126.3 126.2 126.5
b2. Other Non-Ferrous Metals
0.515
115.2
169.0
179.3 178.2 182.4
c. Metal Products
1.680
106.6
150.5
166.5 159.6 180.1
(K) Machinery & Machine Tools
8.931
103.6
118.0
121.3 120.8 123.3
a. Agricultural Machinery & Implements
0.139
106.4
123.2
133.7 133.7 133.1
b. Industrial Machinery
1.838
108.2
130.9
139.0 138.5 140.9
c. Construction Machinery
0.045
106.4
130.5
131.7 131.8 131.0
d. Machine Tools
0.367
105.8
120.4
135.9 136.9 145.4
e. Air Conditioner & Refrigerators
0.429
96.8
111.2
110.9 111.4 109.1
f. Non-Electrical Machinery
1.026
104.6
115.1
118.4 117.9 120.2
g. Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Batteries
2.343
103.1
122.1
123.9 123.5 126.4
h. Electrical Accessories, Wires, Cables etc.
1.063
108.4
132.6
133.5 131.7 136.7
i. Electrical Apparatus & Appliances
0.337
103.0
108.1
111.2 109.5 114.3
j. Electronics Items
0.961
94.9
86.2
84.5 84.5 84.4
k. IT Hardware
0.267
93.7
86.6
87.0 87.0 86.5
l. Communication Equipments
0.118
96.3
95.7
92.0 91.9 92.5
(L) Transport, Equipment & Parts
5.213
102.7
116.8
120.3 119.3 122.4
a. Automotives
4.231
102.2
115.9
120.0 119.0 121.6
b. Auto Parts
0.804
103.8
118.6
120.1 119.0 123.8
c. Other Transport Equipments
0.178
109.1
130.4
129.5 127.9 136.6
Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

nd Sub-Groups (Concld.)

Apr.
7
148.9
146.1
125.1
154.3
150.2
149.3
141.7
141.8
153.3
141.2
125.4
140.0
127.7
146.9
156.5
127.3
184.2
181.8
123.9
132.7
141.4
131.0
146.9
109.1
120.6
127.2
137.1
115.5
84.3
87.1
92.7
122.6
121.8
123.3
137.3

May
8
150.2
149.8
125.5
155.3
148.9
150.3
142.7
144.0
154.0
141.2
124.1
142.2
128.7
153.1
156.3
128.3
183.0
183.1
123.9
132.0
141.8
131.0
146.7
109.1
120.4
127.6
135.8
116.1
84.2
87.1
94.2
121.8
120.6
124.7
137.9

2011
Jun. Jul. (P) Aug. (P)
9
10
11
149.8
149.9
149.4
151.4
150.8
151.6
126.2
125.9
126.5
153.6
154.1
152.6
149.1
149.0
149.7
151.5
151.0
153.4
143.7
143.5
144.5
146.6
146.6
148.9
154.7
154.5
155.6
142.1
141.8
142.4
124.8
126.0
126.0
143.8
141.0
142.6
128.5
131.1
130.9
146.5
145.9
145.7
156.7
156.3
157.0
128.4
127.7
127.0
183.5
183.4
185.6
185.8
183.9
194.0
124.0
123.8
124.3
133.2
133.0
133.3
141.9
141.6
142.1
131.7
131.7
131.8
142.8
144.0
143.0
109.8
110.4
110.0
120.6
119.2
120.6
128.0
127.4
128.5
136.8
137.1
137.3
116.1
116.0
116.2
84.2
84.1
84.1
87.1
86.9
89.1
94.2
94.2
94.2
123.8
123.9
124.3
123.0
123.2
123.4
124.6
124.6
125.5
138.5
138.1
139.8