The WPI for the week ended 25th December, 2010 in respect of 'Primary Articles' and 'Fuel & Power' is given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 20.12%)
The index for this major group rose by 2.0 percent to 193.4 (Provisional) from 189.7 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 20.20 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 25/12/2010 (over 26/12/2009) as compared to 17.24 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 18/12/2010).
The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:-
The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 2.5 percent to 192.5 (Provisional) from 187.8 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of fruits & vegetables (7%), fish-inland, mutton, urad, milk and egg (2%) and beef & buffalo meat, condiments & spices, poultry chicken and gram (1% each). However, the prices of fish-marine (2%) and masur and bajra (1% each) declined.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group declined by 0.5 percent to 172.2 (Provisional) from 173.0 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of flower (6%), groundnut seed (2%) and castor seed and raw silk (1% each). However, the prices of raw rubber (2%) and linseed (1%) moved up.
The index for 'Minerals' group rose by 3.0 percent to 261.3 (Provisional) from 253.6 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of gypsum (28%), zinc concentrate (13%), iron ore (9%), limestone (7%) and chromite (3%). However, the prices of bauxite (25%), sillimanite (14%) and steatite (1%) declined.
FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%)
The index for this major group remained unchanged at its previous week's level of 150.7 (Provisional).
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, has also remained unchanged at its previous week's level of 11.63 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 25/12/2010 (over 26/12/2009).
Build up inflation over the week, financial year end and over the year is given below for some important items.
Next date of press release: 13/01/2011 for the week ending 01/01/2011
Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05]
Week Ending 25th December, 2010 (Base: 2004-05) |
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups | Weight | WPI Dec. 25,2010 | Latest week over week | Build up from end March | Year on year | 52 week Average |
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
Primary Articles | 20.12 | 193.4 | -0.56 | 1.95 | 18.22 | 16.09 | 17.36 | 20.20 | 18.77 |
Food Articles | 14.34 | 192.5 | -0.85 | 2.50 | 19.90 | 17.09 | 19.90 | 18.32 | 17.53 |
Cereals | 3.37 | 169.5 | -0.06 | 0.12 | 13.15 | 2.23 | 16.47 | -0.53 | 7.45 |
Rice | 1.79 | 166.7 | -0.18 | 0.12 | 9.63 | 2.21 | 12.32 | 1.03 | 7.17 |
Wheat | 1.12 | 171.6 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 20.05 | 0.29 | 23.07 | -5.40 | 7.73 |
Pulses | 0.72 | 189.3 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 33.25 | -5.44 | 32.66 | -10.54 | 12.91 |
Vegetables | 1.74 | 262.9 | -5.43 | 16.22 | 41.70 | 102.70 | 12.13 | 58.85 | 6.79 |
Potatoes | 0.20 | 169.7 | -12.05 | -2.36 | 78.88 | 66.54 | 102.93 | -15.45 | -32.10 |
Onions | 0.18 | 467.3 | -5.78 | 23.10 | 37.10 | 198.02 | 12.72 | 82.47 | 6.39 |
Fruits | 2.11 | 161.5 | -1.10 | -2.71 | 8.99 | 11.15 | 10.87 | 19.99 | 19.16 |
Milk | 3.24 | 180.7 | 0.07 | 1.63 | 12.85 | 5.98 | 21.37 | 19.59 | 24.57 |
Egg, Meat & Fish | 2.41 | 198.4 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 29.29 | 13.37 | 29.39 | 20.83 | 31.03 |
Non-Food Articles | 4.26 | 172.2 | 0.14 | -0.46 | 11.76 | 14.34 | 10.70 | 22.39 | 18.23 |
Fibres | 0.88 | 203.3 | 0.20 | -0.05 | 18.02 | 33.84 | 8.30 | 35.53 | 23.05 |
Oil Seeds | 1.78 | 140.7 | -0.22 | -0.42 | 7.09 | 3.53 | 7.43 | 2.40 | 4.80 |
Minerals | 1.52 | 261.3 | 0.00 | 3.04 | 19.18 | 12.82 | 12.04 | 30.58 | 29.00 |
Fuel & Power | 14.91 | 150.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.67 | 7.57 | 5.06 | 11.63 | 11.76 |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas | 0.91 | 128.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 14.99 | -7.20 | 14.99 | 8.22 |
Petrol | 1.09 | 151.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.97 | 17.78 | -2.26 | 25.06 | 15.27 |
High Speed Diesel Oil | 4.67 | 153.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.52 | 6.22 | -0.15 | 14.71 | 13.33 |
Wholesale price inflation: primary articles rose, pushing year on year inflation higher; fuel and power remained unchanged. Wholesale Price Index for the week ended 25 December 2010 shows Primary Articles rising to 193.4 (weekly increase 2.0 percent) with point to point annual inflation at 20.20 percent; Food Articles up 2.5 percent led by fruits, vegetables and select proteins; Non Food Articles down 0.5 percent; Minerals up 3.0 percent. Fuel & Power remained unchanged at 150.7 and its annual inflation was steady. The release tabulates subgroup movements and notes the next press release date.
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