Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

15-September-2011 12:03 IST

Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 3rd September, 2011 (12 Bhadrapada, 1933 Saka)

The WPI for the week ended 3^rd September, 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 0.3 percent to 202.0 (Provisional) from 201.4 (Provisional) for the previous week.

The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 13.04 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 03/09/2011 (over 04/09/2010) as compared to 13.34 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 27/08/2011). 

The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:-

The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 0.2 percent to 195.4 (Provisional) from 195.1 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of milk, gram, arhar and fruits & vegetables (1% each).  However, the prices of moong, urad, fish-inland and tea (2% each) and jowar, wheat, poultry chicken and egg (1% each) declined.

The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 1.0 percent to 185.2 (Provisional) from 183.3  (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of logs & timber (32%), flowers (11%), raw rubber (5%), linseed (3%), rape & mustard seed (2%) and raw jute (1%).  However, the prices of raw silk, fodder and gingelly seed (3% each), copra (coconut)   (2%) and sunflower (1%) declined.

FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%)

The index for this major group remained unchanged at its previous week's level of 166.8 (Provisional).  The items for which the index showed variations are lubricants (+5%), bitumen (+3%). Naphtha, aviation turbine fuel and lpg (-1% each).   

The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 13.01 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 03/09/2011 (over 04/09/2010) as compared to 12.55 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 27/08/2011). 

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: 22/09/2011 for the week ending 10/09/2011

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Annexure-I

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

Annexure-II

Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six weeks

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