TMI BlogWholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 16th April, 2011 (26 Chaitra, 1933 Saka)X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 16th April, 2011 (26 Chaitra, 1933 Saka) - News and Press Release Dated:- 28-4-2011 - News - Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry 28-April-2011 11:43 IST Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 16th April, 2011 (26 Chaitra, 1933 Saka) The WPI for the week ended 16 th April, 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 0.1 percent to 191.1 (Provisional) from 190.9 (Provisional) fo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r the previous week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.08 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 16/04/2011 (over 17/04/2010) as compared to 11.96 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 09/04/2011). The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:- The index for 'Food Articles' group declined by 0.2 percent to 182.6 (Provisional) from 182.9 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of fish-inland (4%), poultry chicken and fish-marine (3% each), egg (2%) and wheat, gram, masur and arhar (1% each). However, the prices of jowar (3%), maize (2%) and milk, condiments spices, ragi, barley, urad and mutton (1% each) mo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ved up. The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group declined by 0.4 percent to 192.5 (Provisional) from 193.2 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of flowers (9%), castor seed (7%) and soyabean, fodder, rape mustard seed and copra (1% each). However, the prices of mesta (4%), groundnut seed and raw silk (2% each) and gaur seed and sunflower (1% each) moved up. The index for 'Minerals' group rose by 3.0 percent to 267.0 (Provisional) from 259.2 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of iron ore (9%), zinc concentrate (6%) and copper ore (1%). However, the prices of sillimanite (25%), barytes (7%), chromite (5%) and steatite (4%) declined. FUEL POWER (Weight 14.91%) The index for this ma ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... jor group rose by 0.6 percent to 160.3 (Provisional) from 159.4 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of lubricants (14%), light diesel oil and furnace oil (3% each) and naphtha (2%). However, the prices of bitumen (1%) declined. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 13.53 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 16/04/2011 (over 17/04/2010) as compared to 13.05 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 09/04/2011). 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: 05/ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 05/2011 for the week ending 23/04/2011 This press release is available at our home page http://eaindustry.nic.in Annexure-I Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05] Week Ending 16 th April, 2011 (Base: 2004-05) Commodities/ Major Groups/ Groups/ Sub-Groups Weight WPI Apr. 16, 2011 Latest week over week Build up from end March Year on year 52 week Average 2010 -11 2011 -12 2010 -11 2011 -12 2010 -11 2011 -12 Primary Articles 20.12 191.1 0.00 0.10 2.34 1.54 21.01 12.08 17.16 Food Articles 14.34 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 182.6 -0.18 -0.16 2.13 1.73 19.84 8.76 15.01 Cereals 3.37 172.1 -0.18 -0.17 -0.66 0.17 7.02 4.49 5.04 Rice 1.79 166.8 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.18 8.14 2.08 5.53 Wheat 1.12 168.5 -0.47 -1.29 -1.99 -1.81 6.07 0.48 2.55 Pulses 0.72 190.3 0.30 -0.57 1.65 0.48 23.86 -6.49 1.70 Vegetables 1.74 142.9 -0.62 -2.32 10.41 -1.11 9.56 -0.21 12.97 Potatoes 0.20 109.7 3.53 0 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .64 9.42 2.24 -25.91 -1.61 -35.79 Onions 0.18 161.0 -4.60 -2.25 -7.46 -5.35 -6.21 10.96 29.37 Fruits 2.11 206.9 -0.92 1.67 10.87 13.56 18.81 28.43 20.05 Milk 3.24 179.2 0.00 1.01 0.00 1.19 28.10 5.10 18.89 Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 192.2 0.18 -2.29 -2.06 -2.63 35.17 12.14 24.32 Non-Food Articles 4.26 192.5 0.59 -0.36 1.06 0.21 18.08 26.48 22.49 Fibres 0.88 284.1 1.12 0.11 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1.12 0.07 18.52 84.96 44.48 Oil Seeds 1.78 152.0 0.29 -0.13 2.58 0.80 6.74 9.04 4.77 Minerals 1.52 267.0 0.00 3.01 6.09 3.01 34.56 8.67 22.62 Fuel Power 14.91 160.3 0.14 0.56 0.79 1.14 13.41 13.53 12.25 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.91 128.9 0.00 0.00 3.30 0.00 3.76 11.31 12.97 Petrol 1.09 158.6 0.00 0.00 1.09 0.00 18.04 21.81 20.03 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 153.6 0.00 0. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 00 0.69 0.00 15.83 5.49 13.53 Annexure-II Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six weeks Commodities/ Major Groups/ Groups/ Sub-Groups Weight (%) Rate of Inflation for the week ending 16-Apr -11 09-Apr -11 02-Apr -11 26-Mar -11 19-Mar -11 12-Mar -11 Primary Articles 20.12 12.08 11.96 11.40 12.97 12.98 13.53 Food Articles 14.34 8.76 8.74 8.28 9.18 9.50 10.05 Cereals 3.37 4.49 4.48 3.49 3.62 3.96 4.33 Rice 1.79 2.08 2.08 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2.20 2.08 2.94 2.75 Wheat 1.12 0.48 1.31 -1.05 0.29 0.00 2.15 Pulses 0.72 -6.49 -5.67 -4.76 -5.39 -4.40 -3.78 Vegetables 1.74 -0.21 1.53 5.41 11.41 5.52 11.20 Potato 0.20 -1.61 1.21 -2.73 5.30 8.39 2.82 Onion 0.18 10.96 8.28 7.74 8.48 6.23 10.80 Fruits 2.11 28.43 25.15 24.14 25.40 24.67 23.60 Milk 3.24 5.10 4.05 4.05 3.87 5.79 6.63 Egg, Meat Fish 2.41 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 12.14 14.96 11.02 12.80 15.34 13.21 Non-Food Articles 4.26 26.48 27.69 26.77 27.56 26.18 26.78 Fibres 0.88 84.96 86.83 86.74 86.90 87.54 89.55 Oil Seeds 1.78 9.04 9.50 10.64 10.96 11.71 9.68 Minerals 1.52 8.67 5.49 5.49 11.92 12.35 12.35 Fuel Power 14.91 13.53 13.05 12.97 13.13 13.13 12.79 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.92 11.31 11.31 11.31 14.99 14.99 14.99 Petrol 1.09 21.81 21.81 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 21.81 23.14 23.14 23.14 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 5.49 5.49 5.49 6.22 6.22 6.22 *** DS/GK - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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