TMI BlogWholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel & Power in India (Base: 2004-05 = 100) Review for the week ended 18th June, 2011 (28 Jyaistha, 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 18th June, 2011 (28 Jyaistha, 1933 Saka). X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 11.84 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 18/06/2011 (over 19/06/2010) as compared to 12.62 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 11/06/2011). The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:- The index for 'Food Articles' group declined by 0.8 percent to 189.8 (Provisional) from 191.3 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of poultry chicken (4%), masur (3%), tea, condiments & spices and jowar (2% each) and arhar, mutton and fish-inland (1% each). However, the prices of egg, gram, urad, ragi and fish-marine (2% each) and wheat and barley (1% each) moved up. The index for 'No ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n-Food Articles' group declined by 0.4 percent to 180.4 (Provisional) from 181.2 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of flowers and raw cotton (3% each), cotton seed (2%) and raw jute, soyabean and raw silk (1% each). However, the prices of gaur seed (9%), sunflower (7%), copra (3%), fodder (2%) and gingelly seed, groundnut seed, castor seed and niger seed (1% each) moved up. The index for 'Minerals' group rose by 2.1 percent to 316.0 (Provisional) from 309.6 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of chromite (12%), magnesite (11%), copper ore (7%), barytes (6%), iron ore (5%) and steatite (2%). However, the prices of zinc concentrate (19%) and sillimanite (8%) declined. FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... The index for this major group rose by 0.2 percent to 160.2 (Provisional) from 159.9 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of aviation turbine fuel (3%), naphtha (2%) and furnace oil (1%). However, the prices of bitumen (2%) declined. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.98 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 18/06/2011 (over 19/06/2010) as compared to 12.84 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 11/06/2011). 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: ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 07/07/2011 for the week ending 25/06/2011 Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi, 30/06/2011 Annexure-I Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation [Base Year: 2004-05] Week Ending 18th June, 2011 (Base: 2004-05) Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI June 18, 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 20.12 197.4 0.34 -0.35 5.94 4.78 19.58 11.84 16.00 Food Articles 14.34 189.8 0.46 -0.78 7.12 5.97 20.12 7.78 13.03 Cereals 3.37 174.0 -0.36 0.06 0.18 1.46 7.23 4.76 4.66 Rice 1.79 167.2 -0.49 -0.30 0.49 0.24 7.90 2.01 4.53 Wheat 1.1 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2 169.5 -0.24 1.01 -1.17 -0.64 6.76 0.24 1.41 Pulses 0.72 186.7 -0.34 0.59 3.05 -1.43 22.72 -9.50 -3.48 Vegetables 1.74 161.5 0.96 0.06 38.47 12.62 13.60 -10.08 10.89 Potato 0.20 122.4 -0.63 -3.70 23.06 14.07 -39.19 -2.39 -32.55 Onion 0.18 176.9 -0.97 2.73 -2.81 4.86 -8.96 16.08 33.40 Fruits 2.11 205.1 2.88 -0.24 13.15 10.09 25.30 24.76 23.53 Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41 203.1 0.22 0.00 5.20 2.89 34.97 10.32 18.33 Non-Food Articles 4.26 180.4 0.00 -0.44 1.59 -5.89 16.08 17.91 23.87 Fibres 0.88 219.3 -0.06 -2.96 3.42 -23.59 18.30 39.59 52.77 Oil Seeds 1.78 156.6 -0.15 0.58 1.32 3.78 2.23 13.73 6.46 Minerals 1.52 316.0 0.00 2.07 6.17 18.53 22.10 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 28.51 22.69 Fuel & Power 14.91 160.2 0.07 0.19 1.21 1.46 12.54 12.98 12.06 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 0.91 128.9 0.00 0.00 3.30 0.00 3.76 11.31 14.26 Petrol 1.09 172.4 0.00 0.00 0.47 8.70 17.32 33.23 21.84 High Speed Diesel Oil 4.67 153.6 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.00 15.67 5.64 11.72 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 18-June-11 11-June-11 04-June-11 28-May-11 21-May-11 14-May-11 Primary Articles 20.12 11.84 12.62 12.86 11.52 10.87 11.60 Food Articles 14.34 7.78 9.13 8.96 9.01 8.06 8.55 Cereals 3.37 4.76 4.32 5.25 5.77 4.78 5.03 Rice ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1.79 2.01 1.82 2.32 2.69 2.51 2.63 Wheat 1.12 0.24 -1.00 0.18 0.90 -0.77 -0.30 Pulses 0.72 -9.50 -10.34 -10.12 -9.49 -9.22 -9.49 Vegetables 1.74 -10.08 -9.27 -1.39 -0.20 -1.06 -1.46 Potato 0.20 -2.39 0.71 1.14 -2.87 -2.15 0.17 Onion 0.18 16.08 11.89 12.17 14.02 12.32 8.32 Fruits 2.11 24.76 28.66 29.92 30.78 30.51 32.37 Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41 10.32 10.56 7.31 6.99 5.50 8.26 Non-Food Articles 4.26 17.91 18.43 20.20 20.97 21.31 23.22 Fibres 0.88 39.59 43.77 53.54 56.56 55.82 60.43 Oil Seeds 1.78 13.73 12.91 11.94 13.46 13.23 11.58 Minerals 1.52 28.51 25.90 25.90 12.11 11.78 11.78 Fuel & Power 14.91 12.98 12.84 12.84 12.46 12.54 12.11 Liquefie ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d Petroleum Gas
0.92
11.31
11.31
11.31
11.31
11.31
11.31
Petrol
1.09
33.23
33.23
33.23
33.23
32.41
21.81
High Speed Diesel Oil
4.67
5.64
5.64
5.64
5.64
5.49
5.49
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