TABLE 5.6
Annual Rate of Inflation in Essential Commodities
(November, 1996)
(Per cent)
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Financial year changes Annual rate of inflation
Weight (%) Nov/March Nov/Nov
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1996-97 1995-96 1996 1995
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Commodities CPI WPI CPI WPI CPI WPI CPI WPI CPI WPI
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All Commodities 100.00 100.00 9.4 6.5 9.6 5.1 8.7 6.5 10.3 8.4
Rice 12.45 3.69 9.7 10.7 5.5 6.6 7.4 10.0 6.7 6.9
Whole wheat 4.43 2.25 20.8 23.0 37.1 -2.7 -8.6 29.2 38.7 -1.4
Wheat atta 1.75 0.76 24.9 28.9 2.0 -1.5 29.8 39.3 2.9 0.6
Jowar 0.46 0.42 6.2 11.5 12.5 -6.4 4.5 15.2 49.2 24.2
Bajra 0.16 0.18 -3.0 -3.3 0.7 11.0 -0.6 -4.2 13.9 23.7
Moong 0.53 0.20 3.7 -6.1 12.1 20.9 11.9 5.5 14.1 24.2
Gram 0.08 0.41 31.4 38.0 -17.3 -22.9 29.6 48.8 -35.4 -43.4
Masur 0.41 0.05 11.8 19.9 27.8 43.7 17.3 17.2 31.1 27.0
Arhar 1.69 0.27 7.4 4.1 39.7 43.2 1.9 -0.4 52.1 53.4
Urad 0.35 0.15 1.5 -6.0 -3.7 -3.1 -0.3 4.0 8.1 4.6
Coconut oil 0.09 0.17 23.0 18.4 23.9 11.6 27.3 19.6 17.9 16.9
Groundnut oil 2.27 0.53 2.8 1.6 1.2 1.5 -3.4 -1.6 9.5 18.8
Mustard oil 1.44 0.28 0.0 -2.6 4.9 3.5 -6.9 -8.1 9.7 11.0
Vanaspati 0.78 0.52 0.0 1.2 4.9 -4.2 -6.6 -3.2 7.9 2.0
Goat meat 2.12 0.52 7.8 4.0 7.6 7.2 16.6 15.6 18.6 11.0
Fresh fish 1.31 0.51 0.2 9.3 0.8 -2.7 10.2 -17.4 12.8 19.1
Milk 5.52 1.96 6.8 2.8 9.2 0.9 8.9 3.6 11.8 -0.1
Salt 0.15 0.04 4.4 6.3 18.4 93.2 10.8 17.2 32.6 104.0
Chillies 0.63 0.32 7.5 10.3 37.5 45.1 -1.4 -3.1 54.4 62.7
Onions 0.67 0.16 37.7 18.4 148.2 153.7 -23.0 -13.5 37.1 12.9
Potatoes 1.23 0.47 60.3 85.7 122.1 144.7 0.6 11.6 31.7 42.0
Sugar 2.24 2.01 -1.6 1.4 3.3 3.4 -3.4 1.8 2.1 3.2
Gur 0.47 1.75 35.7 30.8 10.7 8.1 17.6 4.7 -2.2 -8.5
Tea leaves 0.82 0.56 4.7 5.9 3.6 55.3 13.4 -15.6 3.5 51.0
Soft coke 0.80 0.35 10.6 32.8 6.8 0.0 14.4 32.8 9.8 0.0
Kerosene oil 1.82 0.87 11.4 1.1 0.2 0.0 16.2 1.1 0.2 0.0
Matchboxes 0.23 0.23 26.3 -0.1 10.7 4.8 34.9 -0.1 4.7 4.8
Washing soap 1.33 0.59 5.2 9.4 6.6 5.4 6.1 8.4 10.7 8.3
Long cloth 0.20 0.36 4.1 0.9 5.8 -1.3 8.1 1.2 13.5 7.8
Dhoties 0.35 1.19 3.4 10.2 8.4 1.8 4.8 13.5 12.1 11.5
Sarees 2.05 4.5 8.5 7.3 14.2
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Essential
Commodities 48.83 21.77 10.3 13.0 14.3 7.9 4.9 8.8 15.5 7.4
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