| Appendix A: Price Indices and Inflation Rates
based on Wholesale Price Index: Annual averages |
| Year |
All commodities |
Primary articles |
Fuel, power, light and lubricants |
Manufactured products |
| (Base:
1970-71=100) |
(100.0) |
(41.7) |
(8.5) |
(49.9) |
| 1970-71 |
100.0 |
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
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| 1971-72 |
105.6 |
5.6 |
100.9 |
0.9 |
105.9 |
5.9 |
109.5 |
9.5 |
| 1972-73 |
116.2 |
10.0 |
110.7 |
9.7 |
110.1 |
4.0 |
121.9 |
11.3 |
| 1973-74 |
139.7 |
20.2 |
141.8 |
28.1 |
130.7 |
18.7 |
139.5 |
14.4 |
| 1974-75 |
174.9 |
25.2 |
177.5 |
25.2 |
190.0 |
45.4 |
168.8 |
21.0 |
| 1975-76 |
173.0 |
-1.1 |
165.8 |
-6.6 |
219.3 |
15.4 |
171.2 |
1.4 |
| 1976-77 |
176.6 |
2.1 |
167.2 |
0.8 |
230.8 |
5.2 |
175.2 |
2.3 |
| 1977-78 |
185.8 |
5.2 |
183.8 |
9.9 |
234.3 |
1.5 |
179.2 |
2.3 |
| 1978-79 |
185.8 |
0.0 |
181.5 |
-1.3 |
244.7 |
4.4 |
179.4 |
0.1 |
| 1979-80 |
217.6 |
17.1 |
206.3 |
13.7 |
282.8 |
15.6 |
215.5 |
20.1 |
| 1980-81 |
257.3 |
18.2 |
237.5 |
15.1 |
354.3 |
25.3 |
257.3 |
19.4 |
| 1981-82 |
281.3 |
9.3 |
264.4 |
11.3 |
427.5 |
20.7 |
270.6 |
5.2 |
| (Base: 1981-82=100) |
(100.0) |
(32.0) |
(10.7) |
(57.0) |
| 1981-82 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
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100.0 |
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| 1982-83 |
104.9 |
4.9 |
106.7 |
6.7 |
106.5 |
6.5 |
103.5 |
3.5 |
| 1983-84 |
112.8 |
7.5 |
118.2 |
10.8 |
112.5 |
5.6 |
109.8 |
6.1 |
| 1984-85 |
120.1 |
6.5 |
125.5 |
6.2 |
117.3 |
4.3 |
117.5 |
7.0 |
| 1985-86 |
125.4 |
4.4 |
125.7 |
0.2 |
129.8 |
10.7 |
124.5 |
6.0 |
| 1986-87 |
132.7 |
5.8 |
137.1 |
9.1 |
138.6 |
6.8 |
129.2 |
3.8 |
| 1987-88 |
143.5 |
8.1 |
152.6 |
11.3 |
143.3 |
3.4 |
138.5 |
7.2 |
| 1988-89 |
154.2 |
7.5 |
160.1 |
4.9 |
151.2 |
5.5 |
151.5 |
9.4 |
| 1989-90 |
165.7 |
7.5 |
163.6 |
2.2 |
156.6 |
3.6 |
168.6 |
11.3 |
| 1990-91 |
182.7 |
10.3 |
184.9 |
13.0 |
175.8 |
12.3 |
182.8 |
8.4 |
| 1991-92 |
207.8 |
13.7 |
218.4 |
18.1 |
199.0 |
13.2 |
203.4 |
11.3 |
| 1992-93 |
228.7 |
10.1 |
234.6 |
7.4 |
227.1 |
14.1 |
225.6 |
10.9 |
| 1993-94 |
247.8 |
8.4 |
250.9 |
6.9 |
262.4 |
15.5 |
243.2 |
7.8 |
| (Base: 1993-94=100) |
(100.0) |
(22.0) |
(14.2) |
(63.8) |
| 1993-94 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
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| 1994-95 |
112.5 |
12.5 |
115.7 |
15.7 |
108.9 |
8.9 |
112.2 |
12.2 |
| 1995-96 |
121.6 |
8.1 |
125.3 |
8.3 |
114.5 |
5.1 |
121.9 |
8.6 |
| 1996-97 |
127.2 |
4.6 |
135.8 |
8.4 |
126.4 |
10.4 |
124.4 |
2.1 |
| 1997-98 |
132.8 |
4.4 |
139.5 |
2.7 |
143.8 |
13.8 |
128.0 |
2.9 |
| 1998-99 |
140.7 |
5.9 |
156.2 |
12.0 |
148.4 |
3.2 |
133.6 |
4.4 |
| 1999-00 |
145.3 |
3.3 |
157.9 |
1.1 |
161.8 |
9.0 |
137.2 |
2.7 |
| 2000-01 |
155.7 |
7.2 |
162.5 |
2.9 |
207.9 |
28.5 |
141.7 |
3.3 |
| 2001-02 |
161.3 |
3.6 |
168.4 |
3.6 |
226.8 |
9.1 |
144.3 |
1.8 |
| 2002-03 |
166.9 |
3.5 |
174.1 |
3.4 |
239.4 |
5.6 |
148.2 |
2.7 |
| 2003-04 |
175.9 |
5.4 |
181.5 |
4.3 |
254.4 |
6.3 |
156.5 |
5.6 |
| 2004-05 |
187.2 |
6.4 |
188.3 |
3.7 |
280.0 |
10.1 |
166.2 |
6.2 |
| Note: Figures in italics are percentage variations over the
previous year. |
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| Source: Office of Economic Adviser, Ministry of Industry,
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