Appendix B. Trends in Wholesale Price Index (Base:1993-94 = 100) : Average Yearly Index, Over-the-Year Variations and Average Annual Rate of Increase During 1995-96 to 2004-05    
Weight Average 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96
Annual
Rate of
Increase*
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)  
All Commodities 100.00 [4.9] 187.2 (6.4) 175.9 (5.5) 166.8 (3.4) 161.3 (3.6) 155.7 (7.2) 145.3 (3.3) 140.7 (5.9) 132.8 (4.4) 127.2 (4.6) 121.6 (8.0)
1 Primary Article 22.03 [4.6] 188.3 (3.7) 181.5 (4.3) 174.0 (3.3) 168.4 (3.6) 162.5 (2.8) 158.0 (1.2) 156.2 (12.1) 139.4 (2.7) 135.8 (8.4) 125.3 (8.2)
A Food Articles 15.40 [4.8] 186.4 (2.7) 181.5 (1.3) 179.2 (1.8) 176.1 (3.3) 170.5 (3.0) 165.5 (3.8) 159.4 (12.7) 141.4 (3.0) 137.3 (12.4) 122.2 (8.3)
a Food Grains 5.01 [4.2] 177.5 (0.7) 176.3 (1.1) 174.3 (1.1) 172.4 (-0.8) 173.8 (-1.5) 176.4 (16.1) 152.0 (9.1) 139.3 (1.2) 137.6 (12.3) 122.5 (6.8)
a1 Cereals 4.41 [4.4] 177.9 (0.9) 176.3 (1.6) 173.5 (2.0) 170.1 (-1.7) 173.0 (-2.7) 177.8 (17.8) 150.9 (9.0) 138.4 (2.0) 135.7 (12.3) 120.8 (6.3)
a2 Pulses 0.60 [2.9] 174.5 (-1.2) 176.6 (-2.2) 180.6 (-4.5) 189.2 (5.3) 179.6 (8.1) 166.1 (3.7) 160.1 (9.7) 145.9 (-3.6) 151.3 (12.1) 135.0 (10.5)
b Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 [5.8] 205.0 (4.8) 195.6 (2.8) 190.2 (0.7) 188.9 (18.1) 160.0 (3.6) 154.5 (-16.7) 185.4 (29.8) 142.8 (-4.1) 148.9 (20.6) 123.5 (14.4)
b1 Vegetables 1.46 [3.3] 172.7 (7.9) 160.1 (-1.7) 162.9 (-5.1) 171.7 (23.2) 139.4 (-1.9) 142.1 (-29.4) 201.4 (44.4) 139.5 (-6.9) 149.9 (16.3) 128.9 (16.8)
b2 Fruits 1.46 [8.1] 237.3 (2.7) 231.1 (6.3) 217.5 (5.5) 206.1 (14.1) 180.7 (8.3) 166.8 (-1.5) 169.3 (15.7) 146.3 (-1.1) 147.9 (25.1) 118.2 (11.8)
c Milk 4.37 [5.4] 183.6 (4.3) 176.0 (2.5) 171.7 (3.3) 166.2 (1.8) 163.2 (10.6) 147.6 (8.5) 136.0 (8.4) 125.5 (4.8) 119.7 (4.7) 114.3 (3.6)
d Eggs,Meat and Fish 2.21 [5.0] 193.7 (3.9) 186.4 (-3.7) 193.5 (1.5) 190.6 (2.5) 186.0 (6.9) 174.0 (2.7) 169.4 (4.9) 161.5 (10.9) 145.6 (16.3) 125.2 (7.8)
e Condiments and Spices 0.66 [2.3] 188.3 (-8.1) 205.0 (5.7) 194.0 (3.1) 188.1 (-7.1) 202.5 (-10.6) 226.4 (2.8) 220.2 (24.5) 176.9 (0.2) 176.6 (15.1) 153.4 (21.6)
f Other Food Articles 0.24 [-0.4] 124.0 (18.9) 104.3 (-4.2) 108.9 (-2.9) 112.1 (-12.4) 127.9 (-14.8) 150.1 (-7.6) 162.5 (-8.3) 177.2 (39.4) 127.1 (-1.4) 128.9 (15.5)
B Non-Food Articles 6.14 [3.7] 187.7 (0.8) 186.3 (12.6) 165.4 (8.2) 152.9 (4.4) 146.5 (2.4) 143.0 (-5.8) 151.8 (10.4) 137.5 (2.5) 134.2 (-0.9) 135.4 (9.0)
a Fibres 1.52 [0.4] 166.9 (-6.1) 177.8 (23.6) 143.9 (-5.0) 151.4 (-3.4) 156.7 (8.1) 144.9 (-10.4) 161.7 (7.1) 151.0 (9.7) 137.6 (-14.2) 160.3 (6.9)
b Oil Seeds 2.67 [3.9] 181.1 (1.9) 177.8 (11.0) 160.2 (16.4) 137.6 (6.4) 129.3 (-3.1) 133.4 (-10.2) 148.5 (15.7) 128.3 (-1.8) 130.6 (1.6) 128.6 (8.5)
c Other Non-Food Articles 1.95 [6.1] 212.9 (4.2) 204.4 (7.9) 189.5 (8.3) 175.0 (8.0) 162.1 (4.9) 154.6 (4.0) 148.6 (6.5) 139.5 (2.2) 136.5 (9.0) 125.2 (11.8)
C Minerals 0.48 [11.8] 258.1 (112.3) 121.6 (2.4) 118.8 (-0.4) 119.3 (5.1) 113.5 (2.8) 110.4 (-0.5) 110.9 (11.1) 99.8 (-6.9) 107.2 (13.2) 94.7 (-9.7)
a MetallicMinerals 0.29 [17.0] 349.5 (174.1) 127.5 (4.6) 121.9 (-0.7) 122.7 (3.9) 118.1 (2.7) 115.0 (-2.0) 117.3 (21.6) 96.5 (-5.3) 101.9 (19.7) 85.1 (-18.0)
b Other Minerals 0.18 [0.4] 113.9 (1.4) 112.3 (-1.4) 113.9 (-0.2) 114.1 (7.3) 106.3 (3.1) 103.1 (2.3) 100.8 (-4.1) 105.1 (-9.1) 115.6 (5.3) 109.8 (2.9)
2 Fuel,Power,Light and Lubricants 14.23 [10.4] 280.0 (10.0) 254.5 (6.4) 239.2 (5.5) 226.7 (8.9) 208.1 (28.5) 162.0 (9.1) 148.5 (3.3) 143.8 (13.8) 126.4 (10.4) 114.5 (5.1)
A Coal Mining 1.75 [8.6] 223.1 (15.2) 193.6 (6.9) 181.1 (-0.3) 181.7 (12.8) 161.1 (8.0) 149.1 (3.8) 143.6 (2.7) 139.8 (18.8) 117.7 (10.6) 106.4 (1.2)
B Mineral Oils 6.99 [12.9] 315.4 (15.0) 274.3 (7.7) 254.7 (6.3) 239.5 (5.9) 226.2 (41.5) 159.9 (11.9) 142.9 (3.0) 138.7 (12.9) 122.9 (15.7) 106.2 (0.1)
C Electricity 5.48 [7.9] 253.0 (1.7) 248.8 (4.5) 238.0 (5.9) 224.8 (12.4) 200.0 (18.4) 168.9 (7.4) 157.2 (3.6) 151.8 (13.7) 133.5 (4.5) 127.8 (12.5)
3 Manufactured Products 63.75 [3.5] 166.2 (6.2) 156.5 (5.7) 148.1 (2.6) 144.3 (1.8) 141.7 (3.3) 137.2 (2.7) 133.6 (4.4) 128.0 (2.9) 124.4 (2.1) 121.9 (8.5)
A Food Products 11.54 [4.5] 175.0 (5.0) 166.7 (9.0) 153.0 (5.2) 145.4 (-0.2) 145.7 (-3.7) 151.3 (1.1) 149.7 (11.2) 134.6 (7.8) 124.9 (6.0) 117.8 (3.2)
a Dairy Products 0.69 [4.6] 205.9 (4.9) 196.3 (7.8) 182.1 (-2.7) 187.1 (2.9) 181.9 (-1.5) 184.7 (9.5) 168.6 (7.0) 157.5 (8.7) 144.9 (5.5) 137.4 (17.4)
b Grain Mill Products 1.03 [5.2] 177.3 (0.8) 175.9 (9.6) 160.5 (7.0) 150.0 (-1.7) 152.6 (-4.5) 159.8 (5.3) 151.7 (6.9) 141.9 (-3.4) 146.9 (30.3) 112.7 (8.7)
c Bakery Products 0.44 [4.3] 175.3 (3.5) 169.3 (-6.7) 181.4 (4.2) 174.1 (1.5) 171.5 (-1.0) 173.2 (8.1) 160.2 (8.1) 148.2 (11.2) 133.3 (10.6) 120.5 (11.9)
d Sugar,Khandsari and Gur 3.93 [4.2] 163.4 (17.3) 139.3 (3.5) 134.6 (-7.9) 146.1 (-4.6) 153.2 (-1.8) 156.0 (1.6) 153.5 (14.2) 134.4 (13.0) 118.9 (5.5) 112.7 (-5.4)
f Common Salt 0.02 [-1.2] 191.7 (15.0) 166.7 (-2.1) 170.2 (-2.8) 175.1 (-6.6) 187.5 (-18.8) 230.8 (-15.6) 273.4 (6.6) 256.5 (-3.4) 265.5 (24.6) 213.0 (103.2)
g Edible Oils 2.76 [3.3] 156.5 (-0.9) 157.9 (14.4) 138.0 (22.2) 112.9 (9.3) 103.3 (-15.4) 122.1 (-12.2) 139.1 (22.6) 113.5 (-1.4) 115.1 (-1.5) 116.9 (5.4)
h Oil Cakes 1.42 [6.0] 213.8 (-4.5) 223.9 (9.6) 204.2 (39.5) 146.4 (3.7) 141.2 (1.9) 138.6 (3.6) 133.8 (-0.4) 134.3 (0.8) 133.2 (5.3) 126.5 (4.0)
I Tea and Coffee Processing 0.97 [5.5] 185.4 (4.6) 177.2 (23.3) 143.7 (-18.9) 177.2 (-6.3) 189.1 (1.9) 185.5 (13.0) 164.1 (2.3) 160.4 (37.4) 116.7 (1.8) 114.6 (9.8)
B Beverages,Tobacco and Tobacco Prods. 1.34 [6.0] 216.0 (5.1) 205.6 (0.6) 204.3 (5.4) 193.8 (7.8) 179.8 (3.3) 174.1 (4.4) 166.7 (10.8) 150.5 (11.6) 134.9 (5.3) 128.1 (8.3)
a Soft Drinks and Carbonated Water 0.05 [3.8] 159.5 (11.2) 143.4 (-20.1) 179.4 (-0.7) 180.7 (1.6) 177.9 (3.7) 171.6 (2.8) 167.0 (7.3) 155.6 (16.2) 133.9 (16.9) 114.5 (4.9)
b Mfg. Of Bidi,Cigarettes etc 0.97 [6.8] 218.7 (3.0) 212.3 (1.1) 210.0 (4.7) 200.5 (9.1) 183.8 (6.2) 173.0 (5.0) 164.7 (10.4) 149.2 (13.8) 131.1 (8.2) 121.2 (9.8)
C Textiles 9.80 [0.5] 135.7 (3.1) 131.6 (7.7) 122.2 (2.4) 119.3 (-0.5) 119.9 (4.3) 115.0 (0.5) 114.4 (-1.0) 115.5 (-2.7) 118.7 (-8.3) 129.4 (9.5)
a Cotton Textiles 4.22 [1.7] 168.2 (1.1) 166.4 (12.1) 148.4 (-1.2) 150.2 (-0.5) 151.0 (4.7) 144.2 (-0.4) 144.8 (1.7) 142.4 (2.7) 138.6 (-4.4) 145.0 (9.3)
a1 Cotton Yarn 3.31 [1.5] 167.0 (0.4) 166.4 (14.9) 144.8 (-2.0) 147.8 (-1.1) 149.5 (5.7) 141.4 (-0.3) 141.8 (0.9) 140.5 (2.9) 136.6 (-6.8) 146.6 (7.6)
a2 Cotton Cloth (Mills) 0.90 [2.4] 172.6 (3.8) 166.3 (2.9) 161.6 (1.6) 159.0 (1.7) 156.4 (1.1) 154.7 (-0.6) 155.7 (4.4) 149.2 (2.1) 146.1 (5.1) 139.0 (15.9)
b Jute,Hemp and Mesta Textiles 0.38 [2.3] 181.0 (13.4) 159.6 (-5.7) 169.3 (-6.4) 180.8 (11.2) 162.6 (1.2) 160.7 (6.7) 150.6 (10.6) 136.2 (-11.1) 153.2 (3.9) 147.5 (33.7)
D Wood and Wood Products 0.17 [4.7] 179.5 (0.1) 179.4 (0.2) 179.1 (2.7) 174.4 (-3.1) 180.0 (-7.2) 193.9 (-2.5) 198.9 (30.0) 153.0 (25.3) 122.1 (2.7) 118.9 (7.2)
E Paper and Paper Products 2.04 [3.2] 174.6 (0.8) 173.3 (-0.4) 174.0 (0.7) 172.8 (4.5) 165.4 (10.8) 149.3 (14.1) 130.8 (3.2) 126.7 (-3.3) 131.0 (-0.2) 131.2 (23.7)
F Leather and Leather Products 1.02 [3.0] 155.7 (6.0) 146.9 (12.9) 130.1 (-7.7) 141.0 (-5.7) 149.6 (-3.2) 154.6 (16.1) 133.2 (3.4) 128.8 (6.3) 121.2 (1.7) 119.2 (8.7)
G Rubber and Plastic Products 2.39 [1.0] 134.3 (-0.5) 135.0 (1.8) 132.6 (5.2) 126.0 (0.4) 125.5 (1.5) 123.6 (-0.1) 123.7 (-0.6) 124.5 (0.2) 124.2 (1.0) 123.0 (15.6)
H Chemicals and Chemical Products 11.93 [4.1] 181.6 (2.5) 177.2 (1.9) 173.9 (2.9) 169.0 (2.8) 164.4 (5.9) 155.2 (6.4) 145.8 (6.3) 137.1 (4.6) 131.1 (3.4) 126.8 (8.7)
a Inorganic Chemicals 1.45 [2.3] 158.3 (4.1) 152.0 (11.8) 136.0 (1.7) 133.7 (1.9) 131.2 (0.6) 130.4 (1.2) 128.9 (-9.8) 142.9 (-3.3) 147.8 (14.7) 128.9 (14.9)
b Organic Chemicals 0.45 [3.6] 173.7 (32.2) 131.4 (4.5) 125.7 (-2.0) 128.3 (7.8) 119.0 (26.9) 93.8 (0.0) 93.8 (-10.8) 105.2 (-5.6) 111.4 (-11.4) 125.8 (6.0)
c Fertilisers 3.69 [3.1] 170.3 (0.7) 169.1 (0.5) 168.2 (4.3) 161.2 (2.1) 157.9 (10.6) 142.8 (3.5) 138.0 (1.3) 136.2 (5.3) 129.4 (0.3) 129.0 (11.4)
d Drugs and Medicines 2.53 [7.7] 267.4 (2.5) 261.0 (2.6) 254.5 (0.7) 252.7 (3.5) 244.2 (5.9) 230.7 (15.4) 199.9 (29.1) 154.8 (10.9) 139.6 (1.8) 137.1 (6.0)
I Non-Mettallic Mineral Products 2.52 [2.4] 157.1 (5.9) 148.3 (3.4) 143.4 (-0.4) 144.0 (7.5) 133.9 (5.1) 127.4 (-2.2) 130.2 (2.5) 127.0 (-1.9) 129.4 (2.4) 126.4 (14.0)
a Cement 1.73 [1.8] 152.0 (3.3) 147.1 (1.2) 145.3 (-2.3) 148.7 (8.9) 136.6 (6.4) 128.4 (-1.9) 130.9 (1.6) 128.9 (-3.4) 133.5 (2.8) 129.9 (15.6)
J Basic Metals Alloys and Metals Products 8.34 [6.0] 203.0 (21.0) 167.8 (15.6) 145.1 (3.1) 140.7 (0.3) 140.3 (3.9) 135.0 (1.7) 132.8 (1.6) 130.7 (3.8) 125.9 (4.7) 120.3 (11.0)
a Basic Metals and Alloys 6.21 [7.1] 217.4 (25.3) 173.5 (21.0) 143.4 (3.9) 138.0 (0.0) 138.0 (3.2) 133.7 (1.4) 131.9 (1.9) 129.5 (4.2) 124.3 (6.3) 116.9 (9.3)
a1 Iron and Steel 3.64 [8.0] 232.6 (28.4) 181.1 (26.2) 143.5 (5.1) 136.6 (-0.1) 136.8 (1.7) 134.5 (1.3) 132.8 (2.3) 129.8 (4.6) 124.1 (6.4) 116.6 (10.0)
a2 Ferro Alloys 0.09 [5.1] 177.9 (26.2) 141.0 (6.0) 133.0 (0.1) 132.9 (-0.7) 133.8 (0.1) 133.7 (0.1) 133.5 (3.3) 129.2 (9.2) 118.3 (4.1) 113.6 (8.7)
b Non-Ferrous Metals 1.47 [2.6] 172.9 (5.5) 163.9 (0.9) 162.5 (1.4) 160.2 (2.0) 157.0 (6.4) 147.5 (3.5) 142.5 (0.6) 141.6 (3.9) 136.3 (-1.0) 137.7 (18.8)
b1 Aluminium 0.85 [3.6] 194.5 (5.1) 185.0 (2.3) 180.8 (-0.3) 181.3 (4.4) 173.7 (8.4) 160.2 (4.2) 153.8 (5.1) 146.4 (3.9) 140.9 (-0.1) 141.0 (22.9)
b2 Other Non-Ferros Metals 0.61 [0.8] 142.6 (6.1) 134.4 (-1.9) 137.0 (4.7) 130.8 (-2.2) 133.8 (3.0) 129.9 (2.4) 126.9 (-5.9) 134.8 (3.7) 130.0 (-2.3) 133.1 (13.1)
c Metal Products 0.67 [1.9] 134.5 (8.6) 123.8 (0.9) 122.7 (-0.3) 123.1 (-1.0) 124.3 (3.2) 120.5 (0.8) 119.6 (1.4) 117.9 (0.2) 117.7 (3.3) 113.9 (8.5)
K Machinery and Machine Tools 8.36 [2.5] 140.2 (5.7) 132.7 (1.8) 130.3 (0.9) 129.1 (5.0) 123.0 (5.9) 116.1 (0.1) 116.0 (0.6) 115.3 (-0.3) 115.7 (3.5) 111.8 (5.5)
a Non-Electrical Machinery  3.38 [4.7] 175.4 (7.9) 162.6 (3.6) 156.9 (3.2) 152.1 (6.9) 142.3 (4.2) 136.5 (1.7) 134.2 (2.9) 130.4 (3.2) 126.4 (9.0) 116.0 (6.8)
b Electrical Machinery 4.98 [0.7] 116.3 (3.5) 112.4 (0.2) 112.2 (-1.1) 113.4 (3.2) 109.9 (7.5) 102.2 (-1.4) 103.6 (-1.3) 105.0 (-3.2) 108.5 (-0.4) 108.9 (4.5)
b1 Electrical Apparatus and  1.82 [-1.7] 81.9 (-5.2) 86.4 (0.6) 85.9 (-0.6) 86.4 (0.5) 86.0 (1.5) 84.7 (-1.3) 85.8 (-1.2) 86.8 (-3.4) 89.9 (-5.9) 95.5 (-9.2)
    Appliances
L Transport Equipment and Parts 4.29 [3.2] 154.3 (4.7) 147.4 (-0.1) 147.5 (0.5) 146.8 (2.4) 143.4 (5.9) 135.4 (3.0) 131.4 (2.8) 127.8 (3.8) 123.1 (6.2) 115.9 (7.9)
    Food Index*   26.94 [4.7] 181.5 (3.6) 175.2 (4.3) 168.0 (3.1) 162.9 (1.9) 159.9 (0.3) 159.4 (2.7) 155.2 (12.1) 138.5 (4.9) 132.0 (9.7) 120.3 (6.1)
Note: Figures in round brackets are percentage variations over the previous year *  Figures in square brackets are annual rate of increase from 1995-96 to  2004-05 (9 years)
Source: Office of the Economic Adviser,Ministry of Commerce and Industry