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Date: Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Subject: Releases...........pt1
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Wholesale Price Indices for Primary Articles and Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants in India (Base:1993-94=100)Review for the week ended 24th April, 2010 (04, Vaisakha, 1932 Saka)
New Delhi: May 6, 2010
The WPI for the week ended 24th April, 2010 in respect of 'Primary Articles and 'Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants' is given below:
PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 22.02%)
The index for this major group rose by 0.4 percent to 291.2 (Provisional) from 289.9 (Provisional) for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 13.93 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 24/04/2010 over (25/04/2009) as compared to 13.55 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 17/04/2010) and 6.77 percent during the corresponding week (ended 25/04/2009) of the previous year.
The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the week are as follows:-
The index for 'Food Articles' group declined by 0.1 percent to 292.3 (Provisional) from 292.7 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of fish-inland, fruits & vegetables, barley and wheat (1% each). However, the prices of tea (13%) and maize, gram and eggs (1% each) moved up.
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group remained unchanged at its previous week's level of 257.5 (Provisional). However, the prices of mesta, caster seed and raw rubber (2% each) have increased whereas there was decline in prices of fodder (13%) and niger seed (2%).
The index for 'Minerals' group rose by 12.0 percent to 684.0 (Provisional) from 610.9 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of feldspar (17%), iron ore (15%), asbestos (11%) and steatite (8%). However, the prices of magnesite (22%) and barytes (12%) declined.
FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS (Weight 14.23%)
The index for this major group has remained unchanged at it's previous week's level of 365.1 (Provisional). The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, has also remained unchanged at it's previous week's level of 12.69 percent (Provisional) and it was -5.54 percent during the corresponding week (ended 25/04/2009) of the previous year.
Build up inflation over the week, financial year end and over the year is given as belowfor some important items.
Next date of press release: 13/05/2010 for the week ending 01/05/2010
Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation
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| Week Ending 24th April, 2010 | |||||
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups | Weight | WPI Apr. 24, 2010 | Latest week over week | Build up from end March | Year on year | 52 week Average
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| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | ||||
| Primary Articles | 22.03 | 291.2 | 0.12 | 0.45 | 2.65 | 2.14 | 6.77 | 13.93 | 11.11 |
| Food Articles | 15.40 | 292.3 | 0.36 | -0.14 | 3.20 | 1.74 | 8.95 | 16.04 | 15.14 |
| Cereals | 4.41 | 268.1 | 0.48 | -0.19 | 1.88 | -1.11 | 12.93 | 7.67 | 13.35 |
| Rice | 2.45 | 252.4 | 0.60 | -0.12 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 15.74 | 8.28 | 13.91 |
| Wheat | 1.38 | 266.2 | 0.32 | -0.52 | 2.29 | -3.90 | 7.39 | 6.48 | 10.84 |
| Pulses | 0.60 | 369.8 | -0.28 | 0.24 | 4.19 | 2.61 | 16.83 | 30.58 | 29.53 |
| Vegetables | 1.46 | 255.1 | 4.00 | -1.32 | 38.86 | 33.28 | 20.12 | -5.69 | 16.41 |
| Potatoes | 0.26 | 178.2 | 3.14 | -2.57 | 22.37 | 0.91 | 23.40 | -32.14 | 54.74 |
| Onions | 0.09 | 191.0 | 19.17 | -1.80 | -5.71 | -18.48 | 52.04 | -25.80 | 17.94 |
| Fruits | 1.46 | 315.2 | -4.44 | -0.32 | -5.17 | -5.54 | 3.19 | 14.49 | 7.17 |
| Milk | 4.37 | 285.6 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.41 | 21.12 | 12.21 |
| Non-Food Articles | 6.14 | 257.5 | -0.39 | 0.00 | 1.93 | 1.46 | 2.07 | 11.04 | 4.31 |
| Fibres | 1.52 | 235.8 | -0.89 | 0.04 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 1.06 | 17.37 | 1.56 |
| Oil Seeds | 2.67 | 263.0 | -0.12 | 0.04 | 2.68 | 2.10 | 2.76 | 7.22 | 4.05 |
| Minerals | 0.48 | 684.0 | 0.00 | 11.97 | 0.00 | 11.97 | 3.49 | 1.27 | -5.53 |
| Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants | 14.23 | 365.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.93 | 0.91 | -5.54 | 12.69 | -1.05 |
| Liquefied Petroleum Gas | 1.84 | 365.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.25 | 5.26 | 3.72 | -4.72 |
| Petrol | 0.89 | 264.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.07 | -10.96 | 18.06 | -5.17 |
| High Speed Diesel Oil | 2.02 | 523.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.71 | -2.92 | 15.81 | -0.91 |
INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN INDIA BY
GROUPS & SUB-GROUPS (BASE: 1993-94=100)
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MAJOR GROUP/GROUP | W E E K E N D I N G |% CHANGE
& SUB-GROUP |----------------------------------------------| DURING
|24.04.2010|17.04.10|27.03.10|27.02.10|25.04.09| THE WEEK
| PROVISIONAL | FINAL |
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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I PRIMARY 291.2 289.9 285.1 285.6 255.6 0.4
ARTICLES
(A) Food Articles 292.3 292.7 287.3 285.4 251.9 -0.1
a. Food 280.3 280.7 281.9 284.1 253.1 -0.1
Grains(Cereals㻩
a1. Cereals 268.1 268.6 271.1 274.6 249.0 -0.2
a2. Pulses 369.8 368.9 360.4 353.1 283.2 0.2
b. Fruits & 285.1 287.3 262.5 267.0 272.9 -0.8
Vegetables
b1. Vegetables 255.1 258.5 191.4 195.1 270.5 -1.3
b2. Fruits 315.2 316.2 333.7 338.9 275.3 -0.3
c. Milk 285.6 285.6 285.6 272.4 235.8 -
d. Eggs,Meat & 331.7 332.4 327.7 328.4 250.0 -0.2
Fish
e. Condiments & 355.9 355.2 344.6 343.7 269.6 0.2
Spices
f. Other Food 215.5 202.3 202.1 213.3 232.4 6.5
Articles
(B) Non-Food 257.5 257.5 253.8 254.7 231.9 -
Articles
a. Fibres 235.8 235.7 235.8 235.1 200.9 -
b. Oil Seeds 263.0 262.9 257.6 260.2 245.3 -
c. Other Non-Food 266.8 267.2 262.7 262.5 237.9 -0.1
Articles
(C) Minerals 684.0 610.9 610.9 684.0 675.4 12.0
a. Metallic 1034.5 914.2 914.2 1034.5 1024.2 13.2
Minerals
b. Other Minerals 130.5 131.8 131.8 130.5 124.5 -1.0
II FUEL,POWER, 365.1 365.1 361.8 361.2 324.0 -
LIGHT & LUBRICANTS
A. Coal Mining 285.7 285.7 285.7 285.7 251.8 -
B. Minerals Oil 450.2 450.2 443.6 442.3 385.1 -
C. Electricity 281.9 281.9 281.9 281.9 269.2 -
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Government of India
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Consoldiated Status of Influenza A H1N1 as on 5TH May 2010
New Delhi: May 6, 2010
| (As on 5th May 2010) | |||||
| Sl. | State | Lab confirmed cases reported during the day | Lab confirmed cases cumulative | Death of Lab confirmed cases during the day | Death of Lab confirmed cases cumulative |
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| Delhi | 0 | 9696 | 0 | 95 |
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| Andhra Pradesh | 0 | 786 | 0 | 53 |
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| Karnataka | 2 | 2330 | 0 | 161 |
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| Tamil Nadu | 0 | 2088 | 0 | 7 |
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| Maharashtra | 8 | 6202 | 0 | 449 |
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| Kerala | 0 | 1473 | 0 | 37 |
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| Punjab | 0 | 176 | 0 | 40 |
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| Haryana | 0 | |||
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