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Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Mar. 22 Jan. 24* Mar. 21# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 226.6 229.3 227.3 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.3 Primary Articles 22.02 236.6 248.7 245.7 — -0.7 3.8 3.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 238.3 252.6 242.6 -2.0 -2.0 1.2 1.8 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 341.8 331.7 320.9 — -0.8 -6.1 -6.1 Manufactured Products 63.75 197.5 199.7 200.0 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari a

Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Mar. 15 Jan. 17* Mar. 14# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 226.4 229.0 227.0 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.3 Primary Articles 22.02 236.3 249.0 245.6 — -1.0 3.7 3.9 (i)Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 234.8 260.3 247.6 0.7 -1.7 3.3 5.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 341.7 331.7 321.0 — -0.8 -6.1 -6.1 Manufactured Products 63.75 197.3 199.1 199.6 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.2 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Mar. 8 Jan. 10* Mar. 7# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 225.7 229.7 226.7 -0.4 -0.6 — 0.4 Primary Articles 22.02 235.2 249.8 245.5 -1.0 -1.0 3.7 4.4 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 233.9 260.7 245.9 -2.5 -4.0 2.5 5.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 341.3 329.5 321.0 -0.8 -0.8 -6.1 -5.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 196.6 200.5 199.2 — -0.3 0.9 1.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Mar. 1 Jan. 3* Feb. 28# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 222.3 229.2 227.7 — -0.3 0.4 2.4 Primary Articles 22.02 234.4 249.0 248.1 0.2 -0.2 4.8 5.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 233.7 259.7 252.2 1.9 -1.3 5.2 7.9 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 341.0 329.5 323.5 — 0.5 -5.4 -5.1 Manufactured Products 63.75 191.6 200.0 199.2 -0.1 -0.7 0.9 4.0 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Feb. 23 Dec. 27* Feb. 21# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 220.9 229.4 227.6 -0.1 -1.1 0.4 3.0 Primary Articles 22.02 233.5 246.7 247.5 -0.2 -0.6 4.5 6.0 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 233.3 240.7 247.5 -1.7 -5.5 3.2 6.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 336.9 330.2 323.5 — -2.6 -5.4 -4.0 Manufactured Products 63.75 190.7 200.9 199.3 -0.1 -0.7 0.9 4.5 (i) Sugar, Khand

Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Feb. 16 Dec. 20* Feb. 14 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 220.4 229.2 227.8 -0.1 -1.2 0.5 3.4 Primary Articles 22.02 231.2 246.0 248.1 — -0.4 4.8 7.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 220.9 239.8 251.9 -1.7 -5.6 5.0 14.0 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 336.9 330.2 323.5 — -2.0 -5.4 -4.0 Manufactured Products 63.75 190.6 200.8 199.5 -0.1 -1.1 1.0 4.7 (i) Sugar, Khands

Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Feb. 9 Dec. 13* Feb. 7 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 219.4 229.9 228.0 -0.2 -0.9 0.6 3.9 Primary Articles 22.02 229.7 248.3 248.0 -0.2 -0.5 4.7 8.0 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 214.6 257.6 256.2 0.3 -4.0 6.8 19.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 333.6 331.8 323.5 0.5 -1.9 -5.4 -3.0 Manufactured Products 63.75 190.3 200.8 199.7 -0.4 -0.7 1.1 4.9 (i) Sugar, Khan

Items / Week Ended Weight 2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Feb. 2 Dec. 6* Jan. 31# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 218.8 230.5 228.4 -0.7 -0.3 0.7 4.4 Primary Articles 22.02 227.8 248.3 248.5 -0.2 0.9 4.9 9.1 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 212.3 259.3 255.5 -2.5 4.3 6.5 20.3 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 333.6 331.8 321.8 -3.1 -2.4 -5.9 -3.5 Manufactured Products 63.75 190.1 201.8 200.6 -0.1 — 1.6 5.5 (i) Sugar, Khandsar

2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Jan. 26 Nov. 29* Jan. 24# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 219.0 233.3 230.1 -0.2 0.3 1.5 5.1 Primary Articles 22.02 228.4 249.7 249.0 — 0.6 5.2 9.0 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 221.1 266.3 262.0 -1.8 3.5 9.3 18.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 334.8 344.8 332.0 0.6 0.5 -2.9 -0.8 Manufactured Products 63.75 189.9 202.8 200.8 -0.5 — 1.7 5.7 (i) Sugar, Khandsari an

2008 2009 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Jan. 19 Nov. 22* Jan. 17# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 218.2 233.4 230.5 0.2 0.1 1.7 5.6 Primary Articles 22.02 224.4 250.5 249.1 -0.1 0.1 5.2 11.0 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 220.9 276.4 266.9 — 2.7 11.3 20.8 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 334.8 345.0 330.0 0.1 -0.2 -3.5 -1.4 Manufactured Products 63.75 190.0 202.6 201.8 0.3 0.2 2.2 6.2 (i) Sugar, Khandsari