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2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Aug. 25 Jun. 28* Aug. 23# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.9 238.4 240.3 — 0.3 6.0 12.3 Primary Articles 22.02 224.3 246.7 248.5 –0.4 0.2 4.9 10.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 247.3 250.0 252.9 –1.9 0.6 5.5 2.3 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.4 374.4 376.2 — –0.2 10.1 16.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 186.1 205.2 207.1 0.2 0.5 4.9 11.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Aug. 18 Jun. 21* Aug. 16# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.7 237.7 240.2 –0.2 0.4 6.0 12.4 Primary Articles 22.02 223.6 244.5 249.6 — 0.8 5.4 11.6 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 243.9 243.9 257.7 –0.2 2.2 7.5 5.7 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.2 374.4 376.2 –1.1 — 10.1 16.8 Manufactured Products 63.75 186.1 204.8 206.6 0.1 0.3 4.6 11.0 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

(Base : 1993 - 94 = 100) Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Aug. 11 Jun. 14* Aug. 9# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.7 236.9 240.7 0.1 0.7 6.2 12.6 Primary Articles 22.02 223.2 242.6 249.6 — 0.8 5.4 11.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 240.8 235.9 258.3 0.3 2.3 7.7 7.3 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.4 374.7 380.4 — 1.1 11.3 18.0 Manufactured Products 63.75 186.1 204.2 206.4 0.2 0.4 4.5 10.9

2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Aug. 4 Jun. 7* Aug. 2# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.8 236.5 240.4 0.3 0.7 6.0 12.4 Primary Articles 22.02 223.9 242.0 249.5 0.6 1.4 5.4 11.4 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 242.4 236.0 257.4 2.4 4.4 7.3 6.2 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.4 374.2 380.4 0.9 1.1 11.3 18.0 Manufactured Products 63.75 186.0 203.8 206.0 — 0.3 4.3 10.8 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Jul. 28 May 31* Jul. 26# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.9 232.3 239.6 0.1 0.6 5.7 12.0 Primary Articles 22.02 224.7 243.8 247.9 0.1 0.6 4.7 10.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 250.0 251.2 251.4 –0.3 1.1 4.8 0.6 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.9 347.2 377.0 0.2 0.7 10.3 17.1 Manufactured Products 63.75 186.1 202.7 206.1 0.1 0.6 4.4 10.7 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Jul. 21 May 24* Jul. 19# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.7 231.2 239.3 0.1 0.9 5.6 12.0 Primary Articles 22.02 224.7 242.3 247.7 0.1 1.4 4.6 10.2 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 249.9 254.6 252.1 –0.2 3.8 5.1 0.9 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.9 347.2 376.3 — 0.5 10.1 16.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 185.8 201.5 205.9 0.2 1.0 4.3 10.8 (i) Sugar, Khandsari a

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Jul. 14 May 17* Jul. 12# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.6 230.8 239.0 0.1 1.2 5.4 11.9 Primary Articles 22.02 224.7 241.1 247.5 0.6 1.9 4.5 10.1 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 244.2 250.4 252.5 2.4 6.2 5.3 3.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.8 347.2 376.3 — 0.4 10.1 16.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 185.6 201.3 205.5 — 1.3 4.1 10.7 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Jul. 7 May 10* Jul. 5# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 213.3 230.6 238.7 0.3 1.5 5.3 11.9 Primary Articles 22.02 223.9 241.4 246.1 –0.1 1.5 3.9 9.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 239.0 250.9 246.5 –0.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.8 346.6 376.3 0.5 0.6 10.1 16.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 185.4 201.0 205.4 0.3 1.9 4.0 10.8 (i) Sugar, Khandsari a

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Jun. 30 May 3* Jun. 28# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 212.8 230.5 238.1 0.4 3.0 5.0 11.9 Primary Articles 22.02 222.3 241.1 246.4 0.9 1.2 4.1 10.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 234.0 256.6 248.7 2.4 –2.7 3.7 6.3 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.0 346.6 374.4 — 7.8 9.5 16.3 Manufactured Products 63.75 185.1 201.0 204.8 0.4 1.9 3.7 10.6 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Jun. 23 Apr. 26* Jun. 21# Week Month End Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 212.4 229.1 237.1 0.4 3.2 4.6 11.6 Primary Articles 22.02 221.0 239.4 244.3 0.5 1.2 3.2 10.5 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 230.6 246.0 242.8 2.1 –4.1 1.3 5.3 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.1 343.0 374.4 –0.1 7.8 9.5 16.2 Manufactured Products 63.75 184.9 200.1 203.9 0.5 2.2 3.2 10.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and