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2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Apr. 7 Feb. 9* Apr. 5# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 211.5 219.4 226.6 0.3 2.2 7.7 7.1 Primary Articles 22.02 219.1 229.7 236.0 0.4 2.7 9.3 7.7 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 241.5 214.6 245.2 2.2 7.4 10.6 1.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 320.3 333.6 342.0 0.2 1.3 6.8 6.8 Manufactured Products 63.75 184.6 190.3 197.6 0.3 2.3 7.4 7.0 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gu

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Mar. 31 Feb. 2* Mar. 29 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 210.4 218.8 226.0 0.5 2.7 7.4 7.4 Primary Articles 22.02 215.9 227.8 235.1 0.2 2.7 8.9 8.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 221.6 212.3 239.9 2.5 5.6 8.3 8.3 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 320.1 333.6 341.4 — 1.3 6.7 6.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 184.0 190.1 197.1 0.9 3.4 7.1 7.1 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gu

2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Mar. 24 Jan. 26* Mar. 22 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 210.1 219.0 224.8 0.5 2.4 6.8 7.0 Primary Articles 22.02 215.3 228.4 234.6 1.8 2.7 8.7 9.0 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 221.9 221.1 234.0 1.4 3.1 5.6 5.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 320.0 334.8 341.4 0.1 1.3 6.7 6.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 183.8 189.9 195.4 0.2 2.7 6.2 6.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Mar. 17 Jan. 19* Mar. 15 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.6 218.2 223.6 0.8 2.2 6.3 6.7 Primary Articles 22.02 213.9 224.4 230.5 0.3 2.3 6.8 7.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 221.6 220.9 230.7 1.1 5.3 4.1 4.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 320.0 334.8 341.0 1.0 1.2 6.5 6.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 183.5 190.0 195.0 0.9 2.5 6.0 6.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Mar. 10 Jan. 12* Mar. 8 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.4 217.8 221.8 0.8 1.7 5.4 5.9 Primary Articles 22.02 213.9 223.3 229.8 0.3 2.1 6.4 7.4 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 221.8 216.9 228.3 0.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 319.5 334.2 337.5 0.1 1.0 5.4 5.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 183.3 189.9 193.2 1.3 1.7 5.0 5.4 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Mar. 3 Jan. 5* Mar. 1 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.3 217.6 220.0 0.2 1.2 4.6 5.1 Primary Articles 22.02 214.2 222.2 229.0 0.3 2.4 6.1 6.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 224.4 214.9 227.2 0.1 5.7 2.5 1.2 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 319.6 334.2 337.1 0.1 0.9 5.3 5.5 Manufactured Products 63.75 183.0 190.0 190.7 0.2 0.8 3.6 4.2 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gu

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Feb. 24 Dec. 29* Feb. 23# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.0 216.7 219.5 0.3 0.9 4.3 5.0 Primary Articles 22.02 214.9 221.8 228.4 1.4 2.1 5.8 6.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 222.2 216.6 226.9 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 318.9 332.7 336.9 — 0.7 5.2 5.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 182.4 189.0 190.3 0.1 0.5 3.4 4.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gu

2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Feb. 17 Dec. 22* Feb. 16# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.6 216.4 218.8 0.3 0.8 4.0 4.9 Primary Articles 22.02 214.8 222.0 225.3 0.1 1.1 4.4 4.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 219.8 220.0 219.0 –1.4 –0.5 –1.2 –0.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 318.9 332.7 336.9 0.9 0.7 5.2 5.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.8 188.5 190.2 0.2 0.7 3.4 4.6 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Feb. 10 Dec. 15* Feb. 9# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.0 216.4 218.1 0.3 0.6 3.7 4.4 Primary Articles 22.02 215.1 222.2 225.0 0.6 1.3 4.2 4.6 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 221.1 221.8 222.0 3.3 0.9 0.2 0.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 320.7 332.7 334.0 — — 4.3 4.1 Manufactured Products 63.75 182.0 188.5 189.9 0.4 0.6 3.2 4.3 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur 3

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Feb. 3 Dec. 8* Feb. 2# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.9 216.3 217.4 –0.1 0.4 3.3 4.1 Primary Articles 22.02 215.0 222.7 223.6 — 0.6 3.6 4.0 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 220.9 225.0 214.9 –2.6 –2.6 –3.0 –2.7 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 320.7 330.2 334.0 –0.1 — 4.3 4.1 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.8 188.6 189.2 –0.1 0.4 2.8 4.1 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and