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2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Jan. 27 Dec. 1* Jan. 26# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.0 216.3 217.6 0.2 0.7 3.4 4.1 Primary Articles 22.02 215.2 223.8 223.6 0.4 0.7 3.6 3.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 228.4 227.3 220.6 0.3 –0.9 –0.5 –3.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.8 330.2 334.4 — 1.3 4.5 3.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.7 188.3 189.4 0.3 0.5 2.9 4.2 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

2007 2008 PercentageVariation over Items / Week Ended Weight Jan. 20 Nov. 24* Jan. 19# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.9 215.6 217.1 0.2 0.6 3.2 3.9 Primary Articles 22.02 214.6 223.7 222.8 0.3 0.2 3.2 3.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 229.6 230.9 220.0 — –2.8 –0.7 –4.2 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.8 327.7 334.4 0.1 1.3 4.5 3.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.8 187.8 188.9 0.1 0.4 2.7 3.9 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Jan. 13 Nov. 17* Jan. 12# Week Month End Year March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.7 216.0 216.7 — 0.5 3.0 3.8 Primary Articles 22.02 213.7 223.6 222.1 — –0.3 2.9 3.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 227.9 230.4 220.0 –0.3 –2.6 –0.7 –3.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.3 327.7 334.1 — 1.7 4.4 3.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.6 188.4 188.7 0.1 0.4 2.6 3.9 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and G

2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Jan. 6 Nov. 10* Jan. 5# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.7 215.8 216.6 0.3 0.3 2.9 3.8 Primary Articles 22.02 213.4 223.9 222.2 — –0.4 2.9 4.1 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 228.8 236.7 220.6 –0.9 –3.8 –0.5 –3.6 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.3 326.5 334.1 1.2 1.7 4.4 3.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.7 188.3 188.5 0.1 0.1 2.4 3.7 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Items / Week Ended Weight Dec. 30 Nov. 3* Dec. 29# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.7 216.1 216.0 — — 2.7 3.5 Primary Articles 22.02 213.8 224.3 222.1 –0.1 –0.5 2.9 3.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 231.2 238.6 222.6 –1.6 –3.9 0.5 –3.7 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.9 326.5 330.2 — 0.5 3.2 2.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.7 188.6 188.4 0.2 0.1 2.4 3.7 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gu

Items / Week Ended Weight 2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Dec. 23 Oct. 27* Dec. 22# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.6 215.4 215.9 0.1 0.2 2.6 3.5 Primary Articles 22.02 213.3 224.3 222.4 –0.1 –0.1 3.0 4.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 230.3 239.8 226.3 0.2 –1.1 2.1 –1.7 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 321.9 323.7 330.2 0.5 1.3 3.2 2.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.7 188.2 188.1 0.1 –0.1 2.2 3.5 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

Items / Week Ended Weight 2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Dec. 16 Oct. 20* Dec. 15# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.4 215.3 215.6 –0.1 — 2.5 3.5 Primary Articles 22.02 212.7 224.3 222.7 –0.2 –0.7 3.1 4.7 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 232.0 244.7 225.8 –1.5 –5.8 1.9 –2.7 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.9 323.7 328.6 — 0.8 2.7 1.8 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.4 188.0 187.9 –0.2 –0.1 2.1 3.6 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

Items / Week ended Weight 2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Dec. 9 Oct. 13* Dec. 8# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.3 215.0 215.9 — 0.2 2.6 3.6 Primary Articles 22.02 213.0 223.7 223.2 — — 3.4 4.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 236.5 244.1 229.2 –1.0 –3.0 3.4 –3.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.6 323.7 328.6 — 0.9 2.7 1.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.2 187.8 188.3 — 0.1 2.3 3.9 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gur 3.93

2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Items / Week ended Weight Dec. 2 Oct. 6* Dec. 1# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 208.2 215.0 216.0 0.3 0.2 2.7 3.7 Primary Articles 22.02 212.1 223.1 223.3 0.3 –0.4 3.4 5.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 232.8 240.4 231.6 1.2 –2.9 4.5 –0.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 322.4 323.7 328.6 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.3 187.9 188.3 0.1 0.2 2.3 3.9 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

Items / Week ended Weight 2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Nov. 25 Sep. 29* Nov. 24# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.1 215.3 215.4 –0.1 0.1 2.4 3.0 Primary Articles 22.02 213.1 225.7 222.7 –0.7 –0.8 3.1 4.5 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 238.5 252.8 228.9 –4.5 –5.9 3.3 –4.0 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 326.7 322.1 326.1 — 0.7 1.9 –0.2 Manufactured Products 63.75 181.4 187.8 188.2 0.1 0.3 2.3 3.7 (i) Sugar, Khandsari