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      2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Items / Week ended Weight Feb. 11 Dec. 16* Feb. 10# Week Month End March Year 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 196.2 208.4 209.2 — 0.4 6.1 6.6 Primary Articles 22.02 193.5 212.7 215.8 –0.1 1.2 11.6 11.5 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 197.6 232.0 231.4 –0.4 1.9 17.3 17.1   Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 313.6 322.9 320.8 — –0.5 1.4 2.3   Manufactured Products 63.75 171.0 181.4 18

      2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Items / Week ended Weight Feb. 4 Dec. 9* Feb. 3# Week Month End March Year 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 196.0 208.3 209.2 0.2 0.5 6.1 6.7 Primary Articles 22.02 192.5 213.0 216.1 0.5 1.4 11.8 12.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 195.1 236.5 232.3 0.6 0.3 17.8 19.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 313.5 322.6 320.8 –0.4 –0.5 1.4 2.3 Manufactured Products 63.75 171.0 181.2 181.9 0.3 0.4 5.

Items / Week ended Weight 2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Jan. 28 Dec. 2* Jan. 27# Week Month End March Year 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 195.9 208.2 208.8 0.1 0.3 5.9 6.6 Primary Articles 22.02 194.3 212.1 215.0 0.6 1.2 11.2 10.7 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 204.7 232.8 230.9 0.6 1.1 17.1 12.8 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 310.7 322.4 322.1 — 0.1 1.8 3.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 170.8 181.3 181.4 — 0.1 5.5 6.2 (i) Sugar, Khandsar

14. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices (Base : 1993 - 94 = 100)     2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Items / Week ended Weight Jan. 21 Nov. 25* Jan. 20# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 196.5 209.1 208.5 0.1 0.2 5.7 6.1 Primary Articles 22.02 194.7 213.1 213.7 0.2 0.6 10.6 9.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 205.7 238.5 229.6 1.1 0.6 16.4 11.6 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 310.7 326.7 322.1 –0.1 0.2 1.8 3.7 M

Items / Week ended   2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Weight Jan. 14 Nov. 18* Jan. 13# Week Month End March Year   1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 196.6 209.0 208.3 — 0.2 5.6 6.0   Primary Articles 22.02 195.1 213.6 213.2 — 0.7 10.3 9.3   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 211.6 242.5 227.1 –1.9 –0.7 15.2 7.3   Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 310.8 326.7 322.3 — –0.1 1.9 3.7   Manufactured Products 63.75 171.

Items / Week ended   2006 2007 Percentage Variation over Weight Jan. 7 Nov. 11* Jan. 6# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 196.2 209.1 208.2 — 0.2 5.6 6.1 Primary Articles 22.02 195.0 214.6 213.1 0.3 0.5 10.2 9.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 211.4 253.1 231.5 1.4 –0.4 17.4 9.5 Fuel,Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 311.0 326.7 322.3 0.1 –0.1 1.9 3.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 171.0 181.0 181.1 –0.1 0.3 5.4 5.9 (i) Sugar, Khandsa

Items / Week ended Weight 2005 2006 Percentage Variation over Dec. 31 Nov. 4* Dec. 30# Week Month End March Year 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.1 209.1 208.1 — 0.1 5.5 5.6 Primary Articles 22.02 194.8 214.5 212.5 — 0.3 9.9 9.1   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 209.1 250.0 228.4 — –0.8 15.8 9.2   Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 311.1 326.7 321.9 0.1 –0.2 1.8 3.5 Manufactured Products 63.75 172.5 181.0 181.2 — 0.2 5.4 5.0   (i)

Items / Week ended Weight 2005 2006 Percentage Variation over Dec. 24 Oct. 28* Dec. 23# Week Month End March Year 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.2 208.9 208.0 0.1 –0.3 5.5 5.5 Primary Articles 22.02 195.3 213.6 212.4 0.3 — 9.9 8.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 212.3 249.4 228.3 –0.2 –4.0 15.8 7.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 311.1 328.7 321.6 –0.3 –2.2 1.7 3.4 Manufactured Products 63.75 172.5 180.6 181.2 0.2 0.4 5.4 5.0 (i) Sugar, Kha

Items / Week ended Weight 2005 2006 Percentage Variation over Dec. 17 Oct. 21* Dec. 16# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.1 208.8 207.8 — –0.5 5.4 5.4   Primary Articles 22.02 194.5 213.4 211.8 –0.1 –0.7 9.6 8.9   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 215.4 254.3 228.7 –1.6 –5.7 16.0 6.2   Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 311.1 328.7 322.6 — –2.1 2.0 3.7   Manufactured Products 63.75 172.5 180.4 180.8 0.2

Items / Week ended Weight 2005 2006 Percentage Variation over Dec. 10 Oct. 14* Dec. 9# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.2 208.6 207.7 — –0.6 5.3 5.3 Primary Articles 22.02 195.8 213.9 212.1 0.1 –1.1 9.7 8.3   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 230.2 256.1 232.5 1.0 –8.4 17.9 1.0 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 310.7 328.7 322.6 — –2.1 2.0 3.8 Manufactured Products 63.75 172.4 180.0 180.5 –0.2 0.2 5.0 4.7   (i) Sugar,