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Items / Week ended   2005 2006 Percentage Variation over Weight Dec. 3 Oct. 7* Dec. 2# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.6 208.3 207.8 0.4 0.5 5.4 5.2 Primary Articles 22.02 196.7 212.5 211.9 0.3 1.1 9.6 7.7 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 231.4 247.0 230.2 3.2 8.7 16.7 0.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 310.7 329.6 322.6 1.9 2.1 2.2 3.8 Manufactured Products 63.75 172.6 179.8 180.8 0.2 0.4 5.2 4.8 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

    2005 2006 Percentage Variation over   Weight Nov. 26 Sep. 30* Nov. 25# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 198.1 208.3 208.6 –0.1 0.1 5.8 5.3 Primary Articles 22.02 199.2 212.6 212.5 –0.4 –0.4 9.9 6.7   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 240.4 250.6 237.8 –2.0 –7.1 20.6 –1.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 312.2 329.6 328.8 –0.2 –0.2 4.0 5.3 M

  2005 2006 Percentage Variation over   Weight Nov. 19 Sep. 23* Nov. 18# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 198.0 207.9 208.8 — 0.2 5.9 5.5 Primary Articles 22.02 199.3 212.6 213.4 –0.5 0.2 10.4 7.1   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 236.9 249.0 242.6 –4.4 –5.7 23.0 2.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 312.2 329.6 329.4 — — 4.1 5.5 Manufactured Produ

Items / Week ended Weight 2005 2006 Percentage Variation over Nov. 12 Sep. 16* Nov. 11# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 198.4 207.7 208.9 — 0.3 5.9 5.3 Primary Articles 22.02 200.5 211.8 214.5 0.1 1.0 11.0 7.0   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 247.0 249.4 253.8 0.7 0.3 28.7 2.8 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 312.4 329.6 329.4 — — 4.1 5.4 Manufactured Products 63.75 172.2 179.1 180.1 0.1 0.2 4.8 4.6   (i) Sugar, Khan

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Nov. 5 Sep. 9* Nov. 4# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 198.3 207.8 208.8 0.2 0.4 5.9 5.3 Primary Articles 22.02 200.6 212.1 214.2 0.4 1.1 10.8 6.8   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 250.5 254.1 252.0 –1.6 0.4 27.8 0.6 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 31

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Oct. 29 Sep. 2* Oct. 28# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 198.3 207.1 208.4 — 0.3 5.7 5.1 Primary Articles 22.02 200.0 209.5 213.3 0.2 0.4 10.3 6.7   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 249.0 243.9 256.0 –0.5 2.1 29.8 2.8 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 31

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Oct. 22 Aug. 26* Oct. 21# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.7 205.8 208.4 0.1 0.9 5.7 5.4 Primary Articles 22.02 197.5 206.8 212.9 0.2 0.3 10.1 7.8   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 236.3 222.0 257.3 1.7 4.0 30.5 8.9 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Oct. 15 Aug. 19* Oct. 14# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.8 205.5 208.2 0.1 0.9 5.6 5.3 Primary Articles 22.02 197.9 205.7 212.4 0.2 0.6 9.9 7.3   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 235.6 219.4 253.0 0.8 1.7 28.3 7.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 3

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Oct. 8 Aug. 12* Oct. 7# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.7 205.0 207.9 — 0.6 5.4 5.2 Primary Articles 22.02 197.1 203.9 211.9 –0.2 — 9.6 7.5   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 235.0 213.8 251.0 0.1 –1.1 27.3 6.8 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 313.1

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Oct. 1 Aug. 5* Sep. 30# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.6 204.8 207.8 0.6 0.9 5.4 5.2 Primary Articles 22.02 196.8 203.3 212.4 — 1.8 9.9 7.9   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 235.2 211.2 250.8 1.4 5.3 27.2 6.6 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 313.1