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20032004 PercentageVariation over WeightOct. 25Aug. 28*Oct. 23#WeekMonthEndYear Items/ Week ended March 1 23456789 ALLCOMMODITIES100176.1189.2189.10.3—4.97.4 PrimaryArticles22.02182.8193.5191.80.70.25.94.9 (i)Fruits and Vegetables2.92215.9215.1224.926.1304.2 Fuel,Power, Light and Lubricants14.23253.9281.3282.30.20.27.411.2 ManufacturedProducts63.75156.4167.2167.40.1–0.13.67 (i)Sugar, Khandsari and Gur3.93143.1163163.40.1–0.210.314.2 (ii)Edible Oils2.76157.6161.1159.20

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Oct. 18 Aug. 21* Oct. 16# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 176.1 188.5 188.6 0.1 –0.4 4.6 7.1 Primary Articles 22.02 183.1 192.3 190.5 –0.3 –1.1 5.2 4.0 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 219.4 214.0 220.4 –0.4 2.5 27.4 0.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 253.8 279.6 281.7 0.2 — 7.2 11.0 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.4 166.8 167.2 0.1 –0.2 3.5 6.9 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Oct. 11 Aug. 14* Oct. 9# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 176.0 188.2 188.5 –0.3 –0.4 4.5 7.1 Primary Articles 22.02 183.3 191.6 191.1 –0.3 –1.4 5.5 4.3 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 222.1 212.0 221.3 –0.3 — 27.9 –0.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 254.0 278.8 281.1 — –0.2 7.0 10.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.0 166.8 167.0 –0.4 — 3.3 7.1 (i) Sugar, Khandsari a

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Oct. 4 Aug. 7* Oct. 2# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 176.3 187.8 189.0 –0.1 –0.1 4.8 7.2 Primary Articles 22.02 183.4 191.2 191.6 0.1 –1.4 5.8 4.5 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 221.9 199.1 221.9 4.7 –0.7 28.3 — Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 253.9 278.7 281.0 –0.2 –0.2 6.9 10.7 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.6 166.4 167.6 — 0.5 3.7 7.0 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Sep. 27 Jul. 31* Sep. 25# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 176.1 187.3 189.1 –0.1 0.3 4.9 7.4 Primary Articles 22.02 182.8 191.4 191.5 –0.6 –0.7 5.7 4.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 211.2 197.9 212.0 –1.4 –1.3 22.5 0.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 254.6 274.7 281.6 — 0.3 7.2 10.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.3 166.4 167.6 — 0.7 3.7 7.2 (i) Sugar, Khandsari a

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Sep. 20 Jul. 24* Sep. 18# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 175.6 186.9 189.3 0.1 0.7 5.0 7.8 Primary Articles 22.02 180.9 190.3 192.7 –0.6 — 6.4 6.5 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 200.2 192.7 215.1 –2.8 –0.3 24.3 7.4 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 254.5 274.7 281.6 — 0.9 7.2 10.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.1 166.2 167.6 0.4 1.0 3.7 7.4 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Sep. 13 Jul. 17* Sep. 11# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 175.4 186.6 189.2 0.1 0.9 4.9 7.9 Primary Articles 22.02 180.6 189.5 193.9 –0.3 0.7 7.1 7.4 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 197.5 190.4 221.3 –0.9 5.6 27.9 12.1 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 254.6 274.7 281.6 — 1.1 7.2 10.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.0 165.9 167.0 0.2 0.8 3.3 7.1 (i) Sugar, Khandsari a

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Sep. 6 Jul. 10* Sep. 4# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 175.4 186.2 189.1 0.3 1.0 4.9 7.8 Primary Articles 22.02 180.6 188.6 194.4 0.8 1.4 7.3 7.6 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 203.6 188.3 223.4 4.0 12.4 29.1 9.7 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 254.6 275.1 281.6 0.3 1.1 7.2 10.6 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.0 165.6 166.7 0.2 0.8 3.2 6.9 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Aug. 30 Jul. 3* Aug. 28# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 174.0 186.0 188.5 0.3 1.0 4.5 8.3 Primary Articles 22.02 177.3 188.8 192.9 0.1 0.6 6.5 8.8 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 178.0 191.5 214.8 –0.5 9.5 24.2 20.7 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 249.5 275.1 280.8 0.6 2.3 6.8 12.5 Manufactured Products 63.75 156.0 165.2 166.4 0.2 0.7 3.0 6.7 (i) Sugar, Khandsari a

2003 2004 Percentage Variation over Weight Aug. 23 Jun. 26* Aug. 21# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 173.8 186.2 188.0 0.2 1.0 4.3 8.2 Primary Articles 22.02 177.7 190.1 192.7 0.1 0.9 6.4 8.4 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 179.6 206.0 215.8 3.0 10.9 24.7 20.2 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 249.5 275.6 279.2 0.3 1.7 6.2 11.9 Manufactured Products 63.75 155.5 164.9 166.0 0.2 0.7 2.7 6.8 (i) Sugar, Khandsari