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TABLE 40 : WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX - 1952-53 to 2004-05

Year

Index (Average of weeks)

AC

of which

PA

FPL&L

MP

FA

NF

1952-53
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62

100.0
104.6
97.5
92.4
105.3
108.4
112.8
117.1
124.8
125.1

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

(Base : 1952-53 = 100)

100.0
106.7
94.6
86.6
102.3
106.5
115.2
119.0
120.0
120.1

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

100.0
99.2
97.1
95.2
104.2
113.4
115.4
116.5
120.0
122.1

100.0
99.0
100.6
99.7
106.3
108.1
108.4
111.7
123.9
126.6

1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71

100.0
103.8
110.2
122.3
131.6
149.9
167.3
165.4
171.6
181.1

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

(Base : 1961-62 = 100)

100.0
106.5
115.4
135.4
144.6
171.1
207.8
196.9
196.8
203.9

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

100.0
103.2
118.1
120.3
124.1
134.5
142.0
148.6
155.1
161.8

100.0
103.1
105.7
109.8
118.2
127.6
131.7
134.7
142.8
154.1

1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82

100.0
105.6
116.2
139.7
174.9
173.0
176.6
185.8
185.8
217.6
257.3
281.3

100.0
100.9
110.7
141.8
177.5
165.8
167.2
183.8
181.4
206.5
237.5
264.4

(Base : 1970-71 = 100)

100.0
101.1
111.3
136.6
172.1
163.6
155.3
173.6
172.4
186.6
207.9
235.1

100.0
98.6
107.5
146.6
163.7
139.8
167.4
178.0
170.4
194.6
217.7
240.5

100.0
105.9
110.1
130.6
198.3
219.2
230.8
234.3
244.7
283.1
354.3
427.5

100.0
109.5
121.9
139.5
168.8
171.2
175.2
179.2
179.5
215.8
257.3
270.6

1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94

100.0
104.9
112.8
120.1
125.4
132.7
143.5
154.2
165.7
182.7
207.8
228.7
247.8

100.0
106.7
118.2
125.5
125.7
137.1
152.6
160.1
163.6
184.9
218.3
234.6
250.9

(Base : 1981-82 = 100)

100.0
111.1
126.5
131.8
134.1
147.8
161.1
177.1
179.3
200.6
241.1
271.0
284.4

100.0
100.8
112.4
124.6
120.4
134.1
163.0
160.2
166.0
194.2
229.2
228.7
249.1

100.0
106.5
112.5
117.3
129.8
138.6
143.3
151.2
156.6
175.8
199.0
227.1
262.4

100.0
103.5
109.8
117.5
124.5
129.2
138.5
151.5
168.6
182.8
203.4
225.6
243.2

1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05

100.0
112.6
121.6
127.2
132.8
140.7
145.3
155.7
161.3
166.8
175.9
187.3

100.0
115.8
125.3
135.8
139.4
156.2
158.0
162.5
168.4
174.0
181.5
188.1

(Base : 1993-94 = 100)

100.0
112.8
122.2
137.3
141.4
159.4
165.5
170.5
176.1
179.2
181.5
186.3

100.0
124.2
135.4
134.2
137.5
151.8
143.0
146.5
152.9
165.4
186.3
187.6

100.0
108.9
114.5
126.4
143.8
148.5
162.0
208.1
226.7
239.2
254.5
280.2

100.0
112.3
121.9
124.4
128.0
133.6
137.2
141.7
144.3
148.1
156.5
166.3

AC : All commodities.
PA
: Primary articles.
FA : Food articles.
NF : Non-food articles.
FPL&L : Fuel, power, light & lubricants.
MP : Manufactured products.
Note : 1. Major groups/sub-groups under the various series are not strictly comparable on account of changes in classification of commodities over time.
2. In the series (Base: 1961-62=100), MP comprises sub-groups chemicals, machinery and transport equipment and manufactures.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.