CONTENTS Chapter- 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Chapter- 2 Chapter- 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.

6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Chapter- 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Chapter- 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 Chapter- 6 Introduction Importance of Wholesale Price Index Nodal Office for Compilation of WPI Need for a periodic revision in the base year of WPI Need for revisiting the present base year 1993- 94 Notification of the Working Group and terms of reference History of the Wholesale Price Index in India Concept and Methodology About the Price Index Universe of Wholesale Price Index in the new series Treatment of export and import Treatment of crude oil Classificatory System Selection of Basket Basket of Commodities Weighting Diagram Method of Calculation Seasonal Items Other Methodological Changes Linking Factor Computerization of the index compilation Data Collection & Dissemination Data collection mechanism Data Management and Dissemination System Procedure for Estimation for Non- Response and Data Substitution Provisional Vs. Final Index Release of New Series Technical Report by Working Group Examination of the New Series by TAC and EAC Approval for release of WPI International practice ANNEXURES I II III IV V Table 1 Table 2 The com plete list of com m odities, their weights and the num ber of quotations Com m on item s between the Old series (1993- 94) and New Series (2004- 05) The new items added to the new series Broad GroupWise Price Quotations The items dropped/ revised TABLES & GRAPHS Comparative Statement of Commodities and price quotations Comparative Statement of Weights assigned to Product Groups

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Linking Factor Com parison of WPI between the Old Series (1993- 94) and the New Series (2004- 05)

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Chapter I

INTRODUCTION

1.1.

Importance of Wholesale Price Index

1.1.1. In a dynam ic world, prices do not rem ain constant. Inflation rate calculated on the

basis of the m ovem ent of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is an im portant m easure to m onitor the dynam ic m ovem ent of prices. As WPI captures price m ovem ents in a m ost com prehensive way, it is widely used by Governm ent, banks, industry and business circles. Important monetary and fiscal policy changes are often linked to WPI m ovem ents. Sim ilarly, the m ovem ent of WPI serves as an im portant determ inant, in form ulation of trade, fiscal and other econom ic policies by the Governm ent of India. The WPI indices are also used for the purpose of escalation clauses in the supply of raw materials, machinery and construction work. 1.2. Nodal Office for Compilation of WPI

1.2.1. The Office of the Econom ic Adviser in the Departm ent of Industrial Policy and

Prom otion, Ministry of Com m erce & Industry is responsible for com piling WPI and releasing it. The Office published for the first tim e, the index num ber of wholesale prices, with base week ended August 19, 1939= 100, from the week com m encing January 10, 1942. Since 1947 the index is being published regularly. 1.3. Need for a periodic revision in the base year of WPI

1.3.1. Over tim e econom ies undergo structural changes. This is truer in the contem porary

Indian contex t. Under the current liberalized environm ent, changes in the econom y are taking place at a fast pace. Product and their specifications, both in term s of It has, therefore, becom e Also, a num ber of products, quality and packaging, are changing even faster. num ber of quotations over a longer period of tim e.

increasingly difficult to obtain the price inform ation of selected products for a fix ed which were very im portant in term s of the m arket share at one point of tim e, becom e

obsolete in a short span of tim e and their places get occupied by altogether different items.
1.3.2. An im plicit disadvantage of Laspeyre s form ula, the m ethodology used for com piling

the WPI, is that the indices with fix ed weighting diagram fail to capture the dynam ic changes in product m ix and structure of the econom y over tim e. It has, therefore, been the practice to revise the weighting diagram and the series of WPI based on the recom m endations of a Working Group appointed by the Governm ent, roughly once every decade. Ever since the introduction of the WPI on a regular basis, six revisions have taken place introducing the new base years, viz., 1948- 49, 1952- 53, 1961- 62, 1970- 71, 1981- 82 and 1993- 94. 1.4. Need for revisiting the present base year 1993- 94

1.4.1. The set of Wholesale Price Index num bers with base year 1993- 94 was introduced

with effect from April, 2000. Significant structural changes have taken place in the Indian econom y since then. Therefore, it has becom e necessary to revisit a range of issues including ex am ination of the coverage of com m odities, base year, and weighting diagram and other related issues pertaining to the ex isting series of Index numbers of Wholesale Price in India (Base 1993- 94=100).

1.5.

Notification of the Working Group and terms of reference

1.5.1. A new Working Group for the revision of the current series of the Wholesale Price

Index Num bers (Base: 1993- 94= 100) was constituted under the Chairm anship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, the then Professor of Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi, vide Departm ent of Industrial Policy & Prom otion (Office of the Econom ic Adviser) O.M. No. 7/ 1/ 2002/ EAPM/ WG/ Ec.Ad. dated Decem ber 26, 2003. While som e m em bers of the Working Group had to leave due to superannuation, som e had to leave due to their transfer during the working of the Group, requiring changes to be carried out from tim e to tim e in the com position of the Group. Som e of the m em bers were also co- opted subsequent to the initial composition of the Working Group.
1.5.2. The Working Group was assigned with a wider terms of reference. It has been asked,

inter alia, to specially look into two new areas, namely, the feasibility of com piling a Producer Price Index (PPI) and switching over from WPI to PPI, leading to introduction of Stage of Processing Index (SOP), aim ed at avoiding multiple counting and measuring inflation based on finished goods, and the feasibility of ex tending the coverage of WPI/ PPI particularly to include services sector, aim ed at generating a broad- based indicator of inflation and a comprehensive deflator for Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

1.5.3. The Terms of Reference of the Working Group were as follows:

To select the m ost appropriate Base Year for the preparation of a new official series of Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices (WPI) in India. To ex am ine the need for switching over from wholesale price based price index (WPI) to producer price based price Index (PPI) and suggests further improvements based on the IMF s PPI Manual. To review com m odity basket of the current series of WPI and suggest additions/ deletions of com m odities in the light of structural changes in the econom y witnessed since 1993- 94. To decide the period m ost relevant for calculating value of Transaction/ Production of commodities for obtaining weight To evolve a suitable system for allocation of weight to the various to be included in the WPI basket. To suggest grades/ varieties of com m odities, their m arkets/ centres/ sources for obtaining weekly prices quotations and also effective method of price collection. To review issues relating to the m ethod of WPI com pilation with special reference to seasonal items, administered articles and other related issues. To suggest m ethods of adding new products gaining im portance after com m odities

introduction of revised series and assigning weights to the added products. To suggest methods for including imported products. To suggest suitable statistical technique to adjust for changes in the quality of products. To suggest any other im provem ents as m ay be necessary for enhancing the reliability of the official series of Wholesale Price Index. To explore possibility of inclusion of selected services in the WPI basket. To advise on substitution of ex isting item s/ varieties centres in case of nonreporting of price data on regular basis. To examine issues regarding changes in sources of the price information.

To set up sub- group(s) for undertaking studies requiring specific details. To suggest m easures for strengthening of com puter network for price data collection. To suggest measures for strengthening of price data collection system.

Chapter - II

HISTORY OF THE WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX IN INDIA

2.1 The Office of the Econom ic Adviser to the Governm ent of India undertook to publish for the first time, an index number of wholesale prices, with base week ended August 19, 1939 = 100, from the week com m encing January 10, 1942. The index was calculated as the geom etric m ean of the price relatives of 23 com m odities classified into four groups: (1) food & tobacco; (2) agricultural com m odities; (3) raw m aterials; and (4) m anufactured articles. Each item was assigned equal weight and for each item , there was a single price quotation. That was a m odest beginning to what becam e an im portant weekly activity for the m onitoring and m anagem ent of the Indian economy and a benchmark for business transactions. 2.2 A new food articles index was prepared in 1945 having a wider coverage, with the last week of August, 1939 as the base. This index was calculated as a weighted geom etric m ean of price relatives, the weights being proportional to the values of m arketable surplus of the various com m odities during 1938- 39. The base period of the index was subsequently shifted to the year ending August, 1939. Subsequently, the scope of food articles group was ex panded to cover other groups besides food articles. Since 1947, the Office of the Econom ic Adviser started publishing regularly, on a weekly basis, a series of weighted index num ber of wholesale prices with the year ended August, 1939 as the base period. This series included as m any as 78 com m odities, covering 215 individual quotations, classified into five groups : (1) Food articles; (2) Industrial raw m aterials; (3) Sem i- m anufactures; (4) Manufactures; and (5) Miscellaneous. The index was a weighted geom etric m ean of price relatives. The series lasted till March, 1956. 2.3 The pre- Independence period WPI indices naturally represented undivided India m aking it necessary to revise the index soon after Independence. In accordance with the recom m endations of the Standing Com m ittee of the Departm ental Statisticians, the Econom ic Adviser s Office issued a revised series of index , with 1952- 53 as price base and 1948- 49 as weight base, consisting of 112 com m odities, and 555 individual quotations. The com m odities were classified into five groups: (1) Food Articles; (2) Liquor & Tobacco; (3) Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants; (4) Industrial Raw Materials; and (5) Manufactures. Cereals were covered com prehensively on the basis of the m arkets specified by the Agricultural Prices Enquiry Com m ittee. As regards other agricultural com m odities, m arkets were chosen in consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture. Non- agricultural com m odities were selected on the basis of the availability of price data at producing and consum ing centers. Markets were selected on the basis of the suggestions given by state governm ents and various organizations like the cham bers of com m erce and trade associations. The weighted arithm etic average was adopted in preference to the weighted geom etric m ean used

for the earlier series. This series was issued regularly every week from April, 1956 to September, 1969. 2.4 While the 1952- 53 series (with 1948- 49 weight base) com prehensively covered agricultural com m odities, the coverage of non- agricultural com m odities was becom ing increasingly inadequate. With a view to rem oving this deficiency, the Governm ent of India constituted a com m ittee for im proving the coverage and m ode of collection of price quotations of non- agricultural com m odities. On the basis of the recom m endations m ade by this com m ittee, a new series of index num bers of wholesale prices with base 1961- 62 = 100 was issued from July, 1969. This series lasted till Decem ber, 1976. It covered 139 com m odities and 774 quotations. In the m atter of com m odity classification the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) with slight alterations m ade to fit in with the Indian conditions was followed. Accordingly, com m odities were classified into seven groups : (1) Food Articles; (2) Liquor & Tobacco; (3) Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants; (4) Industrial Raw Materials; (5) Chemicals; (6) Machinery & Transport Equipment and (7) Manufactures. 2.5 While introducing the series with base 1961- 62, it was decided to constitute a working group to go into the m ethodological aspects of the index relating to the revised series, with a m ore recent year as the base. Accordingly, a new series, with the base year as 1970- 71, was introduced in January, 1977 on the recom m endations of the Working Group on Revision of Index Num bers of Wholesale Prices. The coverage of this series was m uch wider as it included 360 item s and 1295 price quotations. 2.6 The selection of item s to be included in this series was based on system atic criteria. As regards the non- agricultural item s, those with a total value of production of m ore than one crore of rupees each according to the Annual Survey of Industries, 1965, and also item s whose indigenous outputs were sm all but im ports were substantial, were generally included, subject to the availability of price data. In the case of agricultural sector, selection of com m odities was done in consultation with the Directorate of Econom ics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture. These were significant steps in the evolution of a scientific method of index number compilation. 2.7 In all the previous series, the weighting system was based on the value of transactions of only those com m odities which featured in the index . In the 1970- 71 series, weights were assigned on the basis of the entire wholesale transactions in the econom y and, for this purpose, the values of transactions of the non- selected com m odities (which did not find place in the index ) were assigned to those selected com m odities whose nature and price trends were sim ilar. This was an im portant m odification in arriving at a m ore representative sam ple of weights for the WPI. Another im provem ent introduced was in the system of allocation of weights to the individual com m odities. As far as possible, all identifiable item s which were treated as quotations (without a separate weight) in the earlier series were treated as separate commodities and weights were assigned to all of them.

2.8

The weights in this series (base 1970- 71) were based on the value of transaction consisting of : (a) Value of marketable surplus in the case of agricultural commodities and value of products for sale in the case of manufactured products, (b) total value of im ports, including im port duties, if any, and (c) total value of ex cise duty, if applicable. In the agricultural sector, individual com m odities were assigned weight s in proportion to the average value of marketable surplus during the three year period ending 1969- 70, worked out on the basis of available data. In the m inerals and fuel, power, light and lubricants groups also, the allocation of weights to individual com m odities was generally based on the average value of production in the three year period ending 1969- 70. In the case of Manufactured Products", however, the value of production based on the ASI- 1968 data was used for deriving the weighting pattern.

2.9

In the 1970- 71 series, the National Industrial Classification (NIC) was adopted to bring about a greater uniform ity with the classification followed in som e other im portant indices like the Index of Agricultural Production, Index of Industrial Production, etc. In this classification, all the com m odities whether dom estically produced or im ported and available for sale in prim ary m arkets were grouped under three major groups, viz., A: Primary Articles. B: Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants, and C: Manufactured products. The m ajor group Prim ary Articles com prised three groups, vis, (I) Food

Articles, (ii) Non- Food Articles and (iii) Minerals. The m ajor group Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants in the 1970- 71 series consisted of coal, coke, lignite, mineral oils and electricity. The m ajor group Manufactured Products contained eleven groups, viz., (1) Food Products, (2) Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco products, (3) Tex tiles, (4) Paper and paper products, (5) Leather & Leather products, (6) Rubber and Rubber products, (7) Chem icals and Chem ical products, (8) Non- Metallic Mineral products, (9) Basic Metals, Alloys and Metal products (10) Machinery and Transport Equipment and (11) Miscellaneous products. 2.10 The Wholesale Price Index Series underwent another restructuring in terms of its base and weighting diagram from the beginning of 1989. For this purpose, the choice of the base year was narrowed down to that between 1978- 79 and 1981- 82, and the latter year was chosen as the appropriate base. It was perceived to be so on three m ajor counts viz., (a) it was a norm al year in term s of price and production data; (b) it was closer to the actual data period of the 1990s; and, (c) it was close to the base year of other revised index series commonly in use for economic decision making.

2.11

The new series with 1981- 82 as the base year continued the conceptual tradition that has been followed by its predecessors. However, som e significant innovations were m ade in the attem pt to restructure the series; they also related to the breadth of coverage of com m odities and com position of groups of com m odities. As against 360 item s in the 1970- 71 series, the 1981- 82 series included 447 distinct com m odities. The com m odity coverage in term s of the total num ber of item s thus increased by a total of 87. This was the net result of the addition of 75 new item s, the splitting of a group of 32 item s of the earlier series into 100 distinct item s and the am algam ation of 4 of the then ex isting item s into 2 of the new series; in view of the structural changes, 54 item s were deleted from the 1970- 71 series for the com pilation of the new series. The num ber of price quotations increased from 1295 of the earlier series to 2371 in the revised series. The new series represented the underlying econom ic activity m ore accurately and adequately, presum ably in a m ore representative manner.

2.12

For the preparation of the weighting diagram , weights were assigned on the basis of the value of wholesale transactions for the econom y. Each selected item was allocated a weight that is proportional to its share in the total value of output in the econom y. The value of output of the non- selected item s was distributed to those of the selected ones whose nature and price trends were considered similar.

2.13

Within the agricultural sector, individual com m odities were assigned weights on the basis of the average value of m arketed/ m arketable surplus through the triennium ending 1981- 82. The 1981- 82 series utilised as an innovation the m arketed surplus ratios pertaining to the base year as against the m arketable surplus ratios based on the surveys conducted in 1950s and early 1960s for the series it replaced. In addition, the revised series m ostly used the m arketed surplus ratios instead of m arketable surplus ratios; the weight of opinion is overwhelm ingly in favour of using the first concept in preference to the second one. For m anufactured products, the value of production as per the ASI, 1980- 81 have been used in the com pilation of weights. A distinct im provem ent in the 1981- 82 series was the inclusion of the value of output of the unorganized/ unregistered m anufacturing sectors for assigning weights to various products. Even though it is argued that price trends in the two segm ents of m anufacturing industry tend to m ove in tandem , the unassigned weights belonging to the unorganized/ unregistered sector could im part a significant downward bias to the share of m anufacturing output in the total econom y. This possible source of correction has been reflected in the weighting diagram that has ultimately emerged in the 1981- 82 series as compared with its predecessor.

2.14

The m anufactured products were classified by the sam e National Industrial Classification (NIC) as had been done earlier. This had facilitated an undisturbed com parison with the past while m oving com m odities and groups of com m odities to the appropriate class where such a m ove was warranted. Overall, the com plete list of 447 com m odities of the 1981- 82 base was split into three m ajor sectors of the

econom y : (I) Prim ary Articles; (II) Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants; and, (III) Manufactured Products. 2.15 The Prim ary Articles sector was further split into (i) Food Articles (ii) Non- food Articles and (iii) Minerals. The Manufactured Products sector has been sub- divided into 13 sectors, two m ore in num ber than in the preceding series. These were (1) Food products; (2) Beverages, tobacco and tobacco products; (3) Tex tiles; (4) Food and food products; (5) Paper and paper products; (6) Leather and leather products; (7) Rubber and rubber products; (8) Chem icals and chem ical products; (9) Nonm etallic m ineral products; (10) Basic m etals, alloys and m etal products; (11) Machinery and m achine tools; (12) Transport equipm ent and parts; and (13) Other m iscellaneous m anufacturing industries. In all, there were 334 item s in the Manufactured Products list, 20 item s in the Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants list and 93 item s in the prim ary articles list, altogether adding up to 447 for the 1981- 82 base. 2.16 There was no change in the m ethod of com pilation in the 1981- 82 series from what has been followed in the past. It was calculated on the principle of weighted arithm etic m ean and using the Laspeyre s form ula, which has a fix ed base- year weighting diagram operative through the entire life span of the series. 2.17 Nex t revision was m ade with base year 1993- 94 and it cam e into effect from April, 2000. The basket has been kept divided into three m ajor sectors of "prim ary articles", "fuel, power, light and lubricants" and "m anufactured products". In case of "m anufactured products" the classification that was used in the 1981- 82 series has been retained, but the last category, "other m iscellaneous m anufactures" has been dropped due to problem s encountered in representativeness of individual item s in its fold, and its weight has been distributed across other rem aining categories of m anufactured products on a pro- rata basis. There are thus 12 categories of m anufactured products in the 1993- 94 series which are identical with the first 12 categories of the 1981- 82 series as listed above. There are altogether 435 articles/ item s in the new series, com prising of 98 prim ary articles 19 item s of "fuel, power, light and lubricants" and 318 manufactured items. 2.18 An im portant advance m ade in the 1993- 94 series was with respect to the m ode of com pilation of the weekly price index . It m ade a m ajor break from the traditional manual m ethod by using desktop calculators to the use of high speed com puters with the assistance of the National Inform atics Center (NIC), which developed a com prehensive software package custom - m ade for this purpose. This has allowed for considerable advance in term s of scope, coverage, accuracy and the potential for further analysis and research on both the price series and a wide variety of analytical studies based on rich information contained in the time series data. 2.19 Since October 2009, release of WPI has been changed from weekly to m onthly as per decision taken by Cabinet Com m ittee on Econom ic Affairs (CCEA). However, WPI for Prim ary Articles and Fuel & Power is continued to be released on weekly basis.

2.20

Latest revision of WPI has been done by shifting base year from 1993- 94 to 200405. A Working Group was set up with Prof. Abhijit Sen, Mem ber, Planning Com m ission as Chairm an for revision of WPI series. The Working Group subm itted its Technical Report with a recom m endation to change the base year from 1993- 94 to 2004- 05. Technical Advisory Com m ittee on Statistics of Prices and Cost of Living (TAC on SPCL) chaired by Director General, CSO approved in its meeting on 31.12.2009 the new base year, selection of com m odity basket and derivation of weighting diagram . Com m ittee of Secretaries (CoS) in it s m eeting on 9th August, 2010 has finally approved the release of new series and directed to release it on 14th Septem ber 2010. Accordingly WPI of the new series [with base year 2004- 05] was launched on 14th September, 2010.

2.21

A representative com m odity basket com prising 676 item s has been selected and weighting diagram has been derived for the new series consistent with the structure of the econom y. The num ber of quotations selected for collecting price data for the above items is 5482.

2.22

A com parative statem ent of weights, no of item s and no of quotations between the old series and new series is given for the major groups in the table below:

Major Group / Group All Commodities I Primary Articles II Fuel & Power Iii Manufactured Products 2.23

Weight 200405 100.00 20.12 14.91 64.97 199394 100.00 22.02 14.23 63.75

No. of items 200405 676 102 19 555 1993- 94 435 98 19 318

No. of Quotations 2004- 05 5482 579 72 4831 199394 1918 455 72 1391

The above evolution of WPI in India may be summed up in the following table: Year of Introduction 10th January, 1942 1947 1952 July, 1969 January, 1977 July, 1989 April, 2000 September, 2010 No. of items 23 78 112 139 360 447 435 676 No. of price quotations 23 215 555 774 1295 2371 1918 5482

Base:week ended 19th August, 1939 End August, 1939 1952- 53 base) 1961- 62 1970- 71 1981- 82 1993- 94 2004- 05 (1948- 49 as weight

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Chapter III CONCEPT AND METHODOLOGY

3.1.

About the Price Index

3.1.1. The price index is an indicator of the average price m ovem ent over tim e of a fix ed basket of goods and services. The constitution of the basket of goods and services is done keeping in to consideration whether the changes are to be m easured in retail, wholesale or producer prices etc. The basket will also vary for econom y- wide, regional, or sector specific series. At present, separate series of index num bers are compiled to capture the price movements at retail and wholesale level in India. There are four m ain series of price indices com piled at the national level. Out of these four, Consum er Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI- IW) and Consum er Price Index for Agricultural Labourers / Rural Labourers (CPI - AL/ RL), are consum er price indices. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) num ber is a m easure of wholesale price m ovem ent for the econom y. Som e States also com pile variants of CPI and WPI indices at the State level 3.2. Universe of Wholesale Price Index in the new series:

3.2.1. The concept of wholesale price has hitherto covered the general idea of capturing all

transactions carried out in the dom estic m arket. The weights of the WPI do not correspond to contribution of the goods concerned either to value- added or final use. In order to give this idea a m ore precise definition, it was decided to define the universe of the wholesale price index as comprising as far as possible all transactions at first point of bulk sale in the domestic market. 3.3. Treatment of export and import:

3.3.1. In the 1993- 94 series, the traded value (used for derivation of weighting diagram)

was com puted by subtracting ex ports from the dom estic production and adding im ports to the dom estic production (Production + Im port- Ex port). This m ethod of com puting the traded value had an inherent bias since all ex ports are not necessarily direct exports without getting traded in the economy. The Working Group on the new series, therefore, decided that while com puting the dom estically traded value, only the direct ex port from the factories should be ex cluded. Sim ilarly, im port of goods which reach the factory directly (without being traded in the econom y) should not be added to domestic production. 3.4. Treatment of crude oil:

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3.4.1. In the 1981- 82 series, crude petroleum was included as an independent item in

the mineral group of the major group P rimary Articles. However, in the 1993- 94 series, the crude petroleum was taken away from the m ineral group as an independent item and its value was apportioned param etrically am ong the item s in the m ineral oils group of the m ajor group Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants. The Analytical Sub- Group of the Working Group for the new series observed that the prices of crude petroleum could now be collected from the open m arket which is interlinked with international m arket. Further, the ex isting practice of im puting crude oil weight to petroleum products leads to an upward bias in Fuel & Power Group Index apart from the fact that the m ovem ent of crude oil prices and the prices of petroleum products m ay not be sim ilar due to pass- on lag.

3.5.

Classificatory System

3.5.1. The National Industrial Classification (NIC- 98) being generally followed in the current

series in respect of m anufactured products has been retained for the revised series also. This has been done with a view to m aintaining continuity and to facilitate linking of the revised series with the current one. There is no change in the m ethod of com pilation of the index in the new series. It should, in any case, be possible to rearrange the classificatory system to suit one s requirem ents on the basis of the detailed individual commodity indices and their weights. 3.6. Selection of Basket

3.6.1. With a view to reflecting adequately the changes that have taken place in the structure of the econom y, alm ost all the im portant item s being transacted in the econom y have been included in the revised basket. The choice of com m odities, varieties/ grades, m arket centres and sources of price data in respect of agricultural com m odities has been m ade as per the recom m endations of the Sub- Group on Agricultural Item s. The selection of varieties, m arkets etc. in respect of com m ercial crops like tea, coffee, jute, cotton, raw tobacco, raw silk and raw rubber has been done in consultation with the Tea Board, Coffee Board, Directorate of Jute Developm ent of India, Cotton Corporation of India, Directorate of Tobacco Development, Rubber Board and Silk Board respectively. 3.6.2. For deciding on the inclusion of the m ineral item s, their grades, m arket centres, etc., the working Group has gone by the suggestions of the Indian Bureau of Mines. The Coal Controller office, M/ o Coal has suggested the specifications to be selected for coal, coke and lignite and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, for crude petroleum and other petroleum products. In respect of electricity, the suggestions

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on this aspect have come from the Central electricity Authority. 3.6.3. As regards, selection of item s under Manufactured Products the Working Group has gone by the criterion of value of output as per Annual Survey of Industries conducted by CSO for the year 2004- 05. At first all the ASI items were classified into 12 groups under Manufactured Products in WPI. Then, within each group, all the item s were ordered in descending order of value of output. Starting from the item with highest value of output and m oving downward, item s were selected till the cum ulative value of output becom es at least 80% of the total output value of the group. The sam e procedure was adopted for all the 12 groups to select the items. 3.6.4. The selection of specifications in respect of m anufactured products as also the selection of sources for supplying price data has been done from out of th top 10 m anufacturers producing a particular item . At least 5 price quotations in respect of representative grades have been included in the index . In certain cases where it has not been possible to ensure a m inim um of 5 price quotations, either because of the nature of the product or due to certain other reasons, as m any price quotations as possible have been included. 3.7. Basket of Commodities

3.7.1. The New Series with 2004- 05 as the base has 676 item s in the com m odity basket. A

com parison of the num ber of item s and price quotations at the level of the groups in the previous and the ex isting as well as in the revised base series is presented in Table- 1. There has been a significant increase in num ber of item s and price quotations for each item , particularly in the m anufacturing segm ent to not only better reflect the structural shifts but also to make WPI more broad based. Table 1: Comparative Statement of Commodities and price quotations Number of Commodities 1970- 1981 1993 2004 Major Group/Group All Commodities Primary Articles Food Articles Non Food Articles Minerals Fuel & Power Manufactured Products Food Products Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products Textiles 8 12 7 27 11 29 15 55 19 99 39 120 49 100 102 457 71 360 80 39 26 15 10 270 37 - 82 447 93 44 28 21 20 334 35 - 94 435 98 54 25 19 19 318 41 - 05 676 102 55 29 18 19 555 57 854 117 Number of price quotations 1970- 1981 1993 2004 71 411 264 115 32 30 - 82 519 320 132 67 73 231 - 94 455 340 96 19 72 168 - 05 579 431 108 40 72 406 1295 2371 1918 5482

1779 1391 4831

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Wood & Wood Products Paper & Paper Products Leather & Leather Products Rubber & Plastic Products Chemicals & Chemical Products Non- Metallic Mineral Products Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products Machinery & Machine Tools Transport Equipments & Parts 3.8. Weighting diagram

4 4 4 7 67 21 42 35 21

2 11 3 13 77 22 57 44 22

2 11 1 15 69 9 53 56 21

10 18 13 45 107 26 69 107 33

13 16 18 42 182 63 125 104 39

14 74 26 73 428 125 235 266 118

9 67 9 55

64 138 91 351

276 1111 42 203 312 101 225 696 903 287

3.8.1. The weighting diagram for the new WPI series has been derived on the basis of Gross Value of Output (GVO).The output values at current prices, wherever available at appropriate disaggregation, have been obtained from the National Accounts Statistics (NAS), 2007 published by the Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics & Program m e Im plem entation. The sam e have been reallocated and aggregated to conform to the structure of WPI basket. Detailed m ethodology of assigning weights was also included in the Report of the Working Group and can be accessed at eaindustry.nic.in. Specific group- wise approach for allocation of weights has been as under: 3.8.2. Prim ary Articles: In the case of agricultural and related com m odities, the average value of output for the triennium ending 2005- 06 (i.e., 2003- 04, 2004- 05 and 2005- 06) has been derived by using the value of output at current prices for the relevant years obtained from the National Accounts Statistics 2007 (Statements - 55 & 56). The Marketed Surplus Ratios (MSRs) were supplied by the Sub- Group on Agricultural Com m odities, which com puted the MSRs for the agricultural and related com m odities for the base year 2000- 01, initially considered by the Working Group. The MSRs as supplied by the Sub- Group on Agriculture have been used for deriving the value of m arketed output for the agricultural and related com m odities for the base year 2004- 05, as it was felt that the MSRs are unlikely to undergo any significant change within a short span of three to four years.

3.8.3. Minerals: Minerals is a group under the m ajor group Prim ary Articles . The value of output of m inerals other than crude petroleum has been taken from the National

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Accounts S tatistics, 2007 (S tatement - 59). Crude petroleum has also been now been shifted to minerals in the revised series. The output value of domestically produced crude petroleum has been taken from the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and has been added to the value of output of m inerals other than crude to arrive at the total value of output of m inerals in the new WPI basket.

a.

The value of crude is not

im ported traded

crude has not as such in

been

taken

into account while that its m arket and

deriving the weighting diagram for the crude petroleum on the ground the dom estic derivatives are the major group b.

already included in the basket as independent items in Fuel & Power. value of taken output from for fuel

Fuel Minerals (coal, coke and lignite): The m inerals, i.e. been taken case coal, coke and the Office lignite, of the 2007(Statem ent from

has been Coal

the NAS As in

59). The ex port and im port figures for fuel m inerals have Controller, Calcutta.

of m inerals (ex cept crude petroleum ), the im ported fuel m inerals

are taken as traded in the dom estic m arket and the ex port of such m inerals are taken as direct ex ports from the m ines for estim ation of traded value figures for the fuel minerals.

3.8.4. Mineral oils: The value of m ineral oils as a group as well as item - wise values of im portant m ineral oils like petrol, diesel, naphtha, LPG, kerosene, lubricants etc. are not available in NAS 2007. The Ministry of Petroleum has m ade available the sales figures of the m ineral oils by different oil com panies for the year 2004- 05. The Ministry has also provided the import and export figures for 2004- 05 for such items. While com puting the traded value of the item s in the m ineral oils group, the value of im ports have not been included as the im port figures are already included in the sales figures. It has been taken that the im ported m ineral oils are traded in the dom estic m arket. The ex port of m ineral oils has been treated as direct ex port for estim ation of traded value figures for m ineral oils and therefore subtracted from the sales value of the mineral oils to arrive at the traded value for mineral oils. 3.8.5. Electricity: The quantum and value of output of electricity generated and as used by different sectors, i.e. agriculture, industry, dom estic, com m ercial and railways traction in the year 2004- 05 was supplied by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to the Office of Econom ic Adviser. The value of generation of electricity has been used for derivation of weight for the electricity group and the item level weights have been derived by distributing param etrically the group level weight am ongst different sectors of use as per the quantum of generated electricity used by these sectors. 3.8.6. Manufactured Products: The National Accounts Statistics 2007 provides the NIC two

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digit group wise output figures for 2004- 05 both for the registered (S tatement 61) and unregistered (S tatement 62- a) manufacturing sector. Necessary adjustments have been done in NIC group level output figures to arrive at the group level output figures for the 12 product groups of the Manufactured Products major group of the WPI basket. Adjustm ents were required in the NAS group level output figures for a few groups to harmonise it with the WPI manufactured product grouping. a. The group- wise com bined registered and unregistered m anufacturing figures have been adjusted for import and direct export figures to arrive at the traded value figures in respect of each of the 12 groups. The group level weights, derived on the basis of respective traded value figures, have been distributed pro- rata am ongst the item s covered in the respective groups, as per the output figures of such items obtained from ASI data / Office of DCSSI. 3.8.7. The weights have been assigned on the basis of entire wholesale transactions in the economy. Table- 2 presents a comparative picture of weights. Table 2: Comparative Statement of Weights assigned to Product Groups 1981Major Group/Group All Commodities Primary Articles Food Articles Non Food Articles Minerals Fuel & Power Coal Mineral Oils Electricity Manufactured Products Food Products Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products Textiles Wood and Wood Products Paper and Paper Products Leather and Leather Products Rubber and Plastic Products Chemicals and Chemical Products Non- Metallic Mineral Products Basic Metals, Alloys and Metal Products Machinery and Machine Tools 5.974 5.045 7.632 6.268 8.342 8.363 10.748 8.931 2.708 11.026 0.174 0.851 0.385 1.207 5.548 1.415 2.149 11.545 1.198 1.988 1.018 1.592 7.355 2.477 1.339 9.800 0.173 2.044 1.019 2.388 11.931 2.516 1.762 7.326 0.587 2.034 0.835 2.987 12.018 2.556 49.874 13.322 1970- 71 41.667 29.799 10.621 1.247 8.459 82 32.295 17.386 10.081 4.823 10.663 1.256 6.666 2.741 57.042 10.143 199394 22.025 15.402 6.138 0.485 14.226 1.753 6.987 5.484 63.749 11.538 200405 20.118 14.337 4.258 1.521 14.910 2.094 9.364 3.452 64.972 9.974

100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000

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Transport Equipments and Parts Other Industries

1.673 0.546

2.705 0.972

4.295 0.000

5.213 0.000

3.9.

Method of Calculation

3.9.1. There is no change in the m ethod of com pilation of the index in the revised series. It

is calculated on the principle of weighted arithm etic m ean, according to the Lasperyre s form ula, which has a fix ed base- year weighting diagram operative through the entire life span of the series. The formula used is: I Where represents the summation operation, I= Index Number of wholesale prices of a sub- group/group/major group/All commodities Wi= The weight assigned to the ith item/sub- group/group/major group Ii= Index of the ith item/sub- group/group/major group
3.9.2. Price relatives are calculated as the percentage ratios, which the current prices bear

(Ii x Wi)/

Wi

to those prevailing in the base period, i.e., by dividing the current price by the base period price and m ultiplying the quotient by 100. The com m odity index is arrived at as the sim ple arithm etic average of the price relatives of all the varieties included under that com m odity. The indices for the sub- groups/ groups/ m ajor groups/ all com m odities are, in turn, worked out as the weighted arithm etic m ean of the indices of the items/sub- groups/groups/major groups falling under their respective heads.
3.9.3. An ex am ple of com pilation of WPI for a particular item having 11 Quotations is given

below:

Quotation No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

Base Price 2989.04 2777.31 2987.31 2848.94 3120.65 1900.00 2741.57 2875.58 2639.90 2710.38

Current Price 6150.00 7000.00 3500.00 6050.00 5500.00 3800.00 5800.00 5200.00 6300.00 2950.00

Price relative=(current price/base price)x100 205.75168 252.04244 117.16226 212.35968 176.24533 200.00000 211.55761 180.83308 238.64540 108.84083

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1343.37 4300.00 Average of Price Relatives =

320.09052 202.13898

WPI for the particular item is the average of the price relatives, i.e, 202.1 3.10. Seasonal Items: 3.10.1. There are a num ber of agricultural com m odities, especially som e fruits and vegetables, which are seasonal in their availability and whose prices are quoted only during a particular period of the year. Such seasonal item s are handled in the index in a special m anner. When a particular seasonal item disappears from the m arket and its prices cease to get quoted, the index for such an item ceases to be com piled and its weight is distributed over the rem aining item s within the concerned sub- group on a pro- rata basis. This system has been in practice in all the previous series and will be continued in the revised series also with a clear delineation of the specific period during which the index of a particular seasonal item will be compiled.

3.11. Other Methodological Changes 3.11.1. The earlier series of WPI with base year 1993- 94 had included the PDS price quotations for wheat and rice. The Working Group was of the opinion that since they did not represent the first point of sale, these m ay not be included. In view of this it was decided to include the procurem ent prices of paddy and wheat, which in a way represent the first point of sale in the price quotations for wheat and rice in the revised series (Base year 2004- 05).

3.12. Linking Factor 3.12.1. In order to maintain continuity in the time series data on wholesale price index, it is imperative to provide a linking factor so that the new series, when released, may be com pared with the outgoing one. The Office of the Econom ic Adviser has been using the arithm etic conversion m ethod to link the various prices index series. The linking factor for the three broad groups of com m odities WPI are as follows. However, the detailed individual com m odities indices and their weights are available from 2004- 05 onwards. User m ay choose any other m ethods as m ay be considered appropriate. Table 3: Linking Factor

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Average WPI in 2004- 05 All commodities Primary articles Fuel & Power Manufactured products 166.3 187.3 188.1 280.2

Linking Factor 1.873 1.881 2.802 1.663

3.13. Computerization of the index compilation: 3.13.1. The National Inform atics Centre and Office of Econom ic Adviser have been working in a cohesive m anner for the successful release of the revised Wholesale Price Index Series. The transition from series 1993- 94 to the new series 2004- 05 remained sm ooth. For this purpose, appropriate software m odules were developed by NIC. The revised series data is available on the website of the Office of Econom ic Adviser, Ministry of Com m erce & Industry from the first Press Release of the revised WPI series.

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Chapter IV DATA COLLECTION & DISSEMINATION 4.1. Data collection mechanism: 4.1.1. At present data collection for WPI is solely based on voluntary basis. Price data pertaining to Prim ary Articles and Fuel & Power are m ainly collected through adm inistrative Ministries/ Departm ents, PSUs and State Governm ent Departm ents. For Manufactured products , apart from som e governm ent sources, data collection is done m ainly from leading Manufacturing Units. Since the collection of prices is on voluntary basis, the flow of price data, especially from m anufacturing units, becom es irregular leading to problem s in com pilation of WPI. In order to m ake sm ooth flow of price data, O/ o the Econom ic Adviser has developed an online data transm ission m echanism whereby the factories can directly login to the website using the passwords given to them and send price inform ation through internet. Moreover, an arrangement was m ade with National Sam ple Survey Organisation (Field Operations Division), M/ o Statistics & Program m e Im plem entation to collect price data from the m anufacturing units. This arrangem ent was initially for a period of one year. However, O/ o the Econom ic Adviser has felt that the arrangem ent with NSSO (FOD) needs to be continued for som e m ore tim e till the series gets stabilized and efforts have been taken to extend the contract with NSSO (FOD) for some more time. 4.2. Data Management and Dissemination System 4.2.1. The ultim ate use of the index com pilation will depend upon the quality of data m anagem ent and data dissem ination. Due to im proved com puter facilities it has now becom e easier to com pile, store and transm it WPI data. As SDDS norm s of IMF are applicable to WPI, every effort is m ade to ensure tim eliness and transparency in release of the indices. Weekly WPI relating to Prim ary Articles and Fuel Group is released on every Thursday (nex t working day, if Thursday is holiday). Dissem ination of Weekly press release is also done through official website sim ultaneously. Sim ilarly, m onthly WPI for All Com m odities is released on 14 th of every m onth (nex t working day, if 14 th is holiday). Detailed item level WPI is put on official website for public use. WPI is the only index dissem inated at item level. Tim e series data are also made available to users through print and electronic media on request. 4.3. Procedure for Estimation for Non- response and Data Substitution i. As the series grow older, m any of the item s in the basket tend to disappear from the m arket, or item specification m ay change or the source agency m ay no longer manufacture the item.

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a) If the source agency stops m anufacturing and the item is still available in the m arket, then efforts are m ade to locate and fix another representative source producing item with matching specification. b) In case no suitable substitute is available, the weight of the item is im puted to sim ilar other item or am ong other item s of the sub- group/ group. The criterion for im putation is that the price m ovem ent of the outgoing item and the item to which weight is im puted is sim ilar. Im putation of weight is not a long- term solution and ultimately replacement has to be effected. c) In case item with different specifications need to be taken in the basket as a substitute then the new price and old price is linked by splicing. ii. Substitution and replacem ent: First of all it should be ensured that the prices of both the price quotations, outgoing quotation (old price) and incom ing quotation (new price) are collected concurrently for som e tim e and respective price m ovem ents observed for any ex trem e variation. Splicing is done by working out a ratio (linking coefficient) of concurrent price quotations and m ultiplied by the base price as below: Price of New Quotation (Incoming Price) ------------------------------------------------------------ X Base Price of the item Price of old quotation (Outgoing Price) iii. Price relatives are worked out by dividing the current price with the updated base price. Splicing can be done other way round, wherein, linking coefficient can be worked out by dividing old price (outgoing quote) with the new price (incom ing quote) and multiplied by the current price. iv. In WPI the substitution is effected from the date final indices are com piled. The effective date and the splicing ratio are documented properly. 4.4. Provisional Vs. Final Index
4.4.1. The weekly/ m onthly index of wholesale prices at the tim e of its initial com pilation

and release is provisional in nature because it does not take into account some of the price quotations that are received belatedly. In such cases, the prices of the m issing quotations are either repeated or estim ated depending on the nature of the com m odity. The provisional index is m ade final after a period of eight weeks/ two m onths by which tim e alm ost all the required price quotations are ex pected to have become available

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Chapter V

RELEASE OF NEW SERIES

5.1.

Technical Report by Working Group:

5.1.1. As per the established practice, the Working Group is set up for revision of ex isting

WPI series with the approval of the Minister in- charge of the Departm ent of Industrial Policy & Prom otion. Accordingly a Working Group was form ed under the Chairm anship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, Mem ber, Planning Com m ission (then Professor of Econom ics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi), with m em bers com prising of ex perts and stakeholders to suggest the m ethodology for the revision of the ex isting WPI series (Base 1993- 94=100). Detailed deliberations on all aspects including m ethodological issues are held first at the level of sub groups and thereafter in the Working Group. The views ex pressed at both the levels and recom m endations based thereon are incorporated in the report of the Working Group.
5.1.2. The Working Group subm itted its technical report in May, 2008. At the tim e of

subm ission of the Technical Report, the com m odity basket and quotations for these com m odities were not finalized because of a poor response. The Working Group, therefore, could not look into the com parative picture of the prices in the current series and the proposed revision. The Working Group, however, gave detailed recom m endations with regard to the choice of base year, the m ethod of selection of items, preparation of weighting diagram and collection of prices.
5.1.3. Keeping the well established criteria in view, the Working Group proposed 2004- 05

as the base year for the new series of Wholesale Price Index. 5.2. Examination of the New Series by TAC and EAC

5.2.1. A m eeting of the Technical Advisory Com m ittee (TAC) of CSO on Prices and Cost of

Living ex am ined the new series of WPI with 2004- 05 as the base on Decem ber 31, 2009. TAC endorsed the Working Group recom m endations of shifting the base year from 1993- 94 to 2004- 05. The Econom ic Advisory Com m ittee to the Prim e Minister has endorsed the proposal m ade for revising the WPI series. EAC agreed with (a) shifting the base year to 2004- 05, (b) ex tending the coverage in term s of num ber of commodities and number of price quotations, (c) the procedure adopted for selection of items, and (d) the determination of the weighting diagram.

5.3.

Approval for release of WPI

5.3.1. The Revision of the Index of Wholesale Prices was discussed in the m eeting of Com m ittee of Secretaries (CoS) on 9 th August 2010. As per the decision of the CoS

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meeting, the revised series of W I with base 2004- 05 was launched on 14 P September, 2010. 5.3.2. While, for the purpose of analysis, the index from 2004- 05 is provided on the website of the Office of the Econom ic Adviser, Departm ent of Industrial Policy and promotion, www.eaindustry.nic.in, for other than research purpose, series would be effective from the date of release only.

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Chapter VI INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE

6.1.

Majority of the OECD countries m easure inflation based on Producer Price Index (PPI) while som e others use only WPI (Japan, Australia, Greece, Norway and Turkey) and a few, a mix of both. A list of selected Countries with the respective measures used for price changes is given in the following table: Country Canada Mexico USA Australia Japan Korea New Zealand Austria UK Span Sweden Norway Turkey Italy Portugal Greece Ireland X X X X X X X X X X X X V PPI WPI X X X X

6.2.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) m easures the average change in selling prices received by dom estic producers for their output. perspective of the seller. The PPI m easures price change from the

6.3.

A brief account of m ethodologies followed by various countries for the m easurem ent of price change is given below:

6.3.1. USA The m anual on PPI by Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS), USA describes the price m easurem ent of PPI. As it m easures changes in net revenues received by producers, changes in ex cise tax es are not reflected in index but changes in rebate program m e and other prom otional techniques are covered as this policies affect the net proceeds realized by the producers.

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6.3.2. UK The guide on PPI by ONS, UK states that the prices collected for PPI are net transaction prices of representative products sold within the reference period the prices ex clude the value added tax on products, but are available both with and without excise duty. 6.3.3. Australia (a) The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) com pile PPIs based on production stage of

concept, in which com m odities are classified into three stages

according to their final econom ic destination, as determ ined by the national accounts input output tables. Stage three product and final product that leave the econom y and will not be used again in the production process. Stage two cover interm ediate com m odities that are used up in the process of creating the final stage product. (b) Stage one contains prelim inary products that are used of product in the production of stage two com m odities. Many com m odities are included within more than one of the three stages, but with different weights. 6.4. Need for PPI in Indian context

6.4.1. The WPI has been replaced in m ost countries by Producer Price Index (PPI) due to the broader coverage provided by the PPI in term s of products and industries and the conceptual concordance between the PPI and system the national account. For policy form ulation and analytical purpose, m easurem ent of price changes from producers and consum ers prospective is considered far m ore relevant and technically superior compared to one at wholesale level. 6.4.2. One of the term s of reference of the Working Group constituted under the Chairm anship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, Mem ber, Planning Com m ission for the revision of wholesale price index was to ex am ine the need for switching over from Wholesale Price Index (WPI) to Producer Price Index (PPI). However, as priority was given for revision of WPI, it was decided to take up the m atter along with the nex t revision of WPI. 6.4.3. The Office of the Econom ic Adviser (OEA), Departm ent of Industrial Policy & Prom otion (DIPP) has already taken up the initiative for constructing a Producer Price Index (PPI) for India. A concept paper on PPI and analysis based on WPI for generating PPI has been attempted by OEA and the same has been circulated among various user departments and RBI for comments. Shortly, the same would be placed in the website of OEA for comments from the public.

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Annexure- I

List of Commodities in the WPI Series 2004- 05, their Weights and Number of Price Responses NO. OF QUOTATIONS 5482 579 431 171 127 49 26 12 14 12 7 7 44 9 11 9 5 10 159 78 12 1 14 3 9 7 8 5 7 7 5 81 11 13 8

COMMODITY NAME ALL COMMODITIES I PRIMARY ARTICLES (A) FOOD ARTICLES a. FOOD GRAINS(CEREALS+PULSES) a1. CEREALS Rice Wheat Jowar Bajra Maize Barley Ragi a2. PULSES Gram Arhar Moong Masur Urad b. FRUITS & VEGETABLES b1. VEGETABLES Potato Sweet Potato Onion Tapioca Ginger(Fresh) Peas(Green) Tomato Cauliflower Brinjal Okra (Lady finger) Cabbage b2. FRUITS Banana Mango Apple

WEIGHT 100.00000 20.11815 14.33709 4.08982 3.37323 1.79348 1.11595 0.09572 0.11522 0.21727 0.01671 0.01885 0.71662 0.33490 0.13740 0.08429 0.05764 0.10239 3.84270 1.73553 0.20150 0.01750 0.17794 0.06781 0.04514 0.10999 0.26738 0.23627 0.29840 0.12604 0.18756 2.10717 0.34264 0.65134 0.10397

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COMMODITY NAME Orange Cashew nut Coconut(Fresh) Papaya Grapes Pineapple Guava Litchi Lemon Sapota c. MILK Milk d. EGGS,MEAT & FISH Egg Fish- Inland Fish- Marine Mutton Beef & Buffalo Meat Poultry Chicken Pork e. CONDIMENTS & SPICES Black Pepper Chillies(Dry) Turmeric Cardamom Ginger(Dry) Betelnut/Arecanut Cummin Garlic Corriander f. OTHER FOOD ARTICLES Tea Coffee (B) NON- FOOD ARTICLES a. FIBRES Raw Cotton Raw Jute Mesta Raw Wool Raw Silk Coir Fibre

WEIGHT 0.13309 0.16399 0.24113 0.10340 0.09399 0.04577 0.07609 0.03716 0.07225 0.04235 3.23818 3.23818 2.41384 0.18675 0.57256 0.72259 0.34586 0.11585 0.41028 0.05995 0.56908 0.02959 0.15812 0.07573 0.01703 0.05150 0.10437 0.04393 0.06437 0.02444 0.18347 0.11233 0.07114 4.25756 0.87737 0.70488 0.06373 0.00771 0.01041 0.07114 0.01950

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 6 5 6 4 6 9 2 1 5 5 10 10 28 7 3 6 4 2 3 3 50 9 8 8 5 4 6 3 4 3 13 7 6 108 24 8 6 3 2 2 3

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COMMODITY NAME b. OIL SEEDS Groundnut Seed Rape & Mustard Seed Cotton Seed Copra (Coconut) Gingelly Seed (Sesamum) Linseed Castor Seed Niger Seed Safflower (Kardi Seed) Sunflower Soyabean c. OTHER NON- FOOD ARTICLES Hides(Raw) Skins(Raw) Tanning Materials Sugarcane Tobacco Gaur Seed Raw Rubber Logs & Timber Fodder d. FLOWERS Rose Jasmine Marigold (C) MINERALS a. METALLIC MINERALS Bauxite Chromite Copper Ore Zinc Concentrate Manganese Ore Iron Ore b. OTHER MINERALS Phosphorite Fireclay Gypsum Kaolin Dolomite Magnesite

WEIGHT 1.78051 0.39668 0.33797 0.20763 0.24538 0.07447 0.00829 0.04425 0.00681 0.00759 0.08033 0.37111 1.38642 0.04375 0.05074 0.02674 0.63556 0.08186 0.04830 0.16446 0.08803 0.24698 0.21326 0.14928 0.03199 0.03199 1.52350 0.48859 0.00757 0.03674 0.15892 0.01240 0.03295 0.24001 0.13463 0.01415 0.00038 0.00236 0.00616 0.00442 0.00811

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 37 7 6 5 4 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 33 2 4 2 7 2 4 2 2 8 14 5 4 5 40 17 4 4 1 1 3 4 19 1 1 1 3 2 1

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COMMODITY NAME Barytes Limestone Steatite Graphite Sillimanite c. CRUDE PETROLEUM Crude Petroleum II FUEL & POWER A. COAL Coking Coal Non- Coking Coal Coke Lignite B. MINERAL OILS LPG Petrol Kerosene Aviation Turbine Fuel High Speed Diesel Naphtha Light Diesel Oil Bitumen Furnace Oil Lubricants C. ELECTRICITY Electricity ( Domestic) Electricity (Commercial) Electricity (Agricultural) Electricity (Railway Traction) Electricity (Industry) MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (A) FOOD PRODUCTS a. DAIRY PRODUCTS Powder Milk Ghee Butter Ice Cream Condensed Milk b. CANNING, PRESERVING & PROCESSING OF FOOD Canned Fish Fish Meal

WEIGHT 0.00249 0.09428 0.00085 0.00077 0.00066 0.90028 0.90028 14.91021 2.09419 0.37815 1.00601 0.62494 0.08509 9.36439 0.91468 1.09015 0.73619 0.25545 4.67020 0.79078 0.11889 0.15515 0.46505 0.16785 3.45163 0.90991 0.30025 0.84677 0.09245 1.30225 64.97164 9.97396 0.56798 0.20061 0.21595 0.06118 0.05063 0.03961 0.35785 0.05534 0.05941

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 1 3 3 2 1 4 4 72 20 6 7 4 3 47 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 4 12 5 1 1 1 1 1 4831 406 38 6 10 8 6 8 22 5 3

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COMMODITY NAME Processed Prawn Canned Meat Vegetables Seeds c. GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS Maida Wheat Flour ( Atta) Gram Powder (Besan) Sooji ( Rawa ) Rice Bran Wheat Bran Beaten Rice Flakes (Chire) Maize Atta Other Grain Mill Products d. BAKERY PRODUCTS Biscuit / Cookies Bread & Buns Cakes & Muffins e. SUGAR, KHANDSARI & GUR Sugar Gur Khandsari Molasses Bagasse Sugar Confectionary f. EDIBLE OILS Vanaspati Groundnut Oil Palm Oil Rice Bran Oil Cotton Seed Oil Mustard & Rapeseed Oil Soyabean Oil Copra Oil Sunflower Oil Gingelly Oil g. OIL CAKES Cotton Seed Oil Cake Rice Bran Extraction Mustard Oil Cake Groundnut Oil Cake Other Oil Cakes

WEIGHT 0.11517 0.03554 0.09239 1.34017 0.45224 0.39334 0.09734 0.08499 0.11785 0.09066 0.03750 0.01572 0.05053 0.44354 0.35095 0.06304 0.02955 2.08859 1.73731 0.07763 0.06133 0.12926 0.03946 0.04360 3.04293 0.71494 0.30438 0.41999 0.18489 0.26101 0.45094 0.37971 0.10231 0.17348 0.05128 0.49441 0.12928 0.09174 0.04018 0.04463 0.18858

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 4 8 2 38 8 6 2 5 7 3 1 2 4 21 7 8 6 70 34 7 8 9 6 6 99 4 10 16 6 7 16 15 10 6 9 26 7 5 5 4 5

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COMMODITY NAME h. TEA & COFFEE PROCCESSING Tea Leaf (Blended) Tea Leaf (Unblended) Tea Dust (Blended) Tea Dust (Unblended) Coffee Powder i. MANUFACTURE OF SALT Salt j. OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS Cashew Kernel Gola (Cattle Feed) Papad Cashew nut (Roasted) Mixed Spices Pickles Soya Preparations (Excluding Oil) Readymade / Instant Food Powder (B) BEVERAGES, TOBACCO & TOBACCO PRODUCTS a. WINE INDUSTRIES IMFL - Blended IMFL - Malted but not Blended Rectified Spirit b. MALT LIQUOR Beer Toddy (or Taddy) c. SOFT DRINKS & CARBONATED WATER Soda Based Soft Drinks Soft Drink Concentrates Aerated Water (All Types) Non- Alcoholic Beverages (All Types) Mineral Water d. MANUFACTURE OF BIDI,CIGARETTES,TOBACCO & ZARDA Cigarette Bidi Dried Tobacco Chewing Tobacco (scented or not ) Zarda (C ) TEXTILES a. COTTON TEXTILES a1. COTTON YARN

WEIGHT 0.71106 0.27219 0.18048 0.13716 0.09813 0.02310 0.04810 0.04810 0.87933 0.38299 0.11247 0.08081 0.01367 0.06599 0.02476 0.05937 0.13927 1.76247 0.38519 0.23181 0.07619 0.07719 0.15295 0.11454 0.03841 0.24132 0.09079 0.07247 0.03636 0.01936 0.02234 0.98301 0.38924 0.39877 0.07561 0.08192 0.03747 7.32639 2.60526 1.37708

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 28 6 8 5 7 2 4 4 60 9 9 7 5 8 7 4 11 102 24 7 8 9 15 11 4 33 8 6 6 8 5 30 6 9 6 3 6 457 145 46

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COMMODITY NAME Cotton Yarn (Unbleached) Cotton Yarn (Bleached) Cotton Yarn (Dyed) Fnished / processed cotton yarn (not knitted) Finished / processed cotton yarn (knitted) a2. COTTON FABRIC Cotton Cloth finished /processed Grey Cloth (Bleached / Unbleached) Cotton Textiles Dyed/printed Bed Cover & Bed Sheet Other Cotton Hosiery Goods Cotton Linters Cotton Shirting Cotton Trousers / Pants Cotton Towel Cloth Cotton Durries Furnishing cloth b. MAN MADE TEXTILES b1. MAN MADE FIBRE Polyester Yarn Texturised and Twisted Yarn Polyester Staple Fibre Synthetic Yarn Viscose Staple Fibre Acrylic Fibre Acrylic Yarn Nylon Yarn Viscose Yarn Synthetic Fibres b2. MAN MADE FABRIC Mixed Fabrics Cotton Knitted Fabrics Synthetic Suitings (incl.blended) Synthetic Grey Cloth Nylon Thread Polyethlene Fabrics Other Synthetic Fabrics c. WOOLLEN TEXTILES Woollen Yarn Woollen Carpets Woollen Shawls

WEIGHT 0.74777 0.41536 0.12445 0.06910 0.02040 1.22818 0.45315 0.11447 0.12916 0.12382 0.17551 0.02472 0.04085 0.04270 0.02716 0.08191 0.01473 2.20573 1.67244 0.52594 0.35065 0.18846 0.19468 0.11920 0.04322 0.06148 0.08589 0.08197 0.02095 0.53329 0.13711 0.06212 0.09791 0.06862 0.02202 0.05407 0.09144 0.29417 0.08510 0.04294 0.01782

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 14 8 8 9 7 99 18 7 19 7 11 8 6 6 6 5 6 140 80 18 7 5 15 6 2 7 11 7 2 60 8 16 8 8 3 4 13 55 9 8 7

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COMMODITY NAME Woollen Hosiery goods Woollen Cloth Woollen Cardigans/Sweaters Blankets Other Woollen Garments d. JUTE HEMP & MESTA TEXTILES Jute Sacking Cloth Jute Sacking Bag Tyre Cord Fabric Jute Yarn Gunny and Hessian Cloth e. OTHER MISC. TEXTILES Cotton Shirts Terene Garments Cotton Children suits Terry Towel Gunny bags (Non Laminated) Coir Mats & Matting Cotton Under Garments Cotton Pillow Cover Cotton Dressing Gown (D) WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS a. TIMBER / WOODEN PLANKS Sawn/ResawnTimber/Wooden Planks Sawn Timber Posts / Squares b. PROCESSED WOOD Processed/ Sized Wood Cutting Wooden Almirah / Cabinets/ Cupboard Wooden Crates & Packing Box Wooden Chair c. PLYWOOD & FIBRE BOARD Plywood Board Insulation Board d. OTHERS Veneered Particle Board Veneer Wood (E) PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS a. PAPER & PULP Printing and Writing Paper Kraft Paper & Bags Newsprint

WEIGHT 0.02122 0.01324 0.08029 0.01679 0.01677 0.26129 0.10076 0.04520 0.04212 0.02054 0.05267 1.95994 1.50468 0.14791 0.09230 0.05603 0.02166 0.06573 0.02955 0.01454 0.02754 0.58744 0.18139 0.07735 0.10404 0.12756 0.08479 0.01439 0.01557 0.01281 0.24088 0.16826 0.07262 0.03761 0.02661 0.01100 2.03350 1.01910 0.48195 0.25233 0.07951

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 9 7 8 5 2 59 17 12 5 8 17 58 9 5 8 8 8 4 7 7 2 64 7 3 4 22 8 3 3 8 22 11 11 13 8 5 138 82 13 16 9

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COMMODITY NAME Laminated Paper Paper for Printing / Poster Maplitho Paper Computer Stationery Paper Rolls Paper Cone & Tube Cream Laid woven Paper Paper Pulp b. MANUFACTURE OF BOARDS Corrugated Sheet Boxes Paper Cartons / boxes Bristle Paper Board Card Board c. PRINTING & PUBLISHING Books/ Periodicals/ Journals Newspaper Other Printing and Publishing (F) LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS a. LEATHERS Vegetable Tanned Leather Crome Tanned Leather Leather Shoe lining b. LEATHER FOOTWEAR Leather Shoe Upper Foot Wear/ Safety Boot Leather Chappals/ sandals Leather Sole Other Leather Foot Wear c. OTHER LEATHER PRODUCTS Leather Garments & Jackets Leather Bags Leather Handbags / Wallets Leather Gloves Leather Harness Goods (G) RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS a. TYRES & TUBES a1. TYRES Cab/Car Tyre Bus/truck Tyre Scooter / Motor cycle Tyre Tractor Tyre

WEIGHT 0.03991 0.02177 0.02789 0.03240 0.03514 0.03358 0.00765 0.00697 0.54979 0.30223 0.12391 0.08119 0.04246 0.46461 0.26010 0.12882 0.07569 0.83509 0.22325 0.13172 0.07709 0.01444 0.40908 0.15075 0.12214 0.02578 0.01555 0.09486 0.20276 0.11083 0.02739 0.03987 0.01204 0.01263 2.98697 0.54128 0.48809 0.19729 0.16697 0.04419 0.04438

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 5 10 8 7 5 2 5 2 25 9 5 6 5 31 12 7 12 91 16 5 9 2 37 9 10 3 6 9 38 13 7 6 6 6 351 57 37 9 11 3 7

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COMMODITY NAME Cycle /Cycle rickshaw Tyre a2. TUBES Cycle / Rickshaw Tube Motor Tube Other Rubber Tubes b. PLASTIC PRODUCTS Plastic/PVC Pipe Plastic Components / Accessories Rigid PVC Plastic/LDPE/Polythene Bag Plastic Films & sheets Polythene/Plastic Granules Plastic/ PVC Suitcases Plastic Bottles Plastic Cabinet Dot pen with refill Tooth brush Plastic Containers Plastic/PVC Shoes Syringe Polyester Film Polyester Chips Expandable Polystyrene V Belt Plastic/PVC Chappals Plastic Rolls Polythene/PVC Foam HDPE Bag HDPE Woven Sacks HDPE Woven Fabric Other Plastic Products c. RUBBER PRODUCTS Rubber Seat Assembly Seamless Tubes & Pipes Rubber Moulded goods Rubber Foot wear Synthetic rubber compound Reclaimed Rubber Rubber Components & Parts Automobile Rubber Padding Rubber Brakes

WEIGHT 0.03526 0.05319 0.01822 0.02531 0.00966 1.86134 0.17752 0.12660 0.11032 0.15286 0.17118 0.07706 0.01501 0.02883 0.00913 0.06091 0.01001 0.07174 0.02015 0.00981 0.23888 0.14318 0.12307 0.00995 0.01317 0.08010 0.02016 0.05482 0.04176 0.01172 0.08340 0.58435 0.17147 0.11786 0.02264 0.09692 0.02218 0.01381 0.01645 0.02067 0.01309

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 7 20 10 3 7 200 6 8 4 20 21 8 6 7 5 5 6 8 10 4 13 5 4 7 12 6 5 7 6 7 10 94 7 9 8 11 4 4 6 4 6

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COMMODITY NAME Rubber Transmission belt Foot Ball Other Rubber Products (H) CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS a. BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICALS Carbon & It's Compound Acid (Inorganic) Caustic Soda & Soda Ash Oxygen Lime & Calcium Carbonate Alumina & Aluminium Salt Zirconion Silicate Hydrogen Peroxide Titanium Dioxide Zinc Oxide Sodium Salt Carbon Di- Sulphide Ammonia (Gas / Liquid) Argon Gas Chlorine Carbon Dioxide Gas Hydrogen Nitrogen (Gas / Liquid) Foundry Chemical Other Inorganic Chemicals b. BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS Fatty Acid Acetic Acid & Its Derivetives Alcohol & Mixture Amines Glycol Fatty Alcohol Naphthalene / Aniline Vegetable Starch Essence/Flavour used in food products. Ice Block/ Cube (non edible) Brine Water / Distilled Water Organic Solvent Formaldehyde Menthol Phenol or Phenol Extract

WEIGHT 0.00978 0.00425 0.07523 12.01770 1.18734 0.09959 0.17510 0.28445 0.10545 0.02199 0.06033 0.00440 0.00992 0.04102 0.01866 0.06629 0.00504 0.06135 0.01074 0.05042 0.00696 0.00504 0.01284 0.01595 0.13180 1.95204 0.04748 0.11208 0.17609 0.01756 0.10957 0.07987 0.15514 0.03645 0.01563 0.04640 0.01805 0.14188 0.02056 0.03020 0.05363

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 8 6 21 1111 211 10 24 15 9 9 16 4 4 4 4 27 5 10 5 16 7 6 10 5 21 184 12 14 22 2 4 3 5 13 4 4 5 24 8 5 4

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COMMODITY NAME Acid (Organic) Aromatic Chemicals Leather Chemicals Petrochemical Building Blocks Other Organic Chemicals c. FERTILIZERS & PESTICIDES c1. FERTILIZERS Urea Ammonium Sulphate Other Nitrogenous Fertilizer Di Ammonium Phosphate Dicalcium Phosphate Other Phosphatic Fertilizers Organic Manure Fertilizer (Others) c2. PESTICIDES Endosulfan Cypermethrin Weedicides Insecticides Other Pesticides d. PAINTS, VARNISHES & LACQUERS Paints Chemical Colours Lacquer & Varnishes Distemper Thinner Ink e. DYESTUFFS & INDIGO Dye & Dye Intermediates Pigment & Pigment Intermediates f. DRUGS & MEDICINES Antibiotics Vitamins Vaccines Paracetamol/Analgesic Antacid and Digestive Preparations Gelatine Capsules ( empty) Ayurvedic Medicines Others g. PERFUMES, COSMETICS, TOILETRIES ETC

WEIGHT 0.03369 0.02305 0.02635 0.64780 0.16056 3.14464 2.66123 1.57884 0.02168 0.05892 0.48672 0.00924 0.25581 0.22135 0.02867 0.48341 0.01688 0.01267 0.05071 0.17404 0.22911 0.52932 0.37360 0.00428 0.02511 0.00777 0.01574 0.10282 0.56298 0.43397 0.12901 0.45610 0.20605 0.00957 0.04597 0.00958 0.03685 0.02658 0.05277 0.06873 1.13048

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 3 6 12 15 19 134 88 19 7 8 8 8 21 11 6 46 7 5 7 6 21 45 12 4 10 3 6 10 77 39 38 137 32 17 14 14 16 4 34 6 136

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COMMODITY NAME Toilet Soap Washing Soap Washing Powder Floor Cleaners Bleaching Powder Tooth Paste / Tooth Powder Hair / Body Oils Perfume / Scent Cream / Moisturizer Face / Body Powder Other Flavoured Powder Shampoo Wax Shaving Cream Hair Dye h. TURPENTINE, PLASTIC CHEMICALS Thermocol Olio Resin & Gelatin Adhesive & Gum Turpentine Oil Other Plastic Chemicals i. POLYMERS INCLUDING SYNTHETIC RUBBER Polymers Synthetic Resin Synthetic Rubber Polymer Products j. PETROCHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES Non- Cyclic Compound Glycol Polyol Sulphur & Sulphur Powder Rubber Chemicals Other Petrochemical Intermediates k. MATCHES,EXPLOSIVES & OTHER CHEMICALS Safety Matches/ Match Box Explosives Agarbattis Photographic Goods Castor Oil Yeast used in Food Industry Additives

WEIGHT 0.26840 0.23250 0.14666 0.00405 0.01237 0.11015 0.09490 0.06284 0.07991 0.01802 0.00646 0.03477 0.04327 0.00383 0.01235 0.58631 0.23400 0.07540 0.13088 0.03956 0.10647 0.97000 0.59386 0.29233 0.06476 0.01905 0.86947 0.42764 0.10588 0.05757 0.02197 0.06007 0.19634 0.62902 0.08561 0.09209 0.08707 0.20139 0.09758 0.00668 0.04659

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 10 21 14 3 7 8 12 11 9 9 5 6 13 3 5 42 9 13 9 8 3 28 13 5 6 4 48 5 2 8 4 21 8 69 6 22 10 15 6 2 3

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COMMODITY NAME Hardeners (I ) NON- METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS a. STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS Bricks & Tiles Polished Granite Marbles Stone (Chip/Crushed/fFnished/Slab) b. GLASS,EARTHENWARE, CHINAWARE & THEIR PRODUCTS Glass Bottles & Bottleware Laminated Glass Fibre Glass & Glass Sheet Toughened Glass Pressed Glassware Ophthalmic Lens Glass Vials Non- Ferrous Sanitary fittings Filter Elements Porcelain Crockery c. CEMENT & LIME Grey Cement White Cement Slag Cement Lime d. CEMENT, SLATE & GRAPHITE PRODUCTS Graphite Rods Graphite Amorphous Pencil Asbestos Corrugated Sheet Railway Sleeper Concrete Poles & Posts Hume Pipes & Spun Pipes Other Cement Product, (J) BASIC METALS, ALLOYS & METAL PRODUCTS a. FERROUS METALS a1. IRON & SEMIS Sponge Iron Pig Iron Melting Scrap Pencil Ingots Billets

WEIGHT 0.01201 2.55597 0.65801 0.34117 0.06325 0.10682 0.14677 0.25567 0.07656 0.01765 0.03927 0.04330 0.02517 0.00852 0.00980 0.01838 0.00921 0.00781 1.38646 1.26347 0.03099 0.07783 0.01417 0.25583 0.06030 0.00715 0.00643 0.04408 0.03565 0.02858 0.01928 0.05436 10.74785 8.06382 1.56301 0.26878 0.38921 0.09544 0.58954 0.05887

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 5 225 58 35 7 7 9 75 10 4 10 11 11 8 5 3 3 10 40 20 6 9 5 52 6 6 4 10 10 4 5 7 696 393 65 11 10 17 10 12

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COMMODITY NAME Slab a2. STEEL: LONG Rebars Rounds Wire Rods Angles Joist & Beams Rails a3. STEEL: FLAT HRC Plates CRC GP/GC Sheets a4. STEEL: PIPES & TUBES Welded Pipe a5. STAINLESS STEEL & ALLOYS Steel Rods Sheets Steel Other Alloys a6. CASTINGS & FORGINGS Iron Castings Steel Castings Die Forging & Stamping a7. FERRO ALLOYS Ferro Chrome Ferro Manganese Ferro Silicon b. NON- FERROUS METALS b1. ALUMINIUM Aluminium Ingots Aluminium Coils/Rolls Aluminium & Alloys Aluminium Casting Aluminium Seals Aluminium Foil /Foil Bag Aluminium Pipe & Tubes Aluminium Utensils Aluminium Wire b2. OTHER NON- FERROUS METALS Copper / Copper Ingots

WEIGHT 0.16117 1.62997 0.73617 0.40622 0.21914 0.11215 0.04904 0.10725 2.61065 1.39672 0.55376 0.44658 0.21359 0.31396 0.31396 0.93758 0.08639 0.41503 0.03323 0.40293 0.87124 0.21320 0.56725 0.09079 0.13741 0.09534 0.02806 0.01401 1.00398 0.48921 0.20750 0.05280 0.03195 0.03661 0.01101 0.03403 0.01572 0.04034 0.05925 0.51477 0.14717

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 5 116 39 19 12 26 18 2 94 28 27 17 22 14 14 48 4 15 3 26 39 18 13 8 17 5 7 5 303 64 21 5 9 4 7 8 3 4 3 44 9

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COMMODITY NAME Copper Wire (All Types) Copper Products (other than wire) Brass Zinc Lead Chromium / Chrome Non Ferrous Alloys Non- Ferrous Casting & Forging C. METAL PRODUCTS Gold & Gold Ornaments Silver Iron & Steel Wire Other Metal Wires & Wire products Nuts/Bolts/Screw/ Washers Cylinder Cylinder Liners Steel Structures Steel Balls Fabricated Metal Products Furniture Fixtures Steel Frames Metal Moulds and Dyes Pipes/Tubes/Rods/Strips Cistern Fittings/Iron& steel Welding Rods Metal Containers Utensils(other than Aluminium) Pressure Cooker Chain Locks Safety Helmet Other Metal Products (K) MACHINERY & MACHINE TOOLS a. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY & IMPLEMENTS Harvester Sprinkler Thresher Separators & Driers Other Agriculture Implements b. INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY

WEIGHT 0.05044 0.14256 0.05071 0.04667 0.01104 0.01528 0.01152 0.03938 1.68005 0.36399 0.01083 0.23264 0.05047 0.08352 0.06602 0.01010 0.12190 0.01619 0.12246 0.09536 0.06451 0.01790 0.04029 0.04920 0.00994 0.02286 0.09286 0.07917 0.01137 0.01304 0.02844 0.00093 0.07606 8.93148 0.13899 0.00929 0.00916 0.01024 0.01689 0.09341 1.83759

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 4 6 8 6 3 1 3 4 195 4 4 17 7 11 9 7 7 7 18 9 14 7 6 5 2 6 16 6 8 6 6 6 7 903 31 6 6 5 6 8 221

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COMMODITY NAME Boiler & Accessories Industrial Furnaces Coupling Filtration Equipment Material Handling Equipments Textile Machinery Rubber Machinery Cranes Lifts Oil Mill Machinery Rice Mill Machinery Sugar Machinery Food/ Beverages/Tobacco Processing Machinery Mining/Quarrying/Metallurgical Machinery/Parts. Plastic Machinery Fasteners Ball/Roller Bearing Pump & Assembly Drive Equipment Heat Exchanger Hydraulic Equipment Pneumatic Tools Industrial Valves Chemical Plant Equipments Other Industrial Machinery c. CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY Loader Concrete Vibrator & Mixture Other Construction Machinery / Equipment d. MACHINE TOOLS Drilling Machines Lathes Grinding Wheels Cutting Machine Gear Cutting Machines e. AIR CONDITIONER & REFRIGERATORS Air Conditioners Refrigerators Chillers f. NON- ELECTRICAL MACHINERY Engines

WEIGHT 0.25273 0.02249 0.00996 0.01816 0.05072 0.15094 0.01243 0.04647 0.04777 0.01034 0.01209 0.03470 0.00563 0.03860 0.08225 0.05638 0.17774 0.10241 0.00649 0.08097 0.04504 0.00763 0.15605 0.14844 0.26116 0.04487 0.01029 0.01260 0.02198 0.36702 0.00734 0.02070 0.01609 0.00529 0.31760 0.42879 0.22151 0.19422 0.01306 1.02563 0.07471

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 12 5 6 5 9 14 2 1 17 3 3 3 4 7 10 6 8 26 5 5 11 6 16 10 27 18 3 7 8 35 9 6 5 2 13 18 11 4 3 71 11

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COMMODITY NAME Earth Moving Machinery Compressors Meters / Starter (non- electrical) Watches Weighing Scales Sewing Machines Solar Power System & Windmill Other Non Electrical Machinery g. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & BATTERIES Electrical Pumps Transformer Electric Motors Power Supply (DC) Electric Switch Gears Relay /Contacter Electric Connectors / Plugs /Sockets/Holders Electrolytic Condensers Electric Switches Converter / Inverter Electric Generators Electric Motor Starters Control equipments Regulators Distribution Boards Other Electric Meter Electrical Stamping Lamination Electrical Signaling Equipment Batteries Battery Dry cells Battery Charger Other Electric Machinery & Equipments h. ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, WIRES, CABLES ETC. Conductor Insulators Lamps Magnets Fluorescent Tubes Air Break Switches/Circuit Breaker PVC Insulated Cable Kit- Kat /Fuse / Fuse wire

WEIGHT 0.19193 0.18293 0.03060 0.01828 0.01383 0.02013 0.04540 0.44782 2.34277 0.15890 0.42227 0.17398 0.01015 0.17084 0.03193 0.02510 0.00898 0.06193 0.05136 0.42902 0.03319 0.25827 0.04590 0.01862 0.08266 0.03941 0.00661 0.12073 0.06986 0.01705 0.10601 1.06278 0.15496 0.05225 0.03755 0.02899 0.03744 0.07377 0.38443 0.00619

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 6 9 8 7 5 6 4 15 200 15 3 25 3 19 5 6 6 15 7 10 12 12 7 7 7 9 3 8 5 5 11 150 10 16 24 3 9 13 33 7

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COMMODITY NAME Electrical Wires Heating Elements Other Electric Accessories i. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS & APPLIANCES Washing / Laundry Machines Fans Grinding /Wet Coffee Machinery Flash Light/ Torch UPS / Stabilizer Microwave Oven j. ELECTRONICS ITEMS T.V.Sets T.V. Accessories Sensors Optical Instruments Video CD Player Resistance /Resistor Semiconductor Devices Capacitors Electronic PCB /Micro Circuit Amplifier Computer Power Supply System (SMPS) Fibre Optic Cable Other Electronics Items k. IT HARDWARE Computers Computer Peripherals l. COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTS Telecommunication Exchange Dish Antenna Other Communication Equipments (L) TRANSPORT, EQUIPMENT & PARTS a. AUTOMOTIVES Motor Vehicles Tractors Bus / Mini bus / Truck Auto Rickshaw / Tempo / Matador Motor Cycle / Scooter / Moped Trolleys / Tanker b. AUTO PARTS Gear Boxes & Parts

WEIGHT 0.15810 0.01266 0.11644 0.33666 0.07224 0.10242 0.02352 0.01289 0.11542 0.01017 0.96117 0.48621 0.17012 0.00856 0.00810 0.00879 0.00755 0.01485 0.02454 0.06083 0.00525 0.03223 0.02050 0.11364 0.26700 0.17865 0.08835 0.11821 0.04197 0.00781 0.06843 5.21282 4.23106 1.89760 0.40572 0.74745 0.29308 0.88050 0.00671 0.80388 0.18625

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 15 5 15 49 6 15 9 6 10 3 80 7 11 9 7 2 5 5 4 10 2 3 5 10 16 8 8 14 5 2 7 287 65 15 7 21 5 9 8 192 31

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COMMODITY NAME Steering Gears Carburetors Clutch & Clutch Plates Crankshafts Suspension Axle Wheels & Parts Fuel Injection Equipments Silencer & Damper Wiper/Blade/Arm etc Piston & Compressor Coil Assembly (Ignition) Slider Engine Assembly & Chassis Gauges Geared Motor Radiator & Coolers Electric Magnet Brakes Lamp Horn c. OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENTS Railway Brake Gear Railway Axle & wheel Other Rail Equipments Bi- Cycles Parts of Ships/Boats etc. Shafts (All Kinds)

WEIGHT 0.02478 0.01690 0.02992 0.02227 0.04473 0.07160 0.04398 0.10538 0.01422 0.00368 0.06323 0.00930 0.00109 0.08580 0.00112 0.00598 0.03901 0.00790 0.02136 0.00538 0.17788 0.00417 0.03183 0.00812 0.07706 0.01321 0.04349

NO. OF QUOTATIONS 5 7 11 6 7 4 24 14 7 7 18 9 5 7 5 4 5 4 5 7 30 7 4 4 6 3 6

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Annexure- II List of Common Items between the WPI Series (1993- 94=100) and WPI Series (2004- 05=100) WEIGHT [2004- 05] 100.0000 ALL COMMODITIES I PRIMARY ARTICLES (A) FOOD ARTICLES a. FOOD GRAINS(CEREALS+PULSES) a1. CEREALS Rice Wheat Jowar Bajra Maize Barley Ragi a2. PULSES Gram Arhar Moong Masur Urad b. FRUITS & VEGETABLES b1. VEGETABLES Potato Sweet Potato Onion Tapioca Ginger(Fresh) Peas(Green) Tomato Cauliflower Brinjal Okra (Lady finger) Cabbage b2. FRUITS Banana Mango Apple 0 20.11815 14.33709 4.08982 3.37323 1.79348 1.11595 0.09572 0.11522 0.21727 0.01671 0.01885 0.71662 0.33490 0.13740 0.08429 0.05764 0.10239 3.84270 1.73553 0.20150 0.01750 0.17794 0.06781 0.04514 0.10999 0.26738 0.23627 0.29840 0.12604 0.18756 2.10717 0.34264 0.65134 0.10397 WEIGHT [1993- 94] 100.0000 0 22.02525 15.40246 5.00949 4.40629 2.44907 1.38408 0.22189 0.11044 0.18561 0.02734 0.02786 0.60320 0.22365 0.13466 0.11225 0.03645 0.09619 2.91655 1.45869 0.25647 0.02248 0.09372 0.06075 0.02480 0.15383 0.48065 0.08361 0.12713 0.09163 0.06362 1.45786 0.28173 0.43561 0.13084

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COMMODITY NAME Orange Cashew nut Coconut(Fresh) Papaya Grapes Pineapple Guava Litchi Sapota c. MILK Milk d. EGGS,MEAT & FISH Egg Fish- Inland Fish- Marine Mutton Beef & Buffalo Meat Poultry Chicken Pork e. CONDIMENTS & SPICES Black Pepper Chillies(Dry) Turmeric Cardamom Ginger(Dry) Betelnut/Arecanut Cummin Garlic Corriander f. OTHER FOOD ARTICLES Tea Coffee (B) NON- FOOD ARTICLES a. FIBRES Raw Cotton Raw Jute Mesta Raw Wool Raw Silk Coir Fibre b. OIL SEEDS

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 0.13309 0.16399 0.24113 0.10340 0.09399 0.04577 0.07609 0.03716 0.04235 3.23818 3.23818 2.41384 0.18675 0.57256 0.72259 0.34586 0.11585 0.41028 0.05995 0.56908 0.02959 0.15812 0.07573 0.01703 0.05150 0.10437 0.04393 0.06437 0.02444 0.18347 0.11233 0.07114 4.25756 0.87737 0.70488 0.06373 0.00771 0.01041 0.07114 0.01950 1.78051

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 0.05350 0.05729 0.24772 0.00937 0.08858 0.04090 0.05239 0.03570 0.02423 4.36708 4.36708 2.20774 0.22969 0.49650 0.39328 0.44499 0.14860 0.45163 0.04306 0.66233 0.02292 0.18866 0.07650 0.02494 0.02991 0.13381 0.10288 0.05905 0.02366 0.23927 0.15739 0.08188 6.13812 1.52331 1.35674 0.10868 0.01002 0.00022 0.00162 0.04603 2.66617

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COMMODITY NAME Groundnut Seed Rape & Mustard Seed Cotton Seed Copra (Coconut) Gingelly Seed (Sesamum) Linseed Castor Seed Niger Seed Safflower (Kardi Seed) Sunflower Soyabean c. OTHER NON- FOOD ARTICLES Hides(Raw) Skins(Raw) Tanning Materials Sugarcane Tobacco Raw Rubber Logs & Timber Fodder (C) MINERALS a. METALLIC MINERALS Bauxite Chromite Manganese Ore Iron Ore b. OTHER MINERALS Phosphorite Fireclay Gypsum Dolomite Magnesite Barytes Limestone Steatite II FUEL & POWER A. COAL Coking Coal Non- Coking Coal Coke Lignite

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 0.39668 0.33797 0.20763 0.24538 0.07447 0.00829 0.04425 0.00681 0.00759 0.08033 0.37111 1.38642 0.04375 0.05074 0.02674 0.63556 0.08186 0.16446 0.08803 0.24698 1.52350 0.48859 0.00757 0.03674 0.03295 0.24001 0.13463 0.01415 0.00038 0.00236 0.00442 0.00811 0.00249 0.09428 0.00085 14.91021 2.09419 0.37815 1.00601 0.62494 0.08509

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 1.02883 0.58066 0.04467 0.02899 0.13166 0.03411 0.08572 0.02527 0.05559 0.20454 0.44614 1.94864 0.00079 0.00082 0.00130 1.30493 0.13467 0.15080 0.28811 0.06722 0.48468 0.29677 0.01621 0.04567 0.02698 0.20791 0.18790 0.02041 0.00079 0.00447 0.01258 0.00533 0.00418 0.12425 0.00347 14.22624 1.75290 0.24148 1.39670 0.01115 0.10358

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COMMODITY NAME B. MINERAL OILS LPG Petrol Kerosene Aviation Turbine Fuel High Speed Diesel Naphtha Light Diesel Oil Bitumen Furnace Oil Lubricants C. ELECTRICITY Electricity ( Domestic) Electricity (Commercial) Electricity (Agricultural) Electricity (Railway Traction) Electricity (Industry) MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (A) FOOD PRODUCTS a. DAIRY PRODUCTS Powder Milk Ghee Butter b. CANNING, PRESERVING & PROCESSING OF FOOD Canned Fish c. GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS Maida Wheat Flour ( Atta) Sooji ( Rawa ) d. BAKERY PRODUCTS Biscuit / Cookies Bread & Buns Cakes & Muffins e. SUGAR, KHANDSARI & GUR Sugar Gur Khandsari Bagasse Sugar Confectionary f. EDIBLE OILS Vanaspati

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 9.36439 0.91468 1.09015 0.73619 0.25545 4.67020 0.79078 0.11889 0.15515 0.46505 0.16785 3.45163 0.90991 0.30025 0.84677 0.09245 1.30225 64.97164 9.97396 0.56798 0.20061 0.21595 0.06118 0.35785 0.05534 1.34017 0.45224 0.39334 0.08499 0.44354 0.35095 0.06304 0.02955 2.08859 1.73731 0.07763 0.06133 0.03946 0.04360 3.04293 0.71494

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 6.98964 1.83731 0.88815 0.68928 0.16953 2.02034 0.41885 0.16015 0.14900 0.49335 0.16367 5.48369 0.96026 0.27690 1.94557 0.13179 2.16918 63.74850 11.53781 0.68696 0.15048 0.20894 0.17938 0.04651 0.04651 1.03343 0.56538 0.20629 0.11361 0.44148 0.28070 0.11759 0.04318 3.92876 3.61883 0.05979 0.17274 0.07740 0.08736 2.75515 0.79891

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COMMODITY NAME Groundnut Oil Rice Bran Oil Cotton Seed Oil Mustard & Rapeseed Oil Soyabean Oil Copra Oil Sunflower Oil Gingelly Oil g. OIL CAKES Cotton Seed Oil Cake Mustard Oil Cake Groundnut Oil Cake h. TEA & COFFEE PROCCESSING Tea Leaf (Blended) Tea Leaf (Unblended) Coffee Powder i. MANUFACTURE OF SALT Salt j. OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS Gola (Cattle Feed) (B) BEVERAGES, TOBACCO & TOBACCO PRODUCTS a. WINE INDUSTRIES Rectified Spirit c. SOFT DRINKS & CARBONATED WATER Soda Based Soft Drinks Aerated Water (All Types) d. MANUFACTURE OF BIDI,CIGARETTES,TOBACCO & ZARDA Cigarette Bidi Chewing Tobacco (scented or not ) Zarda (C ) TEXTILES a. COTTON TEXTILES a2. COTTON FABRIC Grey Cloth (Bleached / Unbleached) Cotton Shirting b. MAN MADE TEXTILES b1. MAN MADE FIBRE Polyester Yarn Texturised and Twisted Yarn

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 0.30438 0.18489 0.26101 0.45094 0.37971 0.10231 0.17348 0.05128 0.49441 0.12928 0.04018 0.04463 0.71106 0.27219 0.18048 0.02310 0.04810 0.04810 0.87933 0.11247 1.76247 0.38519 0.07719 0.24132 0.09079 0.03636 0.98301 0.38924 0.39877 0.08192 0.03747 7.32639 2.60526 1.22818 0.11447 0.04085 2.20573 1.67244 0.52594 0.35065

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 0.17440 0.26077 0.27538 0.48566 0.17838 0.17207 0.13487 0.05548 1.41578 0.22024 0.04285 0.11195 0.96733 0.21957 0.44978 0.11494 0.15380 0.02126 0.15380 0.09700 1.33912 0.26892 0.05411 0.05274 0.02115 0.03159 0.97461 0.51216 0.30257 0.03269 0.03557 9.79992 4.21549 0.90306 0.28240 0.11754 4.71892 4.40600 0.96320 0.83009

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COMMODITY NAME Polyester Staple Fibre Synthetic Yarn Viscose Staple Fibre Acrylic Yarn Nylon Yarn Viscose Yarn b2. MAN MADE FABRIC Mixed Fabrics Cotton Knitted Fabrics Other Synthetic Fabrics c. WOOLLEN TEXTILES Woollen Yarn Woollen Cloth Other Woollen Garments d. JUTE HEMP & MESTA TEXTILES Tyre Cord Fabric (D) WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS a. TIMBER / WOODEN PLANKS Sawn/ResawnTimber/Wooden Planks (E) PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS a. PAPER & PULP Printing and Writing Paper Kraft Paper & Bags Newsprint Paper for Printing / Poster Maplitho Paper Cream Laid woven Paper Paper Pulp c. PRINTING & PUBLISHING Books/ Periodicals/ Journals Newspaper (F) LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS (G) RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS a. TYRES & TUBES a1. TYRES Cab/Car Tyre Bus/truck Tyre Tractor Tyre Cycle /Cycle rickshaw Tyre a2. TUBES Cycle / Rickshaw Tube

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 0.18846 0.19468 0.11920 0.06148 0.08589 0.08197 0.53329 0.13711 0.06212 0.09144 0.29417 0.08510 0.01324 0.01677 0.26129 0.04212 0.58744 0.18139 0.07735 2.03350 1.01910 0.48195 0.25233 0.07951 0.02177 0.02789 0.00765 0.00697 0.46461 0.26010 0.12882 0.83509 2.98697 0.54128 0.48809 0.19729 0.16697 0.04438 0.03526 0.05319 0.01822

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 0.82124 0.74186 0.56357 0.09098 0.10472 0.29033 0.31293 0.08701 0.12273 0.14837 0.18959 0.05678 0.07266 0.06014 0.67592 0.04091 0.17306 0.11606 0.11606 2.04403 1.22881 0.31610 0.27961 0.29696 0.04067 0.07985 0.09241 0.12321 0.57807 0.25600 0.32207 1.01933 2.38819 1.28627 1.14439 0.21138 0.76218 0.08301 0.08783 0.14188 0.09169

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COMMODITY NAME b. PLASTIC PRODUCTS Plastic/PVC Pipe Plastic Components / Accessories Plastic/ PVC Suitcases Plastic Containers c. RUBBER PRODUCTS Rubber Foot wear (H) CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS a. BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICALS Oxygen Titanium Dioxide Chlorine Nitrogen (Gas / Liquid) b. BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS Phenol or Phenol Extract c. FERTILIZERS & PESTICIDES c1. FERTILIZERS Urea Ammonium Sulphate c2. PESTICIDES Endosulfan d. PAINTS, VARNISHES & LACQUERS Paints Lacquer & Varnishes Thinner f. DRUGS & MEDICINES Antibiotics Ayurvedic Medicines g. PERFUMES, COSMETICS, TOILETRIES ETC Toilet Soap Washing Soap Washing Powder Tooth Paste / Tooth Powder Hair / Body Oils i. POLYMERS INCLUDING SYNTHETIC RUBBER Synthetic Resin Synthetic Rubber j. PETROCHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES Rubber Chemicals k. MATCHES,EXPLOSIVES & OTHER CHEMICALS Safety Matches/ Match Box

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 1.86134 0.17752 0.12660 0.01501 0.07174 0.58435 0.09692 12.01770 1.18734 0.10545 0.04102 0.05042 0.01284 1.95204 0.05363 3.14464 2.66123 1.57884 0.02168 0.48341 0.01688 0.52932 0.37360 0.02511 0.01574 0.45610 0.20605 0.05277 1.13048 0.26840 0.23250 0.14666 0.11015 0.09490 0.97000 0.29233 0.06476 0.86947 0.06007 0.62902 0.08561

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 0.93687 0.29728 0.05276 0.06692 0.08172 0.16505 0.08655 11.93121 1.44608 0.04318 0.05439 0.06757 0.05703 0.45456 0.04384 4.16386 3.68920 2.15577 0.19942 0.47466 0.07450 0.49576 0.20371 0.05175 0.12921 2.53187 0.09493 0.04054 0.97768 0.25810 0.16976 0.36457 0.13844 0.04681 -0.05307 0.18921 -0.10416 0.94010 0.11504

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COMMODITY NAME Explosives Additives (I ) NON- METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS b. GLASS,EARTHENWARE, CHINAWARE & THEIR PRODUCTS Glass Bottles & Bottleware d. CEMENT, SLATE & GRAPHITE PRODUCTS Asbestos Corrugated Sheet Railway Sleeper (J) BASIC METALS, ALLOYS & METAL PRODUCTS a. FERROUS METALS a2. STEEL: LONG Angles Joist & Beams Rails a3. STEEL: FLAT Plates CRC a6. CASTINGS & FORGINGS Iron Castings Steel Castings a7. FERRO ALLOYS Ferro Manganese Ferro Silicon b. NON- FERROUS METALS b1. ALUMINIUM Aluminium Ingots Aluminium Foil /Foil Bag Aluminium Utensils b2. OTHER NON- FERROUS METALS Copper Wire (All Types) Brass Lead C. METAL PRODUCTS Iron & Steel Wire Furniture Pipes/Tubes/Rods/Strips Metal Containers Chain (K) MACHINERY & MACHINE TOOLS b. INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 0.09209 0.04659 2.55597 0.25567 0.07656 0.25583 0.04408 0.03565 10.74785 8.06382 1.62997 0.11215 0.04904 0.10725 2.61065 0.55376 0.44658 0.87124 0.21320 0.56725 0.13741 0.02806 0.01401 1.00398 0.48921 0.20750 0.03403 0.04034 0.51477 0.05044 0.05071 0.01104 1.68005 0.23264 0.09536 0.04920 0.09286 0.01304 8.93148 1.83759

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 0.06889 0.08076 2.51591 0.23674 0.16746 0.31860 0.11048 0.09898 8.34186 6.20612 -0.27319 0.06548 0.14739 -0.30679 0.13733 0.89559 0.12433 0.04365 0.08510 0.05542 0.02967 1.46625 0.85317 0.33180 0.10202 0.16283 0.61308 0.18245 0.02943 0.03164 0.66949 0.08019 0.04978 0.38771 0.17706 0.03016 8.36331 0.56804

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COMMODITY NAME Boiler & Accessories Industrial Furnaces Material Handling Equipments Cranes Industrial Valves e. AIR CONDITIONER & REFRIGERATORS Air Conditioners f. NON- ELECTRICAL MACHINERY Engines Compressors Sewing Machines g. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & BATTERIES Electrical Pumps Relay /Contacter Electrolytic Condensers Electric Generators Batteries Battery Dry cells h. ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, WIRES, CABLES ETC. Conductor Lamps Fluorescent Tubes PVC Insulated Cable Electrical Wires i. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS & APPLIANCES Fans j. ELECTRONICS ITEMS Semiconductor Devices Capacitors (L) TRANSPORT, EQUIPMENT & PARTS a. AUTOMOTIVES Auto Rickshaw / Tempo / Matador b. AUTO PARTS Crankshafts c. OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENTS Bi- Cycles

WEIGHT [2004- 05] 0.25273 0.02249 0.05072 0.04647 0.15605 0.42879 0.22151 1.02563 0.07471 0.18293 0.02013 2.34277 0.15890 0.03193 0.00898 0.42902 0.12073 0.06986 1.06278 0.15496 0.03755 0.03744 0.38443 0.15810 0.33666 0.10242 0.96117 0.01485 0.02454 5.21282 4.23106 0.29308 0.80388 0.02227 0.17788 0.07706

WEIGHT [1993- 94] 0.18061 0.05577 0.07830 0.05060 0.09160 -0.08790 0.98909 0.51190 0.16509 0.06094 0.00000 0.05651 0.09160 0.07128 0.29769 0.13887 0.13592 -0.07313 0.09344 0.04986 0.19760 0.15364 -0.13038 -0.07904 0.06611 4.29475 -0.06498 -0.05090 -0.22490

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Annexure- III List of new items added or revised in WPI Series [2004- 05] COMMODITY NAME ALL COMMODITIES I PRIMARY ARTICLES (A) FOOD ARTICLES b2. FRUITS Lemon (B) NON- FOOD ARTICLES c. OTHER NON- FOOD ARTICLES Gaur Seed d. FLOWERS Rose Jasmine Marigold (C) MINERALS a. METALLIC MINERALS Copper Ore Zinc Concentrate b. OTHER MINERALS Kaolin Graphite Sillimanite c. CRUDE PETROLEUM Crude Petroleum (A) FOOD PRODUCTS a. DAIRY PRODUCTS Ice Cream Condensed Milk b. CANNING, PRESERVING & PROCESSING OF FOOD Fish Meal Processed Prawn Canned Meat Vegetables Seeds c. GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS Gram Powder (Besan) Rice Bran Wheat Bran Beaten Rice Flakes (Chire) Maize Atta Other Grain Mill Products WEIGHT 100.00000 20.11815 14.33709 2.10717 0.07225 4.25756 1.38642 0.04830 0.21326 0.14928 0.03199 0.03199 1.52350 0.48859 0.15892 0.01240 0.13463 0.00616 0.00077 0.00066 0.90028 0.90028 9.97396 0.56798 0.05063 0.03961 0.35785 0.05941 0.11517 0.03554 0.09239 1.34017 0.09734 0.11785 0.09066 0.03750 0.01572 0.05053

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COMMODITY NAME e. SUGAR, KHANDSARI & GUR Molasses f. EDIBLE OILS Palm Oil g. OIL CAKES Rice Bran Extraction Other Oil Cakes h. TEA & COFFEE PROCCESSING Tea Dust (Blended) Tea Dust (Unblended) j. OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS Cashew Kernel Papad Cashew nut (Roasted) Mixed Spices Pickles Soya Preparations (Excluding Oil) Readymade / Instant Food Powder (B) BEVERAGES, TOBACCO & TOBACCO PRODUCTS a. WINE INDUSTRIES IMFL - Blended IMFL - Malted but not Blended b. MALT LIQUOR Beer Toddy (or Taddy) c. SOFT DRINKS & CARBONATED WATER Soft Drink Concentrates Non- Alcoholic Beverages (All Types) Mineral Water d. MANUFACTURE OF BIDI,CIGARETTES,TOBACCO & ZARDA Dried Tobacco (C ) TEXTILES a. COTTON TEXTILES a1. COTTON YARN Cotton Yarn (Unbleached) Cotton Yarn (Bleached) Cotton Yarn (Dyed) Finished / processed cotton yarn (not knitted) Finished / processed cotton yarn (knitted) a2. COTTON FABRIC Cotton Cloth finished /processed

WEIGHT 2.08859 0.12926 3.04293 0.41999 0.49441 0.09174 0.18858 0.71106 0.13716 0.09813 0.87933 0.38299 0.08081 0.01367 0.06599 0.02476 0.05937 0.13927 1.76247 0.38519 0.23181 0.07619 0.15295 0.11454 0.03841 0.24132 0.07247 0.01936 0.02234 0.98301 0.07561 7.32639 2.60526 1.37708 0.74777 0.41536 0.12445 0.06910 0.02040 1.22818 0.45315

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COMMODITY NAME Cotton Textiles Dyed/printed Bed Cover & Bed Sheet Other Cotton Hosiery Goods Cotton Linters Cotton Trousers / Pants Cotton Towel Cloth Cotton Durries Furnishing cloth b. MAN MADE TEXTILES b1. MAN MADE FIBRE Acrylic Fibre Synthetic Fibres b2. MAN MADE FABRIC Synthetic Suitings (incl.blended) Synthetic Grey Cloth Nylon Thread Polyethlene Fabrics c. WOOLLEN TEXTILES Woollen Carpets Woollen Shawls Woollen Hosiery goods Woollen Cardigans/Sweaters Blankets d. JUTE HEMP & MESTA TEXTILES Jute Sacking Cloth Jute Sacking Bag Jute Yarn Gunny and Hessian Cloth e. OTHER MISC. TEXTILES Cotton Shirts Terene Garments Cotton Children suits Terry Towel Gunny bags (Non Laminated) Coir Mats & Matting Cotton Under Garments Cotton Pillow Cover Cotton Dressing Gown (D) WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS a. TIMBER / WOODEN PLANKS Sawn Timber Posts / Squares b. PROCESSED WOOD

WEIGHT 0.12916 0.12382 0.17551 0.02472 0.04270 0.02716 0.08191 0.01473 2.20573 1.67244 0.04322 0.02095 0.53329 0.09791 0.06862 0.02202 0.05407 0.29417 0.04294 0.01782 0.02122 0.08029 0.01679 0.26129 0.10076 0.04520 0.02054 0.05267 1.95994 1.50468 0.14791 0.09230 0.05603 0.02166 0.06573 0.02955 0.01454 0.02754 0.58744 0.18139 0.10404 0.12756

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COMMODITY NAME Processed/ Sized Wood Cutting Wooden Almirah / Cabinets/ Cupboard Wooden Crates & Packing Box Wooden Chair c. PLYWOOD & FIBRE BOARD Plywood Board Insulation Board d. OTHERS Veneered Particle Board Veneer Wood, (E) PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS a. PAPER & PULP Laminated Paper Computer Stationery Paper Rolls Paper Cone & Tube b. MANUFACTURE OF BOARDS Corrugated Sheet Boxes Paper Cartons / boxes Bristle Paper Board Card Board c. PRINTING & PUBLISHING Other Printing and Publishing (F) LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS a. LEATHERS Vegetable Tanned Leather Crome Tanned Leather Leather Shoe lining b. LEATHER FOOTWEAR Leather Shoe Upper Foot Wear/ Safety Boot Leather Chappals/ sandals Leather Sole Other Leather Foot Wear c. OTHER LEATHER PRODUCTS Leather Garments & Jackets Leather Bags Leather Handbags / Wallets Leather Gloves Leather Harness Goods (G) RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS a. TYRES & TUBES

WEIGHT 0.08479 0.01439 0.01557 0.01281 0.24088 0.16826 0.07262 0.03761 0.02661 0.01100 2.03350 1.01910 0.03991 0.03240 0.03514 0.03358 0.54979 0.30223 0.12391 0.08119 0.04246 0.46461 0.07569 0.83509 0.22325 0.13172 0.07709 0.01444 0.40908 0.15075 0.12214 0.02578 0.01555 0.09486 0.20276 0.11083 0.02739 0.03987 0.01204 0.01263 2.98697 0.54128

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COMMODITY NAME a1. TYRES Scooter / Motor cycle Tyre a2. TUBES Motor Tube Other Rubber Tubes b. PLASTIC PRODUCTS Rigid PVC Plastic/LDPE/Polythene Bag Plastic Films & sheets Polythene/Plastic Granules Plastic Bottles Plastic Cabinet Dot pen with refill Tooth brush Plastic/PVC Shoes Syringe Polyester Film Polyester Chips Expandable Polystyrene V Belt Plastic/PVC Chappals Plastic Rolls Polythene/PVC Foam HDPE Bag HDPE Woven Sacks HDPE Woven Fabric Other Plastic Products c. RUBBER PRODUCTS Rubber Seat Assembly Seamless Tubes & Pipes Rubber Moulded goods Synthetic rubber compound Reclaimed Rubber Rubber Components & Parts Automobile Rubber Padding Rubber Brakes Rubber Transmission belt Foot Ball Other Rubber Products (H) CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS a. BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICALS Carbon & It's Compound

WEIGHT 0.48809 0.04419 0.05319 0.02531 0.00966 1.86134 0.11032 0.15286 0.17118 0.07706 0.02883 0.00913 0.06091 0.01001 0.02015 0.00981 0.23888 0.14318 0.12307 0.00995 0.01317 0.08010 0.02016 0.05482 0.04176 0.01172 0.08340 0.58435 0.17147 0.11786 0.02264 0.02218 0.01381 0.01645 0.02067 0.01309 0.00978 0.00425 0.07523 12.01770 1.18734 0.09959

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COMMODITY NAME Acid (Inorganic) Caustic Soda & Soda Ash Lime & Calcium Carbonate Alumina & Aluminium Salt Zirconion Silicate Hydrogen Peroxide Zinc Oxide Sodium Salt Carbon Di- Sulphide Ammonia (Gas / Liquid) Argon Gas Carbon Dioxide Gas Hydrogen Foundry Chemical Other Inorganic Chemicals b. BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS Fatty Acid Acetic Acid & Its Derivetives Alcohol & Mixture Amines Glycol Fatty Alcohol Naphthalene / Aniline Vegetable Starch Essence/Flavour used in food products. Ice Block/ Cube (non edible) Brine Water / Distilled Water Organic Solvent Formaldehyde Menthol Acid (Organic) Aromatic Chemicals Leather Chemicals Petrochemical Building Blocks Other Organic Chemicals c. FERTILIZERS & PESTICIDES c1. FERTILIZERS Other Nitrogenous Fertilizer Di Ammonium Phosphate Dicalcium Phosphate Other Phosphatic Fertilizers Organic Manure

WEIGHT 0.17510 0.28445 0.02199 0.06033 0.00440 0.00992 0.01866 0.06629 0.00504 0.06135 0.01074 0.00696 0.00504 0.01595 0.13180 1.95204 0.04748 0.11208 0.17609 0.01756 0.10957 0.07987 0.15514 0.03645 0.01563 0.04640 0.01805 0.14188 0.02056 0.03020 0.03369 0.02305 0.02635 0.64780 0.16056 3.14464 2.66123 0.05892 0.48672 0.00924 0.25581 0.22135

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COMMODITY NAME Fertilizer (Others) c2. PESTICIDES Cypermethrin Weedicides Insecticides Other Pesticides d. PAINTS, VARNISHES & LACQUERS Chemical Colours Distemper Ink e. DYESTUFFS & INDIGO Dye & Dye Intermediates Pigment & Pigment Intermediates f. DRUGS & MEDICINES Vitamins Vaccines Paracetamol/Analgesic Antacid and Digestive Preparations Gelatine Capsules ( empty) Others g. PERFUMES, COSMETICS, TOILETRIES ETC Floor Cleaners Bleaching Powder Perfume / Scent Cream / Moisturizer Face / Body Powder Other Flavoured Powder Shampoo Wax Shaving Cream Hair Dye h. TURPENTINE, PLASTIC CHEMICALS Thermocol Olio Resin & Gelatin Adhesive & Gum Turpentine Oil Other Plastic Chemicals i. POLYMERS INCLUDING SYNTHETIC RUBBER Polymers Polymer Products j. PETROCHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES Non- Cyclic Compound

WEIGHT 0.02867 0.48341 0.01267 0.05071 0.17404 0.22911 0.52932 0.00428 0.00777 0.10282 0.56298 0.43397 0.12901 0.45610 0.00957 0.04597 0.00958 0.03685 0.02658 0.06873 1.13048 0.00405 0.01237 0.06284 0.07991 0.01802 0.00646 0.03477 0.04327 0.00383 0.01235 0.58631 0.23400 0.07540 0.13088 0.03956 0.10647 0.97000 0.59386 0.01905 0.86947 0.42764

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COMMODITY NAME Glycol Polyol Sulphur & Sulphur Powder Other Petrochemical Intermediates k. MATCHES,EXPLOSIVES & OTHER CHEMICALS Agarbattis Photographic Goods Castor Oil Yeast used in Food Industry Hardeners (I ) NON- METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS a. STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS Bricks & Tiles Polished Granite Marbles Stone (Chip/Crushed/fFnished/Slab) b. GLASS,EARTHENWARE, CHINAWARE & THEIR PRODUCTS Laminated Glass Fibre Glass & Glass Sheet Toughened Glass Pressed Glassware Ophthalmic Lens Glass Vials Non- Ferrous Sanitary fittings Filter Elements Porcelain Crockery c. CEMENT & LIME Grey Cement White Cement Slag Cement Lime d. CEMENT, SLATE & GRAPHITE PRODUCTS Graphite Rods Graphite Amorphous Pencil Concrete Poles & Posts Hume Pipes & Spun Pipes Other Cement Product, (J) BASIC METALS, ALLOYS & METAL PRODUCTS a. FERROUS METALS a1. IRON & SEMIS Sponge Iron

WEIGHT 0.10588 0.05757 0.02197 0.19634 0.62902 0.08707 0.20139 0.09758 0.00668 0.01201 2.55597 0.65801 0.34117 0.06325 0.10682 0.14677 0.25567 0.01765 0.03927 0.04330 0.02517 0.00852 0.00980 0.01838 0.00921 0.00781 1.38646 1.26347 0.03099 0.07783 0.01417 0.25583 0.06030 0.00715 0.00643 0.02858 0.01928 0.05436 10.74785 8.06382 1.56301 0.26878

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COMMODITY NAME Pig Iron Melting Scrap Pencil Ingots Billets Slab a2. STEEL: LONG Rebars Rounds Wire Rods a3. STEEL: FLAT HRC GP/GC Sheets a4. STEEL: PIPES & TUBES Welded Pipe a5. STAINLESS STEEL & ALLOYS Steel Rods Sheets Steel Other Alloys a6. CASTINGS & FORGINGS Die Forging & Stamping a7. FERRO ALLOYS Ferro Chrome b. NON- FERROUS METALS b1. ALUMINIUM Aluminium Coils/Rolls Aluminium & Alloys Aluminium Casting Aluminium Seals Aluminium Pipe & Tubes Aluminium Wire b2. OTHER NON- FERROUS METALS Copper / Copper Ingots Copper Products (other than wire) Zinc Chromium / Chrome Non Ferrous Alloys Non- Ferrous Casting & Forging C. METAL PRODUCTS Gold & Gold Ornaments Silver Other Metal Wires & Wire products

WEIGHT 0.38921 0.09544 0.58954 0.05887 0.16117 1.62997 0.73617 0.40622 0.21914 2.61065 1.39672 0.21359 0.31396 0.31396 0.93758 0.08639 0.41503 0.03323 0.40293 0.87124 0.09079 0.13741 0.09534 1.00398 0.48921 0.05280 0.03195 0.03661 0.01101 0.01572 0.05925 0.51477 0.14717 0.14256 0.04667 0.01528 0.01152 0.03938 1.68005 0.36399 0.01083 0.05047

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COMMODITY NAME Nuts/Bolts/Screw/ Washers Cylinder Cylinder Liners Steel Structures Steel Balls Fabricated Metal Products Fixtures Steel Frames Metal Moulds and Dyes Cistern Fittings/Iron& steel Welding Rods Utensils(other than Aluminium) Pressure Cooker Locks Safety Helmet Other Metal Products (K) MACHINERY & MACHINE TOOLS a. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY & IMPLEMENTS Harvester Sprinkler Thresher Separators & Driers Other Agriculture Implements b. INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY Coupling Filtration Equipment Textile Machinery Rubber Machinery Lifts Oil Mill Machinery Rice Mill Machinery Sugar Machinery Food/ Beverages/Tobacco Processing Machinery Mining/Quarrying/Metallurgical Machinery/Parts. Plastic Machinery Fasteners Ball/Roller Bearing Pump & Assembly Drive Equipment Heat Exchanger Hydraulic Equipment Pneumatic Tools

WEIGHT 0.08352 0.06602 0.01010 0.12190 0.01619 0.12246 0.06451 0.01790 0.04029 0.00994 0.02286 0.07917 0.01137 0.02844 0.00093 0.07606 8.93148 0.13899 0.00929 0.00916 0.01024 0.01689 0.09341 1.83759 0.00996 0.01816 0.15094 0.01243 0.04777 0.01034 0.01209 0.03470 0.00563 0.03860 0.08225 0.05638 0.17774 0.10241 0.00649 0.08097 0.04504 0.00763

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COMMODITY NAME Chemical Plant Equipments Other Industrial Machinery c. CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY Loader Concrete Vibrator & Mixture Other Construction Machinery / Equipment d. MACHINE TOOLS Drilling Machines Lathes Grinding Wheels Cutting Machine Gear Cutting Machines e. AIR CONDITIONER & REFRIGERATORS Refrigerators Chillers f. NON- ELECTRICAL MACHINERY Earth Moving Machinery Meters / Starter (non- electrical) Watches Weighing Scales Solar Power System & Windmill Other Non Electrical Machinery g. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & BATTERIES Transformer Electric Motors Power Supply (DC) Electric Switch Gears Electric Connectors / Plugs /Sockets/Holders Electric Switches Converter / Inverter Electric Motor Starters Control equipments Regulators Distribution Boards Other Electric Meter Electrical Stamping Lamination Electrical Signaling Equipment Battery Charger Other Electric Machinery & Equipments h. ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, WIRES, CABLES ETC. Insulators Magnets

WEIGHT 0.14844 0.26116 0.04487 0.01029 0.01260 0.02198 0.36702 0.00734 0.02070 0.01609 0.00529 0.31760 0.42879 0.19422 0.01306 1.02563 0.19193 0.03060 0.01828 0.01383 0.04540 0.44782 2.34277 0.42227 0.17398 0.01015 0.17084 0.02510 0.06193 0.05136 0.03319 0.25827 0.04590 0.01862 0.08266 0.03941 0.00661 0.01705 0.10601 1.06278 0.05225 0.02899

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COMMODITY NAME Air Break Switches/Circuit Breaker Kit- Kat /Fuse / Fuse wire Heating Elements Other Electric Accessories i. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS & APPLIANCES Washing / Laundry Machines Grinding /Wet Coffee Machinery Flash Light/ Torch UPS / Stabilizer Microwave Oven j. ELECTRONICS ITEMS T.V.Sets T.V. Accessories Sensors Optical Instruments Video CD Player Resistance /Resistor Electronic PCB /Micro Circuit Amplifier Computer Power Supply System (SMPS) Fibre Optic Cable Other Electronics Items k. IT HARDWARE Computers Computer Peripherals l. COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTS Telecommunication Exchange Dish Antenna Other Communication Equipments (L) TRANSPORT, EQUIPMENT & PARTS a. AUTOMOTIVES Motor Vehicles Tractors Bus / Mini bus / Truck Motor Cycle / Scooter / Moped Trolleys / Tanker b. AUTO PARTS Gear Boxes & Parts Steering Gears Carburetors Clutch & Clutch Plates Suspension

WEIGHT 0.07377 0.00619 0.01266 0.11644 0.33666 0.07224 0.02352 0.01289 0.11542 0.01017 0.96117 0.48621 0.17012 0.00856 0.00810 0.00879 0.00755 0.06083 0.00525 0.03223 0.02050 0.11364 0.26700 0.17865 0.08835 0.11821 0.04197 0.00781 0.06843 5.21282 4.23106 1.89760 0.40572 0.74745 0.88050 0.00671 0.80388 0.18625 0.02478 0.01690 0.02992 0.04473

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COMMODITY NAME Axle Wheels & Parts Fuel Injection Equipments Silencer & Damper Wiper/Blade/Arm etc Piston & Compressor Coil Assembly (Ignition) Slider Engine Assembly & Chassis Gauges Geared Motor Radiator & Coolers Electric Magnet Brakes Lamp Horn c. OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENTS Railway Brake Gear Railway Axle & wheel Other Rail Equipments Parts of Ships/Boats etc. Shafts (All Kinds)

WEIGHT 0.07160 0.04398 0.10538 0.01422 0.00368 0.06323 0.00930 0.00109 0.08580 0.00112 0.00598 0.03901 0.00790 0.02136 0.00538 0.17788 0.00417 0.03183 0.00812 0.01321 0.04349

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Annexure- IV Broad Group Wise Weights and Price Quotations

WEIGHT 2004- 05 1993- 94 2004- 05 1993- 94 NO. OF ITEMS
series new item s

NO. OF QUOTATIONS Comm on 595 320 245 62 13 57 5 47 5 218 54 16 18 0 15 0 19 5 1391 168 49 100 9 67 9 55 2004- 05 1993- 94 1918 455 340 96 19 72 20 47 40 72 20 47 5 4831 406 102 457 64 138 91 351
added or from old revised

Comm on

Group

All Commodities I Primary Articles (A) Food Articles (B) Non- Food Articles (C) Minerals II Fuel & Power A. Coal B. Mineral Oils C. Electricity Manufactured Products (A) Food Products (B) Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products (C ) Textiles (D) Wood & Wood Products (E) Paper & Paper Products (F) Leather & Leather Products (G) Rubber & Plastic Products (H) Chemicals & Chemical Products (I ) Non- Metallic Mineral Products (J) Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products (K) Machinery & Machine Tools (L) Transport, Equipment & Parts

100.00 20.12 14.34 4.26 1.52 14.91 2.09 9.36 3.45 64.97 9.97 1.76 7.33 0.59 2.03 0.84 2.99

100.00 22.03 15.40 6.14 0.48 14.23 1.75 6.99 5.48 63.75 11.54 1.34 9.80 0.17 2.04 1.02 2.39

676 102 55 29 18 19 4 10 5 555 57 15 55 10 18 13 45

435 98 54 25 19 19 4 10 5 318 41 11 29 2 11 1 15

259 91 54 25 12 19 4 10 5 149 32 7 17 1 9 0 10

revised

Major Group /

dropped/

176 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 169 9 4 12 1 2 1 5

417 11 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 406 25 8 38 9 9 13 35

5482 579 431 108

12.02 2.56

11.93 2.52

107 26

69 9

24 3

45 6

83 23

1111 225

276 42

41 2

10.75

8.34

69

53

20

33

49

696

203

10

8.93 5.21

8.36 4.29

107 33

56 21

23 3

33 18

84 30

903 287

312 101

43 0

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Annexure- V List of items dropped / revised from WPI Series (1993- 94) S. NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 NAME OF COMMODITY Fluorite Kaolin (China clay) Asbestos Silica sand Felspar Ochre Vermiculite Baby Food(all kinds) Bran (all kinds) Solvent extracted groundnut oil Imported edible oil Unrefined oil Deoiled cake Packed tea Processed Tea Malted food Indian made foreign spirit Potable Country Liquor Beer & alcohol Pan Masala Cotton Yarn- 'Hanks Cotton Yarn- Cones Other Cotton Yarn Long cloth/sheeting Dhoties,sarees & voils Cotton Grey Drills & Jeans Cotton Grey Cloth & Canvas Miscellaneous Cotton Cloth Terry Cotton Shirtings Hessian cloth Hessian & sacking bags Tyre Cord Plywood commercial planks Duplex board Other boards(all kinds) Footwear Western type Giant tubes Decorative laminates WEIGHT [93- 94] 0.00237 0.00659 0.00044 0.00252 0.00018 0.00028 0.00004 0.14815 0.14815 0.02325 0.04617 0.14982 1.04074 0.12191 0.06112 0.05680 0.14559 0.06922 0.04285 0.09161 1.51135 1.51136 0.28972 0.06197 0.04244 0.10044 0.04732 0.25095 0.07754 0.21187 0.16364 0.13677 0.05699 0.08344 0.15371 1.01933 0.05019 0.05276

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S. NO. 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

NAME OF COMMODITY Plastic Items Injection Moulded Plastic Items Canvas Footwear Caustic Soda (sodium hydroxide) Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate) Acid(all kinds) Oxygen gas in cylinder Benzene Acetylene Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) Methanol Complex fertilizer N_content Di_ammonium phosphate N- content Super phosphate P205 content Complex fertilizers- NPK content Calcium Ammonium Nitrate N- Content Diammonium Phosphate Other Fertilizers Pesticides Monocrotophos Enamels Organic pigments Pigments Vitamin tablets (A,B,C,D & others) Vitamin liquids Penicillin Powder/granules other than vitamins Liquid oral other than vitamins Liquid Injectables other than vitamins Capsules other than vitamin & antibiotics Tablets execpt vitamin & penicillin Ointments Syrup Trimethoprim Sulpha methoxozole Ampicillin Trihydrate P.V.C. resins Epoxy Resins Polystyene Resins(all kinds) BOPP Film Cine colour positive

WEIGHT [93- 94] 0.10874 0.27669 0.07850 0.34347 0.29601 0.35369 0.23074 0.14207 0.09526 0.10713 0.06626 0.10482 0.11504 0.12592 0.45752 0.08801 0.36424 0.07845 0.32963 0.07054 0.11108 0.09856 0.07647 0.03988 0.05175 0.08208 0.05043 0.51455 0.13680 0.37413 0.75551 0.07450 0.12229 0.05538 0.08702 0.05208 0.06494 0.08043 0.12427 0.04780 0.08241 0.15690

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S. NO. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122

NAME OF COMMODITY Printing ink Carbon black Fireworks Medical X- Ray Films Roll Films Tape for Blank Cassettes Fire bricks Building bricks Ceramic tiles Sheet glass Cement Electrodes Basic pig iron Foundary pig iron Steel ingots(plain carbon) Blooms Billets & slabs Skelps Bars & rods MS Bars & Rounds Alloy Stainless Steel MS/SS Ingots Ordinary Casting Forging Heavy Light structurals Bright bars Steel wire Ropes CR Sheets Narrow CR Steel Strips Wire(all kinds) Cast Iron Spun Pipes Steel Sheets,Plates & Strips Other Iron Steel Aluminium Bars & Rods Aluminium Sheets & Strips Aluminium rolled products Other Aluminium Material Aluminium Extrusion Copper bars & rods Zinc Zinc Ingots Nickel Alloy

WEIGHT [93- 94] 0.07746 0.17207 0.04615 0.09328 0.06395 0.06560 0.12252 0.04681 0.06019 0.06928 1.73105 0.10914 0.18638 0.25823 0.04365 0.15376 0.66188 0.05248 1.24088 0.04095 0.09540 0.25749 0.28030 0.03286 0.18074 0.08632 0.09147 0.19987 0.14591 0.16136 0.15548 0.13365 0.09589 0.15548 0.09589 0.07970 0.03826 0.05003 0.16700 0.09760 0.04659 0.05837

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S. NO. 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164

NAME OF COMMODITY Barrels LPG Cylinder Bolts & nuts Complete Tractors Agricultural Implements Tractor Components & Accesories Excavator Hydraulic Machine Ring spinning & doubling frames Other Textile Machinery Carding Machine Powerlooms Automatic Textile Machinery Parts Printing Machine Hydraulic Pumps Mono Block Pumps Other Pumps Ball bearings Roller Bearings Switch gears Components & accessories of switch gears Electric Motors:phase one Electric Motors:phase three Other Electrical Equipment & Systems Electric Motors Other Electrical Instruments & Systems Electronic IC's Rubber insulated cables Other cables Jelly Filled Telephone Cables Telephone Instruments Electronic Equipment T.V. sets(B&W) TV sets(Colour) Picture Tubes (Colour) Computer & Computer Based Systems Broad Gauge Passenger Carriage Broad Gauge Other Coaching Vehicles Broad Gauge diesel locomotives Truck chassis(diesel) Car chassis(assembled) Bus chassis(diesel)

WEIGHT [93- 94] 0.06180 0.05640 0.13145 0.72760 0.06870 0.05097 0.10637 0.04654 0.12336 0.14737 0.06685 0.04654 0.08347 0.10046 0.04580 0.06611 0.07128 0.22973 0.11413 0.18504 0.04432 0.14478 0.20942 0.24524 0.05429 0.10120 0.16473 0.06242 0.20166 0.38781 0.05208 0.23564 0.37192 0.33056 0.09160 0.46758 0.13176 0.09458 0.09133 0.84292 0.83787 0.25703

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S. NO. 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176

NAME OF COMMODITY Body manufactured for trucks,vans etc Body manufactured for Buses Trekker Jeeps Motorcycles Scooters Mopeds Springs Other automobile spare parts 2/3 Wheeler Parts/Components Motor Cycle Parts Automobile Cables

WEIGHT [93- 94] 0.14656 0.08050 0.06029 0.15595 0.32020 0.31948 0.18808 0.05704 0.19385 0.07870 0.05198 0.04585

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Comparison of WPI between the Old Series (1993- 94) and the New Series (2004- 05)
150.0

All Commodities (2004-05)

140.0

All Commodities (1993-94)

130.0

120.0 INDEX 110.0 100.0 90.0 80.0 Apr-04 Jul-04 Oct-04 Jan-05 Apr-05 Jul-05 Oct-05 Jan-06 Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07 Jan-08 Apr-08 Jul-08 Oct-08 Jan-09 Apr-09 Jul-09 Oct-09 Jan-10 Apr-10

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Apr-10 Jan-10 Oct-09

Apr-10

Jan-10

Oct-09

Primary Articles (1993-94)

Jul-09 Apr-09 Jan-09 Oct-08 Jul-08 Apr-08 Jan-08 Oct-07

Fuel,Power,Light & Lubricants (1993-94)

Jul-09

Apr-09

Jan-09

Oct-08

Jul-08

Apr-08

Jan-08

Oct-07

Jul-07

Primary Articles (2004-05)

Jul-07 Apr-07 Jan-07 Oct-06 Jul-06 Apr-06 Jan-06 Oct-05 Jul-05 Apr-05 Jan-05 Oct-04 Jul-04

Apr-07

Jan-07

Oct-06

Fuel & Power (2004-05)

Jul-06

Apr-06

Jan-06

Oct-05

Jul-05

Apr-05

Jan-05

Oct-04

Jul-04

Apr-04 150.0 140.0 130.0 120.0

110.0

100.0

90.0

Apr-04 200.0 180.0 160.0 140.0 120.0 100.0 80.0 INDEX

80.0

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INDEX

Apr-10 Jan-10 Oct-09

Manufactured Products (1993-94)

Jul-09 Apr-09 Jan-09 Oct-08 Jul-08 Apr-08 Jan-08 Oct-07 Jul-07 Apr-07

Manufactured Products (2004-05)

Oct-06 Jul-06 Apr-06 Jan-06 Oct-05 Jul-05 Apr-05 Jan-05 Oct-04 Jul-04 Apr-04

140.0

130.0

120.0

110.0

100.0

90.0

80.0

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Jan-07

INDEX