The W.P.I. Index based rate of inflation for the week ending
04.10.2008 has been provisionally estimated at 11.44% as against the previous
week’s level of 11.80%. The
textiles group has an overall weight of 9.8% in the WPI Index and hence it is
an important group in measuring inflation. The
index for 'Textiles' group rose by 0.1 percent to 140.3 (Provisional) from 140.2
(Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of texturised yarn (2%).The annual inflation in respect of the textile group of items
was 6.29% as compared to 11.44% for all commodities for the week ending 04.10.2008.
The weekly inflation of the textile group rose by 0.1 per cent for the week ending
04.10.08 as compared to all commodities which declined by 0.46 per cent (Details
Annexed)
Wholesale
Price during 04.10.2008 and comparison with 27.09.2008
| Items | 27.09.2008 | 04.10.2008 | % variation |
| ALL COMMODITIES | 240.70 | 239.60 | -0.46 |
| Textiles | 140.20 | 140.30 | 0.07 |
| a. Fibres | 236.80 | 236.80 | 0.00 |
| Raw Cotton | 242.20 | 242.20 | 0.00 |
| Raw Jute | 207.30 | 207.30 | 0.00 |
| Mesta | 302.00 | 302.00 | 0.00 |
| Raw wool | 99.00 | 99.00 | 0.00 |
| Raw silk | 152.90 | 152.90 | 0.00 |
| Coir fibre | 138.00 | 138.00 | 0.00 |
| a. Cotton Textiles | 169.00 | 169.00 | 0.00 |
| a1. Cotton Yarn | 167.70 | 167.70 | 0.00 |
| Cotton Yarn-'Hanks | 179.10 | 179.10 | 0.00 |
| Cotton Yarn-Cones | 159.30 | 159.30 | 0.00 |
| Other Cotton Yarn | 152.30 | 152.30 | 0.00 |
| a2. Cotton Cloth (Mills) | 173.70 | 173.70 | 0.00 |
| Long cloth/sheeting | 184.50 | 184.50 | 0.00 |
| Dhoties,sareas & voils | 170.90 | 170.90 | 0.00 |
| Cotton Shirtings | 193.30 | 193.30 | 0.00 |
| Cotton Grey Drills & Jeans | 176.80 | 176.80 | 0.00 |
| Cotton Grey Cloth & Canvas | 310.50 | 310.50 | 0.00 |
| Cotton Grey Cloth Others | 179.10 | 179.10 | 0.00 |
| Miscellaneous Cotton Cloth | 129.20 | 129.20 | 0.00 |
| b. Man Made Textiles | 102.80 | 103.00 | 0.19 |
| b1. Man Made Fibre | 100.20 | 100.40 | 0.20 |
| Polyster staple fibre | 100.90 | 100.90 | 0.00 |
| Viscose filament yarn | 101.40 | 101.40 | 0.00 |
| Acrylic Yarn | 101.80 | 101.80 | 0.00 |
| Texturised Yarn | 53.40 | 54.40 | 1.87 |
| Nylon Filament Yarn | 104.40 | 104.40 | 0.00 |
| Synthetic Yarn | 123.50 | 123.50 | 0.00 |
| Polyster Yarn | 67.30 | 67.30 | 0.00 |
| Viscose Stable Fibre | 192.40 | 192.40 | 0.00 |
| b2. Man Made Cloth | 139.40 | 139.40 | 0.00 |
| Terry Cotton Shirtings | 133.20 | 133.20 | 0.00 |
| Synthetic Cloth Dyed or Printed | 137.80 | 137.80 | 0.00 |
| Mixed Fabrics | 147.70 | 147.70 | 0.00 |
| c. Woolen Textiles | 179.20 | 179.20 | 0.00 |
| Woollen yarn | 141.40 | 141.40 | 0.00 |
| Woollen Cloth | 256.60 | 256.60 | 0.00 |
| Other Woollen Cloth | 121.50 | 121.50 | 0.00 |
| d. Jute Hemp & Mesta Textiles | 227.00 | 227.00 | 0.00 |
| Hessain cloth | 223.30 | 223.30 | 0.00 |
| Hessain & sacking bags | 231.70 | 231.70 | 0.00 |
| e. Other Misc. Textiles | 191.80 | 191.80 | 0.00 |
| Cotton Knitted Garments | 262.50 | 262.50 | 0.00 |
| Tyre Cord | 154.50 | 154.50 | 0.00 |
| Tyre Cord Fabric | 104.30 | 104.30 | 0.00 |