Government of Rajasthan

SEPTEMBER, 2019

Department of Economics and Statistics, Rajasthan, JAIPUR

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PRICE SITUATION IN RAJASTHAN FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2019

1. Wholesale Price Index (Base Year 1999-2000=100)

The General Index of Wholesale Price during SEPTEMBER, 2019 stood at 317.02 which was

314.68 in AUGUST, 2019 showing an increase of 0.74 percent over preceding month, which is

mainly due to an increase in the index of Primary Articles group by 1.50 percent, Fuel, Power,

Light & Lubricants group by 0.45 percent and Manufactured Products group by 0.29 percent. The details are given in Table No.-1 of this report. The month wise trends are reflected in the diagram given below:

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Wholesale Price Index (by Major Commodity Group) of Rajasthan

Sept., 2018 to Sept., 2019

PRIMARY ARTICLES GROUP FUEL, POWER, LIGHT & LUBRICANTS GROUP MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS GROUP ALL COMMODITY

(I) Primary Articles Group (Weight 33.894)

The Index of Primary Articles group stood at 325.31 in SEPTEMBER, 2019 which was 320.51 in

AUGUST, 2019 registered an increase of 1.50 percent over the preceding month, which is mainly

due to an increase in the index of Agricultural Articles sub-group by 1.51 percent and the Minerals sub-group registered an increased by 1.39 percent during the month under review.

(A) Agricultural Articles: The Index of Agricultural Articles sub-group stood at 323.26 in SEPTEMBER, 2019 whereas it was 318.44 in AUGUST, 2019 showing an increase of 1.51 percent over the previous month. This is mainly due to an increase in the Index of the Food Articles sub group by 1.73 percent and Non-Food Articles sub group by 1.02 percent over the previous month. In the Food Articles sub-group, the index of Cereals increase by 0.17 percent, Fruits by 4.86 percent, Vegetables by 50.63 percent, Milk by 0.93 percent and Egg Meat & Fish by 1.00 percent while the index of Pulses decrease by 3.28 percent and Condiments & Spices by 1.47 percent over the previous month whereas the index of Other Food Articles remains unchanged during the month under review. In the Non Food Articles sub group, the index of Oil seed registered an increase of 2.27 percent while the index of Fibers registered a decrease of 1.44 percent and Other Non-Food articles by 1.22 percent during the month under review. (Total 10 sub-Groups)

(B) Minerals: The index of Minerals sub-group stood at 340.85 in SEPTEMBER, 2019 which was 336.19 in AUGUST, 2019, registered an increase of 1.39 percent over the previous month. This is

mainly due to an increase in the Index of Lead Concentrate by 2.19 percent, Silver by 9.37 percent, Zinc Concentrate by 1.21 percent, Building Stone by 1.98 percent and Lime stone (burn) by 0.79 percent whereas the index of other six sub groups i.e. Copper ore, Gypsum, Lime Stone, Phosphorite, Steatite (soap stone) and Brick earth (Bricks) remains unchanged during the month under review. (Total 11 sub-Groups)

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(II) Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants' group: (weight 16.253) The index of ‘Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants’ group is stood at 467.68 during the month of SEPTEMBER, 2019 which was 465.58 in AUGUST, 2019 registered an increase of 0.45 percent over the previous month. This is

mainly due to an increase in the index Sub-Group of ‘Petrol, Diesel & L.P. Gas’ by 0.78 percent over the previous month while the index of Coal decrease by 0.15 percent while the index of Electricity sub group remains unchanged during the month under review. (Total 03 sub-Groups)

(III) Manufactured Products Group: (weight 49.853) The index of Manufactured Products group is stood at 262.27 during SEPTEMBER, 2019 which was 261.51 during AUGUST, 2019

registered an increase of 0.29 percent over the previous month. In the Manufactured products group the sub group of Food Product increased by 0.93 percent, Beverage & Tobacco by 0.19

percent, Wood & Wood Products by 0.27 percent, Chemical by 0.47 percent, General Purpose

Machinery by 0.48 percent and Motor Vehicles by 0.02 percent while the index of Spinning Weaving & Finishing decrease of 0.02 percent and Basic Precious & Ferrous Metals by 0.06 percent whereas the index of two item i.e., and Publishing and Non Metallic & Mineral Products remain unchanged during the month under review. (Total 10 sub-Groups).

2. Consumer Price Indices

(i) General Consumer Price Index (Rural, Urban & Combined) (Base Year 2012=100)

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation releases General Consumer Price Indices (CPI-Rural, Urban & Combined) for all India and States/UT’s separately. The General Consumer Price Index of Rajasthan for Rural, Urban and Combined registered an increase of 4.04 percent, 3.69 percent and 3.97 percent respectively in the month of AUGUST, 2019 over the same month of previous year. The All India General Consumer Price Index of Rural, Urban and Combined registered an increase of 2.25 percent, 4.49 percent and 3.28 percent respectively in the month of AUGUST, 2019 over the same month of the previous year.

The Rajasthan General Consumer Price Index for the month of AUGUST, 2019 is showing an increase of 3.97 percent with respect to 3.28 percent of All India level over the corresponding month of the last year. The details are as under:-

Rural Urban Combined Rural Urban Combined

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1 AUGUST, 2019 146.70 146.30 146.60 145.70 144.20 145.00

2 AUGUST, 2018 141.00 141.10 141.00 142.50 138.00 140.40

3Percentage Variations during

AUGUST, 2019 over AUGUST, 20184.04 3.69 3.97 2.25 4.49 3.28

Index for the Month

(Base year 2012=100)

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Rajasthan All India

General Consumer Price Index Numbers (Rural, Urban & Combined) for the month of AUGUST, 2019

Rural Urban Combined

(ii) Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (Base Year 2001=100)

The Labour Bureau, Shimla is compiling and releasing the Consumer Price Index for Industrial

Workers of Ajmer, Bhilwara and Jaipur centres of the State. At the Ajmer, Bhilwara and Jaipur

centres, the index for the month of AUGUST, 2019 stood at 295, 301 and 322 respectively, which

were 294, 298 and 320 in JULY, 2019. The Index of Ajmer, Bhilwara and Jaipur centre registered

an increase of 01, 03 and 02 points over the previous month. The consumer price index (I.W.) in

AUGUST, 2019 registered an increase of 5.73 percent at Ajmer centre, 7.12 percent at Bhilwara

centre and 12.20 percent at Jaipur centre as compared to the corresponding month of the last

year.

All India General Consumer Price index for the month of AUGUST, 2019 stood at 320 which was

319 in the month of JULY, 2019. It is showing an increase of 01 point over the previous month. It

registered an increase of 6.31 percent over the corresponding month of the last year. The details

of the Consumer Price Index are given in Table No-3 of this report.

3. Retail Prices

Retail prices of 33 essential commodities are being collected on a weekly basis from 33 District

Headquarters. The prices of 25 commodities have increased and 8 commodities have decreased

during the month of SEPTEMBER, 2019 over the previous month. The prices of Wheat increased

by 1.10 percent, Barley by 4.12 percent, Jowar by 0.35 percent, Maize by 1.72 percent, Moong

dal by 0.71 percent, Urad dal by 0.50 percent, Arhar dal by 0.06 percent, Groundnut Oil by 0.69

percent, Mustard oil by 1.00 percent, Rapseed oil by 0.29 percent, Ghee (desi) by 1.63 percent,

Chilli (dry whole) by 2.43 percent, Gur by 0.63 percent, Sugar by 1.17 percent, Milk (buff.) by

0.79 percent, Egg (hen) by 0.56 percent, Goat Meat by 0.23 percent, Onion by 68.78 percent,

Firewood by 0.05 percent, Kerosene oil by 1.39 percent, Washing soap by 0.38 percent, Cigarette

by 2.74 percent, Biri by 0.70 percent, Tea Leaf by 0.11 percent and Cooking gas (LPG) by 1.66

percent during the month under review over preceding month. The prices of Gram decreased by

0.70 percent, Rice (sela) by 0.31 percent, Bajra by 0.09 percent, Gram dal by 0.76 percent, Til oil

by 0.45 percent, Vanaspati ghee by 0.42 percent, Potato by 0.64 percent and Toilet soap by 0.27

percent over the previous month during the month under review. The details are given in Table

No-4 of this report.

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All Commodity

Major-Groups/

SEPTEMBER AUGUST SEPTEMBER AUGUST SEPTEMBER

2019 2019 2018 2019 2018

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1 Primary Articles 325.31 320.51 303.74 1.50 7.10

(A)- Agricultural Articles 323.26 318.44 301.39 1.51 7.26

(B)- Minerals 340.85 336.19 321.53 1.39 6.01

2 Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants 467.68 465.58 480.68 0.45 -2.70

3 Manufactured Products 262.27 261.51 248.90 0.29 5.37

General Index 317.02 314.68 305.16 0.74 3.89

for the month of SEPTEMBER, 2019

(Base year 1999-2000=100)

Wholesale Price Percentage Variation

Table No : 1

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Sub-Groups

Indicesduring SEPT., 2019

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Wholesale Price Index (by Major Commodity Group) of Rajasthan

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Major Group/Subgroup/ Commodity

SEPTEMBER AUGUST SEPTEMBER AUGUST SEPTEMBER

2019 2019 2018 2019 2018

All Commodity 317.02 314.68 305.16 0.74 3.89

(I) Primary Articles 325.31 320.51 303.74 1.50 7.10

A Agricultural Articles 323.26 318.44 301.39 1.51 7.26

A-1 Food Articles 334.65 328.95 306.00 1.73 9.36

ai Cereals 329.07 328.52 304.60 0.17 8.03

aii Pulses 332.78 344.05 298.90 -3.28 11.33

bi Fruit 401.47 382.85 416.39 4.86 -3.58

bii Vegetables 585.36 388.62 309.79 50.63 88.95

c Milk 330.61 327.55 303.52 0.93 8.93

d Eggs, Meat & Fish 362.77 359.17 360.70 1.00 0.57

e Condiments & Spices 285.95 290.22 264.11 -1.47 8.27

f Other Food Articles 222.05 222.05 214.94 0.00 3.31

A-2 Non-Food Articles 300.75 297.70 292.27 1.02 2.90

a Fibers 337.93 342.85 324.11 -1.44 4.26

b Oil-Seed 298.44 291.82 290.85 2.27 2.61

c Other non-food 269.98 273.31 263.55 -1.22 2.44

B Minerals 340.85 336.19 321.53 1.39 6.01

1 Copper ore 114.14 114.14 114.14 0.00 0.00

2 Gypsum 1034.89 1034.89 941.04 0.00 9.97

3 Lead concentrate 495.89 485.25 493.70 2.19 0.44

4 Lime Stone 235.95 235.95 237.03 0.00 -0.46

5 Phosphorite 212.02 212.02 212.02 0.00 0.00

6 Silver 598.16 546.92 478.92 9.37 24.90

7 Steatite (Soap Stone) 367.77 367.77 351.32 0.00 4.68

8 Zinc Concentrate 274.29 271.01 288.99 1.21 -5.09

9 Building Stone 426.55 418.25 381.49 1.98 11.81

10 Lime Stone (Burn) 168.49 167.17 185.01 0.79 -8.93

11 Brick earth (Bricks) 274.14 274.14 259.59 0.00 5.60

(II) Fuel, Power, Light & lubricants: 467.68 465.58 480.68 0.45 -2.70

1 Coal 240.73 241.09 241.09 -0.15 -0.15

2 Petrol, Diesel & LP Gas 489.77 485.96 513.00 0.78 -4.53

3 Electricity 473.85 473.85 473.85 0.00 0.00

(III) Manufactured products: 262.27 261.51 248.90 0.29 5.37

A Food Products 294.97 292.24 272.01 0.93 8.44

B Beverage & Tobacco 242.63 242.18 237.69 0.19 2.08

C Spinning Weaving & Finishing 254.41 254.45 254.50 -0.02 -0.04

D Wood & Wood products 327.07 326.18 294.14 0.27 11.20

E Publishing 493.33 493.33 466.67 0.00 5.71

F Chemical 208.48 207.50 197.65 0.47 5.48

G Non-Metalic & Mineral Products 254.89 254.88 233.10 0.00 9.35

H Basic Precious & Ferrous Metals 348.49 348.70 341.53 -0.06 2.04

I General Purpose Machinery 187.98 187.09 183.36 0.48 2.52

J Motor Vehicles 240.28 240.23 239.95 0.02 0.14

during SEPT., 2019 over

Wholesale Price Index ( Major Group / Sub-group / Commodity Group ) of Rajasthan

for the month of SEPTEMBER, 2019

(Base year 1999-2000=100)

Percentage Variation

Table No : 2

Wholesale Price Indices

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AUGUST JULY AUGUST AUGUST JULY AUGUST AUGUST JULY AUGUST AUGUST JULY AUGUST

2019 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018

1. Food 325 323 303 326 320 299 322 321 291 330 329 314

2.Pan,Supari, Tobacco

and Intoxicants432 432 414 402 402 398 388 385 372 391 390 377

3. Fuel & Light 276 268 268 321 320 320 231 220 221 282 277 270

4. Housing 423 423 380 268 268 237 401 401 322 434 434 387

5.Clothing, Bedding &

Footwear 218 218 224 206 206 197 239 239 220 226 225 220

6. Miscellaneous 206 205 203 263 263 255 276 276 269 254 253 244

General Index 295 294 279 301 298 281 322 320 287 320 319 301

Table No : 3

( Base Year 2001 = 100 )

S.No. Commodity Group

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers of

Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur and All India Centres

BHILWARA JAIPUR ALL INDIAAJMER

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SEPTEMBER AUGUST SEPTEMBER AUGUST SEPTEMBER

2019 2019 2018 2019 2018

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1. Wheat 23.06 22.81 20.49 1.10 12.54

2 Barley 21.23 20.39 17.77 4.12 19.47

3. Gram 52.56 52.93 49.34 -0.70 6.53

4. Rice (Sela) 35.17 35.28 36.33 -0.31 -3.19

5. Bajra 21.72 21.74 15.93 -0.09 36.35

6. Jowar 25.92 25.83 21.08 0.35 22.96

7. Maize 26.01 25.57 18.53 1.72 40.37

8. Moong dal (Without husk) 85.09 84.49 71.42 0.71 19.14

9. Urad dal (Without husk) 77.93 77.54 70.10 0.50 11.17

10. Arhardal 89.35 89.30 69.71 0.06 28.17

11. Gram dal 61.23 61.70 58.70 -0.76 4.31

12. Groundnut Oil 131.99 131.08 119.51 0.69 10.44

13. Mustard Oil 104.31 103.28 102.35 1.00 1.91

14. Til Oil 201.23 202.13 154.97 -0.45 29.85

15. Rapeseed Oil 90.13 89.87 86.77 0.29 3.87

16. Vanaspati Ghee (p.Ltr.) 78.83 79.16 78.16 -0.42 0.86

17. Ghee (deshi) 610.03 600.23 566.96 1.63 7.60

18. Chillies dry (Whole) 146.11 142.65 135.44 2.43 7.88

19. Gur 41.83 41.57 40.08 0.63 4.37

20. Sugar 38.02 37.58 37.73 1.17 0.77

21. Milk (Buff.) (p.Ltr.) 48.67 48.29 47.28 0.79 2.94

22. Egg (Hen) Each 5.42 5.39 5.42 0.56 0.00

23. Goat Meat 401.82 400.88 368.14 0.23 9.15

24. Potato 17.17 17.28 19.23 -0.64 -10.71

25. Onion 39.31 23.29 21.27 68.78 84.81

26. Firewood (5 Kg) 38.89 38.87 43.04 0.05 -9.64

27. Kerosene Oil (p.Ltr.) 36.35 35.85 29.70 1.39 22.39

28.Washing Soap (p.Cake)

(Wheel Green 250 gms.)13.21 13.16 13.46 0.38 -1.86

29.Toilet Soap (p. Cake)

(Lux 100 gms.)21.97 22.03 23.13 -0.27 -5.02

30. Cigarette (Packet of 10) 70.40 68.52 64.83 2.74 8.59

31. Biri (Bundle of 25) 20.14 20.00 19.90 0.70 1.21

32. Tea Leaf (245gms) 92.37 92.27 90.83 0.11 1.70

33.Cooking Gas(L.P.G.)

14.2 Kg. Refill544.07 535.20 509.25 1.66 6.84

during SEPTEMBER, 2019

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SEPTEMBER, 2019

Average Monthly Prices

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Table-4

(Unit: Prices Rs. per Kg.)

Commodities

Retail Prices of Essential Commodities in Rajasthan on the basis of

Weekly Prices collected from District Headquarters

Percentage variation

TRENDS IN RETAIL PRICES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (Monthly Average Prices)

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TRENDS IN RETAIL PRICES OF CEREALS

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TRENDS IN RETAIL PRICES OF OIL

Ground nut Oil Mustard Oil Til Oil

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TRENDS IN RETAIL PRICES OF MISC. ITEMS

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TRENDS IN RETAIL PRICES ONION & POTATO

Potatoes Onion