Summary for the Month of June-18

1 This press release is embargoed against publication, telecast or circulation in any media till 12:00 noon today 15th January, 2018 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY OFFICE OF THE ECONOMIC ADVISER Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India (Base: 2011-12=100) Review for the Month of December, 2017 The official Wholesale Price Index for All Commodities (Base: 2011-12=100) for the Month of December, 2017 declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month . INFLATION The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at (provisional) for the Month of December, 2017 (over December, 2016) as compared to (provisional) for the previous Month and during the corresponding Month of the previous year. Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was compared to a build up rate of in the corresponding period of the previous year Inflation for important commodities / commodity groups is indicated in Annex-1 and Annex-II.

2 The movement of the index for the various commodity groups is summarized below:- PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight ) The index for this major group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month . The groups and items which showed variations during the Month are as follows:- The index for Food Articles group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to lower price of fruits & vegetables (14%), peas/chawali (6%), gram and egg (5% each), rajma and poultry chicken (4% each), coffee and fish-inland (3% each), urad and tea (2% each) and maize and masur (1% each). However, the price of betel leaves (16%), bajra (3%), jowar, barley and condiments & spices (2% each) and arhar, moong and pork (1% each) moved up. The index for Non-Food Articles group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of floriculture (19%), copra (coconut) (8%), raw silk, gingelly seed and guar seed (7% each), raw cotton (6%), raw wool and raw rubber (4% each), hides (raw) and soyabean (3% each), cotton seed, rape & mustard seed and castor seed (2% each) and raw jute, skins (raw), sunflower and coir fibre (1% each).

3 However, the price of mesta and fodder (8% each), groundnut seed (3%), safflower (kardi seed) (2%) and niger seed and linseed (1% each) declined. The index for Minerals group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to lower price of copper concentrate (14%), lead concentrate and zinc concentrate (7% each). However, the price of chromite (9%), manganese ore (6%), bauxite (3%) and phosphorite (1%) moved up. The index for Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of crude petroleum (7%). However, the price of natural gas (1%) declined. FUEL & POWER (Weight ) The index for this major group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month The groups and items which showed variations during the Month are as follows:- The index for Coal group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of lignite (18%).

4 The index for Mineral Oils group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of bitumen (12%), ATF (7%), naphtha (6%), furnace oil (5%), kerosene (3%), HSD and petrol (2% each) and LPG (1%). MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (Weight ) This press release is embargoed against publication, telecast or circulation in any media till 12:00 noon today 15th January, 2018 The index for this major group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month . The groups and items which showed variations during the Month are as follows:- The index for Manufacture of Food Products' group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to lower price of molasses (20%), gur and gram powder (besan) (6% each), sugar, honey and powder milk (4% each), coffee powder with chicory and bagasse (3% each), processed tea, maida and sooji (rawa) (2% each) and chicken/duck, dressed-fresh/frozen, basmati rice and instant coffee (1% each).

5 However, the price of processing & preserving of fish, crustaceans & molluscs & products thereof, copra oil and other meats, preserved/processed (4% each), manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous & similar farinaceous products (3%), cotton seed oil, wheat bran, spices (including mixed spices) and buffalo meat, fresh/frozen (2% each) and mustard oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, groundnut oil, castor oil, vanaspati, palm oil, rice (non-basmati), manufacture of cocoa, chocolate & sugar confectionery and processing & preserving of fruit & vegetables (1% each) moved up. The index for Manufacture of Beverages group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of bottled mineral water (3%) and aerated drinks/soft drinks ( drink concentrates) (2%). However, the price of wine, beer and spirits (1% each) declined. The index for Manufacture of Tobacco Products' group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to lower price of cigarette (10%).

6 However, the price of other tobacco products (3%) and biri (1%) moved up. The index for Manufacture of Textiles group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to lower price of manufacture of cordage, rope, twine & netting and weaving & finishing of textiles (2% each). However, the price of viscose yarn (2%) and manufacture of other textiles, woollen yarn, texturised & twisted yarn, manufacture of knitted & crocheted fabrics, cotton yarn and synthetic yarn (1% each) moved up. The index for Manufacture of Wearing Apparel group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of manufacture of knitted & crocheted apparel (3%). The index for 'Manufacture of Leather and Related Products group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of belt & other articles of leather (6%) and leather shoe and travel goods, handbags, office bags, etc.

7 (1% each). However, the price of harness, saddles & other related items (2%) and vegetable tanned leather and chrome tanned leather (1% each) declined. The index for Manufacture of Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to lower price of wooden board (non-electrical) (10%), wooden box/crate (6%), wooden block-compressed or not and timber/wooden plank, sawn/resawn (3% each) and wooden splint (1%). However, the price of wood cutting, processed/sized and plywood block boards (1% each) moved up. The index for Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of tissue paper (3%) and paper carton/box, newsprint, base paper, bristle paper board, paper for printing & writing and kraft paper (1% each). However, the price of corrugated sheet box and duplex paper (1% each) declined.

8 The index for Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of newspaper (3%), journal/periodical (2%) and printed labels/posters/calendars, sticker plastic and printed form & schedule (1% each). However, the price of hologram (3d) (3%) declined. The index for Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of menthol (23%), camphor (11%), acetic acid & its derivatives (7%), sulphuric acid (6%), oleoresin (5%), sodium silicate, hydrogen peroxide and organic solvent (4% each), shampoo, ammonium sulphate, acrylic fibre, ammonia liquid, nitric acid, ethyl acetate, caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) and alkyl benzene (3% each), rubber chemicals, fatty acid, organic chemicals, dye stuff/dyes incl. dye intermediates & pigments/colours, alcohols, di ammonium phosphate and mosquito coil (2% each) and creams & lotions for external application, other inorganic chemicals, ethylene oxide, adhesive excluding gum, varnish (all types), printing ink, superphospate / phosphatic fertilizer, others, paint, fungicide, liquid, aromatic chemicals, ammonium nitrate, other petrochemical intermediates, tooth paste/tooth powder, detergent cake, washing soap cake/bar/powder, insecticide & This press release is embargoed against publication, telecast or circulation in any media till 12:00 noon today 15th January, 2018 pesticide, soda ash/washing soda and amine (1% each).

9 However, the price of catalysts (4%), adhesive tape (non-medicinal) (3%), polyester film (metalized), organic surface active agent, phosphoric acid and perfume/scent (2% each) and liquid air & other gaseous products, phthalic anhydride, additive, foundry chemical, carbon black, mixed fertilizer, aniline (including pna, ona, ocpna) and mono ethyl glycol (1% each) declined. The index for 'Manufacture of Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products' group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of anti cancer drugs (5%), plastic capsules (3%), api & formulations of vitamins and antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory formulations (2% each) and ayurvedic medicaments, antibiotics & preparations thereof and cotton wool (medicinal) (1% each). However, the price of anti inflammatory preparation (17%), vaccine for hepatitis-B (14%), antiseptics and disinfectants (6%), antioxidants (2%) and vials/ampoule, glass, empty or filled and anti-malarial drugs (1% each) declined.

10 The index for Manufacture of Rubber and Plastics Products group declined by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to lower price of rubberized dipped fabric (6%), rubber tubes-not for tyres (4%), polyester film (non-metalized) and rubber crumb (2% each) and rubber cloth/sheet, rubber moulded goods, PVC fittings & other accessories, plastic film, plastic tube (flexible/non-flexible), tooth brush, plastic button, medium & heavy commercial vehicle tyre, conveyer belt (fibre based) and rubber tread (1% each). However, the price of rubber components & parts (4%), plastic bag (2%) and solid rubber tyres/wheels, plastic box/container, polypropylene film, tractor tyre and motor car tyre (1% each) moved up. The index for Manufacture of other Non-Metallic Mineral Products group rose by percent to (provisional) from (provisional) for the previous Month due to higher price of cement blocks (concrete) (7%), porcelain sanitary ware (3%), porcelain crockery and railway sleeper (2% each) and ordinary sheet glass, lime & calcium carbonate, ordinary portland cement, poles & posts of concrete, marble slab and pozzolana cement (1% each).