Inflation Index in Textiles Sector

The W.P.I. Index based rate of inflation for the week ending 03.01.2009 has been provisionally estimated at 5.24% as against the previous week’s level of 5.91%.

          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 remains unchanged at 141.1 (Provisional) as against previous week. The price of raw cotton has declined by 1 per cent.

The annual inflation in respect of the textile group of items was 10.23% as compared to 5.24% for all commodities for the week ending 03.01.2009. There was no change in the weekly inflation of the textile group for the week ending 03.01.2009 as compared to decrease of 0.2 per cent in all commodities (Details Annexed)

Wholesale Price during 03.01.2009 and comparison with 27.12.2008

Items

27.12.2008

03.01.2009

% variation

ALL COMMODITIES

229.50

229.00

-0.22

Textiles

141.10

141.10

0.00

a. Fibres

215.60

213.90

-0.79

Raw Cotton

218.30

216.40

-0.87

Raw Jute

207.30

207.30

0.00

Mesta

302.00

302.00

0.00

Raw wool

98.50

98.50

0.00

Raw silk

190.30

189.90

-0.21

Coir fibre

138.00

138.00

0.00

a. Cotton Textiles

174.50

174.10

-0.23

a1. Cotton Yarn

174.10

173.60

-0.29

Cotton Yarn-'Hanks

180.20

179.30

-0.50

Cotton Yarn-Cones

172.80

172.50

-0.17

Other Cotton Yarn

149.20

149.20

0.00

a2. Cotton Cloth (Mills)

176.00

176.00

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

137.50

137.50

0.00

b. Man Made Textiles

99.00

98.90

-0.10

b1. Man Made Fibre

96.10

96.00

-0.10

Polyster staple fibre

94.60

93.70

-0.95

Viscose filament yarn

101.40

101.40

0.00

Acrylic Yarn

101.80

101.80

0.00

Texturised Yarn

43.10

43.10

0.00

Nylon Filament Yarn

104.60

104.60

0.00

Synthetic Yarn

117.50

117.50

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

180.20

180.20

0.00

Woollen yarn

141.40

141.40

0.00

Woollen Cloth

259.10

259.10

0.00

Other Woollen Cloth

121.50

121.50

0.00

d. Jute Hemp & Mesta Textiles

234.80

241.10

2.68

Hessain cloth

226.00

229.60

1.59

Hessain & sacking bags

246.20

255.90

3.94

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

        Wholesale Price during 03.01.2009 and comparison with 05.01.2008 for inflation

Items

05.01.2008

03.01.2009

% inflation

ALL COMMODITIES

217.60

229.00

5.24

Textiles

128.00

141.10

10.23

a. Fibres

183.50

213.90

16.57

Raw Cotton

182.40

216.40

18.64

Raw Jute

195.40

207.30

6.09

Mesta

314.00

302.00

-3.82

Raw wool

96.20

98.50

2.39

Raw silk

138.40

189.90

37.21

Coir fibre

161.50

138.00

-14.55

a. Cotton Textiles

148.70

174.10

17.08

a1. Cotton Yarn

143.40

173.60

21.06

Cotton Yarn-'Hanks

149.70

179.30

19.77

Cotton Yarn-Cones

139.20

172.50

23.92

Other Cotton Yarn

131.90

149.20

13.12

a2. Cotton Cloth (Mills)

168.00

176.00

4.76

Long cloth/sheeting

184.50

184.50

0.00

Dhoties,sareas & voils

169.50

170.90

0.83

Cotton Shirtings

169.20

193.30

14.24

Cotton Grey Drills & Jeans

172.30

176.80

2.61

Cotton Grey Cloth & Canvas

264.80

310.50

17.26

Cotton Grey Cloth Others

180.30

179.10

-0.67

Miscellaneous Cotton Cloth

129.20

137.50

6.42

b. Man Made Textiles

98.30

98.90

0.61

b1. Man Made Fibre

95.80

96.00

0.21

Polyster staple fibre

100.50

93.70

-6.77

Viscose filament yarn

95.80

101.40

5.85

Acrylic Yarn

101.80

101.80

0.00

Texturised Yarn

48.30

43.10

-10.77

Nylon Filament Yarn

99.20

104.60

5.44

Synthetic Yarn

112.40

117.50

4.54

Polyster Yarn

66.90

67.30

0.60

Viscose Stable Fibre

185.00

192.40

4.00

b2. Man Made Cloth

133.00

139.40

4.81

Terry Cotton Shirtings

127.00

133.20

4.88

Synthetic Cloth Dyed or Printed

137.80

137.80

0.00

Mixed Fabrics

130.00

147.70

13.62

c. Woolen Textiles

170.90

180.20

5.44

Woollen yarn

130.80

141.40

8.10

Woollen Cloth

243.20

259.10

6.54

Other Woollen Cloth

121.50

121.50

0.00

d. Jute Hemp & Mesta Textiles

205.10

241.10

17.55

Hessain cloth

201.20

229.60

14.12

Hessain & sacking bags

210.10

255.90

21.80

e. Other Misc. Textiles

181.60

191.80

5.62

Cotton Knitted Garments

253.80

262.50

3.43

Tyre Cord

143.90

154.50

7.37

Tyre Cord Fabric

90.90

104.30

14.74

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