Inflation Index in Textiles Sector 

Friday, December 19, 2008


The W.P.I. Index based rate of inflation for the week ending 06.12.2008 has been provisionally estimated at 6.84% as against the previous week’s level of 8.00%.

          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 declined by 0.1 percent to 141.5 (Provisional) from 141.7 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of texturised yarn (5%) and raw wool (1%). However, the prices of raw cotton rose by 1%.

The annual inflation in respect of the textile group of items was 7.85% as compared to 6.84% for all commodities for the week ending 06.12.2008. The weekly inflation of the textile group decreased by 0.1 per cent for the week ending 06.12.08 as compared to decrease of 1.1 per cent in all commodities (Details Annexed)

Wholesale Price during 15.11.2008 and comparison with 08.11.2008

Items

29.11.2008

06.12.2008

% variation

ALL COMMODITIES

233.60

231.10

-1.07

Textiles

141.70

141.50

-0.14

a. Fibres

215.00

216.40

0.65

Raw Cotton

217.70

219.20

0.69

Raw Jute

207.30

207.30

0.00

Mesta

302.00

302.00

0.00

Raw wool

99.00

98.50

-0.51

Raw silk

172.20

172.20

0.00

Coir fibre

138.00

138.00

0.00

a. Cotton Textiles

174.30

174.30

0.00

a1. Cotton Yarn

173.80

173.80

0.00

Cotton Yarn-'Hanks

181.70

181.70

0.00

Cotton Yarn-Cones

169.80

169.80

0.00

Other Cotton Yarn

153.80

153.80

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

100.40

100.00

-0.40

b1. Man Made Fibre

97.60

97.20

-0.41

Polyster staple fibre

96.60

96.60

0.00

Viscose filament yarn

101.40

101.40

0.00

Acrylic Yarn

101.80

101.80

0.00

Texturised Yarn

46.20

43.90

-4.98

Nylon Filament Yarn

104.60

104.60

0.00

Synthetic Yarn

120.60

120.60

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

234.80

0.00

Hessain cloth

226.00

226.00

0.00

Hessain & sacking bags

246.20

246.20

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

 

                Wholesale Price during 22.11.2008 and comparison with 24.11.2007 for inflation

Items

08.12.2007

06.12.2008

% inflation

ALL COMMODITIES

216.30

231.10

6.84

Textiles

131.20

141.50

7.85

a. Fibres

181.40

216.40

19.29

Raw Cotton

179.90

219.20

21.85

Raw Jute

197.70

207.30

4.86

Mesta

314.00

302.00

-3.82

Raw wool

96.20

98.50

2.39

Raw silk

138.40

172.20

24.42

Coir fibre

161.50

138.00

-14.55

a. Cotton Textiles

157.80

174.30

10.46

a1. Cotton Yarn

155.10

173.80

12.06

Cotton Yarn-'Hanks

161.60

181.70

12.44

Cotton Yarn-Cones

152.50

169.80

11.34

Other Cotton Yarn

134.60

153.80

14.26

a2. Cotton Cloth (Mills)

167.90

176.00

4.82

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

263.30

310.50

17.93

Cotton Grey Cloth Others

180.30

179.10

-0.67

Miscellaneous Cotton Cloth

129.20

137.50

6.42

b. Man Made Textiles

96.60

100.00

3.52

b1. Man Made Fibre

94.00

97.20

3.40

Polyster staple fibre

96.40

96.60

0.21

Viscose filament yarn

95.80

101.40

5.85

Acrylic Yarn

101.80

101.80

0.00

Texturised Yarn

49.40

43.90

-11.13

Nylon Filament Yarn

99.20

104.60

5.44

Synthetic Yarn

105.20

120.60

14.64

Polyster Yarn

66.90

67.30

0.60

Viscose Stable Fibre

184.60

192.40

4.23

b2. Man Made Cloth

133.80

139.40

4.19

Terry Cotton Shirtings

127.00

133.20

4.88

Synthetic Cloth Dyed or Printed

137.80

137.80

0.00

Mixed Fabrics

133.00

147.70

11.05

c. Woolen Textiles

170.90

180.20

5.44

Woollen yarn

130.60

141.40

8.27

Woollen Cloth

243.20

259.10

6.54

Other Woollen Cloth

121.50

121.50

0.00

d. Jute Hemp & Mesta Textiles

206.60

234.80

13.65

Hessain cloth

208.60

226.00

8.34

Hessain & sacking bags

204.10

246.20

20.63

e. Other Misc. Textiles

183.30

191.80

4.64

Cotton Knitted Garments

253.80

262.50

3.43

Tyre Cord

143.90

154.50

7.37

Tyre Cord Fabric

103.60

104.30

0.68

 

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