Inflation Index in Textiles Sector

Friday, January 30, 2009


The W.P.I. Index based rate of inflation for the week ending 17.01.2009 has been provisionally estimated at 5.64% as against the previous week’s level of 5.60%.

          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 141.3 (Provisional) from 141.1 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of hessian & sacking bags (3%) and hessian cloth (2%).  However, the prices of synthetic yarn (1%) declined. 

The annual inflation in respect of the textile group of items was 10.65% as compared to 5.64% for all commodities for the week ending 17.01.2009. The weekly inflation of the textile group increased by 0.1 per cent for the week ending 17.01.2009 as compared to increase of 0.2 per cent in all commodities

(Details Annexed)

Wholesale Price during 17.01.2009 and comparison with 10.01.2009

Items

10.01.09

17.01.09

% variation

ALL COMMODITIES

230.00

230.50

0.22

Textiles

141.10

141.30

0.14

a. Fibres

214.40

213.90

-0.23

Raw Cotton

217.00

216.40

-0.28

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

184.70

184.70

0.00

Coir fibre

138.00

138.00

0.00

a. Cotton Textiles

174.30

174.30

0.00

a1. Cotton Yarn

173.60

173.60

0.00

Cotton Yarn-'Hanks

179.30

179.30

0.00

Cotton Yarn-Cones

172.50

172.50

0.00

Other Cotton Yarn

149.20

149.20

0.00

a2. Cotton Cloth (Mills)

177.00

177.00

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

330.10

330.10

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

98.10

98.00

-0.10

b1. Man Made Fibre

95.20

95.10

-0.11

Polyster staple fibre

86.80

86.80

0.00

Viscose filament yarn

101.40

101.40

0.00

Acrylic Yarn

101.80

101.80

0.00

Texturised Yarn

44.10

44.10

0.00

Nylon Filament Yarn

104.60

104.60

0.00

Synthetic Yarn

119.50

118.70

-0.67

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

249.50

254.50

2.00

Hessain cloth

235.90

239.60

1.57

Hessain & sacking bags

267.10

273.80

2.51

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 17.01.2009 and comparison with 19.01.2008 for inflation

Items

19.01.2008

17.01.2009

% inflation

ALL COMMODITIES

218.20

230.50

5.64

Textiles

127.70

141.30

10.65

a. Fibres

186.50

213.90

14.69

Raw Cotton

185.60

216.40

16.59

Raw Jute

197.00

207.30

5.23

Mesta

314.00

302.00

-3.82

Raw wool

96.20

98.50

2.39

Raw silk

138.40

184.70

33.45

Coir fibre

161.50

138.00

-14.55

a. Cotton Textiles

150.20

174.30

16.05

a1. Cotton Yarn

145.40

173.60

19.39

Cotton Yarn-'Hanks

151.40

179.30

18.43

Cotton Yarn-Cones

141.80

172.50

21.65

Other Cotton Yarn

133.30

149.20

11.93

a2. Cotton Cloth (Mills)

168.00

177.00

5.36

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

330.10

24.66

Cotton Grey Cloth Others

180.30

179.10

-0.67

Miscellaneous Cotton Cloth

129.20

137.50

6.42

b. Man Made Textiles

96.80

98.00

1.24

b1. Man Made Fibre

94.20

95.10

0.96

Polyster staple fibre

97.00

86.80

-10.52

Viscose filament yarn

99.30

101.40

2.11

Acrylic Yarn

101.80

101.80

0.00

Texturised Yarn

48.30

44.10

-8.70

Nylon Filament Yarn

99.20

104.60

5.44

Synthetic Yarn

105.10

118.70

12.94

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

199.40

254.50

27.63

Hessain cloth

196.50

239.60

21.93

Hessain & sacking bags

203.10

273.80

34.81

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

 RTS/SL