3.

1 COMBINED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBER

BY COMMODITY GROUPS ( ALL URBAN )
(1990-91=100)

Year / Month

Food Apparel
BeverTextile
ages and
and
General Tobacco Footwear

House
Rent

Household TransportaFuel Furniture

tion &
&
& CommuniLighting Equipment
cation

Cleaning
Recreation,
Laundry
Enter. &
Personal
Education Appearance Medicines

1996-97

189.18

197.88

179.83

178.14

183.59

177.58

171.39

170.72

196.54

202.29

1997-98

203.96

213.02

187.81

195.29

210.59

191.79

180.59

186.84

201.81

212.78

1998-99

215.66

225.58

200.35

208.31

214.16

198.83

195.64

195.55

213.66

216.19

1999-2000

223.39

230.61

211.28

217.12

226.95

204.52

212.40

204.59

225.10

218.83

2000-2001

233.24

238.82

217.13

223.49

255.89

210.24

238.57

212.11

230.20

234.94

229.81

237.31

215.57

220.58

240.21

206.52

229.15

207.33

227.86

225.79

Aug.

229.68

236.06

215.89

221.18

240.05

206.89

229.72

208.64

228.36

235.68

Sep.

231.92

238.82

215.48

222.00

250.18

207.08

231.21

210.46

228.72

235.76

Oct.

232.96

240.10

215.88

222.71

252.10

208.88

231.73

211.31

229.03

235.72

Nov.

235.05

243.73

216.60

223.07

252.44

209.89

233.87

212.12

229.92

235.49

Dec.

234.00

240.25

217.02

223.29

257.90

210.11

238.36

212.13

230.24

235.49

2001 Jan.

233.62

238.86

217.13

223.74

258.73

211.33

240.26

212.31

230.50

235.76

Feb.

233.43

238.14

217.24

224.19

259.24

212.08

240.67

212.09

230.60

235.81

Mar.

234.54

240.62

217.57

224.56

258.23

212.09

237.54

212.18

231.42

235.84

Apr.

235.33

240.69

218.64

225.03

258.25

212.34

246.05

214.94

231.82

235.84

May

234.27

236.28

219.20

225.47

270.00

212.66

249.39

215.29

231.93

236.06

Jun.

234.29

234.99

219.30

226.00

273.34

213.00

254.88

216.47

231.98

236.05

2000 Jul.

Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics

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3.2 INDEX NUMBER OF WHOLESALE PRICES

BY COMMODITY GROUPS
(1990 - 91=100)

Manufactures

Building
Materials

204.10

184.62

181.96

232.78

228.65

189.17

181.93

235.68

256.10

248.88

195.02

183.78

230.62

236.99

229.25

272.98

203.92

179.23

244.95

244.09

248.14

328.28

206.48

184.48

236.55

242.57

236.12

292.31

202.77

181.38

Aug.

238.32

244.09

238.97

298.96

201.75

182.64

Sep.

242.03

244.59

227.59

325.31

202.86

186.16

Oct.

244.19

244.98

238.97

327.61

205.74

183.43

Nov.

247.07

247.22

253.69

329.06

206.52

186.28

Dec.

249.90

244.88

259.76

348.74

207.66

187.02

2001 Jan.

247.81

245.00

255.21

338.20

207.72

184.03

Feb.

246.84

244.19

245.76

339.47

207.88

183.83

Mar.

246.49

244.74

252.45

330.70

208.52

183.83

Apr.

248.08

247.81

255.36

330.70

208.06

185.01

May

244.65

238.93

256.45

333.01

208.60

185.02

Jun.

247.54

240.22

257.30

345.71

209.66

185.08

Year / Month

Raw Fuel, Lighting

Materials & Lubricants

General

Food

1996-97

199.92

205.96

215.90

1997-98

213.08

220.78

1998-99

226.60

1999-2000
2000-2001

2000 Jul.

Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics

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3.3 SENSITIVE CONSUMER PRICE INDICATOR OF ESSENTIAL

COMMODITIES FOR EMPLOYEES EARNING
UPTO Rs 1,500/( 1990-91=100 )

All Categories

Industrial

Commercial

Government

PERIOD
1998-99 1999-2000

2000-01

1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01

1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01

1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01

July

219.44

227.11

235.73

219.24

227.04 235.53

222.62

229.30 237.92

219.42

227.04 235.77

August

222.42

228.22

237.37

222.24

228.11 237.23

225.14

230.57 239.36

222.42

228.19 237.38

September

221.33

228.59

239.73

221.28

228.47 239.62

224.73

230.81 241.84

221.18

228.55 239.69

October

222.64

227.57

241.23

222.62

227.49 241.12

226.15

229.89 243.65

222.45

227.50 241.18

November

226.26

227.87

242.18

226.21

227.73 242.04

229.86

230.71 244.77

226.10

227.83 242.14

December

225.56

225.72

239.38

225.46

225.67 239.32

229.49

228.46 241.89

225.43

225.61 239.29

January

223.81

225.19

239.74

223.70

255.16 239.74

227.45

228.01 242.21

223.69

225.05 239.50

February

225.03

225.87

238.42

224.94

225.95 238.46

228.66

228.55 240.85

224.90

225.65 238.25

March

224.46

226.41

239.06

224.44

226.52 239.13

227.79

229.00 241.56

224.29

226.18 238.86

April

223.44

228.16

238.74

223.51

228.26 238.74

226.32

230.73 241.02

223.22

227.93 238.60

May

225.07

230.26

236.95

225.10

230.22 237.05

227.52

232.14 239.12

224.91

230.19 236.75

June

226.36

233.92

238.61

226.33

233.75 238.71

228.83

236.21 240.99

226.25

233.93 238.39

Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics

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3.4 PROCUREMENT / SUPPORT PRICES OF VARIOUS

AGRICULTURAL CROPS
(Rs. per 100 Kilograms)

COMMODITY
MAJOR CROPS
1.
Wheat
2.
Rice
(a) Basmati-385 ( 5% broken )
Paddy
(b) IRRI-6 ( FAQ )
Paddy
(c) KS-282, DR-82 & DR-83 ( FAQ )
Paddy
3.

Cotton
(a) Seed Cotton (Phutti)
(i) Desi (All types)
(ii) B-557 & 149F
(iii) Sarmast, Qallandri, Deltapine
and Ms-39 & 40
(b) Cotton Lint
(i) Desi (All types)
(ii) B-557 & 149 F
(iii) Sarmast, Qallandri, Deltapine
and Ms-39 & 40

Sugarcane (at mills gate)

Punjab
Sindh
N.W.F.P.
Balochistan
MINOR CROPS
1.
Oilseed Crops #
(a) Soybean
(b) Sunflower
(c) Safflower
(d) Canola
2.
Onion* 40-50 m.m.
3.
Potato* 40-50 m.m.
4.
Gram * (Whole)

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

Percentage Change in
1999-2000
2000-01
Over
Over
1998-99

1999-2000

600.0&

600.0

600.0

750.0

750.0

25.0

0.0

1,141.6
638.5
587.5&
322.0
589.4
356.5

1,141.6
775.0
629.1
382.5
589.4
419.5

825.0
437.5
475.0

875.0
462.5
500.0

962.5
512.5
550.0

6.1
5.7
5.3

10.0
10.8
10.0

1,100.0
1,250.0

1,125.0
1,437.5

1,812.5$

1,812.5

0.0

1,350.0

1,550.0

1,987.5
2,465.0

1,987.5
2,465.0

2,637.5

2,637.5

60.0
61.1
60.0
61.3

87.5
90.0
87.5
90.0

87.5
90.0
87.5
90.0

87.5
90.0
87.5
90.0

87.5
90.0
87.5
90.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

862.5
1,125.0&
750.0
1,125.0&
250.0
287.5
1,000.0

862.5
1,125.0
750.0
1,125.0
280.0
362.5
1,062.5

1,025.0
1,250.0
875.0
1,250.0
350.0
362.5
1,062.5

1,025.0
1,250.0
875.0
1,250.0
350.0
362.5
-

362.5
-

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-

0.0
-

4.

FAQ Fair Average Quality.

Source: Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (Economic Wing)
#
Rs.12 per 100 Kgs. to be given for delivery at the Ghee Corporation of Pakistan's Procurement Centers.
@
Procurement / Support price of wheat was fixed in November,1995 at Rs.412.50 and was revised upward again in March,1996
at Rs 432.50 per 100 Kgs. for 1995-96 crop.
*
Mandi / Town Procurement Centers.
Rs. 51.88 per 100 kgs. for Punjab and N.W.F.P. for 1995-96 crop.
&
Support prices were increased twice for 1996-97 crop, the previous prices were, for wheat Rs.462.50, IRRI-6 Rs.526.13, sunflower
Rs. 962.50 and canola Rs. 1,000 per 100 kgs.
Support prices were not announced/ increased.
$
As per announcement of cotton policy by the federal Government, minimum support/purchase price of "Phutti" has been fixed at

Rs 725 per 40 Kgs. Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) shall enter the market and lift such quantities of phutti/lint as
necessary when the price of phutti falls below Rs 725 per 40 kgs for premium quality.

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