Commodities and their weightages in WPI calculation of India, Part III

In case you are reading this post first, this is the third article of a four part series. Please go to the first part, second part and then read on.

From the first part,
India uses 435 commodities for its WPI based inflation calculation. On a broader level, the 435 commodities are grouped into,
1. Primary Articles
2. Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants
3. Manufactured Products

This post covers the second of the main groups, Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants, which has a group weightage of 14.22624%. Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants are further classified into various sub-groups as shown below.

Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants

1. Coal Mining
2. Mineral Oils
3. Electricity

Following table shows the sub-groups and individual commodity weightages of the constituents of Fuel, Power, Light & Lubricants.

Group	Sub-Group	Commodity	Weightage	Sub-Group Weightage	Group Weightage
Fuel, Power, Light& Lubricants	Coal Mining	Coking Coal	0.24148	1.75291	14.22624
		Non-coking Coal	1.39670
		Coke	0.01115
		Lignite	0.10358
	Minerals Oil	LPG	1.83731	6.98963
		Petrol	0.88815
		Kerosene	0.68928
		Aviation Fuel	0.16953
		High Speed Diesel	2.02034
		Light Diesel	0.16015
		Naphtha	0.41885
		Bitumen	0.14900
		Furnace Oil	0.49335
		Lubricants	0.16367
	Electricity	Domestic Use	0.96026	5.4837
		Commercial Use	0.27690
		Agriculture	1.94557
		Industry	2.16918
		Railway	0.13179

In the next part, we will cover Manufactured Products, its sub classifications, individual commodities and their weightages. Do visit again.

Series
- Commodities and their weightages in WPI calculation of India, Part I
- Commodities and their weightages in WPI calculation of India, Part II
- Commodities and their weightages in WPI calculation of India, Part III

Resources
- Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India

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