The W.P.I. Index based rate of inflation for the week ending December 27, 2008 has dropped from 6.38% to 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 declined by 0.1 percent to 141.1 (Provisional) from 141.2 (Provisional) for the week before December 27, 2008 due to lower prices of polyester staple fibre (2%). However, the prices of raw silk (5%) moved up.

The annual inflation in respect of the textile group of items was 10.93% as compared to 5.91% for all commodities for the week ending December 27, 2008. The weekly inflation of the textile group decreased by 0.1 per cent for the week ending December 27, 2008 as compared to decrease of 0.3 per cent in all commodities.

Source: Press Information Bureau