| 12. PRICE AND PRODUCTION INDICES | ||||||||||
| 12.1 URBAN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, NATIONAL | ||||||||||
| 2001/02 TO 2004/05 | ||||||||||
| (Base year: 1995/96 = 100) | ||||||||||
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| Commodities | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 |
| All Items | 117.1 | 130.4 | 134.9 | 138.1 | 142.1 | 148.9 | 154.8 | 161.8 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 289.5 | 310.7 | 116.6 | 135.5 | 136.1 | 133.0 | 137.9 | 144.0 | 148.8 | 154.7 |
| Grains & Cereal Products | 112.5 | 133.5 | 145.0 | 125.1 | 127.7 | 138.2 | 139.8 | 145.1 | ||
| Rice & Rice Products | 419.1 | 440.3 | 110.1 | 132.9 | 145.8 | 124.4 | 125.8 | 136.6 | 138.0 | 142.4 |
| Pulses | 241.7 | 260.7 | 103.6 | 123.6 | 118.7 | 121.6 | 123.9 | 125.3 | 126.1 | 131.6 |
| Vegetables, Fruits & Nuts | 275.9 | 361.8 | 121.0 | 145.1 | 120.6 | 125.6 | 135.0 | 135.7 | 140.3 | 146.9 |
| Spices | 357.5 | 375.4 | 113.8 | 139.3 | 141.2 | 153.0 | 156.1 | 142.3 | 147.0 | 146.5 |
| Meat, Fish & Eggs | 350.8 | 338.8 | 120.6 | 128.5 | 134.0 | 137.8 | 143.5 | 148.2 | 158.3 | 168.5 |
| Milk & Milk Products | 328.1 | 348.4 | 120.6 | 132.1 | 136.9 | 144.7 | 146.4 | 147.8 | 150.4 | 151.1 |
| Oil and Ghee | 334.1 | 338.5 | 111.0 | 143.2 | 110.9 | 105.7 | 114.5 | 136.9 | 153.7 | 150.8 |
| Sugar & Related Products | 226.3 | 251.4 | 112.8 | 118.0 | 113.4 | 126.4 | 133.8 | 124.4 | 123.9 | 154.6 |
| Beverages | 265.4 | 290.9 | 125.3 | 136.2 | 141.2 | 144.0 | 151.2 | 161.6 | 162.1 | 165.0 |
| Restaurant Meals | 265.1 | 275.4 | 124.0 | 139.8 | 150.8 | 162.9 | 168.2 | 174.1 | 183.2 | 192.6 |
| Contd.... | ||||||||||
| Commodities | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 |
| Other Goods & Services | 274.8 | 297.0 | 117.8 | 124.6 | 133.4 | 144.2 | 147.2 | 154.6 | 161.8 | 170.1 |
| Cloth, Clothing & Sewing Services | 256.4 | 282.2 | 115.2 | 122.1 | 127.8 | 130.6 | 133.8 | 135.7 | 138.1 | 141.5 |
| Cloths | 107.6 | 112.5 | 120.2 | 123.4 | 125.5 | 124.6 | 126.3 | 130.7 | ||
| Clothings | 116.7 | 123.4 | 127.7 | 130.3 | 133.5 | 136.6 | 138.1 | 140.5 | ||
| Footwear | 220.2 | 233.1 | 119.3 | 124.9 | 127.1 | 129.1 | 131.2 | 132.7 | 133.3 | 133.9 |
| Housing | 313.8 | 336.9 | 114.5 | 119.1 | 127.5 | 142.5 | 144.5 | 153.0 | 163.1 | 178.1 |
| Fuel,Light and Water | 119.6 | 122.9 | 139.2 | 170.2 | 168.6 | 182.6 | 200.8 | 230.3 | ||
| Transport & Communication | 265.8 | 276.1 | 124.7 | 130.2 | 146.5 | 158.4 | 162.4 | 172.2 | 185.2 | 198.2 |
| Medical and Personal Care | 243.6 | 258.4 | 119.9 | 131.0 | 139.4 | 147.4 | 156.5 | 163.2 | 169.3 | 172.1 |
| Education, Reading & Recreation | 120.4 | 128.9 | 141.6 | 161.4 | 159.3 | 174.1 | 182.1 | 190.1 | ||
| Tobacco & Related Products | 276.3 | 304.8 | 124.6 | 130.2 | 137.4 | 139.9 | 146.3 | 150.5 | 153.2 | 156.2 |
| Source: Nepal Rastra Bank | ||||||||||