Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for the Month of March 2021
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of March 2021
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2012=100 and corresponding Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for Rural (R), Urban (U) and Combined (C) for the month of March 2021 (Provisional) in this press note. CPIs for Sub-Groups and Groups for both All India and all States/UTs are also being released.
The Price data are collected from representative and selected 1114 urban markets and 1181 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster. During the month of March 2021, NSO collected prices from 99.6% villages and 98.5% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 89.1% for rural and 93.6% for urban.
All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of the last year, i.e. March 2021 over March 2020), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:
All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI
|
Indices |
Mar. 2021 (Prov.) |
Feb. 2021 (Final) |
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|
Rural |
Urban |
Combd. |
Rural |
Urban |
Combd. |
|
|
CPI (General) |
4.61 |
6.52 |
5.52 |
4.19 |
5.96 |
5.03 |
|
CFPI |
3.94 |
6.64 |
4.94 |
2.89 |
5.63 |
3.87 |
Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined
Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:
Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: Mar. 2021 over Feb. 2021
|
Indices |
Rural |
Urban |
Combined |
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|
Index Value |
% Change |
Index Value |
% Change |
Index Value |
% Change |
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|
Mar.21 |
Feb.21 |
Mar.21 |
Feb.21 |
Mar.21 |
Feb.21 |
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|
CPI (General) |
156.7 |
156.7 |
0.00 |
156.9 |
156.5 |
0.26 |
156.8 |
156.6 |
0.13 |
|
CFPI |
152.9 |
153.3 |
-0.26 |
159.0 |
159.6 |
-0.38 |
155.1 |
155.5 |
-0.26 |
Note: Figures of March 2021 are provisional.
Price data for CPI are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.
Next date of release: 12th May 2021 (Wednesday) for April 2021.
List of Annex
|
Annex |
Title |
|
I |
All-India General (all-groups), Group and Sub-group level |
|
II |
All-India inflation rates for General (all-groups), Group |
|
III |
General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for |
|
IV |
Inflation rates of major States, having population more |
Annex I
|
Group Code |
Sub-group Code |
Description |
Rural |
Urban |
Combined |
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|
Weights |
|
|
Weights |
|
|
Weights |
|
|
|||
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
(12) |
|
1.1.01 |
Cereals and products |
12.35 |
142.8 |
142.5 |
6.59 |
147.6 |
147.5 |
9.67 |
144.3 |
144.1 |
|
|
1.1.02 |
Meat and fish |
4.38 |
184.2 |
189.4 |
2.73 |
191.3 |
197.5 |
3.61 |
186.7 |
192.2 |
|
|
1.1.03 |
Egg |
0.49 |
168.0 |
163.3 |
0.36 |
170.1 |
164.7 |
0.43 |
168.8 |
163.8 |
|
|
1.1.04 |
Milk and products |
7.72 |
154.5 |
154.5 |
5.33 |
155.1 |
155.6 |
6.61 |
154.7 |
154.9 |
|
|
1.1.05 |
Oils and fats |
4.21 |
163.1 |
168.2 |
2.81 |
151.5 |
156.4 |
3.56 |
158.8 |
163.9 |
|
|
1.1.06 |
Fruits |
2.88 |
147.2 |
150.5 |
2.90 |
153.9 |
157.4 |
2.89 |
150.3 |
153.7 |
|
|
1.1.07 |
Vegetables |
7.46 |
149.7 |
141.1 |
4.41 |
180.0 |
166.5 |
6.04 |
160.0 |
149.7 |
|
|
1.1.08 |
Pulses and products |
2.95 |
158.4 |
159.2 |
1.73 |
159.8 |
161.1 |
2.38 |
158.9 |
159.8 |
|
|
1.1.09 |
Sugar and Confectionery |
1.70 |
111.8 |
111.7 |
0.97 |
114.8 |
114.4 |
1.36 |
112.8 |
112.6 |
|
|
1.1.10 |
Spices |
3.11 |
165.0 |
164.0 |
1.79 |
162.6 |
162.6 |
2.50 |
164.2 |
163.5 |
|
|
1.2.11 |
Non-alcoholic beverages |
1.37 |
160.1 |
160.6 |
1.13 |
149.3 |
150.6 |
1.26 |
155.6 |
156.4 |
|
|
1.1.12 |
Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. |
5.56 |
165.8 |
166.4 |
5.54 |
169.4 |
170.2 |
5.55 |
167.5 |
168.2 |
|
|
1 |
|
Food and beverages |
54.18 |
154.7 |
154.5 |
36.29 |
160.8 |
160.5 |
45.86 |
156.9 |
156.7 |
|
2 |
|
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants |
3.26 |
186.5 |
186.1 |
1.36 |
193.3 |
193.4 |
2.38 |
188.3 |
188.0 |
|
3.1.01 |
Clothing |
6.32 |
159.2 |
159.6 |
4.72 |
154.3 |
155.1 |
5.58 |
157.3 |
157.8 |
|
|
3.1.02 |
Footwear |
1.04 |
154.0 |
154.4 |
0.85 |
138.3 |
138.7 |
0.95 |
147.5 |
147.9 |
|
|
3 |
|
Clothing and footwear |
7.36 |
158.4 |
158.9 |
5.57 |
151.8 |
152.6 |
6.53 |
155.8 |
156.4 |
|
4 |
|
Housing |
– |
– |
– |
21.67 |
159.8 |
159.9 |
10.07 |
159.8 |
159.9 |
|
5 |
|
Fuel and light |
7.94 |
154.4 |
156.1 |
5.58 |
149.2 |
154.8 |
6.84 |
152.4 |
155.6 |
|
6.1.01 |
Household goods and services |
3.75 |
154.8 |
154.8 |
3.87 |
146.5 |
147.2 |
3.80 |
150.9 |
151.2 |
|
|
6.1.02 |
Health |
6.83 |
164.3 |
164.6 |
4.81 |
156.2 |
156.9 |
5.89 |
161.2 |
161.7 |
|
|
6.1.03 |
Transport and communication |
7.60 |
150.2 |
151.3 |
9.73 |
140.5 |
141.7 |
8.59 |
145.1 |
146.2 |
|
|
6.1.04 |
Recreation and amusement |
1.37 |
157.2 |
157.8 |
2.04 |
147.3 |
148.4 |
1.68 |
151.6 |
152.5 |
|
|
6.1.05 |
Education |
3.46 |
163.7 |
163.7 |
5.62 |
156.7 |
157.4 |
4.46 |
159.6 |
160.0 |
|
|
6.1.06 |
Personal care and effects |
4.25 |
155.2 |
153.1 |
3.47 |
156.8 |
154.9 |
3.89 |
155.9 |
153.8 |
|
|
6 |
|
Miscellaneous |
27.26 |
157.2 |
157.3 |
29.53 |
149.3 |
149.9 |
28.32 |
153.4 |
153.7 |
|
General Index (All Groups) |
100.00 |
156.7 |
156.7 |
100.00 |
156.5 |
156.9 |
100.00 |
156.6 |
156.8 |
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|
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) |
47.25 |
153.3 |
152.9 |
29.62 |
159.6 |
159.0 |
39.06 |
155.5 |
155.1 |
||
CFPI : Out of 12 sub-groups contained in ‘Food and Beverages’ group, CFPI is based on ten sub-groups, excluding ‘Non-alcoholic beverages’ and ‘Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.’.
: CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
|
Group Code |
Sub-group Code |
Description |
Rural |
Urban |
Combined |
|||||||
|
|
Mar. 21
|
|
|
Mar. 21
|
|
|
Mar. 21
|
|
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|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
(12) |
|
|
1.1.01 |
Cereals and products |
144.4 |
142.5 |
-1.32 |
146.5 |
147.5 |
0.68 |
145.1 |
144.1 |
-0.69 |
||
|
1.1.02 |
Meat and fish |
166.8 |
189.4 |
13.55 |
167.5 |
197.5 |
17.91 |
167.0 |
192.2 |
15.09 |
||
|
1.1.03 |
Egg |
147.6 |
163.3 |
10.64 |
148.9 |
164.7 |
10.61 |
148.1 |
163.8 |
10.60 |
||
|
1.1.04 |
Milk and products |
151.7 |
154.5 |
1.85 |
151.1 |
155.6 |
2.98 |
151.5 |
154.9 |
2.24 |
||
|
1.1.05 |
Oils and fats |
133.3 |
168.2 |
26.18 |
127.5 |
156.4 |
22.67 |
131.2 |
163.9 |
24.92 |
||
|
1.1.06 |
Fruits |
141.8 |
150.5 |
6.14 |
143.3 |
157.4 |
9.84 |
142.5 |
153.7 |
7.86 |
||
|
1.1.07 |
Vegetables |
152.3 |
141.1 |
-7.35 |
167.0 |
166.5 |
-0.30 |
157.3 |
149.7 |
-4.83 |
||
|
1.1.08 |
Pulses and products |
141.8 |
159.2 |
12.27 |
139.7 |
161.1 |
15.32 |
141.1 |
159.8 |
13.25 |
||
|
1.1.09 |
Sugar and Confectionery |
112.6 |
111.7 |
-0.80 |
114.4 |
114.4 |
0.00 |
113.2 |
112.6 |
-0.53 |
||
|
1.1.10 |
Spices |
154.0 |
164.0 |
6.49 |
151.5 |
162.6 |
7.33 |
153.2 |
163.5 |
6.72 |
||
|
1.2.11 |
Non-alcoholic beverages |
140.1 |
160.6 |
14.63 |
131.9 |
150.6 |
14.18 |
136.7 |
156.4 |
14.41 |
||
|
1.1.12 |
Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. |
160.0 |
166.4 |
4.00 |
159.1 |
170.2 |
6.98 |
159.6 |
168.2 |
5.39 |
||
|
1 |
Food and beverages |
148.2 |
154.5 |
4.25 |
150.1 |
160.5 |
6.93 |
148.9 |
156.7 |
5.24 |
||
|
2 |
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants |
170.5 |
186.1 |
9.15 |
173.3 |
193.4 |
11.60 |
171.2 |
188.0 |
9.81 |
||
|
3.1.01 |
Clothing |
153.4 |
159.6 |
4.04 |
147.7 |
155.1 |
5.01 |
151.2 |
157.8 |
4.37 |
||
|
3.1.02 |
Footwear |
147.6 |
154.4 |
4.61 |
133.8 |
138.7 |
3.66 |
141.9 |
147.9 |
4.23 |
||
|
3 |
Clothing and footwear |
152.5 |
158.9 |
4.20 |
145.6 |
152.6 |
4.81 |
149.8 |
156.4 |
4.41 |
||
|
4 |
Housing |
– |
– |
– |
154.5 |
159.9 |
3.50 |
154.5 |
159.9 |
3.50 |
||
|
5 |
Fuel and light |
153.4 |
156.1 |
1.76 |
141.4 |
154.8 |
9.48 |
148.9 |
155.6 |
4.50 |
||
|
6.1.01 |
Household goods and services |
151.5 |
154.8 |
2.18 |
140.8 |
147.2 |
4.55 |
146.4 |
151.2 |
3.28 |
||
|
6.1.02 |
Health |
156.7 |
164.6 |
5.04 |
145.0 |
156.9 |
8.21 |
152.3 |
161.7 |
6.17 |
||
|
6.1.03 |
Transport and communication |
135.8 |
151.3 |
11.41 |
124.6 |
141.7 |
13.72 |
129.9 |
146.2 |
12.55 |
||
|
6.1.04 |
Recreation and amusement |
151.2 |
157.8 |
4.37 |
137.9 |
148.4 |
7.61 |
143.7 |
152.5 |
6.12 |
||
|
6.1.05 |
Education |
161.2 |
163.7 |
1.55 |
152.5 |
157.4 |
3.21 |
156.1 |
160.0 |
2.50 |
||
|
6.1.06 |
Personal care and effects |
145.1 |
153.1 |
5.51 |
145.3 |
154.9 |
6.61 |
145.2 |
153.8 |
5.92 |
||
|
6 |
Miscellaneous |
148.6 |
157.3 |
5.85 |
138.7 |
149.9 |
8.07 |
143.8 |
153.7 |
6.88 |
||
|
General Index (All Groups) |
149.8 |
156.7 |
4.61 |
147.3 |
156.9 |
6.52 |
148.6 |
156.8 |
5.52 |
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|
Sl. No. |
Name of the State/UT |
Rural |
Urban |
Combined |
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|
Weights |
|
|
Weights |
|
|
Weights |
|
|
||
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
5.40 |
160.3 |
159.7 |
3.64 |
161.4 |
162.5 |
4.58 |
160.7 |
160.7 |
|
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
0.14 |
163.2 |
162.3 |
0.06 |
— |
— |
0.10 |
163.2 |
162.3 |
|
3 |
Assam |
2.63 |
157.4 |
157.2 |
0.79 |
159.7 |
159.2 |
1.77 |
157.9 |
157.6 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
8.21 |
153.1 |
152.5 |
1.62 |
158.7 |
158.7 |
5.14 |
153.9 |
153.4 |
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
1.68 |
154.6 |
153.9 |
1.22 |
153.8 |
154.4 |
1.46 |
154.3 |
154.1 |
|
6 |
Delhi |
0.28 |
152.8 |
153.9 |
5.64 |
150.7 |
151.3 |
2.77 |
150.8 |
151.4 |
|
7 |
Goa |
0.14 |
158.7 |
159.6 |
0.25 |
156.8 |
158.1 |
0.19 |
157.5 |
158.7 |
|
8 |
Gujarat |
4.54 |
151.9 |
152.6 |
6.82 |
147.2 |
147.5 |
5.60 |
149.2 |
149.7 |
|
9 |
Haryana |
3.30 |
150.4 |
151.0 |
3.35 |
149.7 |
150.3 |
3.32 |
150.1 |
150.7 |
|
10 |
Himachal Pradesh |
1.03 |
150.6 |
151.1 |
0.26 |
155.2 |
155.5 |
0.67 |
151.4 |
151.9 |
|
11 |
Jharkhand |
1.96 |
152.8 |
153.0 |
1.39 |
157.2 |
158.1 |
1.69 |
154.5 |
154.9 |
|
12 |
Karnataka |
5.09 |
160.1 |
160.5 |
6.81 |
164.1 |
165.0 |
5.89 |
162.3 |
162.9 |
|
13 |
Kerala |
5.50 |
166.8 |
166.9 |
3.46 |
163.6 |
163.9 |
4.55 |
165.7 |
165.8 |
|
14 |
Madhya Pradesh |
4.93 |
153.2 |
153.7 |
3.97 |
158.6 |
158.8 |
4.48 |
155.4 |
155.8 |
|
15 |
Maharashtra |
8.25 |
156.9 |
157.3 |
18.86 |
151.3 |
151.8 |
13.18 |
153.2 |
153.6 |
|
16 |
Manipur |
0.23 |
179.8 |
182.9 |
0.12 |
169.2 |
168.6 |
0.18 |
176.4 |
178.4 |
|
17 |
Meghalaya |
0.28 |
155.4 |
153.0 |
0.15 |
154.7 |
154.3 |
0.22 |
155.2 |
153.4 |
|
18 |
Mizoram |
0.07 |
160.2 |
160.7 |
0.13 |
153.2 |
154.5 |
0.10 |
155.9 |
156.9 |
|
19 |
Nagaland |
0.14 |
169.8 |
171.0 |
0.12 |
157.4 |
158.0 |
0.13 |
164.5 |
165.5 |
|
20 |
Odisha |
2.93 |
158.5 |
157.7 |
1.31 |
155.1 |
155.1 |
2.18 |
157.5 |
157.0 |
|
21 |
Punjab |
3.31 |
155.2 |
154.9 |
3.09 |
149.2 |
150.0 |
3.21 |
152.5 |
152.7 |
|
22 |
Rajasthan |
6.63 |
153.9 |
153.5 |
4.23 |
154.1 |
154.3 |
5.51 |
154.0 |
153.8 |
|
23 |
Sikkim |
0.06 |
168.6 |
171.3 |
0.03 |
159.6 |
160.5 |
0.05 |
165.7 |
167.8 |
|
24 |
Tamil Nadu |
5.55 |
164.9 |
164.7 |
9.20 |
165.1 |
165.2 |
7.25 |
165.0 |
165.0 |
|
25 |
Telangana |
3.16 |
162.0 |
162.6 |
4.41 |
159.9 |
161.0 |
3.74 |
160.8 |
161.7 |
|
26 |
Tripura |
0.35 |
173.5 |
172.3 |
0.14 |
164.0 |
163.8 |
0.25 |
171.0 |
170.1 |
|
27 |
Uttar Pradesh |
14.83 |
151.8 |
152.0 |
9.54 |
156.9 |
157.3 |
12.37 |
153.6 |
153.9 |
|
28 |
Uttarakhand |
1.06 |
153.9 |
154.6 |
0.73 |
154.0 |
154.8 |
0.91 |
153.9 |
154.7 |
|
29 |
West Bengal |
6.99 |
159.3 |
159.2 |
7.20 |
161.8 |
161.9 |
7.09 |
160.5 |
160.5 |
|
30 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
0.05 |
170.6 |
172.5 |
0.07 |
156.5 |
156.2 |
0.06 |
163.4 |
164.2 |
|
31 |
Chandigarh |
0.02 |
155.5 |
157.4 |
0.34 |
148.7 |
149.3 |
0.17 |
149.1 |
149.8 |
|
32 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
0.02 |
142.3 |
143.2 |
0.04 |
149.7 |
150.3 |
0.03 |
147.2 |
147.9 |
|
33 |
Daman & Diu |
0.02 |
160.4 |
161.2 |
0.02 |
155.0 |
155.3 |
0.02 |
158.1 |
158.7 |
|
34 |
Jammu & Kashmir* |
1.14 |
165.5 |
166.2 |
0.72 |
165.1 |
165.4 |
0.94 |
165.4 |
165.9 |
|
35 |
Lakshadweep |
0.01 |
171.1 |
168.2 |
0.01 |
153.1 |
155.1 |
0.01 |
161.9 |
161.5 |
|
36 |
Puducherry |
0.08 |
167.8 |
166.3 |
0.27 |
163.9 |
163.8 |
0.17 |
164.9 |
164.4 |
|
All India |
100.00 |
156.7 |
156.7 |
100.00 |
156.5 |
156.9 |
100.00 |
156.6 |
156.8 |
|
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the State/UT |
Rural |
Urban |
Combined |
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|
|
Mar. 21
|
|
|
Mar. 21
|
|
|
Mar. 21
|
|
||
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
146.6 |
159.7 |
8.94 |
149.3 |
162.5 |
8.84 |
147.6 |
160.7 |
8.88 |
|
2 |
Assam |
151.3 |
157.2 |
3.90 |
150.5 |
159.2 |
5.78 |
151.1 |
157.6 |
4.30 |
|
3 |
Bihar |
146.2 |
152.5 |
4.31 |
146.9 |
158.7 |
8.03 |
146.3 |
153.4 |
4.85 |
|
4 |
Chhattisgarh |
144.5 |
153.9 |
6.51 |
144.0 |
154.4 |
7.22 |
144.3 |
154.1 |
6.79 |
|
5 |
Delhi |
149.7 |
153.9 |
2.81 |
146.1 |
151.3 |
3.56 |
146.3 |
151.4 |
3.49 |
|
6 |
Gujarat |
144.0 |
152.6 |
5.97 |
139.6 |
147.5 |
5.66 |
141.5 |
149.7 |
5.80 |
|
7 |
Haryana |
145.2 |
151.0 |
3.99 |
142.4 |
150.3 |
5.55 |
143.9 |
150.7 |
4.73 |
|
8 |
Himachal Pradesh |
144.0 |
151.1 |
4.93 |
147.6 |
155.5 |
5.35 |
144.7 |
151.9 |
4.98 |
|
9 |
Jharkhand |
151.5 |
153.0 |
0.99 |
146.7 |
158.1 |
7.77 |
149.7 |
154.9 |
3.47 |
|
10 |
Karnataka |
152.4 |
160.5 |
5.31 |
154.6 |
165.0 |
6.73 |
153.6 |
162.9 |
6.05 |
|
11 |
Kerala |
159.7 |
166.9 |
4.51 |
154.1 |
163.9 |
6.36 |
157.7 |
165.8 |
5.14 |
|
12 |
Madhya Pradesh |
145.5 |
153.7 |
5.64 |
147.4 |
158.8 |
7.73 |
146.3 |
155.8 |
6.49 |
|
13 |
Maharashtra |
148.9 |
157.3 |
5.64 |
142.1 |
151.8 |
6.83 |
144.4 |
153.6 |
6.37 |
|
14 |
Odisha |
149.7 |
157.7 |
5.34 |
144.8 |
155.1 |
7.11 |
148.3 |
157.0 |
5.87 |
|
15 |
Punjab |
150.6 |
154.9 |
2.86 |
142.4 |
150.0 |
5.34 |
146.9 |
152.7 |
3.95 |
|
16 |
Rajasthan |
150.1 |
153.5 |
2.27 |
147.9 |
154.3 |
4.33 |
149.3 |
153.8 |
3.01 |
|
17 |
Tamil Nadu |
154.6 |
164.7 |
6.53 |
152.3 |
165.2 |
8.47 |
153.2 |
165.0 |
7.70 |
|
18 |
Telangana |
150.9 |
162.6 |
7.75 |
150.1 |
161.0 |
7.26 |
150.5 |
161.7 |
7.44 |
|
19 |
Uttar Pradesh |
148.7 |
152.0 |
2.22 |
150.2 |
157.3 |
4.73 |
149.2 |
153.9 |
3.15 |
|
20 |
Uttarakhand |
147.2 |
154.6 |
5.03 |
142.5 |
154.8 |
8.63 |
145.4 |
154.7 |
6.40 |
|
21 |
West Bengal |
152.8 |
159.2 |
4.19 |
150.4 |
161.9 |
7.65 |
151.7 |
160.5 |
5.80 |
|
22 |
Jammu & Kashmir* |
157.2 |
166.2 |
5.73 |
151.8 |
165.4 |
8.96 |
155.3 |
165.9 |
6.83 |
|
All India |
149.8 |
156.7 |
4.61 |
147.3 |
156.9 |
6.52 |
148.6 |
156.8 |
5.52 |
|