TABLE 7

COUNT-WISE PRICES OF COTTON HANK YARN

(Rs./Kg.)

PERIOD	6s	10s	20s	30s	40s	60s(k)	60s(c)	80s(c)	100s(c)	Wt.Avg
1997
March	59.47	55.75	79.86	93.49	103.51	127.50	163.46	201.91	----	84.45
June	59.47	65.66	82.45	96.16	105.07	134.58	161.42	206.77	----	88.73
September	59.47	59.56	82.43	94.95	106.42	137.89	160.16	203.71	237.03	88.75
December	59.47	57.57	83.61	95.46	109.31	139.02	159.19	201.72	240.88	89.19
1998
March	59.47	55.88	83.03	95.50	108.39	146.46	159.71	206.03	248.91	88.82
June	59.91	61.15	82.99	96.02	106.86	144.86	154.76	203.54	243.16	89.70
September	62.88	62.93	85.28	95.30	108.01	146.24	156.36	203.21	241.42	91.27
December	63.87	64.32	89.94	95.72	108.00	146.54	155.63	205.25	241.46	92.97
1999
March	65.03	62.77	88.26	96.12	107.23	145.96	157.67	206.63	239.61	92.23
June	61.56	58.80	83.36	92.44	107.04	143.22	152.33	204.50	235.13	89.07
September	56.82	56.38	86.61	94.87	108.69	134.52	153.70	203.99	233.20	88.89
December	55.61	55.83	83.83	95.91	112.56	136.38	161.42	209.60	237.00	89.32
2000
March	51.41	55.28	83.84	94.70	106.48	134.00	161.07	209.29	240.55	87.32
June	48.60	55.94	83.83	96.10	107.65	132.15	168.02	216.13	243.94	87.74
September	49.56	60.26	99.27	92.50	109.69	129.31	164.29	218.94	244.49	93.21
December	44.07	62.73	91.67	100.11	111.99	135.41	171.49	227.08	256.78	93.27
2001
March	44.68	53.69	93.60	101.57	115.12	134.68	169.63	232.72	268.76	92.38
June	48.49	57.60	92.59	100.20	112.71	141.85	167.30	229.94	262.85	92.85
September	54.51	57.59	88.82	98.66	108.77	130.47	169.34	224.92	262.92	90.94
December	52.20	57.84	86.95	95.97	106.85	123.43	178.85	223.94	262.78	89.68
2002
March	52.86	57.28	80.72	91.44	97.17	114.13	157.43	216.98	239.43	84.25

K=carded        c=combed

Note : Market prices exclusive of Sales Tax and Excise Duty
Source : Coimbatore Yarn Market, Coimbatore.

(Source :- O/o the Textile Commissioner, Govt. of India)