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Producer Price Indexes -- August 2005

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.6 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.0percent gain in July and no change in June. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by
manufacturers of intermediate goods advanced 0.7 percent, after moving up 1.0 percent in the preceding month.
The crude goods index climbed 2.3 percent in August, following a 6.7-percent rise in July. (See table A.)
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina struck Florida and the Gulf Coast after the Producer Price Index’s August pricing date, and
therefore did not affect the PPI in August. The PPI pricing date for September 2005 is Tuesday, September 13.
Table A. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-processing price indexes,
seasonally adjusted
Finished goods

Month
2004
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

Total

Foods

Energy

Except
foods and
energy

Change in
finished goods
from 12 months
ago (unadj.)

Intermediate
goods

Crude
goods

0.1
.3
1.5
.7
-.3

-0.2
.5
1.5
.3
.2

0.3
-.2
5.7
2.7
-2.4

0.3
.3
.3
.3
.2

3.3
3.3
4.5
5.0
4.2

1.0
.3
1.0
.8
.1

-0.3
-4.5
4.3
7.6
-3.1

.1
.4
.8
.5
-.6
0
1.0
.6

-.5
.6
.6
r -.2
r -.1
-1.1
-.3
-.3

-1.0
1.8
3.3
1.8
-3.5
2.0
4.4
3.7

.7
-.1
.2
.3
.1
-.1
.4
0

4.1
4.7
5.0
4.8
3.5
3.6
4.6
5.1

.3
.6
1.0
r .7
r -.6
.1
1.0
.7

-2.0
-1.0
4.7
r 2.6
r -2.5
-3.3
6.7
2.3

2005
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.

r=revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported
because data for April 2005 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

-2Among finished goods, prices for goods other than foods and energy showed no change in August, after
increasing 0.4 percent in the prior month. The finished energy goods index rose 3.7 percent, compared with a
4.4-percent gain in July. Finished consumer foods prices declined 0.3 percent in August, the same rate of
decrease as in the preceding month.
Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.5 percent in
August to 156.1 (1982=100). From August 2004 to August 2005, prices for finished goods rose 5.1 percent.
Over the same period, the index for finished energy goods increased 19.2 percent, prices for finished goods
other than foods and energy went up 2.4 percent, and the finished consumer foods index rose 1.2 percent. For
the 12 months ended August 2005, intermediate goods prices moved up 6.1 percent, and the crude goods index
increased 11.3 percent.
Finished goods
The index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy edged down 0.1 percent in August,
after rising 0.4 percent in the previous month. Accounting for about half of this downturn, prices for passenger
cars declined 1.3 percent, following a 1.5-percent gain in July. The indexes for alcoholic beverages, tires, and
periodical circulation also fell, after advancing in the preceding month. The rates of increase in prices for
pharmaceutical preparations and light motor trucks slowed from July to August. By contrast, the cosmetics and
other toilet preparations index inched up 0.1 percent in August, compared with a 0.4-percent decrease a month
earlier. Prices for home electronic equipment and for women’s, girls’, and infants’ apparel also turned up,
while the sanitary paper products index rose more than it had in July. (See table 2.)
Table B. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for intermediate goods and crude goods,
seasonally adjusted
Intermediate goods

Month
2004
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

Foods

Energy

Except
foods and
energy

Crude goods
Change in
intermediate
goods from
12 months ago
(unadj.)

Foods

Change in
crude goods
Except
from
Energy foods and 12 months ago
(unadj.)
(unadj.)
energy

-4.1
-1.1
-1.8
-.5
.4

2.3
-1.1
4.2
2.8
-1.4

1.0
.8
.5
.3
.4

8.0
8.4
9.2
9.9
9.2

-5.0
-1.4
-1.5
1.1
2.2

2.2
-8.4
9.1
14.6
-7.5

2.5
-1.3
4.3
3.1
-1.4

23.5
14.6
16.3
25.2
17.4

.8
-.4
1.0
r0
r .8
-.8
.9
-.4

-1.7
1.2
3.7
r 3.5
r -2.8
1.9
5.2
3.3

.7
.5
.3
r .1
r -.2
-.2
-.1
-.1

8.7
8.4
8.7
r 8.1
6.3
6.2
6.5
6.1

2.1
-3.1
4.6
r -2.5
-1.0
-3.1
0
-1.4

-4.6
1.5
7.0
r 6.5
r -2.8
-3.1
12.8
3.8

-2.5
-2.9
-.3
r 2.1
r -4.1
-4.3
3.1
4.6

10.3
8.3
11.4
r 12.4
6.1
1.7
8.4
11.3

2005
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.

r=revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data
for April 2005 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

-3Prices for capital equipment decreased 0.1 percent in August, following a 0.5-percent rise in the
preceding month. The civilian aircraft index showed no change, after increasing 1.0 percent in July. Prices for
passenger cars, commercial furniture, and communication and related equipment turned down, following gains
in the prior month. The indexes for light motor trucks and heavy motor trucks advanced less than they had in
July. Alternatively, railroad equipment prices moved up 0.9 percent in August, after dropping 0.6 percent in the
previous month. The indexes for agricultural machinery and equipment and for metal cutting machine tools
also turned up, following declines a month earlier. Electronic computer prices fell less in August than in the
prior month, while the index for pumps, compressors, and equipment went up, after showing no change in July.
Subsequent to a 4.4-percent increase in July, prices for finished energy goods rose 3.7 percent in August.
The residential natural gas index moved up 2.5 percent, compared with a 3.7-percent gain in the previous
month. The rates of increase in the indexes for gasoline and residential electric power also slowed from July to
August, and home heating oil prices fell, after climbing in the prior month. By contrast, the liquefied petroleum
gas index jumped 10.7 percent in August, following a 5.6-percent rise in the preceding month. Prices for diesel
fuel and kerosene also advanced more than they had in July, while the finished lubricants index turned up in
August.
Prices for finished consumer foods decreased 0.3 percent for the second consecutive month. In August,
declining prices for beef and veal, eggs for fresh use, dairy products, fresh fruits and melons, and roasted coffee
outweighed rising prices for pork, processed young chickens, fresh and dry vegetables, soft drinks, and finfish
and shellfish.
Intermediate goods
The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components advanced 0.7 percent in
August, following a 1.0-percent gain in July. Most of this slower rate of increase can be attributed to prices for
intermediate energy goods, which rose less in August than they had a month earlier. The index for intermediate
foods and feeds turned down, after moving up in July. By contrast, prices for materials and components for
construction were unchanged in August, after falling in the previous month. The materials for nondurable
manufacturing index increased slightly more than it had in July, while materials for durable manufacturing
prices fell slightly less than in the preceding month. In August, the index for intermediate goods excluding
foods and energy decreased 0.1 percent, its fourth consecutive monthly decline. (See table B.)
Prices for intermediate energy goods climbed 3.3 percent in August, following a 5.2-percent advance in
July. The gasoline index rose 9.5 percent in August, compared with a 10.9-percent gain a month earlier. Prices
for residual fuel and commercial natural gas also went up at slower rates than they had in July. The indexes for
jet fuels, commercial electric power, and home heating oil turned down in August, after moving up in the prior
month. Alternatively, diesel fuel prices increased 3.1 percent, following a 0.2-percent advance in July. The
indexes for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas to electric utilities also rose more in August than in the
previous month. (See table 2.)
The index for intermediate foods and feeds declined 0.4 percent in August, after increasing 0.9 percent
in July. Prices for prepared animal feeds fell 1.6 percent, subsequent to a 2.7-percent jump in the prior month.
The dairy products index also turned down in August. Prices for beef and veal and for flour decreased at faster
rates than in July, while the index for processed young chickens rose less than it had in the previous month. By
contrast, pork prices advanced 4.8 percent in August, compared with a 0.6-percent drop a month earlier. The
indexes for shortening and cooking oils, sausages and deli meats, and refined sugar and byproducts also moved
up, following declines in July.

-4The index for materials and components for construction was unchanged in August, after falling 0.2
percent in July. Prices for asphalt felts and coatings jumped 8.5 percent, following no change in the preceding
month. The indexes for building paper and board and for steel mill products declined less in August than they
had a month earlier. Prices for gypsum products, nonferrous wire and cable, and paving mixtures and blocks
rose more than they had in July. Alternatively, prices for concrete products advanced 0.6 percent, following a
1.9-percent increase in July. The plastic construction products index decreased at a faster rate in August
compared with the prior month, while prices for millwork moved down after rising in July.
The materials for nondurable manufacturing index climbed 0.2 percent in August, following a 0.1percent advance in the preceding month. In August, rising prices for primary basic organic chemicals, inedible
fats and oils, phosphates, paint materials, and synthetic fibers outweighed falling prices for paperboard,
intermediate basic organic chemicals, plastic resins and materials, and processed yarns and threads.
The materials for durable manufacturing index declined 0.8 percent in August, after moving down 0.9
percent in July. In August, deceasing prices for both hot and cold rolled steel sheet and strip; cold finished steel
bars; hot rolled steel bars, plates, and structural shapes; aluminum mill shapes; building paper and board; and
plywood more than offset increasing prices for primary nonferrous metals, copper and brass mill shapes,
semifinished steel mill products, and prepared paint.
Crude goods
The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing rose 2.3 percent in August,
following a 6.7-percent advance in July. Prices for crude energy materials increased less in August than in the
prior month. The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs turned down, after remaining unchanged in July. By
contrast, prices for basic industrial materials increased more than in the previous month. (See table B.)
The index for crude energy materials gained 3.8 percent in August, after climbing 12.8 percent in July.
Prices for natural gas rose 4.6 percent, following a 14.9-percent surge in the previous month. Crude petroleum
prices went up 3.7 percent in August, after jumping 13.1 percent in July. The coal index moved down 0.8
percent, after edging up 0.3 percent a month earlier. (See table 2.)
The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs declined 1.4 percent in August, after remaining unchanged
in July. The fluid milk index decreased 3.5 percent in August, compared with a 6.2-percent increase in the prior
month. Prices for corn and soybeans also turned down, following gains in July. The indexes for Irish potatoes
for processing and unprocessed finfish advanced less in August than they had a month earlier. By contrast, the
index for slaughter cattle fell 2.2 percent, following a 3.9-percent decline in July. Prices for wheat also declined
less in August than they had a month earlier. The indexes for slaughter broilers and fryers and for fresh
vegetables (except potatoes) turned up, following declines in July. Prices for slaughter hogs increased at more
than they had in the previous month.
Prices for crude nonfood materials less energy advanced 4.6 percent in August, following a 3.1-percent
gain in July. Most of this acceleration is attributable to the index for iron and steel scrap, which jumped 19.7
percent following a 2.7-percent advance in the prior month. The indexes for gold ores and for construction
sand, gravel, and crushed stone also increased at faster rates in August, compared with July. Prices for
pulpwood turned up, after falling a month earlier. Conversely, the index for copper ores decreased 3.6 percent,
after climbing 20.7 percent in July. Prices for raw cotton and miscellaneous roundwood products also turned
down, after rising in the previous month. The index for copper base scrap increased less in August than it had a
month earlier, and prices for iron ore were unchanged, after advancing in July.

-5Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and services industries
Mining. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Mining Industries advanced 3.6 percent in
August, after rising 10.4 percent in the preceding month. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.)
This slower rate of increase is mostly due to prices received by the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction
industry, which moved up 5.3 percent, following a 13.3-percent gain in July. The industry indexes for natural
gas liquid extraction and for oil and gas well drilling also rose less than they had in the prior month. Prices paid
to miners of copper ore and nickel ore, underground bituminous coal, and phosphate rock fell in August, after
rising a month earlier. By contrast, prices received by the gold ore mining industry advanced 5.0 percent,
compared with a 0.2-percent gain in July. The industry indexes for oil and gas operations support activities and
for crushed and broken granite mining and quarrying turned up, after falling a month earlier. In August, the
Producer Price Index for Total Mining Industries was 201.1 (December 1984=100), 26.2 percent above its yearago level.
Manufacturing. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Manufacturing Industries rose 0.5
percent in August, after climbing 0.9 percent in the prior month. Leading this deceleration, prices received by
the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry group advanced 5.1 percent, following an 8.4-percent
gain in July. The industry group indexes for transportation equipment, food manufacturing, computer and
electronic products, and furniture and related product manufacturing turned down in August, after rising in the
preceding month. Conversely, prices received by the chemical manufacturing industry group turned up 0.3
percent, following a 0.1-percent decline in the previous month. The industry group index for machinery rose in
August, after showing no change a month earlier. Prices received by manufacturers of beverages and tobacco
turned up, following declines in July. In August, the Producer Price Index for Total Manufacturing Industries
was 151.6 (December 1984=100), 5.5 percent above its year-ago level.
Services. Among services industries in August, higher prices were received by investment banking and
securities dealers, lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses), employee leasing services,
direct property and casualty insurance carriers, and offices of certified public accountants. Alternatively, lower
prices were paid to the industries for scheduled passenger air transportation, commercial banking, cellular and
other wireless services, and hotels and motels (excluding casinos).
*****
Producer Price Index data for September 2005 are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at
8:30 a.m. (EDT).

Technical Note
Brief Explanation of Producer Prices Indexes
The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measure the average
change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services. PPIs measure price change from the perspective
of the seller. This contrasts with other measures, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPIs measure price change from the
purchaser’s perspective. Sellers’ and purchasers’ prices can differ due to government subsidies, sales and excise taxes, and
distribution costs.
More than 8,000 PPIs for individual products and groups of products are released each month. PPIs are available for the
products of virtually every industry in the mining and manufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy. New PPIs are gradually being
introduced for the products of industries in the trade, finance, and services sectors of the economy.
More than 100,000 price quotations per month are organized into three sets of PPIs: (1) Stage-of-processing indexes; (2)
commodity indexes; and (3) indexes for the net output of industries and their products. The stage-of-processing structure organizes
products by class of buyer and degree of fabrication. The commodity structure organizes products by similarity of end use or material
composition. The entire output of various industries is sampled to derive price indexes for the net output of industries and their
products.
Stage-of-Processing Indexes
Within the stage-of-processing system, finished goods are commodities that will not undergo further processing and are ready
for sale to the final-demand user, either an individual consumer or business firm. Consumer foods include unprocessed foods such as
eggs and fresh vegetables, as well as processed foods such as bakery products and meats. Other finished consumer goods include
durable goods such as automobiles, household furniture, and appliances, as well as nondurable goods such as apparel and home
heating oil. Capital equipment includes producer durable goods such as heavy motor trucks, tractors, and machine tools.
The stage-of-processing category for intermediate materials, supplies, and components consists partly of commodities that
have been processed but require further processing. Examples of such semifinished goods include flour, cotton yarn, steel mill
products, and lumber. The intermediate goods category also encompasses nondurable, physically complete items purchased by
business firms as inputs for their operations. Examples include diesel fuel, belts and belting, paper boxes, and fertilizers.
Crude materials for further processing are products entering the market for the first time that have not been manufactured or
fabricated and that are not sold directly to consumers. Crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs include items such as grains and livestock.
Examples of crude nonfood materials include raw cotton, crude petroleum, coal, hides and skins, and iron and steel scrap.
Commodity Indexes
The commodity classification structure of the PPI organizes products by similarity of end use or material composition,
disregarding industry of origin. Fifteen major commodity groupings (2-digit commodity codes) make up the All Commodities Index.
Each major commodity grouping includes (in descending order of aggregation) subgroups (3-digit), product classes (4-digit),
subproduct classes (6-digit), and individual items (8-digit). Nearly all 8-digit commodities under the traditional commodity coding
system are now derived from corresponding industry-classified product indexes. In such instances, movements in the traditional
commodity price indexes and corresponding percent changes will be virtually identical to their industry-based counterparts, even if
their index levels differ.
Industry Net-Output Price Indexes
PPIs for the net output of industries and their products are grouped according to the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). Prior to the release of January 2004, industry-based PPIs were published according to the Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system. Industry price indexes are compatible with other economic time series organized by industry, such as
data on employment, wages, and productivity. Table 5 of the PPI Detailed Report includes data for NAICS industries and industry
groups (3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit codes); Census product classes (7- and 8-digits), products (9-digits), and more detailed subproducts (11digits); and, for some industries, indexes for other sources of revenue.
Indexes may represent one of three kinds of product indexes. Every industry has primary product indexes to show changes in
prices received by establishments classified in the industry for products made primarily, but not necessarily exclusively, by that
industry. The industry classification of an establishment is determined by which products comprise a plurality of its total shipment
value. In addition, most industries have secondary product indexes that show changes in prices received by establishments classified
in the industry for products chiefly made in some other industry. Finally, some industries have miscellaneous receipts indexes to show
price changes in other sources of revenue received by establishments within the industry that are not derived from sales of their
products, for example, resales of purchased materials, or revenues from parking lots owned by a manufacturing plant.

Data Collection
PPIs are based on selling prices reported by establishments of all sizes selected by probability sampling, with the probability
of selection proportionate to size. Individual items and transaction terms from these firms are also chosen by probability proportionate
to size. The BLS strongly encourages cooperating companies to supply actual transaction prices at the time of shipment to minimize
the use of list prices. Prices submitted by survey respondents are effective on the Tuesday of the week containing the 13th day of the
month. This survey is conducted primarily through the mail.
Price data are provided on a voluntary and confidential basis; only sworn BLS employees are allowed access to individual
company price reports. BLS publishes price indexes instead of unit dollar prices. All PPIs are subject to revision 4 months after
original publication to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
BLS periodically updates the PPI sample of survey respondents to better reflect current conditions when the structure,
membership, technology, or product mix of an industry shifts significantly and to spread reporting burden among smaller firms.
Results of these resampling efforts are incorporated into the PPI with the release of data for January and July.
As part of an ongoing effort to expand coverage to sectors of the economy other than mining and manufacturing, an
increasing number of service sector industries have been introduced into the PPI. The following list of recently introduced industries
includes the month and year in which an article describing the industry’s content appeared in the PPI Detailed Report.

Title
Wireless telecommunications
Telephone communications, except radio telephone
Television broadcasting
Grocery stores
Meat and fish (seafood) markets
Fruit and vegetable markets
Candy, nut, and confectionery stores
Retail bakeries
Miscellaneous food stores
New car dealers
Gasoline service stations
Boat dealers
Recreational vehicle dealers
Miscellaneous retail
Security brokers, dealers, and investment bankers
Investment advice
Life insurance carriers
Property and casualty insurance
Insurance agencies and brokerages
Operators and lessors of nonresidential buildings
Real estate agents and managers
Prepackaged software
Data processing services
Home health care services
Legal services
Engineering design, analysis, and consulting services
Architectural design, analysis, and consulting services
Premiums for property and casualty insurance

New warehouse building construction
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
Wholesale trade agents and brokers
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Electronics and appliance stores
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

Code
SIC
4812
4813
4833
5411
5421
5431
5441
5461
5499
5511
5541
5551
5561
59
6211
6282
6311
6331
6412
6512
6531
7372
7374
8082
8111
8711
8712
9331
NAICS
236221
423
424
425120
442
443
444

PPI Detailed
Report Issue
July 1999
July 1995
July 2002
July 2000
July 2000
July 2000
July 2000
July 2000
July 2000
July 2000
January 2002
January 2002
January 2002
January 2001
January 2001
January 2003
January 1999
July 1998
January 2003
January 1996
January 1996
January 1998
January 2002
January 1997
January 1997
January 1997
January 1997
July 1998

July 2005
July 2005
July 2005
July 2005
January 2004
January 2004
January 2004

Title
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
General merchandise stores
Miscellaneous store retailers
Internet service providers
Web search portals
Commercial banking
Savings institutions
Direct health and medical insurance carriers
Construction, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment rental
and leasing
Security guards and patrol services
Fitness and recreational sports centers

Code
448
451
452
453
518111
518112
522110
522120
524114
532412

PPI Detailed
Report Issue
January 2004
January 2004
January 2004
January 2004
July 2005
July 2005
January 2005
January 2005
July 2004
January 2005

561612
713940

July 2005
July 2005

Weights
Weights for most traditional commodity groupings of the PPI, as well as weights for commodity-based aggregate indexes
calculated using traditional commodity groupings, such as stage-of-processing indexes, currently reflect 1997 values of shipments as
reported in the Census of Manufactures and other sources. From January 1996 through December 2001, PPI weights were derived
from 1992 shipment values. Industry indexes also are now calculated with 1997 net output weights. This periodic update of the value
weights used to calculate the PPI is done to more accurately reflect changes in production and marketing patterns in the economy. Net
output values of shipments are used as weights for industry indexes. Net output values refer to the value of shipments from
establishments within the industry to buyers outside the industry. However, weights for commodity price indexes are based on gross
shipment values, including shipment values between establishments within the same industry. As a result, broad commodity grouping
indexes, such as the PPI for All Commodities, are affected by the multiple counting of price change at successive stages of processing,
which can lead to exaggerated or misleading signals about inflation. Stage-of-processing indexes partially correct this defect, but
industry indexes consistently correct for this at all levels of aggregation. Therefore, industry and stage-of-processing indexes are more
appropriate than broad commodity groupings for economic analysis of general price trends.
Price Index Reference Base
Effective with publication of January 1988 data, many important PPI series (including stage-of-processing groupings and
most commodity groups and individual items) were placed on a new reference base, 1982=100. From 1971 through 1987, the
standard reference base for most PPI series was 1967=100. Except for rounding differences, the shift to the new reference base did
not alter any previously published percent changes for affected PPI series. (See “Calculating Index Changes,” below.) The 1982
reference base is not used for commodity indexes with a base later than December 1981 or for industry net output indexes and their
products.
For further information on the underlying concepts and methodology of the Producer Price Index, see chapter 14, “Producer
Prices,” in BLS Handbook of Methods (April 1997), Bulletin 2490. This document can be downloaded from the BLS Web site at
(http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch14_itc.htm), and reprints are available on request.
Calculating Index Changes
Each PPI measures price changes from a reference period which equals 100.0. An increase of 5.5 percent from the reference
period in the Finished Goods Price Index, for example, is shown as 105.5. This change also can be expressed in dollars, as follows:
Prices received by domestic producers of a sample of finished goods have risen from $100 in 1982 to $105.50. Likewise, a current
index of 90.0 would indicate that prices received by producers of finished goods are 10 percent lower than they were in 1982.

Movements of price indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes, rather than as changes in
index points. Index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are not.
The following example shows the computation of index point and percent changes.
Index point change
Finished Goods Price Index
Less previous index
Equals index point change
Index percent change

107.5
104.0
3.5

Index point change
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Result multiplied by 100
Equals percent change

3.5
104.0
0.034
0.034 x 100
3.4
Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, BLS publishes seasonally adjusted and unadjusted
changes each month. Seasonally adjusted data are preferred for analyzing general price trends in the economy, because these data
eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at about the same time, and in about the same magnitude, every year—such as
price movements resulting from normal weather patterns, regular production and marketing cycles, model changeovers, seasonal
discounts, and holidays. For these reasons, seasonally adjusted data more clearly reveal underlying cyclical trends. Unadjusted data
are of primary interest to users who need information that can be related to actual dollar values of transactions. Individuals requiring
this information include marketing specialists, purchasing agents, budget and cost analysts, contract specialists, and commodity
traders. It is the unadjusted data that are generally cited when escalating long-term contracts such as purchasing agreements or real
estate leases. (See Escalation and Producer Price Indexes: A Guide for Contracting Parties, BLS Report 807, September 1991,
available on request from the BLS.)
In 1998, the PPI implemented the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method; prior to that year the PPI employed the X-11
method. Each year, the seasonal status of most commodity indexes is re-evaluated to reflect more recent price behavior. Industry net
output indexes are not seasonally adjusted. For time series that exhibit seasonal pricing patterns, new seasonal factors are estimated
and applied to the unadjusted data for the previous 5 years. These updated seasonally adjusted indexes replace the most recent 5 years
of seasonal data.
Seasonal factors may be applied to series using either a direct or aggregative method. Generally, commodity indexes are
seasonally adjusted using direct seasonal adjustment, which produces a more complete elimination of seasonal movements than the
aggregative method. However, the direct seasonal adjustment process may not yield figures that possess additive consistency. Thus, a
seasonally adjusted index for a broad category that is directly adjusted may not be logically consistent with all seasonally adjusted
indexes for its components. Seasonal movements for stage-of-processing indexes are derived indirectly through an aggregative
method that combines movements of a wide variety of subproduct class (6-digit) series.
Seasonally adjusted indexes can become problematic when previously stable and predictable price patterns abruptly change.
If the new pattern persists, the seasonal adjustment method will eventually reflect it adequately; if these patterns keep shifting,
however, seasonally adjusted data will become chronically troublesome. This problem occurs relatively infrequently for farm and
food-related products but has more often affected manufactured products such as automobiles and steel.
Since January 1988, the PPI has used Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment methods to enhance the calculation of
seasonal factors. With this technique, outlier values that may distort the seasonal pattern are removed from the data prior to applying
the standard seasonal factor estimation procedure. For example, a possible economic cause for large price movements for petroleumbased products might have been the Persian Gulf War. In this case, intervention techniques allowed for better estimates of seasonally
adjusted data. On the whole, very few series have required intervention. Out of nearly 900 seasonally adjusted series, only 16
interventions were performed in 1997.
For more information relating to seasonal adjustment methods, see (1) “Appendix A: Seasonal Adjustment Methodology at
BLS,” in the BLS Handbook of Methods (April 1997), Bulletin 2490 and (2) “Summary of Changes to the PPI’s Seasonal Adjustment
Methodology” in the January 1995 issue of Producer Price Indexes.
Producer Price Index Data Via the Internet
In 1995, the BLS began posting PPI series, news releases, and technical information to both a World Wide Web (WWW) site
and a file transfer protocol (FTP) site. During the years following the introduction of PPI Internet services, usage of these sites
eclipsed more traditional methods of data dissemination, such as subscriptions to the PPI Detailed Report. There were more than 1.6
million accesses of PPI series over the Internet during the 12 months ended December 31, 2003.

Retrieving PPI data from the PPI Website
PPI data can be obtained from the WWW address (http://www.bls.gov/ppi). Scrolling down the page to the “Get Detailed
Statistics” header reveals the following 5 methods of data retrieval:
• Most Requested Series is a form-based application that allows the user to quickly obtain PPI time series data by selecting from
two separate lists (commodity and industry) of the most commonly requested time series, including the All Commodities Index and
the stage-of-processing indexes (for example, Finished Goods). Within each list, any one—or all—of the time series shown can be
selected. A user can modify the date range and output options after executing the query, using the reformat button above the data
output table.
• Create Customized Tables is a form-based query application designed for users unfamiliar with the PPI coding structure. It
guides a user through the PPI classification system by listing index titles and does not require knowledge of commodity or industry
codes. Data retrieved are based on a query formulated by selecting data characteristics from lists provided. Two options are available
to create customized tables, depending on a user’s browser capability. The one-screen option is a JavaScript application that uses a
single screen to guide a user through the available time series data. The second option is a multiple screen, nonJava-based application.
Both methods allow a user to browse the PPI coding structure and select multiple series codes. Using the one-screen option, users can
modify the date range and output options after executing the query using the reformat button above the data output table.
• Series Report is a form-based application that uses formatted PPI time series identifiers (commodity or industry codes) as input in
extracting data according to a specified set of date ranges and output options. This application provides the most efficient path for
those users who are familiar with the format of PPI time series identifiers. Up to 300 indexes can be extracted at one time.
There are three basic formats for creating a unique PPI time series identifier. For commodity and stage-of-processing indexes,
enter a “wpu” prefix (not seasonally adjusted) or a “wps” prefix (seasonally adjusted) in combination with a commodity-based code to
create a series identifier.
Commodity code
wps063
wpu063803
wpusop3000

Will provide data for:
Drugs and pharmaceuticals, seasonally adjusted
Pharmaceutical preparations, cardiovascular system
Finished goods, not seasonally adjusted

For a current industry-based price index organized according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), enter
the prefix “pcu” followed by the industry-product code. The series identifier for products primary to an industry include 12 numeric
digits, the six-digit industry code is repeated, and up to seven additional digits of product detail. Dashes are used as place holders for
higher-level industry group codes.
Industry-product code,
Current NAICS series
pcu325---325--pcu336110336110
pcu621111621111411

Will provide data for:
Chemical manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted
Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing
Offices of physicians, one and two physician practices and single specialty group practices,
general/family practice

To identify a discontinued industry-product code based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), enter a “pdu” prefix and “#”
between the fourth and fifth characters of the product code. A series identifier for the discontinued dataset uses underscores as
placeholders to complete a reference to an SIC industry group code of less than four digits. (All PPI industry-based indexes organized
by SIC were discontinued with the introduction of the NAICS.) In all cases, no spaces are permitted.
Industry-product code,
Discontinued SIC series
pdu28__#
pdu331_#
pdu3711#111

Will provide data for:
Chemicals and allied products, not seasonally adjusted
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling and finishing mills, not seasonally adjusted
Passenger cars

• Flat Files and the FTP server are best suited for those users requiring access to either a large volume of time series data or other
PPI-related documentation (such as, seasonal factor and relative importance tables). The FTP site can be accessed at
(ftp://ftp.bls.gov) or directly from the links on the “Get Detailed Statistics” page or the PPI homepage. Data and documentation
available for download include:
Directory:
• NAICS Current Series
/pub/time.series/pc
• SIC Discontinued Series
/pub/time.series/pd
• Commodity Series
/pub/time.series/wp
• Special Requests
/pub/special.requests/ppi
• Latest News Release
/pub/news.release/ppi.txt

The FTP site maintains files to help with searches and downloads. These files are centrally located in the /pub/doc directory.
Within this directory, go to the overview.txt file for an overview relating to all BLS data available through the FTP site. For
commodity-based PPI data (which appear in tables 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 of the PPI monthly detailed report and tables 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the
monthly news release), the program help file is wp.txt. For current industry-based PPI data based on the NAICS (which appear in
tables 4, 5, and 9 of the monthly PPI report and table 4 of the monthly news release), the file is pc.txt. For industry-based SIC time
series that have been discontinued, go to pd.txt. (These and other help files are also maintained within each of the five directories
listed above.)
Other Sources of PPI Data
PPI data can also be accessed via the BLS homepage (http://www.bls.gov). After clicking the “Get Detailed Statistics” link
at the top of the homepage a chart appears listing all of the available BLS programs. The following four methods are available for PPI
data: Most requested statistics, create customized tables (one screen or multiple screens), and flat files. Additional sources of BLS
data also are accessible from this page including: Economic news releases, series report, and economy at a glance.
Additional information
The PPI homepage (http://www.bls.gov/ppi) contains additional information regarding PPI data and methodology. The top
section of the homepage provides PPI news releases, both current and archived, as well as general PPI information. The “Tables
Created by BLS” section found beneath the statistics section provides relative importance and seasonal factor tables. The remaining
sections offer special notices and publications pertaining to PPI methodology and applications.
For questions or comments regarding PPI data classification, methodology, or data availability on the Internet, call or e-mail
the Section of Index Analysis and Public Information directly at (202) 691-7705 or ppi-info@bls.gov. Data also can be obtained by
calling the national fax-on-demand service at (202) 691-6325. This service enables customers to request faxes of BLS data 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.

Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing
(1982=100)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|
|
|Unadjusted
|
|
|
| percent
|Seasonally adjusted
| Relative |
Unadjusted index
|change to
|percent change from:
Grouping
|importance|
|Aug. 2005 from:|
|
|_______________________|_______________|__________________________
|
Dec.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Apr.
|July
|Aug.
| Aug. | July | May to| June to |July to
|
2004 1/|2005 2/|2005 2/|2005 2/| 2004 | 2005 | June |
July | Aug.
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________
|
Finished goods...................................| 100.000
154.4
155.4
156.1
5.1
0.5
0
1.0
0.6
Finished consumer goods........................|
74.093
158.7
160.0
161.2
6.2
.8
.2
1.2
.8
Finished consumer foods......................|
20.929
156.3
154.4
154.0
1.2
-.3
-1.1
-.3
-.3
Crude......................................|
1.586
144.6
127.2
124.1
-2.5
-2.4
-.9
-3.9
-5.0
Processed..................................|
19.343
157.2
156.7
156.6
1.5
-.1
-1.1
.1
0
Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|
53.164
159.2
161.8
163.5
8.1
1.1
.6
1.8
1.2
Nondurable goods less foods................|
37.360
167.9
172.3
175.0
10.8
1.6
1.0
2.2
1.8
Durable goods..............................|
15.804
136.9
135.8
135.4
1.3
-.3
-.4
.6
-.1
Capital equipment..............................|
25.907
144.5
144.4
144.3
2.2
-.1
-.2
.5
-.1
Manufacturing industries.....................|
6.901
145.7
146.1
146.2
2.5
.1
.1
.1
.1
Nonmanufacturing industries..................|
19.006
143.9
143.7
143.5
2.1
-.1
-.3
.6
-.1
|
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 100.000
151.5
152.8
153.6
6.1
.5
.1
1.0
.7
Materials and components for manufacturing.....|
46.855
144.9
144.1
144.0
3.3
-.1
-.5
0
-.1
Materials for food manufacturing.............|
2.787
146.1
145.1
144.9
0
-.1
-2.0
.1
0
Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|
15.091
159.6
159.8
160.1
6.9
.2
-.4
.1
.2
Materials for durable manufacturing..........|
10.242
158.6
154.3
153.1
1.9
-.8
-.5
-.9
-.8
Components for manufacturing.................|
18.734
129.7
129.9
130.0
1.8
.1
-.2
.3
.2
Materials and components for construction......|
12.962
175.4
175.1
175.1
3.1
0
.3
-.2
0
Processed fuels and lubricants.................|
17.846
141.5
148.9
152.9
19.0
2.7
1.5
5.1
3.3
Manufacturing industries ....................|
6.942
139.1
145.0
149.2
16.6
2.9
-.4
4.5
4.3
Nonmanufacturing industries..................|
10.904
143.1
151.4
155.3
20.6
2.6
2.7
5.5
2.7
Containers.....................................|
3.190
167.5
167.2
166.9
3.0
-.2
.4
-.2
-.2
Supplies.......................................|
19.147
151.1
152.1
152.1
3.0
0
.3
.3
.1
Manufacturing industries.....................|
4.186
154.6
155.3
155.7
4.1
.3
.3
0
.3
Nonmanufacturing industries..................|
14.961
148.9
150.0
150.0
2.9
0
.3
.3
0
Feeds......................................|
0.946
106.3
114.4
112.3
-3.9
-1.8
2.6
3.1
-1.7
Other supplies.............................|
14.015
154.2
154.6
154.7
3.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
|
Crude materials for further processing...........| 100.000
175.0
176.2
180.5
11.3
2.4
-3.3
6.7
2.3
Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|
32.959
124.9
120.9
119.6
-4.2
-1.1
-3.1
0
-1.4
Nonfood materials..............................|
67.041
208.9
214.3
222.9
19.5
4.0
-3.5
10.0
4.0
Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............|
35.258
170.6
179.1
186.5
17.4
4.1
.3
7.8
4.1
Manufacturing 3/...........................|
34.712
157.6
165.7
172.6
17.6
4.2
.3
8.0
4.0
Construction...............................|
0.546
201.6
199.1
199.3
2.8
.1
-1.3
.3
.2
Crude fuel 4/................................|
31.782
252.4
251.5
261.4
22.1
3.9
-8.0
12.9
3.9
Manufacturing industries...................|
2.834
238.8
237.8
246.9
21.7
3.8
-7.8
12.5
3.8
Nonmanufacturing industries................|
28.948
258.3
257.3
267.5
22.2
4.0
-8.0
12.9
4.0
|
Special groupings
|
|
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 79.071
153.6
155.3
156.4
6.2
.7
.4
1.3
.8
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 96.267
152.5
153.7
154.5
6.3
.5
.3
.9
.7
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/ 3.733
133.6
135.6
134.7
-1.2
-.7
-.8
.9
-.4
Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 65.689
214.3
219.9
229.1
20.0
4.2
-3.4
10.2
4.1
|
Finished energy goods............................|5/ 17.082
126.9
132.9
137.1
19.2
3.2
2.0
4.4
3.7
Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 82.918
155.9
155.4
155.2
2.2
-.1
-.3
.3
-.1
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 57.011
160.9
160.2
159.9
2.1
-.2
-.4
.2
-.2
|
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 61.989
156.1
156.1
155.9
2.4
-.1
-.1
.4
0
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 36.082
164.0
164.0
163.8
2.6
-.1
-.1
.4
-.1
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 20.278
186.1
187.3
187.3
3.6
0
.3
.2
.1
|
Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 18.339
139.8
148.4
152.5
20.0
2.8
1.9
5.2
3.3
Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 81.661
152.6
152.0
151.9
3.0
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 77.928
153.9
153.1
153.0
3.2
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
|
Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 46.095
212.6
225.8
234.3
28.8
3.8
-3.1
12.8
3.8
Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 53.905
145.5
139.1
140.7
-2.7
1.2
-3.5
1.1
.8
Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 20.946
204.0
191.2
200.3
-.2
4.8
-4.3
3.1
4.6
|
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1/
2/
3/

Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed
after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated
after final December indexes are available.
The indexes for April 2005 have been recalculated to incorporate
late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes
are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.
Includes crude petroleum.

4/
5/
6/
7/

8/

Excludes crude petroleum.
Percent of total finished goods.
Percent of total intermediate materials.
Formerly titled "Crude materials for
further processing, excluding crude
foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and
animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."
Percent of total crude materials.

Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|
|
|Unadjusted
|
|
|
| percent
|Seasonally adjusted
|
|
Unadjusted index
|change to
|percent change from:
Commodity |
|
|Aug. 2005 from:|
code
|
Grouping
|_______________________|_______________|________________________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Apr.
|July
|Aug.
| Aug. | July | May to|June to|July to
|
|2005 1/|2005 1/|2005 1/| 2004 | 2005 | June | July | Aug.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
|
|
|FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 154.4
155.4
156.1
5.1
0.5
0
1.0
0.6
| FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 158.7
160.0
161.2
6.2
.8
.2
1.2
.8
| FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 156.3
154.4
154.0
1.2
-.3
-1.1
-.3
-.3
|
|
01-11
|
Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 104.2
97.6
93.1
-4.5
-4.6
-7.0
-6.7
-4.6
01-13
|
Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 157.8
120.4
122.8
4.8
2.0
7.4
-16.1
2.0
01-71-07
|
Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................| 69.1
80.0
68.2
-17.2 -14.8
-15.6
27.1
-24.0
02-11
|
Bakery products 2/..................................| 199.7
200.8
200.7
2.2
0
.2
.2
0
02-13
|
Milled rice 2/......................................| 120.1
118.2
118.7
-18.6
.4
-.7
-.9
.4
02-14-02
|
Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 128.4
128.6
127.8
-.5
-.6
0
.2
-.6
02-21-01
|
Beef and veal 2/....................................| 153.6
142.4
138.6
.2
-2.7
-8.0
-1.9
-2.7
02-21-04
|
Pork................................................| 130.7
130.8
135.4
-5.1
3.5
-7.7
-.6
4.8
02-22-03
|
Processed young chickens............................| 136.2
140.1
142.4
.4
1.6
-.8
2.5
2.3
02-22-06
|
Processed turkeys...................................| 101.2
102.6
102.8
-6.6
.2
-7.5
2.5
.6
02-23
|
Finfish and shellfish...............................| 221.3
209.5
211.8
2.5
1.1
-9.3
4.3
1.1
02-3
|
Dairy products......................................| 155.5
155.2
153.7
-.1
-1.0
-1.0
2.9
-1.7
02-4
|
Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 139.7
140.7
140.6
4.5
-.1
.7
-.1
.1
02-55
|
Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 204.7
206.6
206.9
10.4
.1
.5
0
.1
02-62
|
Soft drinks.........................................| 157.6
158.2
158.6
1.1
.3
.8
-.4
.4
02-63-01
|
Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 154.9
158.9
156.5
20.7
-1.5
3.4
2.3
-1.5
02-78
|
Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 178.4
176.3
177.8
-9.6
.9
.3
-.7
.9
|
|
| FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 159.2
161.8
163.5
8.1
1.1
.6
1.8
1.2
|
|
02-61
|
Alcoholic beverages.................................| 158.0
158.9
158.4
3.5
-.3
.3
.3
-.2
03-81-06
|
Women's, girls', & infants' apparel (12/03=100) 2/..| 99.9
100.0
100.1
.6
.1
0
-.3
.1
03-81-07
|
Men's and boys' apparel (Dec. 2003=100) 2/..........| 98.6
99.1
98.7
-1.0
-.4
.2
0
-.4
03-82
|
Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 123.4
122.8
122.9
-.4
.1
-.1
-.4
.1
04-3
|
Footwear 2/.........................................| 147.8
148.7
148.0
1.2
-.5
-.1
.1
-.5
05-41
|
Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 122.8
128.5
128.8
4.0
.2
-.5
.7
.2
05-51
|
Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 203.5
205.6
208.7
12.8
1.5
-3.2
3.7
2.5
05-71
|
Gasoline............................................| 162.5
176.5
189.9
48.0
7.6
8.7
10.9
9.5
05-73-02-01|
Home heating oil and distillates....................| 166.4
182.9
187.0
47.5
2.2
13.5
5.1
-.3
06-38
|
Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100) 2/......| 115.4
117.8
118.2
5.0
.3
.3
1.3
.3
06-71
|
Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 134.7
135.5
135.5
2.2
0
.6
0
0
06-75
|
Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 142.6
142.9
143.0
2.0
.1
.4
-.4
.1
07-12
|
Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................| 105.9
109.6
109.5
6.4
-.1
1.8
1.7
-.1
09-15-01
|
Sanitary paper products 2/..........................| 154.4
154.6
155.7
4.6
.7
.2
.1
.7
09-31-01
|
Newspaper circulation...............................| 240.1
241.7
241.5
3.2
-.1
1.7
-.2
0
09-32-01
|
Periodical circulation..............................| 224.3
226.4
225.5
1.1
-.4
-.5
.4
-.3
09-33
|
Book publishing 2/..................................| 262.3
265.0
264.3
4.4
-.3
1.0
.1
-.3
12-1
|
Household furniture.................................| 165.4
166.2
166.5
3.7
.2
0
.2
.4
12-3
|
Floor coverings 2/..................................| 145.2
146.8
146.7
5.7
-.1
.3
.6
-.1
12-4
|
Household appliances 2/.............................| 103.4
103.6
103.3
2.1
-.3
.4
-.2
-.3
12-5
|
Home electronic equipment 2/........................| 63.1
62.6
63.1
-1.9
.8
-.2
-.8
.8
12-62
|
Household glassware.................................| 173.1
174.3
174.3
1.4
0
-.2
-.1
0
12-64
|
Household flatware 2/...............................| 148.3
148.3
148.3
2.0
0
(3)
(3)
0
12-66
|
Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 134.9
134.0
133.8
-.7
-.1
0
-.7
-.1
14-11-01
|
Passenger cars......................................| 133.6
130.8
128.7
.1
-1.6
-1.0
1.5
-1.3
15-11
|
Toys, games, and children's vehicles 2/.............| 127.2
127.1
127.1
1.0
0
-.1
-.1
0
15-12
|
Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 124.9
125.1
125.4
1.5
.2
-.1
.2
.2
15-2
|
Tobacco products 2/.................................| 458.7
459.4
459.9
6.2
.1
0
0
.1
15-5
|
Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 199.0
201.4
201.9
7.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
15-94-02
|
Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 137.1
137.9
139.2
3.3
.9
-.3
.5
.9
15-94-04
|
Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 153.5
153.5
153.5
3.9
0
0
0
0
|
|
| CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 144.5
144.4
144.3
2.2
-.1
-.2
.5
-.1
|
|
11-1
|
Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 173.9
174.8
175.4
5.7
.3
.3
-.2
.3
11-2
|
Construction machinery and equipment 2/.............| 166.0
169.8
170.3
7.0
.3
-.4
.5
.3
11-37
|
Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 154.0
156.7
156.9
3.3
.1
2.6
-1.4
.1
11-38
|
Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 178.3
179.4
180.4
4.5
.6
0
.3
.6
11-39
|
Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 141.9
142.6
142.5
2.3
-.1
0
-.1
-.1
11-41
|
Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 177.5
178.6
179.5
6.7
.5
.6
0
.7
11-44
|
Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 150.3
150.8
151.4
4.8
.4
-.9
0
.4
11-51
|
Electronic computers (Dec. 1998=100) 2/.............| 25.2
23.3
23.2
-21.6
-.4
-.8
-2.1
-.4
11-62
|
Textile machinery 2/................................| 160.8
161.6
161.0
2.4
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.4
11-64
|
Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 177.1
177.7
179.3
3.0
.9
.8
-.8
.9
11-65
|
Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 144.0
144.3
145.0
1.1
.5
-.1
0
.5
11-74
|
Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 148.5
150.6
150.7
10.9
.1
1.1
.3
.1
11-76
|
Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 102.8
102.4
102.1
-1.1
-.3
-.1
.1
-.3
11-79-05
|
X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 95.6
95.7
96.0
-.8
.3
-.5
.6
.3
11-91
|
Oil field and gas field machinery ..................| 154.1
157.0
156.9
9.1
-.1
.6
.3
.1
11-92
|
Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 175.6
175.5
176.2
7.4
.4
.2
0
.4
11-93
|
Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 114.7
115.0
116.0
1.8
.9
0
0
.9
12-2
|
Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 171.3
173.2
172.5
3.1
-.4
0
.6
-.4
14-11-05
|
Light motor trucks..................................| 149.5
144.2
144.3
-1.0
.1
-1.7
1.4
.5
14-11-06
|
Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 161.0
162.8
163.1
4.5
.2
.1
.9
.2
14-14
|
Truck trailers 2/...................................| 156.5
157.6
159.8
7.2
1.4
.1
.6
1.4
14-21-02
|
Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 200.2
202.9
203.2
4.7
.1
-.2
1.0
0
14-31
|
Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 174.6
176.8
177.0
2.8
.1
.2
1.0
.1
14-4
|
Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 161.1
160.3
161.8
12.8
.9
2.0
-.6
.9
|
|
|INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 151.5
152.8
153.6
6.1
.5
.1
1.0
.7
|
|
| INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 133.6
135.6
134.7
-1.2
-.7
-.8
.9
-.4
|
|
02-12-03
|
Flour 2/............................................| 130.7
133.3
132.6
7.0
-.5
1.0
-.4
-.5
02-53
|
Refined sugar and byproducts 2/.....................| 120.2
122.1
122.5
.9
.3
2.1
-.6
.3
02-54
|
Confectionery materials 2/..........................| 125.1
124.8
124.3
-1.4
-.4
1.3
-.6
-.4
02-64-01-11|
Soft drink beverage bases (Dec. 1985=100) 2/........| 180.6
180.6
180.6
2.1
0
0
0
0
02-9
|
Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 114.8
121.7
119.8
-2.7
-1.6
2.0
2.7
-1.6
|
|
| INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 152.5
153.7
154.5
6.3
.5
.3
.9
.7
|
|
03-1
|
Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 111.9
112.3
112.9
5.6
.5
.4
-.4
.5
03-2
|
Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 111.1
111.1
110.6
1.1
-.5
0
-.3
-.5
03-3
|
Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 114.9
115.1
115.1
2.3
0
-.2
.3
0
03-4
|
Finished fabrics 2/.................................| 123.1
124.1
124.1
2.6
0
-.3
-.2
0
03-83-03
|
Industrial textile products 2/......................| 134.0
134.6
134.7
2.0
.1
-.1
.1
.1
04-2
|
Leather 2/..........................................| 219.6
219.2
219.8
-.1
.3
-.3
.2
.3
05-32
|
Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................| 228.8
218.7
242.0
13.1
10.7
2.2
5.6
10.7
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See footnotes at end of table.

Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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|
|Unadjusted
|
|
|
| percent
|Seasonally adjusted
|
|
Unadjusted index
|change to
|percent change from:
Commodity |
|
|Aug. 2005 from:|
code
|
Grouping
|_______________________|_______________|________________________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Apr.
|July
|Aug.
| Aug. | July | May to|June to|July to
|
|2005 1/|2005 1/|2005 1/| 2004 | 2005 | June | July | Aug.
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|
|
| INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS
|
|
-Continued..........................................|
05-42
|
Commercial electric power...........................| 143.2
155.6
156.2
4.4
0.4
-0.3
0.6
-0.6
05-43
|
Industrial electric power...........................| 148.7
161.3
162.1
5.3
.5
1.2
.5
.4
05-52
|
Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 215.5
217.5
220.9
12.1
1.6
-2.8
4.6
4.0
05-53
|
Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 231.1
228.4
237.6
17.4
4.0
-5.1
7.4
7.4
05-54
|
Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...| 190.3
185.2
194.2
14.1
4.9
-1.1
9.4
10.6
05-72-03
|
Jet fuels...........................................| 166.4
174.7
171.5
33.4
-1.8
5.7
16.8
-3.5
05-73-03
|
No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 175.4
188.9
201.2
48.9
6.5
12.7
.2
3.1
05-74
|
Residual fuels 2/...................................| 125.4
140.9
141.8
42.2
.6
-.6
8.0
.6
06-1
|
Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 184.2
179.3
180.2
7.2
.5
-1.5
-.3
.5
06-21
|
Prepared paint......................................| 185.9
188.6
189.2
7.4
.3
-.1
.1
.4
06-22
|
Paint materials 2/..................................| 189.8
188.5
190.5
5.5
1.1
-1.9
.6
1.1
06-31
|
Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 135.6
136.8
136.6
1.7
-.1
.9
1.1
-.1
06-4
|
Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 147.2
152.9
148.1
2.7
-3.1
-5.9
.3
2.3
06-51
|
Mixed fertilizers...................................| 136.7
139.2
138.9
8.9
-.2
.8
1.8
0
06-52-01
|
Nitrogenates........................................| 188.0
191.8
189.9
11.4
-1.0
2.7
1.2
-.3
06-52-02
|
Phosphates 2/.......................................| 124.6
129.0
131.0
10.6
1.6
.4
2.5
1.6
06-53
|
Other agricultural chemicals 2/.....................| 150.1
150.3
151.7
1.7
.9
.1
0
.9
06-6
|
Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 192.3
184.8
184.3
11.8
-.3
-2.8
-.8
-.3
07-11-02
|
Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 149.6
152.1
152.5
14.1
.3
1.2
-.8
.3
07-21
|
Plastic construction products 2/....................| 154.3
153.2
152.6
4.5
-.4
-.7
-.1
-.4
07-22
|
Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 162.2
161.9
163.6
10.0
1.1
1.2
-1.9
1.1
07-26
|
Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 118.1
118.5
118.5
1.7
0
-.2
.2
0
08-11
|
Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 213.1
202.6
195.8
-15.5
-3.4
3.9
-3.2
-3.4
08-12
|
Hardwood lumber 2/..................................| 196.2
194.6
195.1
-3.2
.3
-.4
-.2
.3
08-2
|
Millwork............................................| 196.7
197.2
196.9
1.0
-.2
-.1
.1
-.1
08-3
|
Plywood 2/..........................................| 183.8
182.0
176.6
-13.0
-3.0
7.2
-2.7
-3.0
09-11
|
Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 140.0
139.1
139.5
1.6
.3
.1
.2
.3
09-13
|
Paper 2/............................................| 157.5
159.7
159.7
6.3
0
.8
.4
0
09-14
|
Paperboard 2/.......................................| 180.7
175.1
168.8
-5.4
-3.6
-2.5
-.7
-3.6
09-15-03
|
Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 184.3
183.7
183.7
1.0
0
-.1
-.3
0
09-2
|
Building paper and board 2/.........................| 189.9
171.3
164.3
-15.4
-4.1
7.3
-8.0
-4.1
09-37
|
Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 160.9
161.9
162.4
2.0
.3
1.0
.1
.3
10-15
|
Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 157.0
155.6
155.5
7.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
10-17
|
Steel mill products.................................| 164.1
150.8
147.5
-6.6
-2.2
-2.8
-3.1
-2.7
10-22
|
Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 154.4
152.0
154.0
15.9
1.3
-1.7
3.8
1.3
10-25-01
|
Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 162.2
160.0
158.9
5.7
-.7
-1.6
-.5
-.7
10-25-02
|
Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 221.4
229.6
234.0
16.5
1.9
2.5
.6
1.9
10-26
|
Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 162.6
165.4
168.8
10.3
2.1
.1
1.2
2.1
10-3
|
Metal containers 2/.................................| 124.1
125.3
125.0
6.9
-.2
1.8
0
-.2
10-4
|
Hardware 2/.........................................| 166.7
167.3
167.4
3.4
.1
.2
0
.1
10-5
|
Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 197.3
197.6
197.6
4.1
0
-.3
.3
-.1
10-6
|
Heating equipment 2/................................| 179.5
180.3
180.6
5.9
.2
.4
.1
.2
10-7
|
Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 174.5
175.0
174.8
3.7
-.1
.2
-.1
-.1
10-88
|
Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 157.8
155.9
156.6
.8
.4
-1.0
.1
.4
10-89
|
Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 136.4
137.2
137.1
2.9
-.1
-1.3
.8
-.1
11-45
|
Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 188.9
189.0
190.1
4.8
.6
-.5
.2
.8
11-48
|
Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 145.2
145.2
145.1
3.7
-.1
.4
.3
-.1
11-49-02
|
Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 188.9
190.5
190.4
6.4
-.1
.5
-.3
0
11-49-05
|
Ball and roller bearings 2/.........................| 187.5
188.6
189.1
6.2
.3
.2
.4
.3
11-71
|
Wiring devices 2/...................................| 175.3
174.8
175.0
.6
.1
.1
-.3
.1
11-73
|
Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 156.9
157.8
157.4
4.3
-.3
.1
.3
-.2
11-75
|
Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 169.8
168.9
169.4
2.8
.3
.2
-.4
.4
11-78
|
Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 87.5
87.7
87.8
-.6
.1
0
.7
.1
11-94
|
Internal combustion engines 2/......................| 147.0
147.3
147.7
1.3
.3
.1
.1
.3
11-95
|
Machine shop products 2/............................| 151.2
151.1
151.3
3.8
.1
.7
-.2
.1
13-11
|
Flat glass 2/.......................................| 111.2
112.0
111.3
3.1
-.6
-.1
.9
-.6
13-22
|
Cement..............................................| 173.0
178.1
179.4
12.7
.7
1.4
2.4
.5
13-3
|
Concrete products...................................| 174.4
178.0
179.0
10.4
.6
-.1
1.9
.6
13-6
|
Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 128.5
123.8
133.7
13.6
8.0
.6
0
8.5
13-7
|
Gypsum products 2/..................................| 217.1
228.0
237.0
12.4
3.9
1.8
1.5
3.9
13-8
|
Glass containers....................................| 146.8
145.9
145.9
.8
0
.1
.2
.1
14-12
|
Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 112.7
113.1
113.1
.9
0
-.4
.4
0
14-23
|
Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 165.9
166.1
165.9
1.3
-.1
.1
.1
.4
14-25
|
Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 154.0
153.9
158.0
4.0
2.7
-.1
.1
2.7
15-42
|
Photographic supplies 2/............................| 118.9
121.1
120.9
6.0
-.2
2.4
-.6
-.2
15-6
|
Medical/surgical/personal aid devices 2/............| 158.7
159.2
159.4
.6
.1
0
-.1
.1
|
|
| CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 175.0
176.2
180.5
11.3
2.4
-3.3
6.7
2.3
|
|
| CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 124.9
120.9
119.6
-4.2
-1.1
-3.1
0
-1.4
|
|
01-21
|
Wheat 2/............................................| 98.3
97.9
96.9
1.7
-1.0
-.1
-2.2
-1.0
01-22-02
|
Corn 2/.............................................| 77.8
84.8
77.7
-14.8
-8.4
3.7
5.2
-8.4
01-31
|
Slaughter cattle 2/.................................| 137.8
123.1
120.4
-6.2
-2.2
-5.9
-3.9
-2.2
01-32
|
Slaughter hogs......................................| 81.3
80.9
84.0
-14.2
3.8
-13.0
3.3
6.7
01-41-02
|
Slaughter broilers/fryers 2/........................| 185.6
185.9
194.7
-.3
4.7
1.8
-.4
4.7
01-42
|
Slaughter turkeys...................................| 112.7
129.8
136.4
4.0
5.1
2.4
4.6
2.2
01-6
|
Fluid milk..........................................| 113.9
110.8
110.8
-1.2
0
-3.4
6.2
-3.5
01-83-01-31|
Soybeans 2/.........................................| 102.9
118.3
109.2
10.2
-7.7
7.7
2.0
-7.7
02-52-01-03|
Cane sugar, raw (Dec. 2003=100) 2/..................| 115.4
119.1
118.9
21.1
-.2
1.1
-.3
-.2
|
|
| CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 208.9
214.3
222.9
19.5
4.0
-3.5
10.0
4.0
|
|
01-51
|
Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 81.5
78.4
73.8
2.4
-5.9
-13.7
5.8
-5.9
01-92
|
Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................|
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
04-1
|
Hides and skins (June 2001=100) 2/..................| 187.2
192.3
190.2
-1.3
-1.1
3.4
-.2
-1.1
05-1
|
Coal 2/.............................................| 117.8
116.1
115.2
5.8
-.8
-1.1
.3
-.8
05-31
|
Natural gas 2/......................................| 298.2
297.8
311.4
24.7
4.6
-8.9
14.9
4.6
05-61
|
Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 137.5
163.7
169.7
42.2
3.7
5.5
13.1
3.7
08-5
|
Logs, timber, etc...................................| 200.0
195.6
195.3
.3
-.2
-2.2
.4
.1
09-12
|
Wastepaper..........................................| 233.2
231.2
231.1
-2.6
0
-3.8
-.5
0
10-11
|
Iron ore 2/.........................................| 115.4
118.7
118.7
20.8
0
0
2.8
0
10-12
|
Iron and steel scrap................................| 317.7
219.3
269.3
-26.9
22.8
-19.9
2.7
19.7
10-21
|
Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 137.2
153.5
153.2
32.1
-.2
2.2
8.9
-.2
10-23-01
|
Copper base scrap 2/................................| 249.7
257.6
270.8
49.5
5.1
7.9
9.3
5.1
10-23-02
|
Aluminum base scrap.................................| 221.6
203.5
206.5
8.8
1.5
-4.3
2.8
3.0
13-21
|
Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 193.8
196.5
198.0
7.4
.8
.6
.4
1.0
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1/

The indexes for April 2005 have been recalculated to incorporate late
reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to
revision 4 months after original publication

2/
3/

Not seasonally adjusted.
Not available.

Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
|
|
|
|
|
Unadjusted index 1/
|
Commodity|
|___________________________________|
code
|
Grouping
|April 2005 | July 2005 | Aug. 2005 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|
433.3
|
436.0
|
438.2
|
| All commodities................................|
155.0
|
156.2
|
157.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|
142.2
|
140.6
|
139.7
|
01
|
Farm products................................|
120.7
|
116.2
|
114.3
|
02
|
Processed foods and feeds....................|
153.3
|
153.2
|
152.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Industrial commodities.........................|
157.2
|
158.9
|
160.3
|
03
|
Textile products and apparel.................|
122.5
|
122.5
|
122.5
|
04
|
Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|
164.8
|
165.7
|
165.5
|
05
|
Fuels and related products and power.........|
146.5
|
154.8
|
159.9
|
06
|
Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|
189.0
|
187.7
|
188.1
|
07
|
Rubber and plastic products..................|
141.7
|
142.4
|
142.5
|
08
|
Lumber and wood products.....................|
198.3
|
195.6
|
193.6
|
09
|
Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|
202.1
|
202.7
|
202.2
|
10
|
Metals and metal products....................|
161.1
|
157.1
|
158.0
|
11
|
Machinery and equipment......................|
123.7
|
123.9
|
124.0
|
12
|
Furniture and household durables.............|
138.7
|
139.5
|
139.4
|
13
|
Nonmetallic mineral products.................|
162.1
|
164.1
|
165.5
|
14
|
Transportation equipment.....................|
151.0
|
150.1
|
150.0
|
15
|
Miscellaneous products.......................|
192.8
|
195.8
|
196.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Industrial commodities less fuels and related |
|
|
|
|
products and power...........................|
157.6
|
157.1
|
157.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01-1
| Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,
|
|
|
|
|
and tree nuts................................|
136.2
|
116.8
|
115.3
|
01-2
| Grains.........................................|
83.4
|
88.1
|
83.0
|
01-3
| Slaughter livestock............................|
123.4
|
112.7
|
111.4
|
01-4
| Slaughter poultry..............................|
168.5
|
172.1
|
180.3
|
01-5
| Plant and animal fibers........................|
82.2
|
79.1
|
74.6
|
01-7
| Chicken eggs...................................|
76.7
|
85.0
|
76.9
|
01-8
| Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|
129.6
|
144.7
|
135.2
|
01-83
| Oilseeds.......................................|
114.8
|
130.0
|
119.3
|
01-9
| Other farm products............................| 'N.A.'
| 'N.A.'
| 'N.A.'
|
02-1
| Cereal and bakery products.....................|
175.9
|
176.7
|
176.5
|
02-2
| Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|
144.8
|
140.8
|
140.9
|
02-22
| Processed poultry..............................|
127.9
|
130.3
|
131.7
|
02-5
| Sugar and confectionery........................|
159.4
|
160.9
|
161.0
|
02-6
| Beverages and beverage materials...............|
158.4
|
159.4
|
159.1
|
02-63
| Packaged beverage materials....................|
153.4
|
156.9
|
154.8
|
02-7
| Fats and oils..................................|
175.6
|
178.0
|
179.7
|
03-81
| Apparel........................................|
125.4
|
125.4
|
125.2
|
04-4
| Other leather and related products.............|
151.0
|
151.3
|
151.5
|
05-3
| Gas fuels......................................|
277.9
|
275.9
|
290.7
|
05-4
| Electric power.................................|
144.4
|
154.3
|
154.8
|
05-7
| Refined petroleum products.....................|
155.3
|
169.9
|
179.0
|
06-3
| Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|
293.6
|
298.1
|
299.2
|
06-5
| Agricultural chemicals and products............|
149.7
|
152.1
|
153.0
|
06-7
| Other chemicals and allied products............|
149.0
|
150.4
|
150.6
|
07-1
| Rubber and rubber products.....................|
128.5
|
130.8
|
131.0
|
07-11
| Rubber, except natural rubber..................|
148.8
|
151.3
|
151.7
|
07-13
| Miscellaneous rubber products..................|
146.5
|
146.9
|
147.3
|
07-2
| Plastic products...............................|
151.3
|
151.4
|
151.4
|
08-1
| Lumber.........................................|
204.8
|
197.3
|
192.9
|
09-1
| Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building |
|
|
|
|
paper and board..............................|
170.1
|
169.7
|
169.1
|
09-15
| Converted paper and paperboard products........|
176.2
|
175.8
|
176.1
|
10-1
| Iron and steel.................................|
176.9
|
158.6
|
160.7
|
10-2
| Nonferrous metals..............................|
161.6
|
163.3
|
164.8
|
10-25
| Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|
165.4
|
165.9
|
165.8
|
11-3
| Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|
156.5
|
157.7
|
157.9
|
11-4
| General purpose machinery and equipment........|
167.9
|
168.6
|
169.0
|
11-6
| Special industry machinery.....................|
173.4
|
174.1
|
174.8
|
11-7
| Electrical machinery and equipment.............|
113.3
|
113.4
|
113.3
|
11-9
| Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|
145.3
|
145.3
|
145.7
|
12-6
| Other household durable goods..................|
162.3
|
162.5
|
162.6
|
13-2
| Concrete ingredients...........................|
182.9
|
186.4
|
187.8
|
14-1
| Motor vehicles and equipment...................|
132.0
|
130.2
|
129.7
|
15-1
| Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|
134.8
|
135.0
|
135.1
|
15-4
| Photographic equipment and supplies............|
104.9
|
106.1
|
106.0
|
15-9
| Other miscellaneous products...................|
146.5
|
146.9
|
146.9
|
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
1/
2/

Data for April 2005 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and
corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision 4 months after original
publication.
Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month.

Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally
adjusted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|
|
|
Index
| Percent change
Industry
|
Industry 1/
|Index|_______________________|to_Aug._2005_from:__
code
|
|base |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Apr.
|July
|Aug.
| Aug. | July
|
|
|2005 2/|2005 2/|2005 2/| 2004 | 2005
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
|
|
|
|Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 184.3
194.1
201.1
26.2
3.6
211
| Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 236.4
248.9
260.9
28.7
4.8
212
| Mining (except oil & gas)................... |12/03| 124.0
127.8
127.8
15.8
0
213
| Mining support activities................... |12/03| 124.2
135.1
137.9
31.0
2.1
|
|
|
|Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 149.6
150.8
151.6
5.5
.5
311
| Food mfg.................................... |12/84| 146.3
146.4
146.2
1.1
-.1
312
| Beverage & tobacco mfg...................... |12/03| 104.4
104.8
104.9
3.8
.1
313
| Textile mills............................... |12/03| 103.2
103.1
103.3
2.1
.2
314
| Textile product mills....................... |12/03| 104.8
105.3
105.5
3.2
.2
315
| Apparel manufacturing....................... |12/03| 99.8
99.7
99.6
-.1
-.1
316
| Leather & allied product mfg................ |12/84| 144.3
144.6
144.6
.7
0
321
| Wood products manufacturing................. |12/03| 108.9
108.2
107.1
-2.5
-1.0
322
| Paper manufacturing......................... |12/03| 107.1
106.8
106.5
2.0
-.3
323
| Printing and related support activities..... |12/03| 102.8
103.3
103.6
2.3
.3
324
| Petroleum and coal products mfg............. |12/84| 189.6
204.9
215.3
38.4
5.1
325
| Chemical mfg................................ |12/84| 185.9
185.3
185.9
7.0
.3
326
| Plastics and rubber products mfg............ |12/84| 139.4
140.1
140.2
6.5
.1
327
| Nonmetallic mineral product mfg............. |12/84| 150.2
152.4
153.1
6.3
.5
331
| Primary metal mfg........................... |12/84| 157.9
151.2
149.6
.9
-1.1
332
| Fabricated metal product mfg................ |12/84| 149.1
149.5
149.5
4.3
0
333
| Machinery mfg............................... |12/03| 105.1
105.6
105.8
3.4
.2
334
| Computer & electronic product mfg........... |12/03| 97.9
97.6
97.5
-1.4
-.1
335
| Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg. |12/03| 107.2
107.6
107.8
3.9
.2
336
| Transportation equipment mfg................ |12/03| 102.7
101.8
101.6
1.8
-.2
337
| Furniture & related product mfg............. |12/84| 156.7
158.1
158.0
3.5
-.1
339
| Miscellaneous mfg........................... |12/03| 102.6
102.9
103.0
1.6
.1
|
|
|
|Wholesale trade industries
|
|
423
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods......... |06/04| 102.4
101.5
101.3
1.4
-.2
424
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods...... |06/05| (3)
98.0
101.1
(3)
3.2
425
| Wholesale trade agents and brokers.......... |06/05| (3)
99.6
99.2
(3)
-.4
|
|
|
|Retail trade industries
|
|
441
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers............. |12/03| 107.6
107.2
106.9
3.0
-.3
442
| Furniture and home furnishings stores....... |12/03| 108.9
108.9
111.1
8.1
2.0
443
| Electronics and appliance stores............ |12/03| 103.5
99.9
101.4
2.7
1.5
444
| Bldg material and garden equip and supp
|
|
| dealers.................................... |12/03| 110.9
107.5
108.5
-2.7
.9
445
| Food and beverage stores.................... |12/99| 127.7
130.8
128.8
6.4
-1.5
446
| Health and personal care stores............. |12/03| 107.2
102.7
103.7
-1.8
1.0
447
| Gasoline stations........................... |06/01| 50.7
48.8
43.3
-10.9
-11.3
448
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores.... |12/03| 103.6
102.0
102.8
.7
.8
451
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores |12/03| 97.1
95.7
96.4
1.0
.7
452
| General merchandise stores.................. |12/03| 102.9
98.5
101.3
-3.2
2.8
454
| Nonstore retailers.......................... |12/03| 123.4
123.4
118.1
15.8
-4.3
|
|
|
|Transportation and warehousing
|
|
481
| Air transportation.......................... |12/92| 168.8
176.4
172.9
5.8
-2.0
482
| Rail transportation......................... |12/96| 121.1
125.0
126.6
11.5
1.3
483
| Water transportation........................ |12/03| 106.0
105.6
105.5
3.3
-.1
484
| Truck transportation........................ |12/03| 107.6
109.2
109.2
5.3
0.0
486110
| Pipeline transportation of crude oil........ |06/86| 123.2
127.9
127.9
9.7
0
486910
| Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum |
|
| products................................... |06/86| 118.7
122.1
122.1
4.1
0
488
| Transportation support activities........... |12/03| 102.9
103.8
103.6
2.0
-.2
491
| Postal service.............................. |06/89| 155.0
155.0
155.0
0
0
492
| Couriers and messengers..................... |12/03| 112.4
113.2
113.8
7.4
.5
|
|
|
|Utilities
|
|
221
| Utilities................................... |12/03| 110.6
113.9
116.8
8.8
2.5
|
|
|
|Health care and social assistance
|
|
6211
| Offices of physicians....................... |12/96| 116.3
116.2
116.4
1.8
.2
6215
| Medical and diagnostic laboratories......... |12/03| 104.2
104.2
104.2
4.1
0
6216
| Home health care services................... |12/96| 120.8
120.8
120.8
.9
0
622
| Hospitals................................... |12/92| 145.6
146.3
146.4
3.4
.1
6231
| Nursing care facilities..................... |12/03| 105.8
105.9
106.4
3.3
.5
62321
| Residential mental retardation facilities... |12/03| 104.4
104.4
104.5
2.4
.1
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
See footnotes an end of table.

Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally
adjusted - Continued
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|
|
|
Index
| Percent change
Industry
|
Industry 1/
|Index|_______________________|to_Aug._2005_from:__
code
|
|base |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Apr.
|July
|Aug.
| Aug. | July
|
|
|2005 2/|2005 2/|2005 2/| 2004 | 2005
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
|
|
|
|Other services industries
|
|
511
| Publishing industries, except Internet...... |12/03| 103.5
104.2
104.2
2.7
0.0
515
| Broadcasting, except Internet............... |12/03| 103.0
100.7
99.5
-1.4
-1.2
517
| Telecommunications.......................... |12/03| 98.4
98.3
98.0
-1.9
-.3
5182
| Data processing and related services........ |12/03| 98.7
98.9
98.7
-.3
-.2
5221
| Depository credit intermediation............ |12/03| 104.2
104.9
104.4
2.4
-.5
523
| Security, commodity contracts and like
|
|
| activity................................... |12/03| 109.8
112.2
113.5
9.0
1.2
524
| Insurance carriers and related activities... |12/03| 104.0
104.4
104.5
2.2
.1
5312
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers... |12/03| 105.8
105.8
105.8
4.8
0
5321
| Automotive equipment rental and leasing..... |06/01| 105.2
109.4
107.8
-2.7
-1.5
5411
| Legal services.............................. |12/96| 137.6
138.7
138.6
5.4
-.1
541211
| Offices of certified public accountants..... |12/03| 101.6
101.6
103.0
1.6
1.4
5413
| Architectural, engineering and related
|
|
| services................................... |12/96| 128.4
129.1
129.3
1.8
.2
54181
| Advertising agencies........................ |12/03| 100.8
101.3
101.0
.7
-.3
5613
| Employment services......................... |12/96| 115.8
116.3
117.7
2.7
1.2
56151
| Travel agencies............................. |12/03| 96.3
96.7
96.1
1.5
-.6
56172
| Janitorial services......................... |12/03| 102.0
102.0
102.0
.9
0
5621
| Waste collection............................ |12/03| 102.5
102.6
102.6
1.2
0
721
| Accommodation .............................. |12/96| 130.7
135.4
134.9
6.2
-.4
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes. Because of differences
in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the movements of similarly titled
indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings.
2/ The indexes for April 2005 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.
All indexes are subject to revision four months after original publication.
3/ Not available.
Note: NAICS 2002 replaced the SIC system beginning with the release of PPI data for January 2004.

Table 5. Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted
(1982=100)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|
|
Index 1/
|_____________________________________________________
Grouping
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mar. | Apr. | May
| June | July | Aug.
| 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005
_______________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
|
Finished goods...................................| 153.7
154.4
153.5
153.5
155.1
156.0
Finished consumer goods........................| 157.9
158.7
157.3
157.6
159.5
160.8
Finished consumer foods......................| 156.7
156.4
156.2
154.5
154.1
153.6
Crude......................................| 147.0
147.2
138.5
137.2
131.8
125.2
Processed..................................| 157.4
157.1
157.6
155.9
156.0
156.0
Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 158.0
159.2
157.4
158.4
161.2
163.2
Nondurable goods less foods................| 166.2
167.9
165.3
167.0
170.7
173.8
Durable goods..............................| 136.6
136.9
136.8
136.3
137.1
136.9
Capital equipment..............................| 144.1
144.5
144.6
144.3
145.0
144.9
Manufacturing industries.....................| 145.2
145.7
146.0
146.1
146.2
146.4
Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 143.6
144.0
144.0
143.6
144.4
144.3
|
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 150.6
151.6
150.7
150.9
152.4
153.4
Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 145.1
144.8
144.8
144.1
144.1
144.0
Materials for food manufacturing.............| 147.1
146.1
146.9
144.0
144.1
144.1
Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 160.2
159.5
160.4
159.8
159.9
160.2
Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 159.0
158.3
156.4
155.6
154.2
152.9
Components for manufacturing.................| 129.5
129.6
129.7
129.5
129.9
130.1
Materials and components for construction......| 175.1
175.2
174.7
175.3
175.0
175.0
Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 137.1
142.5
137.8
139.9
147.1
151.9
Manufacturing industries ....................| 134.2
139.9
137.0
136.4
142.6
148.7
Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 139.0
144.2
138.3
142.1
149.9
154.0
Containers.....................................| 166.9
167.5
167.0
167.6
167.2
166.9
Supplies.......................................| 150.7
151.0
151.3
151.7
152.1
152.2
Manufacturing industries.....................| 154.3
154.6
154.9
155.3
155.3
155.7
Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 148.5
148.9
149.2
149.6
150.0
150.0
Feeds......................................| 104.4
106.3
108.0
110.8
114.2
112.3
Other supplies.............................| 153.9
154.1
154.3
154.4
154.6
154.8
|
Crude materials for further processing...........| 170.3
174.7
170.4
164.7
175.8
179.9
Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 128.3
125.1
123.9
120.1
120.1
118.4
Nonfood materials..............................| 198.1
208.3
201.7
194.7
214.2
222.8
Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............| 171.7
169.5
165.6
166.1
179.0
186.3
Manufacturing 2/...........................| 158.7
156.6
153.0
153.4
165.6
172.3
Construction...............................| 199.6
201.4
201.1
198.5
199.0
199.3
Crude fuel 3/................................| 221.7
252.4
242.0
222.7
251.5
261.4
Manufacturing industries...................| 210.5
238.8
229.1
211.3
237.8
246.9
Nonmanufacturing industries................| 226.8
258.3
247.6
227.8
257.3
267.5
|
Special groupings
|
|
Finished goods, excluding foods..................| 152.7
153.7
152.5
153.1
155.1
156.4
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......| 151.5
152.6
151.5
151.9
153.3
154.3
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................| 133.6
133.6
134.7
133.6
134.8
134.2
Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....| 202.9
213.6
206.7
199.6
219.9
229.0
|
Finished energy goods............................| 124.7
126.9
122.4
124.8
130.3
135.1
Finished goods less energy.......................| 155.6
155.9
155.9
155.4
155.8
155.6
Finished consumer goods less energy..............| 160.7
160.9
160.9
160.2
160.5
160.2
|
Finished goods less foods and energy.............| 155.7
156.1
156.2
156.1
156.7
156.7
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....| 163.5
164.0
164.2
164.1
164.7
164.6
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..| 185.5
186.1
186.5
187.0
187.3
187.4
|
Intermediate energy goods........................| 136.0
140.8
136.8
139.4
146.6
151.5
Intermediate materials less energy...............| 152.5
152.5
152.3
152.0
151.9
151.8
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....| 153.7
153.8
153.5
153.2
153.1
153.0
|
Crude energy materials 2/........................| 199.7
212.6
206.7
200.2
225.8
234.3
Crude materials less energy......................| 146.2
145.1
141.9
137.0
138.5
139.6
Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........| 197.6
201.7
193.5
185.2
190.9
199.7
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All seasonally adjusted indexes are subject to change up to 5 years after original publication due to
the recalculation of seasonal factors each January. The indexes for April 2005 have been
recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.
Includes crude petroleum.
Excludes crude petroleum.