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Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR DATA ONLY: (202) 691-5200 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-7705 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 http://www.bls.gov/ppi USDL 02-338 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT), THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002 Producer Price Indexes -- May 2002 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 0.4 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a 0.2-percent decline in April and a 1.0-percent gain in March. Prices for finished goods other than foods and energy showed no change in May, after edging up 0.1 percent in each of the two prior months. At the earlier stages of processing, the intermediate goods index fell 0.5 percent, following a 0.9-percent rise in the prior month. Price increases for crude goods slowed to a 1.7-percent rate in May from a 5.5-percent rate in April. (See table A.) Table A. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted Finished goods Month Total Foods Change in finished goods InterExcept from 12 mediate foods and months goods Energy energy ago (unadj.) Crude goods 2001 May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 0.2 -.5 -1.2 .4 .4 -1.3 -.6 -.4 0.0 -.4 -.4 .7 .1 -.1 -.8 -.1 0.5 -2.6 -7.3 1.4 1.5 -6.7 -3.9 -3.0 0.2 .1 .1 0 .1 -.4 .1 .2 3.9 2.6 1.4 2.0 1.6 -.3 -1.2 -1.6 0.1 -.2 -1.1 -.2 .1 -1.3 -.7 -.6 -2.0 -8.1 -5.3 -.7 -4.4 -8.8 4.9 -7.2 0 .2 1.0 -.2 -.4 .8 1.0 .6 -3.2 -.2 r -.5 r .7 5.5 2.5 -2.3 r -.2 r -.1 .1 .1 0 r -2.7 -2.6 -1.4 -2.0 -2.7 -.2 r0 1.0 .9 -.5 r 4.6 r -1.7 4.0 5.5 1.7 2002 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May r=revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for January 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. -2May’s faster rate of decline in the index for finished goods was led by a 2.3-percent decline in prices for finished energy goods. This decrease followed a 2.5-percent rise in April. The index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy posted no change, after rising 0.3 percent in the previous month. By contrast, the index for finished consumer foods edged down 0.2 percent in May, following a 3.2-percent drop in April. Capital equipment prices fell 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month. Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods inched down 0.1 percent to stand at 138.8 (1982=100). From May 2001 to May 2002, prices for finished goods declined 2.7 percent. Over the same period, the index for finished energy goods moved down 15.0 percent, the finished consumer foods index fell 2.0 percent, and prices for finished goods other than foods and energy edged up 0.1 percent. Prices received by producers of intermediate goods declined 3.1 percent for the 12 months ended May 2002, and the index for crude goods decreased 15.8 percent during the same period. Finished goods The index for finished energy goods fell 2.3 percent in May, after posting a 2.5-percent gain in April. Prices for gasoline dropped 9.6 percent, compared with a 4.2-percent gain in the prior month. Prices for residential natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, home heating oil, and diesel fuel also turned down, after rising in the previous month. Table B. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for intermediate goods and crude goods, seasonally adjusted Intermediate goods Month Foods 2001 May 0.6 June 1.0 July .6 Aug. 1.8 Sept. -.8 Oct. -.4 Nov. -1.6 Dec. -1.1 Crude goods Change in intermediate goods from Except 12 months foods and ago Energy energy (unadj.) Foods Change in crude goods from Except 12 months Energy foods and ago (unadj.) energy (unadj.) 0.4 -.6 -5.0 -.3 1.1 -6.2 -3.2 -2.9 0.0 -.1 -.5 -.3 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.2 2.3 1.2 -.2 -.2 -.8 -2.4 -3.0 -4.0 -0.8 0 .6 -.6 .8 -3.5 -4.9 -2.3 -3.2 -15.8 -12.4 -.5 -11.0 -17.9 19.9 -15.0 -0.5 -1.0 1.0 -1.8 .2 -1.5 -.3 -.5 13.3 -4.0 -7.3 -4.5 -14.6 -25.1 -20.5 -32.5 r -1.3 r -.2 5.2 4.4 -3.2 r -.1 r .1 .3 .2 0 r -4.7 -4.4 -3.2 -2.4 -3.1 r 4.3 r 2.2 -1.3 -6.4 .4 r 7.8 r -8.6 15.2 22.4 2.2 r0 r 1.0 -.7 3.6 3.4 r -40.0 -30.9 -22.6 -18.9 -15.8 2002 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May r -.2 r .3 .2 -.7 -.8 r=revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for January 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. -3The index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy showed no change in May, after posting a 0.3-percent gain in April. Prices were unchanged for cigarettes, following a 4.4-percent advance in the prior month. The May indexes for sanitary papers and health products, mobile homes, and lawn and garden equipment (except tractors) turned down, after increasing a month earlier. Prices for cosmetics and other toilet preparations moved down, following no change in April. By contrast, the index for men’s and boys’ apparel rose 0.3 percent in May, subsequent to a 1.4-percent decline in the preceding month. Prices for light motor trucks and women’s apparel fell less in May than they did in April. The passenger car index increased, after showing no change in April. The finished consumer foods index decreased 0.2 percent in May, after a 3.2-percent decline in April. Declining prices for pork, beef and veal, dairy products, bakery products, and milled rice outweighed price increases for fresh fruits and melons, processed young chickens, finfish and shellfish, eggs for fresh use, and fresh and dry vegetables. Capital equipment prices declined 0.1 percent in May, the same rate of decrease as in April. Falling prices for light motor trucks, industrial material handling equipment, civilian aircraft, metal cutting machine tools, and integrating and measuring instruments slightly outweighed price increases for passenger cars, commercial furniture, x-ray and electromedical equipment, construction machinery and equipment, and printing trades machinery. Intermediate goods The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components declined 0.5 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, compared with a 0.9-percent jump in April. Most of this downturn can be linked to prices for intermediate energy goods, which fell in May following an increase in the preceding month. The index for materials for nondurable manufacturing also turned down in May. Prices for construction materials and components rose less than they did in the prior month. The index for intermediate foods and feeds fell more in May than it did in April. On the other hand, prices for durable manufacturing materials advanced, after showing no change in the prior month. The index for intermediate materials less foods and energy was unchanged in May, following a 0.2-percent increase a month earlier. (See table B.) Subsequent to a 4.4-percent advance in April, the May index for intermediate energy goods declined 3.2 percent. Prices for natural gas to electric utilities fell 8.1 percent, after surging 30.9 percent in April. The indexes for gasoline, diesel fuel, commercial electric power, industrial electric power, and liquefied petroleum gas also turned down in May. Prices for industrial natural gas, commercial natural gas, jet fuels, and residual fuels rose less in May than they did in the preceding month. The index for materials for nondurable manufacturing decreased 0.2 percent in May, compared with a 1.3-percent April increase. Prices for basic organic chemicals fell 2.2 percent, following a 3.6-percent rise in the prior month. The indexes for paint materials and for inedible fats and oils also turned down in May. Gray fabric prices advanced less in May, while the indexes for paper, paperboard, and for alkalies and chlorine declined more than they did in April. By contrast, fertilizer material prices increased 2.7 percent, after a 0.8percent decrease in the previous month. The woodpulp index also turned up in May. Prices for basic inorganic chemicals fell less in May than they did in April, and the plastic resins and materials index rose more in May than it did a month earlier. -4The index for materials and components for construction edged up 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.3percent advance in the preceding month. In May, rising prices for plastic construction products, gypsum products, fabricated structural metal products, fabricated ferrous wire products, plumbing fixtures and brass fittings, and hardwood lumber slightly outweighed declining prices for plywood, softwood lumber, nonferrous wire and cable, asphalt felts and coatings, and millwork. The index for intermediate foods and feeds decreased at essentially the same rate as in the prior month -down 0.8 percent in May, after a 0.7-percent decline in April. Prices for pork; beef and veal; prepared animal feeds; natural, processed, and imitation cheese; sausage and deli meats; refined sugar; and fluid milk products fell in May. Partly offsetting these falling prices, the indexes for flour and crude vegetable oils increased in May. Prices for durable manufacturing materials advanced 0.5 percent in May, after showing no change in April. The May index for aluminum mill shapes increased 0.2 percent, following a 2.3-percent decline, and prices for hot rolled steel sheet and strip jumped 4.1 percent, after a 0.8-percent rise in the prior month. The index for cold rolled steel sheet and strip also advanced at a quicker pace in May than it did in April. Prices for primary aluminum (except extrusion billet) turned up in May, while the index for hot rolled steel bars, plates, and structural shapes decreased at a slower rate than it did a month earlier. By contrast, prepared paint prices fell 1.1 percent in May, following a 0.7-percent increase in April. The indexes for semi-finished steel mill products and cold finished steel bars also turned down in May. Prices for plywood and for building paper and board declined at a faster rate in May than they did in April. Crude goods The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing advanced 1.7 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, following a 5.5-percent increase in April. Prices for crude energy materials and basic industrial materials also rose at a slower rate than they did in the previous month. By contrast, the index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs turned up, after falling in April. (See table B.) Prices for crude energy materials rose 2.2 percent in May, following a 22.4-percent jump in the prior month. Natural gas prices declined 2.5 percent, following a 39.5-percent increase in the previous month. The index for crude petroleum moved up 10.9 percent, after posting a 15.2-percent gain in April. On the other hand, the coal index decreased 0.8 percent in May, after falling 1.0 percent in the prior month. Following a 3.6-percent increase in April, the crude nonfood materials less energy index moved up 3.4 percent in May. Aluminum base scrap prices rose 0.9 percent, compared with a 4.9-percent gain in the previous month. The indexes for iron and steel scrap; copper base scrap; and softwood logs, bolts, and timber also advanced at a slower rate than they did in April. Raw cotton prices fell more in May than they did in the preceding month. The indexes for iron ore and hardwood logs, bolts, and timber turned down, after rising in April. Alternatively, the rate of increase in wastepaper prices rose from 5.8 percent in April to 12.0 percent in May. The indexes for hides and skins; construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone; and gold ores also increased at a faster pace than they did in the previous month. Copper ores prices turned up, after declining in the prior month. -5The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs advanced 0.4 percent in May, following a 6.4-percent decline in the previous month. Leading this acceleration, slaughter hog prices turned up 2.5 percent, after dropping 23.1 percent in April. The index for slaughter cattle fell less than it did in April. Prices for fresh vegetables (except potatoes), slaughter broilers and fryers, fresh fruits and melons, and slaughter turkeys rose, following decreases in April. The corn index moved up more rapidly in May than it did in the prior month. Partially counteracting the acceleration in crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs prices, the index for alfalfa hay increased 1.9 percent in May, after moving up 7.2 percent a month earlier. Unprocessed finfish prices rose less than they did in April. The Irish potatoes for processing index fell at a faster rate than it did in the previous month. Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and services industries Mining. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Domestic Mining Industries advanced 1.8 percent in May, after moving up 16.2 percent in April. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.) Fundamental to this deceleration, the industry index for crude petroleum, natural gas, and natural gas liquids advanced 2.7 percent in May, after registering a 26.5-percent gain in the previous month. The industry index for oil and gas well drilling fell faster in May than a month earlier, while coal mining service prices turned down in May. By contrast, the industry index for bituminous coal and lignite surface mining dropped 0.8 percent in May, after falling 2.2 percent in April. Prices for the bituminous coal underground mining industry and the copper ores industry turned up, following decreases in the prior month. In May, the Producer Price Index for Total Mining Industries stood at 101.7 (December 1984=100), 20.6 percent below its year-ago level. Manufacturing. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Domestic Manufacturing Industries fell 0.1 percent in May, after registering a 0.7-percent advance in the preceding month. The industry group index for petroleum refining and related products dropped 0.8 percent, following a 12.6-percent gain in April. Prices for the tobacco manufactures industry group remained unchanged, after moving up in April, while the industry group indexes for paper and allied products and for lumber and wood products (except furniture) turned down in May. Prices for the chemicals and allied products industry group rose at a slower rate in May than they did a month earlier. On the other hand, the industry group index for printing, publishing, and allied industries advanced 0.2 percent in May, after posting a 0.1-percent decline in the previous month. Prices for the measuring and controlling instruments industry group turned up in May. Industry group prices for rubber and miscellaneous plastic products rose in May, after posting no change a month earlier. In May, the Producer Price Index for Total Manufacturing Industries stood at 133.6 (December 1984=100), 2.1 percent lower than a year ago. Services. Among service industries in May, advancing prices were registered by the industries for deep sea foreign transportation of freight, wireless telecommunications, prepackaged software, cable and other pay television services, radio broadcasting, and telephone communications (except radiotelephone). Alternatively, falling prices were posted by the industries for help supply services, scheduled air transportation, data processing services, and engineering design, analysis, and consulting services. ***** Producer Price Index data for June 2002 will be released on Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Technical Note Brief Explanation of Producer Price Indexes The term Producer Price Index (PPI) refers to a family of indexes that measure the average change over time in the selling 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 may differ due to government subsidies, sales and excise taxes, and distribution costs. More than 10,000 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 transportation, utilities, trade, finance, and services sectors of the economy. More than 100,000 price quotations per month are organized into three sets of producer price indexes: (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 (tables 1, 2, and 5) organizes products by class of buyer and degree of fabrication. The commodity structure (tables 2 and 3) 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 (table 4). 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; and 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. Producer price indexes for the net output of industries and their products are grouped according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Industry price indexes are compatible with other economic time series organized by SIC codes, such as data on employment, wages, and productivity. Table 4 lists indexes for the net output of major mining and manufacturing industry groups at the 2-digit level. Producer price indexes 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. BLS strongly encourages cooperating companies to supply actual transaction prices at the time of shipment to minimize the use of list prices. Prices are normally reported by mail questionnaire for the Tuesday of the week containing the 13th. Price data are provided on a voluntary and confidential basis; no one but sworn BLS employees are allowed access to individual company price reports. The Bureau publishes price indexes instead of unit dollar prices. All producer price indexes are routinely subject to revision once, 4 months after original publication, to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. The 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 every 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 service industries includes the month in which an article describing the industry's content appeared in the PPI Detailed Report: Industry Wireless Telecommunications……….……………………. Telephone Communications, Except Radio Telephone...…. 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……… Life Insurance Carriers……………….…………………… Property and Casualty Insurance………………………….. 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…………... SIC 4812 4813 5411 5421 5431 5441 5461 5499 5511 5541 5551 5561 59 6211 6311 6331 6512 6531 7372 7374 8082 8111 8711 8712 9331 PPI Detailed Report Issue July 1999 July 1995 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 1999 July 1998 January 1996 January 1996 January 1998 January 2002 January 1997 January 1997 January 1997 January 1997 July 1998 Weights for most traditional commodity groupings of the PPI, as well as all indexes (such as stage-of-processing indexes) calculated from traditional commodity groupings, currently reflect 1992 values of shipments as reported in the Census of Manufactures and other sources. From January 1992 through December 1995, PPI weights were derived from 1987 shipment values. Industry indexes shown in table 4 are also now calculated with 1992 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 in one industry to establishments classified in another 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 all commodities index 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-ofprocessing indexes are more appropriate than broad commodity groupings for economic analysis of general price trends. 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 changes to previously published percent changes for affected PPI series. (See "Calculating Index Changes," below.) The new reference base is not used for indexes with a base later than December 1981, nor for indexes for the net output of industries 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. Reprints are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on request. Calculating Index Changes Each index measures price changes from a reference period which equals 100.0 (1982 or some later month). 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 can also be expressed in dollars as follows: "Prices received by domestic producers of a systematic sample of finished goods have risen from $100 in 1982 to $105.50 today." Likewise, a current index of 90.0 would indicate that prices received by producers of finished goods today 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 because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are not. The example below shows the computation of index point and percent changes. Index point change Finished Goods Price Index Less previous index Equals index point change 107.5 104.0 3.5 Index percent change 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, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted and unadjusted changes each month. Seasonally adjusted data are preferred for analyzing general price trends in the economy because they 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 in 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 BLS.) For more information, 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. 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| | May 2002 from:| | |_______________________|_______________|__________________________ | Dec. | | | | | | | | | Jan. |Apr. | May | May | Apr. |Feb. to|Mar. to |Apr. to | 2001 1/|2002 2/|2002 2/|2002 2/| 2001 | 2002 | Mar. | Apr. | May _________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________ | Finished goods...................................| 100.000 137.4 139.0 138.8 -2.7 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 -0.4 Finished consumer goods........................| 72.948 137.2 139.4 139.2 -3.5 -.1 1.3 -.2 -.6 Finished consumer foods......................| 20.964 141.1 139.2 139.4 -2.0 .1 .6 -3.2 -.2 Crude......................................| 1.560 139.4 114.4 124.0 -4.9 8.4 10.0 -27.8 7.4 Processed..................................| 19.404 141.1 141.3 140.6 -1.8 -.5 -.3 -.8 -.8 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 51.984 135.4 139.2 138.8 -4.1 -.3 1.7 .9 -.6 Nondurable goods less foods................| 35.355 134.4 140.0 139.7 -5.4 -.2 2.3 1.4 -.9 Durable goods..............................| 16.628 133.9 133.7 133.1 -.5 -.4 .3 -.2 -.1 Capital equipment..............................| 27.052 139.7 139.4 139.2 -.2 -.1 .1 -.1 -.1 Manufacturing industries.....................| 7.924 140.3 140.0 140.1 -.2 .1 0 -.2 .1 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 19.128 139.4 139.1 138.7 -.4 -.3 .1 -.1 -.1 | Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 100.000 125.5 127.6 127.2 -3.1 -.3 1.0 .9 -.5 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 47.040 124.5 125.7 125.7 -2.3 0 .4 .2 0 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 2.902 122.1 122.0 121.4 -2.9 -.5 -.3 -1.1 -.8 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 14.124 125.4 128.4 128.3 -4.3 -.1 .8 1.3 -.2 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 9.152 122.5 123.7 124.2 -1.9 .4 .7 0 .5 Components for manufacturing.................| 20.862 126.3 126.3 126.4 -.2 .1 .1 -.2 .1 Materials and components for construction......| 13.085 150.2 151.1 151.3 -.2 .1 .1 .3 .1 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 15.060 90.0 97.0 95.2 -12.7 -1.9 5.2 4.4 -3.4 Manufacturing industries ....................| 6.106 94.6 98.9 97.4 -9.6 -1.5 1.8 3.5 -2.4 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 8.954 87.1 96.0 93.8 -14.3 -2.3 7.7 4.9 -4.1 Containers.....................................| 3.421 152.6 151.2 151.1 -1.8 -.1 -.5 -.3 -.1 Supplies.......................................| 21.395 138.2 138.5 138.4 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 Manufacturing industries.....................| 4.721 144.7 144.5 144.5 -1.0 0 -.1 .1 0 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 16.674 135.4 135.8 135.6 0 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 Feeds......................................| 1.082 94.6 95.0 94.2 1.2 -.8 1.6 .4 -.8 Other supplies.............................| 15.593 140.4 140.8 140.7 0 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 | Crude materials for further processing...........| 100.000 98.9 107.9 110.5 -15.8 2.4 4.0 5.5 1.7 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 46.173 99.6 96.4 98.4 -10.8 2.1 -1.3 -6.4 .4 Nonfood materials..............................| 53.827 95.0 113.5 116.5 -17.4 2.6 8.6 15.5 2.6 Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............| 32.578 86.0 100.3 107.0 -.5 6.7 5.1 7.6 6.6 Manufacturing 3/...........................| 31.534 78.4 91.9 98.1 -.7 6.7 5.2 7.9 6.8 Construction...............................| 1.044 178.7 181.8 182.3 -.4 .3 .8 .8 .2 Crude fuel 4/................................| 21.249 100.5 123.3 120.5 -31.5 -2.3 15.3 28.2 -2.3 Manufacturing industries...................| 1.958 98.0 119.3 116.4 -33.0 -2.4 14.7 26.5 -2.4 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 19.291 102.5 125.8 123.1 -31.3 -2.1 15.3 28.4 -2.1 | Special groupings | | Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 79.036 136.3 138.7 138.4 -3.0 -.2 1.1 .6 -.5 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 96.017 126.1 128.4 128.0 -3.2 -.3 1.0 .9 -.5 Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/ 3.983 113.6 113.7 113.0 -1.9 -.6 .2 -.7 -.8 Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 51.690 95.6 115.2 118.4 -17.7 2.8 9.5 15.8 2.7 | Finished energy goods............................|5/ 13.774 81.3 89.3 88.9 -15.0 -.4 5.5 2.5 -2.3 Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 86.226 147.7 147.3 147.2 -.4 -.1 .2 -.7 -.1 Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 59.174 151.1 150.6 150.5 -.5 -.1 .3 -.9 -.1 | Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 65.262 150.4 150.5 150.2 .1 -.2 .1 .1 0 Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 38.210 157.6 158.0 157.7 .4 -.2 .2 .3 0 Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 21.581 176.4 177.4 177.4 1.1 0 .1 .7 0 | Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 15.182 89.6 96.6 94.9 -12.6 -1.8 5.2 4.4 -3.2 Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 84.818 133.3 134.1 134.1 -1.4 0 .2 .2 0 Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 80.835 134.6 135.5 135.5 -1.4 0 .3 .2 0 | Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 32.341 82.8 106.7 109.1 -22.3 2.2 15.2 22.4 2.2 Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 67.659 106.2 105.3 107.9 -6.6 2.5 -1.0 -3.3 1.3 Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 21.486 126.1 131.4 136.1 3.4 3.6 -.7 3.6 3.4 | _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ 2/ Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated after final December indexes are available. The first-published and final December relative importances initially appear, respectively, in the release tables containing January and May data. The indexes for January 2002 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ Includes crude petroleum. 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 | | | May 2002 from:| code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ | | | | | | | | | | |Jan. |Apr. | May | May | Apr. |Feb. to|Mar. to|Apr. to | |2002 1/|2002 1/|2002 1/| 2001 | 2002 | Mar. | Apr. | May ___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ | | |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 137.4 139.0 138.8 -2.7 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 -0.4 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 137.2 139.4 139.2 -3.5 -.1 1.3 -.2 -.6 | FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 141.1 139.2 139.4 -2.0 .1 .6 -3.2 -.2 | | 01-11 | Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 108.5 84.0 101.8 .1 21.2 -3.3 -6.4 21.2 01-13 | Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 144.7 116.1 118.1 -9.1 1.7 22.7 -46.5 1.7 01-71-07 | Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................| 89.4 71.2 66.2 -8.2 -7.0 17.7 -17.2 9.3 02-11 | Bakery products 2/..................................| 188.8 189.7 189.5 .7 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 02-13 | Milled rice 2/......................................| 83.9 81.6 77.4 -10.3 -5.1 -.5 -.4 -5.1 02-14-02 | Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 122.2 121.3 121.4 -.7 .1 .1 -.8 .1 02-21-01 | Beef and veal 2/....................................| 111.9 117.9 114.4 -8.6 -3.0 .8 -2.6 -3.0 02-21-04 | Pork................................................| 112.7 109.9 107.9 -14.6 -1.8 -1.6 -6.0 -7.5 02-22-03 | Processed young chickens............................| 115.8 108.2 112.4 -4.6 3.9 -3.4 -4.7 2.8 02-22-06 | Processed turkeys...................................| 96.8 95.4 95.8 -2.1 .4 -1.2 -2.8 1.5 02-23 | Finfish and shellfish...............................| 184.2 187.0 193.1 .2 3.3 -9.1 1.7 4.0 02-3 | Dairy products......................................| 140.0 137.7 136.2 -7.3 -1.1 -1.4 -.4 -1.6 02-4 | Processed fruits and vegetables 2/..................| 132.4 131.8 132.1 2.3 .2 -.3 -.2 .2 02-55 | Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 174.5 175.2 175.7 3.0 .3 -.1 0 .3 02-62 | Soft drinks.........................................| 150.3 151.6 151.4 2.5 -.1 .1 0 .1 02-63-01 | Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 121.9 121.6 121.1 -2.2 -.4 .2 -1.5 -.4 02-78 | Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 133.1 133.6 135.8 4.0 1.6 .2 1.1 1.6 | | | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 135.4 139.2 138.8 -4.1 -.3 1.7 .9 -.6 | | 02-61 | Alcoholic beverages.................................| 146.6 147.1 147.4 1.5 .2 .3 .3 .3 03-81-01 | Women's apparel 2/..................................| 123.4 120.8 120.7 -2.3 -.1 -.8 -.5 -.1 03-81-02 | Men's and boys' apparel 2/..........................| 130.9 128.7 129.1 -2.7 .3 -.2 -1.4 .3 03-81-03 | Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 116.8 116.5 117.3 .9 .7 0 -.4 .7 03-82 | Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 122.3 121.9 121.7 -.7 -.2 0 -.1 -.2 04-3 | Footwear 2/.........................................| 146.0 145.7 145.7 -.2 0 -.1 -.1 0 05-41 | Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 113.1 112.7 113.8 -1.0 1.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 05-51 | Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 131.2 130.8 129.2 -24.8 -1.2 .8 3.0 -.5 05-71 | Gasoline............................................| 62.3 88.5 85.9 -24.6 -2.9 21.3 4.2 -9.6 05-73-02-01| Fuel oil No. 2......................................| 58.3 77.1 76.5 -20.3 -.8 19.7 8.8 -4.0 06-38 | Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100) 2/......| 101.2 101.6 102.1 (3) .5 .2 .4 .5 06-71 | Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 129.7 130.1 129.7 -.6 -.3 -.8 0 -.3 06-75 | Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 138.5 139.8 138.8 .1 -.7 .9 0 -.7 07-12 | Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................| 93.9 95.2 95.5 2.2 .3 1.1 -.5 .3 09-15-01 | Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 148.7 150.9 148.5 1.3 -1.6 0 2.4 -1.6 09-31-01 | Newspaper circulation 2/............................| 223.2 223.7 225.6 3.1 .8 0 0 .8 09-32-01 | Periodical circulation..............................| 206.1 208.6 209.9 4.7 .6 -.8 1.3 .5 09-33 | Book publishing.....................................| 230.7 233.7 234.7 3.6 .4 3.0 -.4 .7 12-1 | Household furniture.................................| 156.0 156.8 156.7 1.0 -.1 .1 0 -.1 12-3 | Floor coverings 2/..................................| 130.5 130.0 129.0 -1.0 -.8 .9 .3 -.8 12-4 | Household appliances ...............................| 105.6 104.9 104.6 -.8 -.3 .1 .1 -.4 12-5 | Home electronic equipment 2/........................| 69.6 69.2 69.2 -2.1 0 -.3 -.4 0 12-62 | Household glassware.................................| 169.9 170.0 170.0 -.1 0 .7 -1.4 .2 12-64 | Household flatware 2/...............................| 143.6 145.1 145.0 1.3 -.1 -.1 1.1 -.1 12-66 | Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 134.0 134.7 134.6 1.5 -.1 .6 2.0 -.1 14-11-01 | Passenger cars......................................| 132.2 130.4 129.9 -1.7 -.4 -.4 0 .4 15-11 | Toys, games, and children's vehicles 2/.............| 124.5 124.6 124.6 1.3 0 .1 0 0 15-12 | Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 125.4 125.8 127.8 .9 1.6 -.5 .2 1.6 15-2 | Tobacco products 2/.................................| 447.9 466.0 466.1 4.2 0 .1 3.9 0 15-5 | Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 165.7 167.7 167.5 2.8 -.1 .2 1.0 -.1 15-94-02 | Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 129.7 129.3 130.0 1.2 .5 .3 -.9 .5 15-94-04 | Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 144.0 144.0 144.0 .1 0 0 0 0 | | | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 139.7 139.4 139.2 -.2 -.1 .1 -.1 -.1 | | 11-1 | Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 157.6 157.2 157.2 .7 0 .5 -.1 0 11-2 | Construction machinery and equipment................| 149.1 149.5 149.7 .4 .1 .1 .1 .2 11-37 | Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 153.6 153.4 152.7 -6.7 -.5 -.4 .1 -.5 11-38 | Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 165.6 166.5 167.2 1.6 .4 -.2 -.1 .4 11-39 | Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 141.0 140.0 140.1 -.4 .1 .1 -.6 .1 11-41 | Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 160.1 160.9 160.7 2.5 -.1 .1 .2 0 11-44 | Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 137.2 137.4 136.1 -.6 -.9 -.1 .1 -.9 11-51 | Electronic computers (Dec. 1998=100) 2/.............| 48.0 45.0 44.9 -25.9 -.2 -1.5 -1.3 -.2 11-62 | Textile machinery 2/................................| 157.2 157.7 156.8 -.6 -.6 .2 .2 -.6 11-64 | Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100)..........| 167.7 168.1 168.1 1.1 0 .1 .1 0 11-65 | Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 142.9 142.3 143.5 -.1 .8 .1 -.4 .8 11-74 | Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 132.0 133.0 132.2 -1.7 -.6 -.3 .1 -.6 11-76 | Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 109.3 108.6 108.6 -.9 0 -1.1 .3 0 11-79-05 | X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 100.7 100.6 101.2 1.0 .6 1.0 0 .6 11-91 | Oil field and gas field machinery ..................| 135.4 135.8 135.7 1.4 -.1 .4 .1 .1 11-92 | Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 150.1 151.3 151.3 1.8 0 0 .1 0 11-93 | Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.9 114.3 114.5 1.8 .2 .4 1.0 .2 12-2 | Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 160.5 159.7 160.1 -.1 .3 -.2 -.1 .3 14-11-05 | Light motor trucks..................................| 152.8 152.9 150.4 -1.6 -1.6 .8 -1.4 -.9 14-11-06 | Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 149.8 151.9 151.7 3.3 -.1 .9 .1 -.1 14-14 | Truck trailers 2/...................................| 138.0 137.8 137.8 -.7 0 -.4 .1 0 14-21-02 | Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 169.8 170.1 169.9 1.6 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 14-31 | Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 149.3 149.1 149.6 .4 .3 .1 -.7 .3 14-4 | Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 134.9 135.1 135.4 -.1 .2 0 .5 .2 | | |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 125.5 127.6 127.2 -3.1 -.3 1.0 .9 -.5 | | | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 113.6 113.7 113.0 -1.9 -.6 .2 -.7 -.8 | | 02-12-03 | Flour 2/............................................| 112.3 107.9 110.1 .5 2.0 .3 -5.2 2.0 02-53 | Refined sugar 2/....................................| 114.4 118.8 117.3 7.5 -1.3 .5 2.0 -1.3 02-54 | Confectionery materials 2/..........................| 111.0 113.9 113.8 7.6 -.1 -.4 1.4 -.1 02-72 | Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................| 75.1 72.1 73.8 7.6 2.4 .9 2.0 2.4 02-9 | Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 102.8 103.2 102.5 .3 -.7 1.4 .4 -.7 | | | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 126.1 128.4 128.0 -3.2 -.3 1.0 .9 -.5 | | 03-1 | Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 107.0 106.1 106.4 -2.3 .3 .1 0 .3 03-2 | Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 102.5 102.7 103.1 -3.5 .4 -.1 .6 .4 03-3 | Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 112.8 112.8 113.1 -.8 .3 .9 1.5 .3 03-4 | Finished fabrics....................................| 120.6 121.1 121.1 -1.6 0 0 -.2 -.1 03-83-03 | Industrial textile products 2/......................| 133.8 134.1 134.3 1.7 .1 .2 .4 .1 04-2 | Leather 2/..........................................| 195.5 197.9 198.2 -5.3 .2 -.4 .6 .2 05-32 | Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................| 75.0 113.1 112.7 -13.4 -.4 23.8 10.9 -.4 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Unadjusted | | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted | | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: Commodity | | | May 2002 from:| code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ | | | | | | | | | | |Jan. |Apr. | May | May | Apr. |Feb. to|Mar. to|Apr. to | |2002 1/|2002 1/|2002 1/| 2001 | 2002 | Mar. | Apr. | May ___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ | | | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS | | -Continued..........................................| 05-42 | Commercial electric power...........................| 135.1 134.4 134.3 -0.7 -0.1 0.7 0.6 -1.5 05-43 | Industrial electric power...........................| 136.3 135.0 136.1 -.1 .8 -2.8 .3 -.9 05-52 | Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 135.6 132.8 133.0 -26.1 .2 2.8 4.1 .6 05-53 | Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 139.0 136.5 135.4 -30.0 -.8 3.2 5.5 .1 05-54 | Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...| 102.9 110.8 103.0 -36.9 -7.0 33.9 30.9 -8.1 05-72-03 | Jet fuels...........................................| 60.9 68.8 69.9 -15.9 1.6 13.1 10.4 1.3 05-73-03 | No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 58.9 77.9 74.2 -20.3 -4.7 24.1 7.5 -9.3 05-74 | Residual fuel 2/....................................| 57.9 74.3 75.6 -1.3 1.7 4.9 23.0 1.7 06-1 | Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 119.6 128.7 126.2 -4.3 -1.9 4.0 2.6 -1.9 06-21 | Prepared paint......................................| 165.9 168.7 166.6 1.3 -1.2 .6 .7 -1.1 06-22 | Paint materials 2/..................................| 145.8 170.5 165.1 9.5 -3.2 2.2 6.8 -3.2 06-31 | Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 131.9 132.4 132.8 -5.3 .3 .8 .2 .3 06-4 | Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 75.7 77.3 76.6 14.7 -.9 11.0 3.5 -5.2 06-51 | Mixed fertilizers...................................| 113.8 113.2 113.6 -4.0 .4 1.2 -.6 .2 06-52-01 | Nitrogenates........................................| 105.1 101.3 103.0 -34.4 1.7 -1.4 -.1 5.4 06-52-02 | Phosphates 2/.......................................| 96.4 99.6 99.4 3.6 -.2 2.1 -.3 -.2 06-53 | Other agricultural chemicals 2/.....................| 148.9 149.5 148.7 .4 -.5 .7 .1 -.5 06-6 | Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 122.0 123.1 127.5 -8.9 3.6 -3.6 3.4 3.6 07-11-02 | Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 118.7 117.3 117.3 -6.3 0 -.2 -.6 0 07-21 | Plastic construction products ......................| 130.0 133.9 137.2 1.7 2.5 -.6 2.3 2.2 07-22 | Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 135.4 138.6 138.8 -.4 .1 .4 3.1 .1 07-26 | Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 116.7 116.1 116.1 -.9 0 -.1 -.3 0 08-11 | Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 167.8 178.7 174.9 -4.7 -2.1 2.7 .3 -2.1 08-12 | Hardwood lumber ....................................| 177.2 177.0 177.3 -2.6 .2 -.1 .5 .4 08-2 | Millwork 2/.........................................| 179.0 179.9 179.8 .3 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 08-3 | Plywood 2/..........................................| 148.3 159.2 152.6 -7.6 -4.1 4.3 -.6 -4.1 09-11 | Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 114.5 112.1 113.2 -12.0 1.0 -2.3 -1.6 1.0 09-13 | Paper 2/............................................| 145.9 144.0 143.2 -5.9 -.6 -.1 -.3 -.6 09-14 | Paperboard 2/.......................................| 165.0 162.6 161.6 -7.2 -.6 -.7 -.1 -.6 09-15-03 | Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 173.8 171.8 171.6 -2.3 -.1 -.6 -.2 -.1 09-2 | Building paper and board 2/.........................| 125.0 132.6 129.6 -4.6 -2.3 4.8 -.1 -2.3 09-37 | Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 157.0 156.0 156.5 -.9 .3 -.5 -.1 .3 10-15 | Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 136.8 136.9 136.5 -.4 -.3 -.1 .1 -.1 10-17 | Steel mill products 2/..............................| 98.3 100.9 102.4 .8 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.5 10-22 | Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 100.7 102.5 103.6 -6.2 1.1 1.7 -.8 1.1 10-25-01 | Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 145.1 142.4 142.7 -4.7 .2 .3 -2.3 .2 10-25-02 | Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 149.0 152.9 152.4 -2.7 -.3 1.5 0 -.3 10-26 | Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 137.5 134.9 133.2 -5.5 -1.3 -.4 -.4 -1.3 10-3 | Metal containers 2/.................................| 108.1 107.1 107.3 .7 .2 0 -1.7 .2 10-4 | Hardware 2/.........................................| 156.1 156.2 156.5 1.0 .2 .1 -.1 .2 10-5 | Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 181.0 181.7 181.8 .9 .1 -.1 -.1 .4 10-6 | Heating equipment 2/................................| 157.1 158.0 158.0 .8 0 .4 -.1 0 10-7 | Fabricated structural metal products................| 144.0 144.3 144.7 -.1 .3 -.2 .3 .2 10-88 | Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 129.3 128.9 130.0 .2 .9 .1 -.1 .9 10-89 | Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 126.8 126.8 126.8 -.2 0 0 -.1 0 11-45 | Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 169.1 169.5 169.4 1.6 -.1 .1 0 .1 11-48 | Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 136.1 136.7 136.8 .7 .1 -.2 .2 .1 11-49-02 | Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100) 2/.....| 166.1 166.8 166.8 1.3 0 .4 -.1 0 11-49-05 | Ball and roller bearings............................| 170.0 169.1 169.0 -.2 -.1 .2 -.5 .1 11-71 | Wiring devices 2/...................................| 152.2 154.2 154.5 .1 .2 .1 .7 .2 11-73 | Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 146.6 146.4 146.6 -.2 .1 -.1 0 .1 11-75 | Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 158.5 158.6 158.1 .4 -.3 .3 -.1 -.3 11-78 | Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 92.8 93.3 93.4 -1.3 .1 -.1 -.4 .1 11-94 | Internal combustion engines.........................| 144.2 144.3 144.3 .4 0 0 .1 0 11-95 | Machine shop products 2/............................| 139.8 139.8 139.8 -.3 0 .1 0 0 13-11 | Flat glass 2/.......................................| 111.2 110.9 110.7 -1.2 -.2 -.4 .1 -.2 13-22 | Cement..............................................| 150.3 150.5 150.5 .1 0 -.1 -.5 .1 13-3 | Concrete products...................................| 153.5 152.4 152.8 .5 .3 -1.0 -.1 .2 13-6 | Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 110.4 109.1 109.0 2.8 -.1 -.8 -.7 -.5 13-7 | Gypsum products 2/..................................| 164.0 164.5 173.3 18.1 5.3 -3.5 2.1 5.3 13-8 | Glass containers 2/.................................| 134.5 134.7 135.2 1.0 .4 .1 -.1 .4 14-12 | Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 113.2 113.0 112.9 -.4 -.1 .2 -.4 -.1 14-23 | Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 145.2 146.4 146.2 .6 -.1 0 .2 .3 14-25 | Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100).....| 151.3 149.7 149.6 1.1 -.1 .1 -.3 0 15-42 | Photographic supplies 2/............................| 130.2 117.8 117.7 -9.0 -.1 -.3 -9.1 -.1 15-6 | Medical/surgical/personal aid devices 2/............| 149.9 150.4 150.4 1.6 0 .1 .1 0 | | | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 98.9 107.9 110.5 -15.8 2.4 4.0 5.5 1.7 | | | CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 99.6 96.4 98.4 -10.8 2.1 -1.3 -6.4 .4 | | 01-21 | Wheat 2/............................................| 86.7 82.6 82.5 -9.3 -.1 -1.3 -1.4 -.1 01-22-02-05| Corn................................................| 80.2 78.1 83.1 11.8 6.4 -3.5 .8 6.4 01-31 | Slaughter cattle 2/.................................| 98.9 104.3 101.3 -10.3 -2.9 3.0 -6.5 -2.9 01-32 | Slaughter hogs......................................| 63.1 50.1 58.8 -32.9 17.4 -11.2 -23.1 2.5 01-41-02 | Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 132.9 119.3 127.3 -9.8 6.7 -3.1 -4.8 .8 01-42 | Slaughter turkeys...................................| 100.4 93.6 103.0 -3.5 10.0 -5.9 -6.4 7.3 01-6 | Fluid milk 2/.......................................| 100.2 93.3 92.7 -19.5 -.6 -5.3 -1.6 -.6 01-83-01-31| Soybeans 2/.........................................| 74.5 78.5 81.6 6.7 3.9 4.1 2.2 3.9 02-52-01-01| Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................| 112.0 104.4 105.1 -6.0 .7 -3.3 -1.3 .7 | | | CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 95.0 113.5 116.5 -17.4 2.6 8.6 15.5 2.6 | | 01-51-01-01| Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 54.4 53.4 51.1 -26.5 -4.3 -2.7 -1.8 -4.3 01-92-01-01| Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................| 113.2 (3) (3) (3) (3) -26.5 (3) (3) 04-19 | Hides and skins (June 2001=100) 2/..................| 71.1 75.8 81.1 (3) 7.0 6.2 .1 7.0 05-1 | Coal 2/.............................................| 101.4 101.2 100.4 .1 -.8 4.7 -1.0 -.8 05-31 | Natural gas 2/......................................| 99.3 129.7 126.5 -37.9 -2.5 19.7 39.5 -2.5 05-61 | Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 48.6 70.6 78.3 .8 10.9 16.1 15.2 10.9 08-5 | Logs, timber, etc...................................| 178.1 180.7 180.9 -1.7 .1 2.5 1.0 .5 09-12 | Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 138.9 145.0 162.4 18.6 12.0 -2.1 5.8 12.0 10-11 | Iron ore 2/.........................................| 95.4 95.4 95.1 -1.2 -.3 .2 .2 -.3 10-12 | Iron and steel scrap................................| 115.5 135.7 149.2 24.1 9.9 2.5 10.8 9.2 10-21 | Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 64.0 66.0 67.8 5.0 2.7 -2.8 1.2 2.7 10-23-01 | Copper base scrap 2/................................| 107.0 112.0 112.7 -6.2 .6 1.2 2.9 .6 10-23-02 | Aluminum base scrap.................................| 148.7 161.1 163.8 -1.2 1.7 2.8 4.9 .9 13-21 | Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 171.1 172.2 173.2 2.5 .6 0 .1 .6 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ The indexes for January 2002 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 | Jan. 2002 |April 2002 | May 2002 | _________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| | | | | | | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................| 385.7 | 390.0 | 389.4 | | All commodities................................| 128.5 | 131.0 | 131.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS | | | | | | | | | | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....| 123.9 | 122.0 | 122.6 | 01 | Farm products................................| 99.9 | 94.1 | 96.7 | 02 | Processed foods and feeds....................| 135.7 | 135.9 | 135.3 | | | | | | | Industrial commodities.........................| 129.4 | 132.6 | 132.5 | 03 | Textile products and apparel.................| 120.3 | 119.6 | 119.8 | 04 | Hides, skins, leather, and related products..| 152.4 | 154.8 | 156.4 | 05 | Fuels and related products and power.........| 84.0 | 94.6 | 93.9 | 06 | Chemicals and allied products 2/.............| 147.1 | 151.2 | 150.6 | 07 | Rubber and plastic products..................| 126.4 | 126.2 | 126.8 | 08 | Lumber and wood products.....................| 171.7 | 175.9 | 174.5 | 09 | Pulp, paper, and allied products.............| 184.7 | 184.7 | 184.8 | 10 | Metals and metal products....................| 123.7 | 125.0 | 125.8 | 11 | Machinery and equipment......................| 123.3 | 123.3 | 123.4 | 12 | Furniture and household durables.............| 133.5 | 133.3 | 133.1 | 13 | Nonmetallic mineral products.................| 145.7 | 145.2 | 145.8 | 14 | Transportation equipment.....................| 145.4 | 145.1 | 144.4 | 15 | Miscellaneous products.......................| 182.0 | 182.6 | 182.8 | | | | | | | Industrial commodities less fuels and related | | | | | products and power...........................| 142.2 | 142.8 | 142.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS | | | | | | | | | 01-1 | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, | | | | | and tree nuts................................| 128.6 | 103.0 | 113.7 | 01-2 | Grains.........................................| 82.2 | 79.4 | 82.8 | 01-3 | Slaughter livestock............................| 89.7 | 90.1 | 90.3 | 01-4 | Slaughter poultry..............................| 124.7 | 112.7 | 120.8 | 01-5 | Plant and animal fibers........................| 54.9 | 54.3 | 52.2 | 01-7 | Chicken eggs...................................| 100.0 | 81.2 | 77.2 | 01-8 | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................| 103.0 | 108.8 | 110.3 | 01-83 | Oilseeds.......................................| 85.5 | 90.6 | 91.7 | 01-9 | Other farm products............................| 168.8 | 'N.A.' | 'N.A.' | 02-1 | Cereal and bakery products.....................| 163.2 | 162.9 | 162.7 | 02-2 | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................| 119.8 | 120.4 | 119.4 | 02-22 | Processed poultry..............................| 115.5 | 110.9 | 113.0 | 02-5 | Sugar and confectionery........................| 139.7 | 141.1 | 141.1 | 02-6 | Beverages and beverage materials...............| 147.2 | 148.1 | 148.0 | 02-63 | Packaged beverage materials....................| 123.0 | 122.7 | 122.2 | 02-7 | Fats and oils..................................| 107.4 | 107.5 | 109.0 | 03-81 | Apparel........................................| 126.2 | 124.4 | 124.5 | 04-4 | Other leather and related products.............| 146.9 | 147.8 | 147.8 | 05-3 | Gas fuels......................................| 91.7 | 123.9 | 121.6 | 05-4 | Electric power.................................| 134.1 | 133.4 | 134.1 | 05-7 | Refined petroleum products.....................| 61.3 | 82.1 | 80.7 | 06-3 | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................| 263.5 | 264.1 | 265.0 | 06-5 | Agricultural chemicals and products............| 122.7 | 123.1 | 123.2 | 06-7 | Other chemicals and allied products............| 139.5 | 139.9 | 139.0 | 07-1 | Rubber and rubber products.....................| 116.0 | 116.4 | 116.6 | 07-11 | Rubber, except natural rubber..................| 118.1 | 116.7 | 116.7 | 07-13 | Miscellaneous rubber products..................| 140.0 | 140.2 | 140.2 | 07-2 | Plastic products...............................| 134.4 | 134.0 | 134.8 | 08-1 | Lumber.........................................| 168.3 | 175.1 | 172.8 | 09-1 | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building | | | | | paper and board..............................| 154.6 | 153.7 | 153.5 | 09-15 | Converted paper and paperboard products........| 164.1 | 163.7 | 162.8 | 10-1 | Iron and steel.................................| 107.1 | 110.9 | 113.1 | 10-2 | Nonferrous metals..............................| 119.6 | 120.5 | 121.1 | 10-25 | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................| 137.8 | 136.8 | 136.7 | 11-3 | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........| 150.4 | 150.3 | 150.1 | 11-4 | General purpose machinery and equipment........| 153.7 | 154.1 | 153.9 | 11-6 | Special industry machinery.....................| 165.1 | 164.4 | 165.5 | 11-7 | Electrical machinery and equipment.............| 116.9 | 117.0 | 117.1 | 11-9 | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........| 135.9 | 136.3 | 136.5 | 12-6 | Other household durable goods..................| 158.1 | 158.6 | 158.5 | 13-2 | Concrete ingredients...........................| 160.5 | 161.3 | 161.9 | 14-1 | Motor vehicles and equipment...................| 131.1 | 130.7 | 129.9 | 15-1 | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........| 133.3 | 133.7 | 134.8 | 15-4 | Photographic equipment and supplies............| 112.1 | 104.8 | 104.5 | 15-9 | Other miscellaneous products...................| 138.9 | 138.9 | 139.1 | __________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 1/ Data for January 2002 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. 2/ Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month. Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups, not seasonally adjusted __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Index | Percent change Industry | Industry 1/ |Index|_______________________|to_May__2002_from: code | |base | | | | | | | |Jan. |Apr. |May | May | Apr. | | |2002 2/|2002 2/|2002 2/| 2001 | 2002 __________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|_________ | | | |Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 81.9 99.9 101.7 -20.6 1.8 10 | Metal mining................................ |12/84| 71.0 72.4 73.9 3.2 2.1 12 | Coal mining................................. |12/85| 95.3 94.3 94.3 .5 0 13 | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 84.0 112.1 114.8 -21.2 2.4 14 | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic | | | minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 142.5 142.9 143.5 1.9 .4 | | | |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 131.7 133.8 133.6 -2.1 -.1 20 | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 131.5 131.6 131.0 -1.8 -.5 21 | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 391.7 407.9 408.0 4.3 0 22 | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 116.3 115.7 115.5 -1.5 -.2 23 | Apparel and other finished products made | | | from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 125.2 125.1 125.1 -.6 0 24 | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 154.0 157.1 156.2 -2.4 -.6 25 | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 145.6 145.7 145.9 .5 .1 26 | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 144.1 143.2 142.4 -3.1 -.6 27 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 192.0 192.2 192.6 2.1 .2 28 | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 154.0 156.0 156.6 -2.2 .4 29 | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84| 77.7 100.2 99.4 -19.1 -.8 30 | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 125.1 124.8 125.4 -.9 .5 31 | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 140.2 140.5 140.8 -1.3 .2 32 | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 136.9 136.5 136.9 .7 .3 33 | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 113.7 114.7 115.4 -1.1 .6 34 | Fabricated metal products, except machinery | | | and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 131.2 131.4 131.4 .2 0 35 | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.7 117.6 117.6 -.4 0 36 | Electrical and electronic machinery, | | | equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 106.7 106.5 106.3 -.8 -.2 37 | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 138.0 137.7 137.1 -.2 -.4 38 | Measuring and controlling instruments; | | | photographic, medical, optical goods; | | | watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 128.3 128.1 128.2 .7 .1 39 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 132.7 133.1 134.0 1.1 .7 | | | |Services industries | | 40 | Railroad transportation..................... |12/96| 106.2 106.2 106.3 2.4 0.1 42 | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 123.2 123.8 123.8 .7 0 43 | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 145.4 145.4 145.4 2.9 0 44 | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 129.3 127.6 131.5 1.8 3.1 45 | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 157.1 160.2 156.4 -.2 -2.4 46 | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 111.1 111.3 111.3 2.1 0 54 | Food stores................................. |12/99| 114.5 114.1 110.5 2.1 -3.2 59 | Miscellaneous retail........................ |06/00| 105.0 100.3 101.9 2.3 1.6 80 | Health services............................. |12/94| 118.0 118.3 118.2 1.9 -.1 81 | Legal services.............................. |12/96| 120.4 121.0 121.0 2.9 0 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 January 2002 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. Table 5. Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted (1982=100) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Index 1/ |_____________________________________________________ Grouping | | | | | | | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 _______________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________ | Finished goods...................................| 137.8 137.8 138.1 139.5 139.2 138.6 Finished consumer goods........................| 137.7 137.8 138.3 140.1 139.8 139.0 Finished consumer foods......................| 140.7 141.8 143.2 144.1 139.5 139.2 Crude......................................| 128.2 138.8 145.3 159.9 115.5 124.0 Processed..................................| 141.7 142.0 143.0 142.6 141.5 140.4 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 136.3 135.9 136.0 138.3 139.5 138.6 Nondurable goods less foods................| 135.7 135.4 135.6 138.7 140.6 139.3 Durable goods..............................| 133.7 133.4 133.3 133.7 133.4 133.3 Capital equipment..............................| 139.6 139.5 139.4 139.5 139.3 139.2 Manufacturing industries.....................| 140.3 140.3 140.2 140.2 139.9 140.1 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 139.3 139.1 139.0 139.1 138.9 138.8 | Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 125.9 125.6 125.6 126.9 128.0 127.3 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 124.8 124.5 124.8 125.3 125.6 125.6 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 122.7 122.7 123.9 123.5 122.2 121.2 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 126.3 125.4 125.6 126.6 128.3 128.1 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 122.5 122.5 122.7 123.6 123.6 124.2 Components for manufacturing.................| 126.3 126.2 126.4 126.5 126.3 126.4 Materials and components for construction......| 150.1 150.3 150.3 150.4 150.9 151.1 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 91.6 90.4 90.2 94.9 99.1 95.7 Manufacturing industries ....................| 96.0 94.0 95.4 97.1 100.5 98.1 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 88.8 88.1 87.0 93.7 98.3 94.3 Containers.....................................| 152.3 152.6 152.3 151.6 151.2 151.1 Supplies.......................................| 138.2 138.2 138.1 138.3 138.5 138.4 Manufacturing industries.....................| 144.7 144.7 144.5 144.3 144.5 144.5 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 135.4 135.4 135.3 135.7 135.8 135.7 Feeds......................................| 95.3 94.6 93.1 94.6 95.0 94.2 Other supplies.............................| 140.2 140.4 140.4 140.6 140.8 140.7 | Crude materials for further processing...........| 95.5 99.9 98.2 102.1 107.7 109.5 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 97.6 101.8 104.0 102.7 96.1 96.5 Nonfood materials..............................| 90.6 95.0 90.3 98.1 113.3 116.3 Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............| 84.0 85.8 88.4 92.9 100.0 106.6 Manufacturing 2/...........................| 76.5 78.3 80.7 84.9 91.6 97.8 Construction...............................| 180.1 178.4 177.9 179.4 180.8 181.1 Crude fuel 3/................................| 92.6 100.5 83.4 96.2 123.3 120.5 Manufacturing industries...................| 90.4 98.0 82.2 94.3 119.3 116.4 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 94.4 102.5 85.0 98.0 125.8 123.1 | Special groupings | | Finished goods, excluding foods..................| 136.9 136.5 136.6 138.1 138.9 138.2 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......| 126.6 126.2 126.3 127.6 128.8 128.1 Intermediate foods and feeds.....................| 114.3 114.1 114.4 114.6 113.8 112.9 Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....| 91.0 95.5 90.7 99.3 115.0 118.1 | Finished energy goods............................| 83.3 82.9 83.5 88.1 90.3 88.2 Finished goods less energy.......................| 147.7 147.7 148.0 148.3 147.3 147.2 Finished consumer goods less energy..............| 151.0 151.2 151.6 152.1 150.7 150.5 | Finished goods less foods and energy.............| 150.4 150.1 150.0 150.2 150.3 150.3 Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....| 157.7 157.3 157.0 157.3 157.8 157.8 Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..| 176.7 176.4 175.9 176.1 177.4 177.4 | Intermediate energy goods........................| 91.2 90.0 89.8 94.5 98.7 95.5 Intermediate materials less energy...............| 133.5 133.4 133.5 133.8 134.1 134.1 Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....| 134.7 134.6 134.7 135.1 135.4 135.4 | Crude energy materials 2/........................| 76.8 82.8 75.7 87.2 106.7 109.1 Crude materials less energy......................| 104.6 107.7 109.6 108.5 104.9 106.3 Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........| 125.8 125.8 127.0 126.1 130.7 135.2 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ 2/ 3/ 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 January 2002 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. Includes crude petroleum. Excludes crude petroleum.
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