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News 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 08-1456 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT), WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15, 2008 Producer Price Indexes – September 2008 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.4 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decline followed a 0.9percent drop in August and a 1.2-percent increase in July. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate goods fell 1.2 percent after decreasing 1.0 percent a month earlier, and the decline in the crude goods index slowed to 7.9 percent in September from 11.9 percent in the preceding month. (See table A.) The slower rate of decline in finished goods prices was led by the index for energy goods, which decreased 2.9 percent after falling 4.6 percent in August. Price advances for finished goods less foods and energy accelerated to 0.4 percent from 0.2 percent a month earlier. Conversely, the rise in the index for finished consumer foods slowed to 0.2 percent in September from 0.3 percent in the prior month. During the third quarter of 2008, the finished goods index fell at a 0.4-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), after climbing at a 14.6-percent SAAR during the second quarter. Much of this downturn can be attributed to the index for finished energy goods, which decreased at a 16.7-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in September after jumping at a 51.6-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. Prices for finished consumer foods moved up at a 3.1-percent SAAR during the third quarter after rising at a 9.2-percent SAAR during the second quarter. Conversely, the index for finished goods less foods and energy advanced at a 5.4-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in September after increasing at a 4.4-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. At the earlier stages of processing, the intermediate goods index moved up at a 2.1percent SAAR during the third quarter after surging at a 25.7-percent SAAR in the second quarter, and prices for crude goods decreased at a 48.9-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in September after jumping at a 79.1-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. (See summary table.) Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 0.1 percent in September to 182.0 (1982 = 100). From September 2007 to September 2008, finished goods prices climbed 8.7 percent. Over the same period, the index for finished energy goods increased 22.4 percent, prices for finished consumer foods moved up 8.1-percent, and the index for finished goods less foods and energy advanced 4.0 percent. For the 12 months ended in September, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods rose 15.4 percent, and the crude goods index increased 26.0 percent. 2 Finished goods The decline in the finished energy goods index slowed to 2.9 percent from 4.6 percent in August. The index for gasoline fell 0.5 percent in September after moving down 3.5 percent a month earlier. Prices for liquefied petroleum gas and diesel fuel also decreased less than in the preceding month. The index for kerosene turned up in September after falling in the prior month. By contrast, partially offsetting the slowing declines in finished energy goods prices, the index for residential natural gas dropped 8.2 percent after moving down 5.0 percent in August. Prices for asphalt and finished lubricants rose less than in the previous month. The index for residential electric power turned down in September after advancing a month earlier. (See table 2.) The increase in the index for finished goods less foods and energy accelerated to 0.4 percent from 0.2 percent in August. The index for light motor trucks turned up 1.0 percent after falling 1.9 percent in the previous month. Prices for passenger cars also rose after declining a month earlier. The index for pharmaceutical preparations advanced more in September than in the preceding month. By contrast, the index for pet food turned down 0.2 percent after increasing 3.3 percent in August. Prices for periodical circulation; motor homes built on purchased chassis; women’s, girls’, and infants’ apparel; and office and store machines and equipment also fell after rising in the prior month. The index for finished consumer foods climbed 0.2 percent after rising 0.3 percent in August. In September, higher prices for fresh and dry vegetables, snack chips, sausage and deli meats, and eggs for fresh use outweighed lower prices for beef and veal, natural cheese (except cottage cheese), fats and oils, and strawberries. 3 Intermediate goods The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components fell 1.2 percent in September following a 1.0-percent decrease in the previous month. Prices for materials for both nondurable and durable manufacturing turned down in September. The index for materials and components for construction rose less than it had in August, while prices for intermediate foods and feeds declined more in September than they had a month earlier. Conversely, partially counteracting the faster rate of decrease in prices for intermediate goods, the index for intermediate energy foods fell less in September than in August. Excluding foods and energy, prices for intermediate goods moved down 0.3 percent in September after climbing 1.7 percent in the preceding month. (See table B.) The index for materials for nondurable manufacturing dropped 2.9 percent in September following a 5.2-percent jump in the previous month. Leading this downturn, prices for basic organic chemicals fell 4.8 percent after increasing 6.3 percent in August. The indexes for plastic resins and materials, woodpulp, and meats also declined in September following increases in the prior month. Prices for agricultural chemicals and chemical products, non-corrugated paperboard, and writing and printing papers rose less than they had in August. Conversely, the index for medicinal and botanical chemicals advanced 10.9 percent in September after moving up 1.8 percent a month earlier. Prices for potassium and sodium compounds and for synthetic fibers also increased more than they had in August. (See table 2.) The index for materials for nondurable manufacturing climbed at a 34.7-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in September after rising at a 30.8percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. The index for materials for durable manufacturing decreased 3.2 percent in September following a 0.4percent advance in the previous month. Leading this downturn, prices for steel mill products dropped 3.6 percent after rising 2.2 percent in August. The indexes for aluminum mill shapes, plastic resins and materials, secondary aluminum, and basic organic chemicals also fell in September following increases a month earlier. Prices for primary nonferrous metals and for copper and brass mill shapes declined more than they had in August. The index for prepared paint rose less than in the prior month. Conversely, the synthetic fibers index climbed 3.7 percent in September after advancing 1.1 percent in the preceding month. Prices for adhesives and sealants also rose more than in August. Prices for materials for durable manufacturing declined at a 5.4-percent SAAR during the third quarter of 2008 after surging at a 35.8-percent SAAR during the second quarter. The index for materials and components for construction rose 0.7 percent in September following a 1.5percent gain in the prior month. Prices for paving mixtures and blocks moved up 3.1 percent after advancing 9.6 percent in August. The index for asphalt felts and coatings also increased less in September than it had a month earlier. Prices for steel mill products; nonferrous wire and cable; and metal doors, sash, and trim turned down after rising in August. The index for fabricated structural metal was unchanged in September following an increase in the preceding month. By contrast, prices for ready mixed concrete advanced 1.4 percent after moving down 0.3 percent in August. The index for custom roll-formed metal products also turned up in September. Prices for architectural and ornamental metalwork rose more than they had in August. The index for materials and components for construction climbed at a 16.9-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in September after moving up at a 19.5-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. 4 The index for intermediate foods and feeds fell 0.9 percent in September following a 0.2-percent decline in the previous month. Meat prices decreased 0.6 percent after increasing 4.4 percent in August. The index for flour and flour-base mixes and doughs also turned down in September. Prices for formula feeds, natural cheese (except cottage cheese), and shortening and cooking oils fell more than they had in August. By contrast, the processed eggs index jumped 12.8 percent in September following a 4.7-percent decline a month earlier. Prices for snack chips and for corn, cottonseed, and soybean cake and meal advanced more than they had in August. The index for packaged fluid milk and related products fell less than in the preceding month. The index for intermediate foods and feeds moved up at a 12.1-percent SAAR during the third quarter after rising at a 14.0percent SAAR during the second quarter. The index for intermediate energy goods fell 3.8 percent in September following an 8.2-percent decrease in the prior month. Jet fuel prices moved down 3.2 percent after dropping 24.9 percent in August. The indexes for diesel fuel, gasoline, natural gas to electric utilities, residual fuels, liquefied petroleum gas, and commercial natural gas also declined less in September than they had a month earlier. By contrast, prices for industrial electric power fell 1.4 percent following a 0.7-percent increase in August. The asphalt index rose less in September than it had in the preceding month, while prices for commercial electric power were unchanged after advancing in August. The index for intermediate energy goods decreased at a 28.2-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in September after jumping at a 55.4-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. Crude goods The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing declined 7.9 percent in September following an 11.9-percent drop in the prior month. Prices for crude energy materials and for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs fell less than they had in the previous month. By contrast, slightly counteracting the slower rate of decline in the crude goods index, prices for crude nonfood materials less energy decreased more than in August. (See table B.) The index for crude energy materials fell 11.7 percent in September subsequent to a 19.4-percent decrease in the preceding month. Crude petroleum prices moved down 9.0 percent following a 17.6-percent drop in the previous month. The natural gas index declined 16.5 percent after tumbling 23.9 percent in August. By contrast, prices for coal rose 0.7 percent compared with a 2.7-percent increase a month earlier. (See table 2.) During the third quarter of 2008, the crude energy materials index decreased at a 66.5-percent SAAR after surging at a 152.2-percent SAAR in the second quarter. Prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs moved down 1.1 percent in September compared with a 5.2percent decline in the preceding month. The corn index fell 1.9 percent after dropping 14.6 percent in August. The indexes for soybeans and for slaughter broilers and fryers also fell less than they had a month earlier. Prices for fresh and dry vegetables turned up in September, and the index for ungraded chicken eggs rose more than in August. By contrast, prices for slaughter hogs declined 10.8 percent subsequent to a 20.1-percent gain in August. The indexes for slaughter steers and heifers, wheat, slaughter cows and bulls, and alfalfa hay also turned down in September. The crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index fell at a 22.5-percent SAAR during the third quarter of 2008 after rising at a 15.3-percent SAAR in the prior quarter. 5 The index for crude nonfood materials less energy declined 9.4 percent following a 1.9-percent decrease in August. Carbon steel scrap prices dropped 22.5 percent in September after falling 3.4 percent in the previous month. The index for aluminum base scrap also fell more than in August. The index for copper ores turned down in September, and prices for phosphates increased less than in the preceding month. By contrast, prices for plant and animal fibers increased 8.7 percent compared with a 1.5-percent decline in August. The indexes for corrugated wastepaper and for stainless and alloy steel scrap also turned up in September. Prices for soybeans and gold ores fell less than they had in August. For the 3 months ended September 2008, the index for crude nonfood materials less energy declined at a 28.4-percent SAAR after increasing at a 62.2-percent SAAR in the 3 months ended in June. Net output price indexes Mining, Utilities, and Manufacturing Industries. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Mining, Utilities, and Manufacturing Industries moved down 0.5 percent compared with a 1.4-percent decrease in August. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.) The industry index for petroleum refineries declined 0.9 percent after falling 11.4 percent a month earlier. Similarly, prices received by the industries for crude petroleum and natural gas extraction and for natural gas distribution also decreased less than they had in the prior month. The industry index for automotive, light truck, and utility vehicle manufacturing turned up in September, and prices received by medicinal and botanical manufacturers rose more than in August. By contrast, partially offsetting the slower rate of decline in the index for Total Mining, Utilities, and Manufacturing Industries, the index for the electric power generation industry fell 10.0 percent in September following an 8.1-percent gain in the preceding month. Prices received by the industries for livestock slaughtering and petrochemicals manufacturing also declined after rising a month earlier. The phosphatic fertilizer manufacturing industry index increased less than it had in August. For the 3 months ended September 2008, the total mining, utilities, and manufacturing industries index advanced at a 1.0-percent annual rate after rising at a 23.2-percent annual rate for the 3 months ended in June. In September, the index for total mining, utilities, and manufacturing industries was 116.6 (December 2006 = 100), 11.7 percent above its year-ago level. Trade Industries. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Trade Industries declined 1.2 percent in September subsequent to a 2.1-percent rise in August. (Trade indexes measure changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers.) Leading this downturn, the margin index for merchant wholesalers of nondurable goods fell 5.7 percent after climbing 7.9 percent in the prior month. Margins received by merchant wholesalers of durable goods and fuel dealers also turned down in September. The margin indexes for gasoline stations with convenience stores and recreation vehicle dealers increased less than they had a month earlier. By contrast, the margin index for shoe stores advanced 7.5 percent following a 7.2-percent decrease in August. Margins received by office supplies and stationery stores and by family clothing stores also turned up in September. The margin index for pharmacies and drug stores was unchanged after declining in August and margins received by new car dealers fell less than they had a month earlier. During the third quarter of 2008, the total trade industries index increased at an 8.3-percent annual rate subsequent to rising at a 14.8-percent annual rate in the second quarter. In September, the index for total trade industries was 111.1 (December 2006 = 100), 7.0 percent above its year-ago level. 6 Transportation and Warehousing Industries. The Producer Price Index for Total Transportation and Warehousing Industries moved down 0.9 percent in September after edging up 0.2 percent in August. The index for the scheduled air transportation industry group declined 2.2 percent compared with a 0.9-percent advance in the previous month. Prices received by the long distance general freight trucking industry group decreased more than in August. The industry indexes for couriers, deep sea freight transportation, and line-haul railroads increased less than they had a month earlier. Prices received by the industry for local trucking of specialized new freight were unchanged after advancing in August. By contrast, the industry index for Coastal and Great Lakes freight transportation rose 1.2 percent in September after falling 2.3 percent in the preceding month. Prices received by inland water freight transporters increased more than in August and the industry index for long distance specialized new freight trucking declined less in September than it had in the prior month. During the third quarter of 2008, the transportation and warehousing industries index was unchanged after rising at a 20.3-percent annual rate in the second quarter. In September, the index for total transportation and warehousing industries was 115.0 (December 2006 = 100), 10.0 percent above it year-ago level. Traditional Service Industries. The Producer Price Index for Total Traditional Service Industries edged down 0.2 percent after rising 0.7 percent in August. Prices received by the accommodation industry group moved down 5.1 percent subsequent to a 0.3-percent decrease a month earlier. The indexes for the depository credit intermediation industry group and for the investment banking and securities dealing industry increased less than they had in the prior month. Prices received by software publishers and by cellular and wireless carriers turned down in September. The industry index for direct life insurance carriers was unchanged after rising in August. By contrast, the index for the general medical and surgical hospitals industry advanced 0.2 percent after edging down 0.1 percent in the preceding month. Prices received by the industry for offices of real estate agents and brokers were unchanged in September after falling in the prior month, and the portfolio management industry index fell less than in August. The index for total traditional service industries increased at a 1.2-percent annual rate during the third quarter of 2008 subsequent to rising at a 2.0-percent annual rate during the second quarter. In September, the index for total traditional service industries was 102.3 (December 2006 = 100), 0.1 percent above its year-ago level. ***** Producer Price Index data for October 2008 are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 7 Technical Note Brief Explanation of Producer Price Indexes Commodity 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 construction, 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-ofprocessing 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. 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 (two-digit commodity codes) make up the All Commodities Index. Each major commodity grouping includes (in descending order of aggregation) subgroups (three-digit codes), product classes (four-digit codes), subproduct classes (six-digit codes), item groupings (sevendigit codes) and individual items (eight-digit codes). 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-digit codes), products (9-digit codes), and more detailed subproducts (11-digit codes); and, for some industries, indexes for other sources of revenue. Indexes may represent one of three kinds of product categories. 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 make up 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. 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 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. 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 also are 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 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. 8 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 actual 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 Code July 1999 Telephone communications, except radio telephone …………………………. Television broadcasting ……………….. 4813 4833 July 1995 July 2002 Grocery stores ………………………….. 5411 July 2000 Meat and fish (seafood) markets ……... 5421 July 2000 Fruit and vegetable markets …………... 5431 July 2000 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores … 5441 July 2000 Retail bakeries ………………………….. 5461 July 2000 Miscellaneous food stores …………….. 5499 July 2000 July 1998 New Industrial building construction ….. 236211 January 2008 New warehouse building construction .. 236221 July 2005 New school construction ………………. 236222 July 2006 New office construction ………………... 236223 January 2007 23811X July 2008 23816X July 2008 23821X July 2008 23822X 423 July 2008 July 2005 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods …………………………………….. Wholesale trade agents and brokers … 424 425120 July 2005 July 2005 Furniture and home furnishings stores . 442 January 2004 Electronics and appliance stores ……... 443 January 2004 444 January 2004 448 January 2004 451 452 January 2004 January 2004 Miscellaneous store retailers ………….. 453 January 2004 Internet service providers ………………. 518111 July 2005 Concrete contractors, nonresidential building work ……………………………. Roofing contractors, nonresidential building work ……………………………. Electrical contractors, nonresidential building work ……………………………. Plumbing / HVAC contractors, nonresidential building work ..…………. Merchant wholesalers, durable goods .. Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ……………………. Clothing and clothing accessories stores …………………………………….. Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ……………………………... General merchandise stores ………….. SIC 4812 9331 NAICS PPI Detailed Report Issue Wireless telecommunications …………. PPI Detailed Report Issue SIC Premiums for property and casualty insurance ………………………………... Service sector industries introduced into the Producer Price Index, by SIC or NAICS code and the PPI Detailed Report that announces their introduction Title Code Web search portals ……………………... 518112 July 2005 Commercial banking ……………………. 522110 January 2005 Savings institutions ……………………... 522120 January 2005 Boat dealers …………………………….. 5551 January 2002 Recreational vehicle dealers ………….. 5561 January 2002 Direct health and medical insurance carriers …………………………………… Construction, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing ……………………………………. Management consulting services ……... Miscellaneous retail ……………………. 59 January 2001 Security guards and patrol services …... 561612 July 2005 Computer training ……………………… 611420 July 2007 Blood and organ banks ………………… 621991 January 2007 January 1999 Amusement and theme parks …………. 713110 July 2006 713910 July 2006 New car dealers ………………………… 5511 July 2000 Gasoline service stations ……………… 5541 January 2002 Security brokers, dealers, and investment bankers …………………….. Investment advice ……………………… Life insurance carriers …………………. 6211 6282 6311 January 2001 January 2003 524114 July 2004 532412 541610 January 2005 January 2007 Property and casualty insurance ……… 6331 July 1998 Golf courses and country clubs ……….. Insurance agencies and brokerages …. 6412 January 2003 Fitness and recreational sports centers . 713940 July 2005 Operators and lessors of nonresidential buildings …………………………………. Real estate agents and managers ……. 6512 6531 January 1996 January 1996 Commercial machinery repair and maintenance……………………………... 811310 July 2007 Prepackaged software …………………. 7372 January 1998 Data processing services ……………… 7374 January 2002 Home health care services ……………. 8082 January 1997 Legal services …………………………... 8111 January 1997 8711 January 1997 8712 January 1997 Engineering design, analysis, and consulting services …………………….. Architectural design, analysis, and consulting services ……………………... 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 2002 values of shipments as reported in the Census of Manufactures and other sources. From January 2002 through December 9 2006, PPI weights were derived from 1997 shipment values. Industry indexes now are calculated with 2002 weights and 1997 net output ratios. 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 values of shipments 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 for 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. 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 3.5 Divided by the previous index 104.0 Equals 0.034 Result multiplied by 100 0.034 x 100 Equals percent change 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 longterm contracts such as purchasing agreements or real estate leases. For more information, see Escalation and Producer Price Indexes: A Guide for Contracting Parties, BLS Report 807, September 1991, on the Web at www.bls.gov/ppi/ppiescalation.htm. Reprints are available on request. 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 reevaluated 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 an aggregative method. Generally, commodity indexes are seasonally adjusted using direct seasonal adjustment, which produces a more complete elimination of seasonal movements than does 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-ofprocessing indexes are derived indirectly through an aggregative method that combines movements of a wide variety of subproduct class (six-digit) series. 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 www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch14_itc.htm. Reprints are available on request. Calculating Index Changes Each PPI measures price changes from a reference period that 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. 10 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 the pattern keeps 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 petroleum-based 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 800 seasonally adjusted series, only 16 were subject to intervention in 2008. 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. applications guide a user through the PPI classification system by listing index titles and do 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 multiplescreen, non-Java-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. • Producer Price Index Data on 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, use of these sites eclipsed more traditional methods of data dissemination, such as subscriptions to the PPI Detailed Report. There were more than 2.1 million instances of PPI series being downloaded from the Internet during the 12 months ended December 31, 2007. EXAMPLES For commodity and stage-of-processing indexes, series identifiers combine a “wpu” prefix (not seasonally adjusted) or a “wps” prefix (seasonally adjusted) with a commodity code. Commodity code wps141101 Retrieving PPI data from the PPI Web site PPI data can be obtained from the WWW address (www.bls.gov/ppi). Clicking on the “PPI Databases” link reveals the following methods of data retrieval: • • 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 users who are familiar with the format of PPI time series identifiers. Up to 300 indexes can be extracted at a time. There are five alphabetic prefixes used to create unique PPI time series identifiers: WP, WD, PC, PD, and ND. Each provides the user access to a different PPI database. Adding either a “u” (not seasonally adjusted) or an “s” (seasonally adjusted) to the end of these prefixes further specifies the type of data needed. wpu141101 wpusop3000 Top Picks is a form-based application for both Industry Data and Commodity Data that allows the user to quickly obtain PPI time series data by selecting the most commonly requested time series, including the All Commodities Index and the stageof-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. Provides data for: Passenger cars, seasonally adjusted Passenger cars, not seasonally adjusted Finished goods, not seasonally adjusted For discontinued commodity indexes, series identifiers combine a “wdu” prefix (not seasonally adjusted) or a “wds” prefix (seasonally adjusted) with a commodity code. Commodity code wds019 wdu0635 One-Screen Data Search and Multi-Screen Data Search are form-based query applications for both Industry Data and Commodity Data designed for users unfamiliar with the PPI coding structure. These wdusi138011 11 Provides data for: Other farm products, seasonally adjusted Preparations, ethical (prescription), not seasonally adjusted Stainless steel mill products, not seasonally adjusted Industry-product code, discontinued NAICS series ndu212231212231 Current price indexes grouped by industry according to NAICS have series identifiers that begin with the prefix “pcu.” After the prefix, there are 12 digits (the 6-digit industry code is listed twice) followed by up to 7 alphanumeric characters identifying product detail. Dashes are used as placeholders for higher-level industry group codes. Industry-product code, current NAICS series pcu325---325--pcu336110336110 pcu621111621111411 pcu325412325412A ndu2122312122312 ndu212231212231214 Provides data for: Chemical manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing Offices of physicians, oneand two-physician practices and singlespecialty group practices, general/family practice Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing, pharmaceuticals acting on the respiratory system • pdu331_# pdu3711#111 Text Files (FTP) and the FTP server are best suited for 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 sites can be accessed at ftp://ftp.bls.gov or directly from the links on the “PPI Databases” page or the PPI homepage. Data and documentation available for download include the following: Directory: Industry Data /pub/time.series/pc Industry Data - Discontinued (NAICS basis) /pub/time.series/nd (SIC basis) /pub/time.series/pd Commodity Data /pub/time.series/wp Commodity Data - Discontinued Series /pub/time.series/wd Special requests /pub/special.requests/ppi Discontinued industry-product codes based on SIC combine a “pdu” prefix and “#” between the fourth and fifth characters of the product code. Series identifiers for the discontinued dataset use underscores as placeholders to complete a reference to an SIC industry group code of fewer than four digits. (All PPI industry-based indexes organized by SIC were discontinued with the introduction of NAICS.) Industry-product code, discontinued SIC series pdu28_ _# Provides data for Lead ore and zinc ore mining Lead and zinc concentrates Lead concentrates The FTP site maintains files to help with searches and downloads. These files are centrally located in the /pub/doc directory. Within this directory, the overview.txt file contains an overview relating to all BLS data available through the FTP site. For current commodity-based PPI data, the program help file is wp.txt; for discontinued commodity series, wd.txt; for current industry-based PPI data based on NAICS, pc.txt; for industry-based SIC time series that have been discontinued, pd.txt; and for industry-based NAICS series that have been discontinued, nd.txt. Users who prefer downloading PPI datasets as individual ZIP files should go to the directory labeled /pub/time.series/compressed/tape.format/ on the FTP site. This directory includes six PPI-specific ZIP files, one for each of the PPI databases—WP, WD, PC, ND, and PD—and a ZIP file for the annual 5-year revision to historical seasonal PPIs. Provides data for: Chemicals and allied products, not seasonally adjusted Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling and finishing mills, not seasonally adjusted Passenger cars Price indexes for discontinued series grouped by industry according to NAICS have identifiers that begin with the prefix “ndu.” After the prefix, there are 12 numeric digits (the 6-digit industry code is listed twice), and up to 7 additional alphanumeric characters that identify product detail. Dashes are used as placeholders for higher-level industry group codes. Other Sources of PPI Data PPI data can also be accessed via the BLS homepage (www.bls.gov). Clicking on the “Databases & Tables” tab at the top of the homepage calls up a listing all available BLS programs. 12 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 at (202) 691-7705 or ppi-info@bls.gov. Additional information The PPI homepage (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 13 Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing [1982=100] Grouping Relative importance Dec. 20071 Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 2008 from: Unadjusted index May 20082 Aug. 20082 Sept. 20082 Sept. 2007 Aug. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from: June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods less foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 78.284 21.296 2.258 19.038 56.988 42.845 14.143 21.716 5.508 16.208 179.8 190.3 177.6 172.1 178.2 195.0 220.0 140.3 152.7 156.3 151.3 182.1 193.1 181.4 158.2 183.7 197.4 223.8 139.9 153.7 158.4 152.1 182.0 192.7 182.0 168.7 183.3 196.7 222.6 140.1 154.3 159.1 152.6 8.7 10.2 8.1 3.8 8.4 11.1 14.4 2.5 3.6 4.3 3.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 6.6 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.2 0.3 -9.8 1.3 1.6 2.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.9 -0.9 -1.2 0.3 -3.7 0.7 -1.7 -2.3 -0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 3.9 -0.1 -0.9 -1.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . Materials and components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials for food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials for nondurable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials for durable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials and components for construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fuels and lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 41.867 2.911 15.185 8.624 15.147 13.389 22.403 5.999 16.404 2.923 19.418 3.911 15.507 1.081 14.426 192.8 179.1 182.7 215.9 211.9 139.4 203.3 227.3 213.5 233.6 187.6 173.1 169.1 172.6 186.1 172.3 200.2 190.6 187.4 243.8 220.1 142.1 213.1 224.2 219.0 227.0 194.2 179.4 172.7 179.6 204.7 178.0 198.7 187.1 185.2 236.9 213.0 142.5 214.4 223.2 215.9 226.8 198.1 179.9 174.2 179.8 203.7 178.4 15.4 14.6 11.2 27.4 12.6 4.4 11.0 25.1 21.0 26.7 9.4 10.8 6.5 12.0 46.4 9.0 -0.7 -1.8 -1.2 -2.8 -3.2 0.3 0.6 -0.4 -1.4 -0.1 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.1 -0.5 0.2 2.7 2.7 0.9 5.4 1.5 1.1 1.7 3.7 4.1 3.5 1.7 2.0 1.0 2.2 9.9 1.3 -1.0 2.2 -0.1 5.2 0.4 0.5 1.5 -9.4 -5.3 -10.8 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.0 -0.6 1.2 -1.2 -1.8 -1.1 -2.9 -3.2 0.4 0.7 -2.6 -2.5 -2.7 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.2 -0.4 0.3 Crude materials for further processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonfood materials except fuel3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude fuel4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 32.756 67.244 40.982 40.533 0.449 26.262 2.338 23.924 293.1 173.2 382.4 372.4 347.4 200.1 369.2 349.1 377.7 280.0 170.4 360.5 358.9 334.6 200.3 335.1 317.9 342.7 257.8 168.0 320.8 326.0 303.7 199.4 287.1 273.6 293.5 26.0 10.6 35.1 27.8 28.1 -0.9 48.7 48.4 48.7 -7.9 -1.4 -11.0 -9.2 -9.2 -0.4 -14.3 -13.9 -14.4 4.2 0.1 6.0 5.2 5.2 1.6 7.3 7.2 7.3 -11.9 -5.2 -14.8 -10.6 -10.7 -0.6 -21.4 -20.9 -21.4 -7.9 -1.1 -10.9 -9.1 -9.1 -0.3 -14.3 -13.9 -14.4 Special groupings Finished goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude materials less agricultural products3 , 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.7045 96.0086 3.9926 66.5458 180.1 193.3 184.5 394.1 182.0 200.5 194.0 371.3 181.7 199.1 192.2 329.7 8.9 15.2 21.5 35.3 -0.2 -0.7 -0.9 -11.2 1.4 2.6 4.0 6.1 -1.2 -1.0 -0.2 -15.0 -0.5 -1.2 -0.9 -11.1 Finished energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.6545 78.3465 56.6305 194.8 168.8 175.9 198.2 170.7 178.3 195.5 171.3 178.9 22.4 5.1 5.7 -1.4 0.4 0.3 3.1 0.6 0.5 -4.6 0.2 0.3 -2.9 0.4 0.3 Finished goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . 57.0505 35.3345 21.1915 166.1 175.2 205.4 167.3 176.6 208.8 167.9 177.2 209.8 4.0 4.2 5.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 Intermediate energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate materials less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.3066 76.6946 72.7026 228.7 181.4 181.2 230.3 190.1 189.9 226.2 189.4 189.3 26.0 12.6 12.1 -1.8 -0.4 -0.3 4.3 2.2 2.0 -8.2 1.5 1.7 -3.8 -0.4 -0.3 Crude energy materials3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude nonfood materials less energy4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.8738 49.0328 16.3718 386.1 223.9 372.4 352.7 223.2 379.1 311.4 213.3 342.6 41.6 13.3 18.2 -11.7 -4.4 -9.6 6.9 1.3 3.4 -19.4 -3.9 -1.9 -11.7 -4.2 -9.4 1 Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated after final December indexes are available. 2 The indexes for May 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject revision 4 months after original publication. 3 Includes crude petroleum. 4 Excludes crude petroleum. 5 Percent of total finished goods. 6 Percent of total intermediate materials. 7 Formerly titled ″Crude materials for further processing, excluding crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco.″ 8 Percent of total crude materials. 14 Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing [1982=100, unless otherwise indicated] Grouping Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 2008 from: Unadjusted index Commodity code Seasonally adjusted percent change from: May 20081 Aug. 20081 Sept. 20081 Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.8 182.1 182.0 8.7 -0.1 1.2 -0.9 -0.4 Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190.3 193.1 192.7 10.2 -0.2 1.2 -1.2 -0.6 Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2007 Aug. 2008 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 177.6 181.4 182.0 8.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 Fresh fruits and melons2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-11 Fresh and dry vegetables2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-13 Eggs for fresh use (Dec 1991=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-71-07 133.7 160.9 124.8 111.3 143.6 134.2 113.8 184.4 150.6 1.4 22.2 -2.3 2.2 28.4 12.2 -12.4 -9.2 -19.3 -3.0 -14.3 9.3 2.2 28.4 8.2 Bakery products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milled rice2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pasta products (June 1985=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beef and veal2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed young chickens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed turkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finfish and shellfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dairy products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confectionery end products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soft drinks2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roasted coffee2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shortening and cooking oils2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235.4 275.0 184.2 152.6 134.0 145.2 121.7 259.9 182.0 165.0 216.9 173.8 178.5 317.7 240.5 292.6 188.4 170.3 151.6 145.7 123.9 251.6 187.0 169.2 220.0 175.5 181.1 317.6 241.3 278.9 186.9 166.3 145.5 146.5 124.8 261.6 183.2 171.9 219.3 175.2 183.9 298.3 10.5 80.9 38.3 14.4 9.9 2.6 8.1 11.1 -3.4 9.5 6.5 4.3 12.5 38.5 0.3 -4.7 -0.8 -2.3 -4.0 0.5 0.7 4.0 -2.0 1.6 -0.3 -0.2 1.5 -6.1 1.5 0.4 1.8 7.4 1.1 -1.5 -0.7 3.2 1.2 -0.2 0.6 2.4 0.8 3.4 0.0 -1.2 0.1 1.6 11.2 -0.9 -2.9 -0.5 -1.2 2.8 0.8 -0.5 0.6 -5.2 0.3 -4.7 -0.8 -2.3 -1.2 -0.6 0.9 4.1 -2.0 1.5 -0.3 -0.2 1.5 -6.1 02-11 02-13 02-14-02 02-21-01 02-21-04 02-22-03 02-22-06 02-23 02-3 02-4 02-55 02-62 02-63-01 02-78 Finished consumer goods excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.0 197.4 196.7 11.1 -0.4 1.6 -1.7 -0.9 Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-61 Pet food2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-94-02 165.5 203.0 166.8 223.8 166.9 223.3 3.9 21.5 0.1 -0.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 3.3 0.1 -0.2 Women’s, girls’, & infants’ apparel (Dec 2003=100)2 . . . . . . . 03-81-06 Men’s and boys’ apparel (Dec 2003=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-81-07 Textile housefurnishings2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-82 100.6 99.6 126.5 101.6 99.6 126.9 100.9 100.0 127.1 -0.1 1.4 1.2 -0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.7 0.4 0.2 Footwear2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04-3 155.8 157.9 157.9 4.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 Residential electric power (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home heating oil and distillates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.5 256.1 317.0 361.0 151.7 274.8 310.3 355.7 151.5 257.5 314.8 328.9 5.8 15.4 39.5 45.5 -0.1 -6.3 1.5 -7.5 2.0 8.8 -0.2 3.7 0.1 -5.0 -3.5 -13.6 -0.2 -8.2 -0.5 -13.9 Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . 06-38 Soaps and synthetic detergents2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-71 Cosmetics and other toilet preparations2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-75 137.1 150.7 147.0 138.5 155.2 148.0 139.7 156.0 147.8 6.6 7.4 0.0 0.9 0.5 -0.1 0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.5 -0.1 Tires, tubes, tread, etc2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-12 124.5 129.6 129.6 9.2 0.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 Sanitary paper products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newspaper circulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodical circulation (June 2007=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book publishing2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15-01 09-31-01 09-32-04 09-33 169.0 247.9 102.6 295.2 172.8 251.8 102.6 297.9 176.1 253.0 101.8 297.9 8.5 2.7 2.0 3.9 1.9 0.5 -0.8 0.0 1.0 1.6 0.4 -0.1 1.8 0.4 1.1 0.1 1.9 0.2 -0.8 0.0 Household furniture2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floor coverings2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household appliances2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home electronic equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household glassware2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household flatware2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawn and garden equip, ex tractors2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 12-3 12-4 12-5 12-62 12-64 12-66 179.3 159.0 106.1 56.8 188.0 194.4 139.7 182.7 162.5 107.3 57.3 188.8 194.4 140.5 184.2 162.9 107.8 57.3 196.3 – 140.7 5.1 3.4 2.4 1.1 11.2 – 2.9 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.0 4.0 – 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.8 0.0 – 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 -1.4 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.0 4.0 – 0.1 05-41 05-51 05-71 05-73-02-01 Passenger cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11-01 126.8 127.8 127.2 4.3 -0.5 1.4 -0.3 0.5 Toys, games, and children’s vehicles2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sporting and athletic goods2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile homes2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costume jewelry and novelties2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.5 128.4 511.5 215.7 164.2 160.1 135.5 130.5 512.0 222.2 165.7 159.6 136.5 131.0 513.4 223.9 159.6 159.6 4.1 0.7 4.2 5.9 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 -3.7 0.0 -0.1 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 -0.3 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.4 -1.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 -3.7 0.0 152.7 153.7 154.3 3.6 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.5 191.5 183.6 168.9 190.2 144.9 203.3 169.8 193.8 186.0 171.5 197.8 146.5 208.1 179.7 194.8 186.9 171.6 199.9 147.3 209.1 183.9 5.8 3.9 3.1 8.4 2.2 6.7 13.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.5 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.4 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.6 0.4 3.5 0.5 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.5 2.3 15-11 15-12 15-2 15-5 15-94-02 15-94-04 Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agricultural machinery and equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal cutting machine tools2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal forming machine tools2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pumps, compressors, and equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial material handling equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 11-2 11-37 11-38 11-39 11-41 11-44 See footnotes at end of table. 15 Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing — Continued [1982=100, unless otherwise indicated] Grouping Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 2008 from: Unadjusted index Commodity code May 20081 Aug. 20081 Sept. 20081 41.3 164.0 186.9 152.6 216.0 104.9 91.7 198.7 203.0 119.8 40.2 166.0 189.1 152.3 226.0 105.3 91.5 204.2 209.8 129.0 39.6 166.1 189.5 152.7 225.2 105.3 91.6 203.5 209.9 128.0 Commercial furniture2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 186.4 191.2 Light motor trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy motor trucks2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck trailers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian aircraft (Dec 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships (Dec 1985=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Railroad equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146.5 181.1 175.7 226.7 196.5 178.0 137.2 182.4 179.9 231.8 200.8 182.4 Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.8 Intermediate foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.5 Sept. 2007 Aug. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from: June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. -1.2 -0.4 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.4 6.2 -1.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.8 Capital equipment - Continued Electronic computers (Dec 2004=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile machinery2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing trades machinery2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transformers and power regulators2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communication & related equip (Dec 1985=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . X-ray and electromedical equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil field and gas field machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining machinery and equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office and store machines and equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -17.2 0.9 2.5 1.3 14.9 2.0 -1.1 9.4 9.3 10.8 -1.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.8 -1.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 192.4 6.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 138.0 181.9 180.6 233.3 202.5 182.8 -1.4 2.0 5.8 5.5 5.0 2.8 0.6 -0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.7 0.5 -1.9 -0.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 -1.2 1.0 -0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 200.2 198.7 15.4 -0.7 2.7 -1.0 -1.2 194.0 192.2 21.5 -0.9 4.0 -0.2 -0.9 254.2 129.0 175.4 206.8 200.9 184.4 235.1 140.2 177.1 212.9 180.0 203.3 218.8 145.0 176.9 213.7 203.0 202.6 8.9 12.2 15.6 8.8 37.9 41.0 -6.9 3.4 -0.1 0.4 12.8 -0.3 -7.8 1.1 0.3 1.8 -6.0 8.4 1.5 4.6 1.2 0.0 -4.7 0.2 -6.9 3.4 0.4 0.4 12.8 -0.3 193.3 200.5 199.1 15.2 -0.7 2.6 -1.0 -1.2 116.1 123.9 122.8 131.8 142.6 118.5 125.8 125.0 135.1 144.0 122.9 127.4 125.0 136.5 144.7 7.4 8.4 2.9 6.1 3.7 3.7 1.3 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.2 1.1 0.6 1.7 1.3 0.4 3.7 1.3 0.0 1.0 0.5 Leather2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04-2 233.2 235.7 234.5 1.6 -0.5 -1.9 1.2 -0.5 Liquefied petroleum gas2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commercial electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commercial natural gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial natural gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jet fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No 2 Diesel fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual fuels2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-32 05-42 05-43 05-52 05-53 05-54 05-72-03 05-73-03 05-74 448.7 172.0 189.5 275.9 296.8 224.8 353.9 398.2 247.7 415.8 182.7 198.2 299.7 304.8 202.5 315.2 346.9 283.7 369.5 182.1 195.5 294.3 284.3 189.9 333.7 342.2 280.8 9.4 5.4 3.8 27.4 27.4 9.7 53.4 39.0 47.2 -11.1 -0.3 -1.4 -1.8 -6.7 -6.2 5.9 -1.4 -1.0 10.8 1.3 0.7 9.4 9.0 4.9 6.5 2.6 21.1 -19.5 0.5 0.7 -5.5 -9.2 -14.0 -24.9 -20.7 -9.9 -11.1 0.0 -1.4 -2.0 -7.1 -5.4 -3.2 -6.4 -1.0 Basic inorganic chemicals2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic organic chemicals2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepared paint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paint materials2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medicinal and botanical chemicals2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fats and oils, inedible2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed fertilizers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nitrogenates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phosphates2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other agricultural chemicals2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic resins and materials2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-13 06-14 06-21 06-22 06-31 06-4 06-51 06-52-01 06-52-02 06-53 06-6 255.6 292.7 217.7 225.6 145.5 320.8 230.5 340.8 333.1 166.0 216.4 282.0 333.8 227.5 226.9 145.9 339.8 293.6 408.1 518.3 174.6 243.6 301.4 317.9 229.1 230.5 161.8 324.6 295.6 400.0 535.9 174.7 236.0 59.1 34.4 9.2 6.6 14.2 63.7 81.2 76.4 174.0 10.9 19.2 6.9 -4.8 0.7 1.6 10.9 -4.5 0.7 -2.0 3.4 0.1 -3.1 0.4 6.9 0.9 1.1 1.3 7.0 8.1 12.2 9.6 0.5 7.6 6.4 6.3 4.2 3.0 1.8 -3.4 11.9 8.4 15.6 2.6 2.9 6.9 -4.8 0.9 1.6 10.9 -4.5 0.7 -2.7 3.4 0.1 -3.1 Synthetic rubber2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic construction products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic parts and components for manufacturing2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-11-02 07-21 07-22 07-26 188.9 182.7 195.6 130.2 222.7 189.5 198.7 133.4 235.3 191.0 203.5 134.8 37.8 6.8 14.1 3.7 5.7 0.8 2.4 1.0 6.9 1.8 2.0 1.4 4.1 1.0 2.5 0.8 5.7 0.8 2.4 1.0 Softwood lumber2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardwood lumber2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plywood2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treated wood (June 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-11 08-12 08-2 08-3 08-71-01 164.5 185.7 204.6 177.8 171.7 163.5 184.0 205.1 175.7 173.1 162.7 182.7 205.6 179.4 175.0 -4.0 -5.0 2.0 -0.7 6.8 -0.5 -0.7 0.2 2.1 1.1 -3.4 -0.6 0.3 -1.8 -0.7 1.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 -1.1 -0.5 -0.7 0.1 2.1 2.6 171.2 193.1 180.6 10.3 -6.5 1.1 11.2 -6.5 Flour2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refined sugar and byproducts2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confectionery materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soft drink beverage bases (Dec 1985=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed eggs2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepared animal feeds2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-51 11-62 11-64 11-65 11-74 11-76 11-79-05 11-91 11-92 11-93 14-11-05 14-11-06 14-14 14-21-02 14-31 14-4 02-12-03 02-53 02-54 02-64-01-11 02-83 02-9 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synthetic fibers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed yarns and threads2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray fabrics2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished fabrics2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial textile products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-1 03-2 03-3 03-4 03-83-03 Woodpulp2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-11 See footnotes at end of table. 16 Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing — Continued [1982=100, unless otherwise indicated] Grouping Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 2008 from: Unadjusted index Commodity code May 20081 Aug. 20081 Sept. 20081 Sept. 2007 Aug. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from: June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Intermediate materials less foods and feeds - Continued Paper2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paperboard2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper boxes and containers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Building paper and board2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commercial printing (June 1982=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-13 09-14 09-15-03 09-2 09-37 181.8 209.7 203.1 165.9 169.3 187.9 226.3 207.7 173.5 170.5 190.3 228.9 214.3 173.6 170.9 12.5 12.7 8.3 11.1 2.8 1.3 1.1 3.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.5 -1.7 0.2 1.7 6.9 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.1 3.2 0.1 0.2 Foundry and forge shop products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steel mill products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary nonferrous metals2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aluminum mill shapes2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper and brass mill shapes2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Titanium mill shapes2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonferrous wire and cable2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal containers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardware2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heating equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated structural metal products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . Other misc metal products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15 10-17 10-22 10-25-01 10-25-02 10-25-05 10-26 10-3 10-4 10-5 10-6 10-7 10-88 10-89 187.1 229.9 303.3 195.4 450.9 251.9 265.0 142.1 187.9 228.0 202.2 204.9 200.6 150.0 202.5 258.3 284.3 197.8 437.6 255.3 264.8 147.6 194.2 229.7 212.6 215.7 215.6 154.4 203.4 249.1 252.8 192.2 398.1 246.9 259.4 148.3 194.4 229.7 215.9 218.6 215.3 155.1 18.1 38.2 -6.1 4.1 -2.9 -14.3 5.4 10.7 7.6 3.3 9.8 16.2 27.7 6.5 0.4 -3.6 -11.1 -2.8 -9.0 -3.3 -2.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 1.6 1.3 -0.1 0.5 4.5 1.7 3.2 0.5 2.8 0.0 1.8 2.7 0.6 1.5 3.7 1.6 6.0 2.8 1.6 2.2 -5.7 0.7 -2.1 4.5 0.4 0.4 2.1 -0.4 0.3 1.5 4.0 0.4 0.4 -3.6 -11.1 -2.8 -9.0 -3.3 -2.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.3 -0.1 0.5 Mechanical power transmission equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ball and roller bearings2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiring devices2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motors, generators, motor generator sets2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switchgear, switchboard, etc, equipment2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic components and accessories2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internal combustion engines2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machine shop products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-45 11-48 11-49-02 11-49-05 11-71 11-73 11-75 11-78 11-94 11-95 214.0 161.1 238.1 207.1 206.7 179.8 193.5 77.3 155.6 171.3 223.2 165.9 241.9 216.9 210.1 183.5 195.4 77.3 157.4 171.6 225.5 166.6 242.3 218.9 210.9 184.0 196.0 77.2 157.4 172.2 9.5 5.2 5.6 8.0 7.4 5.9 2.5 -3.7 1.5 8.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.3 2.1 1.2 1.0 4.1 1.4 1.4 0.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 0.7 1.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.3 Flat glass2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concrete products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asphalt felts and coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gypsum products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glass containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11 13-22 13-3 13-6 13-7 13-8 113.7 210.1 210.0 159.8 207.8 170.2 118.0 210.7 211.3 209.6 219.7 172.9 116.3 208.6 212.9 219.8 215.9 173.9 1.8 -1.7 4.3 51.6 1.7 5.7 -1.4 -1.0 0.8 4.9 -1.7 0.6 2.3 -0.9 0.0 10.9 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.0 13.0 4.7 -0.5 -1.4 -0.8 0.9 4.7 -1.7 0.7 Motor vehicle parts2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-12 Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23 Aircraft parts & aux. equip.,nec (June 1985=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . 14-25 118.8 185.3 164.1 120.8 186.0 166.8 121.0 186.2 166.6 2.3 3.6 5.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.5 0.2 0.4 -0.1 Photographic supplies2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-42 Medical/surgical/personal aid devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6 125.5 165.8 127.1 165.9 127.2 166.3 2.9 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.3 -0.2 0.1 0.2 Crude materials for further processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293.1 280.0 257.8 26.0 -7.9 4.2 -11.9 -7.9 Crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.2 170.4 168.0 10.6 -1.4 0.1 -5.2 -1.1 01-21 01-22-02 01-31 01-32 01-41-02 01-42 01-6 01-83-01-31 249.4 228.3 139.0 95.6 213.5 169.4 138.0 226.9 220.7 205.4 148.0 107.2 208.5 186.9 138.6 203.0 198.6 201.4 144.9 90.1 204.6 194.4 134.8 200.6 -7.8 62.2 6.1 18.4 -3.5 8.5 -17.0 38.1 -10.0 -1.9 -2.1 -16.0 -1.9 4.0 -2.7 -1.2 -9.1 -6.1 4.5 -2.1 3.6 -0.1 -0.5 7.0 1.6 -14.6 2.2 20.1 -9.0 -0.3 -5.7 -21.8 -10.0 -1.9 -2.1 -10.8 -1.0 -2.0 -4.4 -1.2 Cane sugar, raw (Dec 2003=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-52-01-03 118.4 123.9 124.0 2.2 0.1 3.0 1.6 0.1 382.4 360.5 320.8 35.1 -11.0 6.0 -14.8 -10.9 Wheat2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter cattle2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter hogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter broilers/fryers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter turkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fluid milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raw cotton2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-51 100.8 99.0 107.6 24.2 8.7 1.9 -1.5 8.7 Hides and skins2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04-1 195.0 199.6 202.3 0.2 1.4 0.0 -0.7 1.4 Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1 Natural gas2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-31 Crude petroleum2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-61 164.8 437.0 349.5 169.9 389.9 320.6 171.1 325.5 291.6 30.8 50.1 35.9 0.7 -16.5 -9.0 2.1 7.8 6.7 2.7 -23.9 -17.6 0.7 -16.5 -9.0 Logs, timber, etc2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-5 221.8 220.0 218.8 2.7 -0.5 0.1 -1.2 -0.5 Wastepaper2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-12 414.3 401.0 394.0 -1.0 -1.7 1.5 -0.5 -1.7 Iron ore2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 145.2 145.2 145.2 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 See footnotes at end of table. 17 Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing — Continued [1982=100, unless otherwise indicated] Grouping Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 2008 from: Unadjusted index Commodity code May 20081 Aug. 20081 Sept. 20081 10-12 10-21 10-23-01 10-23-02 751.5 271.8 599.3 306.4 786.6 275.6 551.4 309.1 610.7 256.5 526.3 287.0 47.9 -1.0 4.2 9.2 Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21 Industrial sand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-99-01 246.0 221.2 250.7 220.9 251.1 220.7 6.9 15.5 Seasonally adjusted percent change from: June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. -22.4 -6.9 -4.6 -7.1 5.2 3.9 1.8 5.8 -3.7 -1.9 -5.1 -2.3 -22.4 -6.9 -4.6 -6.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 6.6 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 Sept. 2007 Aug. 2008 Crude nonfood materials - Continued Iron and steel scrap2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonferrous metal ores (Dec 1983=100)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper base scrap2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aluminum base scrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The indexes for May 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject revision 4 months after original publication. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. ″-″ Data not available. 18 Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings [1982=100, unless otherwise indicated] Commodity code Grouping Unadjusted index1 May 2008 Aug. 2008 Sept. 2008 196.6 199.9 197.2 Farm products and processed foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farm products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 Processed foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 177.1 169.7 180.8 179.3 164.5 187.4 178.8 164.1 186.7 Industrial commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile products and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hides, skins, leather, and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuels and related products and power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals and allied products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rubber and plastic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumber and wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulp, paper, and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metals and metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and household durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.0 128.2 172.9 243.2 246.5 162.8 193.8 225.2 223.4 129.2 147.3 192.1 157.5 216.4 203.5 130.1 175.4 239.5 268.7 169.1 193.7 230.0 232.2 130.8 149.9 203.1 157.3 219.1 200.4 131.0 175.5 230.2 266.5 171.3 193.8 231.4 223.8 131.0 150.8 204.7 157.6 219.3 181.8 187.5 186.6 157.2 233.4 131.4 201.9 101.7 153.4 260.1 244.2 230.2 151.1 139.6 177.9 172.2 175.4 318.2 127.7 158.3 433.4 173.8 321.7 340.3 256.8 168.9 148.4 187.9 160.1 173.6 169.1 196.1 194.8 270.6 267.1 229.2 167.7 190.5 186.8 113.5 163.7 172.5 228.8 133.3 143.2 111.3 161.3 138.1 210.2 141.6 201.2 99.9 163.7 238.5 218.8 232.7 160.9 140.5 182.4 173.9 177.9 319.6 128.5 159.9 390.3 183.5 314.3 343.4 333.5 175.0 158.2 221.6 165.8 179.0 167.9 203.7 201.0 296.4 261.0 225.8 170.5 196.4 188.3 114.0 167.6 174.6 231.9 132.0 145.3 112.8 163.4 158.9 202.4 133.8 199.5 108.6 191.8 238.0 219.4 229.9 160.1 141.2 182.9 174.1 180.3 301.3 128.2 159.4 331.1 182.7 312.1 348.9 336.9 176.5 160.7 234.1 166.8 181.1 166.9 206.6 206.1 273.3 247.3 212.0 171.3 197.9 188.7 114.0 167.7 175.6 231.4 132.1 145.9 113.0 162.9 All commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Major commodity groups 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Industrial commodities less fuels and related products and power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other commodity groupings Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, and tree nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plant and animal fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicken eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oilseeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cereal and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sugar and confectionery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packaged beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other leather and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refined petroleum products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drugs and pharmaceuticals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agricultural chemicals and products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other chemicals and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rubber and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rubber, except natural rubber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building paper and board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converted paper and paperboard products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iron and steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonferrous metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonferrous mill shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metalworking machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General purpose machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special industry machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other household durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concrete ingredients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other miscellaneous products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-1 01-2 01-3 01-4 01-5 01-7 01-8 01-83 02-1 02-2 02-22 02-5 02-6 02-63 02-7 03-81 04-4 05-3 05-4 05-7 06-3 06-5 06-7 07-1 07-11 07-13 07-2 08-1 09-1 09-15 10-1 10-2 10-25 11-3 11-4 11-6 11-7 11-9 12-6 13-2 14-1 15-1 15-4 15-9 1 Data for May 2008 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. 19 Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally adjusted Industry1 Industry code Index base Percent change to Sept. 2008 from: Index 2 May 2008 2 Aug. 2008 2 Sept. 2008 Sept. 2007 Aug. 2008 Total mining, utilities, and manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 114.4 117.2 116.6 11.7 -0.5 Total mining industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Mining (except oil & gas). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Mining support activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 12/84 12/85 12/03 12/03 329.0 436.2 184.7 172.2 306.9 395.4 191.6 178.8 276.2 345.1 189.4 178.3 28.9 34.7 16.8 5.1 -10.0 -12.7 -1.1 -0.3 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 12/03 137.0 146.2 140.7 8.8 -3.8 Total manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverage & tobacco mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leather and allied product manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood product manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemical mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metal mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer & electronic product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment, appliance & component mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation equipment mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture & related product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 312 313 314 315 316 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 339 12/84 12/84 12/03 12/84 12/03 12/03 12/84 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/84 12/84 12/84 12/84 12/84 12/84 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/84 12/03 179.4 174.0 114.2 111.4 111.4 102.2 152.4 108.2 120.5 109.2 384.1 224.5 158.3 169.6 221.1 173.0 115.8 92.8 127.8 106.6 170.2 109.4 183.0 180.8 114.9 113.9 113.0 102.8 154.8 109.2 124.2 110.4 383.9 240.0 165.0 171.9 235.1 178.9 118.5 93.0 129.9 106.3 172.7 110.8 183.1 180.2 115.2 115.1 113.8 102.6 154.2 109.6 126.5 110.5 381.6 241.2 166.4 172.8 227.4 180.3 119.0 92.9 129.9 106.5 173.6 110.7 11.9 12.1 4.4 5.9 3.5 1.3 2.8 2.2 9.0 3.3 42.7 17.7 10.1 3.7 20.4 10.7 5.8 -0.4 5.0 2.6 4.6 3.4 0.1 -0.3 0.3 1.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.4 0.4 1.9 0.1 -0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 -3.3 0.8 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 -0.1 Total trade industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 107.0 112.4 111.1 7.0 -1.2 Total wholesale trade industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merchant wholesalers, durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Wholesale trade agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 12/06 06/04 06/05 06/05 107.8 114.7 119.0 110.6 115.8 123.1 128.7 112.0 112.5 122.1 121.4 111.6 9.9 10.5 9.4 4.3 -2.8 -0.8 -5.7 -0.4 Total retail trade industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bldg material and garden equip and supp dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sporting goods hobby, book and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 451 452 454 12/06 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/99 12/03 06/01 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 106.6 118.3 120.2 118.7 117.8 148.8 127.3 59.3 111.9 111.4 114.1 136.5 110.1 118.8 120.8 109.9 120.0 150.0 133.1 84.3 111.0 113.9 111.4 167.6 110.2 118.7 122.0 109.5 122.0 148.9 134.2 85.3 112.4 114.9 110.3 159.5 5.2 2.3 2.5 1.6 1.6 6.7 8.3 15.7 4.1 8.7 0.1 26.6 0.1 -0.1 1.0 -0.4 1.7 -0.7 0.8 1.2 1.3 0.9 -1.0 -4.8 Transportation and warehousing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 112.7 116.1 115.0 10.0 -0.9 Transportation industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation of crude oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refined petroleum product pipeline transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation support activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 482 483 484 486110 486910 488 12/06 12/92 12/96 12/03 12/03 06/86 06/86 12/03 112.6 203.7 156.4 124.7 124.5 149.9 136.5 112.7 116.2 213.0 163.2 132.2 127.1 156.1 141.8 113.0 114.7 208.8 163.9 134.6 124.8 156.1 141.8 112.7 11.0 15.7 13.7 16.7 8.1 8.9 5.1 5.0 -1.3 -2.0 0.4 1.8 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -0.3 Delivery and warehouse industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postal service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 12/06 06/89 12/03 12/06 112.9 180.5 141.7 105.6 115.5 180.5 148.2 107.4 115.6 180.5 148.4 107.2 7.1 2.8 11.9 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 Total traditional service industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 102.0 102.5 102.3 0.1 -0.2 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISPs and Web search portals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 12/03 12/03 12/03 06/04 12/03 102.2 110.7 105.5 101.3 73.5 100.8 102.5 111.3 104.3 101.7 73.5 101.1 102.1 110.3 104.3 101.4 73.6 101.1 0.7 1.8 4.7 -0.6 1.5 0.7 -0.4 -0.9 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.0 511 515 517 5181 5182 See footnotes at end of table. 20 Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally adjusted — Continued Industry1 Selected health care industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical and diagnostic laboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blood and organ banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential mental retardation facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other selected traditional service industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security, commodity contracts and like activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonres bldg (exc miniwarehouse). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of miniwarehouse and self storage units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of real estate agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automotive equipment rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other heavy machinery rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Architectural, engineering and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travel agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janitorial services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusement and theme parks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golf courses and country clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fitness and recreational sports centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commercial machinery repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industry code Index base Percent change to Sept. 2008 from: Index 2 2 2 May 2008 Aug. 2008 Sept. 2008 Sept. 2007 Aug. 2008 6211 6215 6216 621991 622 6231 62321 12/06 12/96 12/03 12/96 06/06 12/92 12/03 12/03 104.5 123.2 106.9 125.4 105.6 162.7 118.6 118.5 104.8 123.4 106.9 126.8 106.8 163.1 119.4 118.1 104.9 123.4 106.9 126.4 107.0 163.4 119.4 118.3 2.3 0.4 -0.7 1.9 2.8 3.3 3.1 4.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 5221 523 524 53112 53113 5312 5321 532412 5411 5413 5416 54181 5613 56151 56172 5621 61142 71311 71391 71394 721 8113 12/06 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 06/01 12/03 12/96 12/96 06/06 12/03 12/96 12/03 12/03 12/03 06/06 06/06 12/05 12/04 12/96 06/06 101.1 102.8 119.6 109.8 110.5 111.4 106.9 122.0 119.0 160.9 140.5 105.4 106.3 122.7 98.8 109.0 111.9 109.9 108.6 106.4 100.9 144.9 105.2 101.7 102.1 119.4 110.2 111.5 115.4 105.4 133.4 117.5 161.7 141.5 106.1 105.7 123.5 98.8 109.8 113.1 110.3 111.4 107.0 101.1 152.4 106.7 101.5 103.0 119.0 110.2 111.9 115.8 105.5 128.8 116.6 161.5 141.6 106.1 106.3 123.2 99.9 109.5 113.9 110.3 111.8 107.1 100.6 144.7 106.5 -0.8 -11.5 -1.7 1.9 2.7 3.2 -4.7 9.9 -1.6 4.7 0.6 2.9 1.1 1.0 -1.0 2.5 4.6 5.8 4.4 2.4 -0.1 -0.2 2.8 -0.2 0.9 -0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 -3.4 -0.8 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 -0.2 1.1 -0.3 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.1 -0.5 -5.1 -0.2 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 May 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. ″-″ Data not available. NOTE: NAICS replaced the SIC system beginning with the release of PPI data for January 2004. See http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppinaics.htm for details. 21 Table 5. Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted [1982=100] Index1 Grouping Apr. 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sept. 2008 Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods less foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.1 185.3 176.2 183.0 175.6 188.4 209.7 140.5 152.5 155.9 151.3 178.6 188.7 177.3 174.9 177.6 192.8 216.3 140.5 152.9 156.4 151.6 181.7 192.8 180.1 189.3 179.2 197.5 223.3 140.7 153.1 157.1 151.7 183.9 195.2 180.6 170.8 181.5 200.7 227.7 141.6 154.3 158.0 153.0 182.2 192.9 181.2 164.4 182.8 197.2 222.4 141.4 154.5 158.7 153.0 181.5 191.7 181.5 170.8 182.6 195.4 219.4 141.9 155.2 159.5 153.7 Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials and components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials for food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials for nondurable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials for durable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials and components for construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fuels and lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187.1 175.4 180.6 209.3 205.4 138.6 200.0 210.6 200.5 215.2 187.0 171.2 168.4 170.5 179.3 170.6 192.2 179.0 182.2 215.7 211.7 139.4 203.2 224.2 211.1 230.1 187.6 173.0 169.0 172.5 186.1 172.2 196.1 181.6 185.1 220.1 216.1 139.9 206.2 234.6 217.8 242.0 188.5 174.3 169.7 174.0 187.3 173.7 201.4 186.5 186.7 232.0 219.3 141.4 209.8 243.2 226.8 250.5 191.7 177.8 171.4 177.8 205.8 175.9 199.4 190.6 186.6 244.1 220.1 142.1 213.0 220.4 214.8 223.4 194.3 179.4 172.7 179.6 204.6 178.0 197.1 187.2 184.6 237.1 213.1 142.6 214.4 214.6 209.4 217.3 198.2 180.0 174.2 179.9 203.7 178.5 Crude materials for further processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonfood materials except fuel2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude fuel3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.9 169.8 351.3 348.6 325.0 199.1 328.0 310.9 335.5 291.7 171.4 381.6 371.6 346.6 199.9 368.6 348.5 377.1 303.8 176.8 399.1 381.6 356.0 198.5 397.8 375.5 407.0 316.5 177.0 423.1 401.4 374.6 201.6 426.7 402.4 436.7 278.8 167.8 360.6 358.9 334.7 200.4 335.5 318.4 343.1 256.9 165.9 321.2 326.3 304.1 199.8 287.4 274.1 293.8 Finished goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude materials less agricultural products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.7 187.4 180.7 361.4 178.7 192.6 184.1 393.4 181.9 196.6 186.4 411.9 184.5 201.8 193.9 436.9 182.2 199.7 193.5 371.5 181.2 197.4 191.8 330.2 Finished energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.5 168.2 175.1 189.1 168.8 175.9 199.4 169.9 177.3 205.5 170.9 178.2 196.1 171.3 178.7 190.5 171.9 179.3 Finished goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished consumer goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.8 174.8 204.3 166.2 175.4 205.4 166.7 176.0 206.5 167.8 177.1 207.7 168.2 177.5 208.9 168.9 178.3 209.9 Intermediate energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate materials less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.2 178.3 178.2 225.6 181.3 181.2 236.7 183.3 183.2 246.9 187.3 186.9 226.6 190.2 190.0 217.9 189.5 189.4 Crude energy materials2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crude nonfood materials less energy3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.5 219.6 365.1 385.8 222.3 371.3 409.7 227.3 374.1 438.1 230.3 387.0 352.9 221.3 379.8 311.7 212.0 344.1 Special groupings 1 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 May 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. 2 Includes crude petroleum. 3 Excludes crude petroleum. ″-″ Data not available. 22
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