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Table 1.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
Table 3.  Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings
Table #4       Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups

 
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                  PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES -- DECEMBER 1994
 
     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods moved up 0.2 percent in
December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S.
Department of Labor reported today.  This index increased 0.5 percent in
November following declines in both October and September.  Prices received
by domestic producers of intermediate goods rose 0.3 percent in December
after advancing 1.1 percent in the previous month.  Crude material prices
increased 0.3 percent after a 1.0 percent rise in November.  (See table A.)
 
     Among finished goods in December, the index for energy goods turned
down 1.5 percent following a 2.1 percent rise a month earlier.  Price
increases for finished consumer foods accelerated from 0.2 percent in
November to 1.6 percent in December.  Prices for finished goods other than
foods and energy rose 0.2 percent, following a rise of 0.1 percent in
November.
 
Table A.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-
processing price
indexes, seasonally adjusted.
                     Finish
                         ed
                      goods
 
                                     Change in
                            Except   finished   Inter-
                                       goods
                             foods    from 12   mediateCrude
                              and     months
Month  Total  Foods  Energy energy      ago      goods goods
                                     (unadj.)
 1993
 Dec.    -0.1    0.6   -2.9     0.1         0.2   -0.3   -1.5
 
 1994
 Jan.     0.3   -0.4    1.1     0.5         0.2    0.1    1.7
 Feb.     0.4   -0.3    2.8     0.1         0.2    0.4   -1.4
 Mar.     0.2    0.6   -0.3     0.1         0.2    0.2    1.3
 Apr.       0   -0.5    0.3     0.1        -0.4      0   -0.2
 May     -0.2   -0.9   -1.2     0.4        -0.4    0.1   -1.5
 June     0.1      0    0.7     0.1         0.1    0.6    0.8
 July     0.5    0.4    2.0     0.1         0.6    0.4   -0.5
 Aug.    r0.5   r0.3    1.8     0.4         1.9    0.6   r0.1
Sept.   r-0.3   r0.2   -2.9     0.1         1.4    0.3  r-2.1
 Oct.    -0.5   -0.2   -1.2    -0.5         1.0    0.3   -0.6
 Nov.     0.5    0.2    2.1     0.1         1.3    1.1    1.0
 Dec.     0.2    1.6   -1.5     0.2         1.7    0.3    0.3
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously
reported because data for August 1994 have been revised to reflect the
availability of late reports and corrections
by respondents.
                                    -2-
 
     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index For Finished
Goods inched up 0.1 percent in December to 126.2 (1982 = 100).  From
December 1993 to December 1994, the Finished Goods Price Index rose 1.7
percent after registering a 0.2 percent rise in calendar year 1993.  The
finished energy goods index turned up 3.4 percent in 1994 after a decline
of 4.1 percent the year before.  Prices for finished consumer foods moved
up 1.0 percent in 1994 after increasing 2.4 percent in 1993.  The index for
finished goods other than foods and energy rose 1.6 percent in 1994
following a 0.4 percent rise a year earlier.  At the earlier stages of
processing, prices received by domestic producers of intermediate goods
advanced 4.4 percent after 2 consecutive yearly increases of 1.0 percent.
The Crude Goods Price Index turned down 1.1 percent in 1994 after showing
virtually no change in 1993.
 
Finished goods
 
      The Producer Price Index for finished energy goods fell 1.5 percent
in December, seasonally adjusted.  This followed a November increase of 2.1
percent.  Gasoline prices were down 4.5 percent in December, after rising
as much in November.  (See special note at the end of the release regarding
quality adjustment for gasoline.)  In December, prices also turned down
after rising a month earlier for residential electric power.  Prices for
residential natural gas continued to move down.  By contrast, home heating
oil prices turned up 2.1 percent after falling 0.9 percent in the previous
month.
 
Table B.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for
intermediate goods and crude goods,
 seasonally adjusted.
              Interm                           Crude
              ediate                           goods
              goods
                            Change in                        Change in
                            intermedi                          crude
                               ate
                     Exclud   goods                  Excludi   goods
                      ing      from                    ng
                     foods  12 months         Energy  foods   from 12
                      and      ago                     and   months ago
Month  Foods  Energy energy  (unadj.)   Foods (unadj energy   (unadj.)
                                                .)
 1993
 Dec.     1.4   -3.5    0.2        1.0    1.0   -5.9    1.2     0.1
 
 1994
 Jan.     0.3   -0.2    0.2        0.9   -0.9    4.1    2.7     1.8
 Feb.     0.8    2.8    0.1        0.9    0.9   -6.3    2.2     0.4
 Mar.    -0.3      0    0.2        0.7   -1.1    5.0    0.3     1.5
 Apr.    -0.3   -0.6    0.1        0.5   -1.1    1.1   -0.3     0.2
 May     -0.9   -1.1    0.3        0.9   -3.9    1.2   -1.1     -3.3
 June    -1.3    1.0    0.6        1.3   -0.7    2.5    1.1     -1.0
 July    -2.0    1.6    0.5        1.8   -2.5    0.1    2.0     0.7
 Aug.    r0.4    1.6   r0.5       r2.5  r-1.0   r0.4   r1.5     r1.3
Sept.    r0.6   -2.0   r0.5        2.7   r0.1  r-6.1   r0.8     -1.5
 Oct.    -1.0   -1.7    0.7        3.0   -2.0      0    0.9     -4.1
 Nov.     0.3    2.8    0.9        3.9    1.5   -1.0    3.4     -2.7
 Dec.    -1.0   -0.9    0.6        4.4    1.1   -2.3    2.5     -1.1
                                    -3-
 
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously reported because
 data for August 1994 have been revised to reflect the availability of late
reports and corrections by respondents.
     Prices for finished consumer foods advanced 1.6 percent over the month
following a 0.2 percent rise in November.  The acceleration in price
increases was led by the index for fresh and dry vegetables, which turned
up almost 70 percent after a decline of 8.1 percent in the previous month.
Fresh fruit  prices turned up 17.5 percent after falling 3.8 percent a
month earlier.  In addition, prices also turned up after declining in the
previous month for pork and processed turkeys.  Soft drink prices moved up
in December after showing no change in November.  Prices for pasta were
unchanged after falling in the previous month.  Price declines slowed
somewhat for processed fruits and vegetables and for milled rice.  By
contrast, prices turned down following advances a month earlier for beef
and veal, finfish and shellfish, dairy products, and for shortening and
cooking oils.  Price increases slowed for eggs for fresh use, bakery
products, and roasted coffee.  Prices fell more in December than in
November for confectionery end products and for processed young chickens.
 
     The index for consumer goods other than foods and energy inched up 0.1
percent in December, following a 0.2 percent increase in November.  From
December 1993 to December 1994, this index turned up 1.4 percent after
falling 0.4 percent a year earlier.  In December, advances were registered
within this grouping for passenger cars, mobile homes, household flatware,
women's apparel, alcoholic beverages, light trucks, and cosmetics.  Prices
declined, however, for tobacco products and for tires and tubes.
 
     The capital equipment index moved up 0.4 percent in December after
inching up 0.1 percent in November.  Prices for capital goods were 2.0
percent higher in December 1994 than a year earlier, slightly larger than
the 1.8 percent increase in 1993.  In December, prices turned up after
falling in November for light motor trucks, heavy motor trucks, electronic
computers, and agricultural machinery.  Prices rose more rapidly in
December than in November for truck trailers.  By contrast, prices turned
down after rising a month earlier for communication equipment, civilian
aircraft, and metal cutting machine tools.  Price increases slowed for
commercial furniture.  Prices for metal forming machine tools were
unchanged after increasing in the previous month.
 
Intermediate goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and
Components increased 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted in December, after
rising 1.1 percent in November.  When food and energy prices are excluded,
this index increased 0.6 percent in December, following a 0.9 percent
advance in November.  Prices for intermediate energy materials as well as
for foods and feeds turned down after rising in November.  Indexes for both
durable manufacturing and construction materials rose less than a month
earlier.  In addition, the index for nondurable manufacturing materials
rose more than in November.  (See table B.)
 
     The index for durable manufacturing materials increased 1.4 percent
after rising 1.7 percent a month earlier.  From December 1993 to December
1994, this index increased 9.8 percent, almost 4 times its increase in
1993.  The December rise was led by higher prices for aluminum mill shapes,
primary aluminum, primary copper, and copper and brass mill shapes.
However, prices declined for silver, zinc, gold, and flat glass.
                                    -4-
 
     The rise in the Producer Price Index for nondurable manufacturing
materials accelerated to 1.2 percent in December from 0.8 percent the month
before.  After edging down 0.6 percent in 1993, this index turned up 10.5
percent in 1994.  The December rise was led by the primary basic organic
chemicals index which rose 5.0 percent after increasing 0.4 percent in
November.  Prices for inedible fats and oils and basic inorganic chemicals
also rose more than in the prior month.  Indexes for woodpulp, paint
materials, and synthetic fibers turned up after falling on November.  The
index for paperboard, however, remained unchanged after rising 3.7 percent
a month earlier, and miscellaneous basic organic chemical prices rose less
than in November.
     The index for materials and components for construction moved up 0.3
percent in
December after a November increase of 0.9 percent.  This index increased
3.9 percent in 1994 following a 5.0 percent advance in 1993.  In December,
the softwood lumber index decreased 3.1 percent after rising 2.1 percent a
month earlier.  Indexes for plywood, non-fluid power valves, and for
plumbing fixtures and brass fittings also turned down after increasing in
November.  Prices for fabricated structural metal products, concrete
products, nonferrous wire and cable, and wiring devices all rose less than
in the previous month.  In addition, the index for millwork remained
unchanged after rising a month earlier.  Prices for gypsum products,
however, turned up 2.5 percent after declining 2.0 percent in November.
 
     The index for intermediate energy goods turned down 0.9 percent in
December after rising 2.8 percent in November.  This index advanced 3.0
percent from December 1993 to December 1994 following a decline of 4.2
percent in calendar year 1993.  In December, the gasoline index fell 4.5
percent after increasing the same amount a month earlier.  Prices for
diesel fuel, industrial electric power, and natural gas to electric
utilities also turned down after rising in November.  In addition, price
increases slowed from November to December for commercial electric power,
commercial and industrial natural gas, and liquefied petroleum.  In
contrast, prices for residual fuel turned up 3.3 percent after falling 1.8
percent a month earlier.
 
     Prices for intermediate foods and feeds registered a 1.0 percent
decline in December, following a 0.3 percent November advance.  Over the
year, these prices moved down 4.5 percent after rising 5.5 percent in 1993.
In December, the index for crude vegetable oils turned down 1.7 percent
after rising 7.7 percent a month earlier.  Prices for beef and veal, fluid
milk products, miscellaneous beverage materials, and liquid milk products
also fell after increasing in November.  In contrast, the decline in the
prepared animal feeds index slowed to 1.1 percent from 2.6 percent a month
earlier.  In addition, prices for both flour and pork turned up after
falling a month earlier.
 
Crude goods
 
      The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
moved up 0.3 percent in December after rising 1.0 percent in November.  The
index for crude energy materials fell more than in November, and prices for
both basic industrial materials and crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose
less than in the prior month.  (See table B.)
 
     The index for crude energy materials declined 2.3 percent in December,
the third decline in this index over the last 4 months.  This index fell
1.9 percent from December 1993 to December 1994 after declining 12.3
                                    -5-
 
percent a year earlier.  In December, bituminous coal prices fell 6.6
percent after rising 2.3 percent in November.  The index for crude
petroleum fell more than it had a month earlier.  By contrast, the natural
gas to pipelines index turned up 2.3 percent after decreasing 3.6 percent a
month earlier.
 
     The rise in the crude nonfood materials less energy index slowed to
2.5 percent from 3.4 percent in November.  The aluminum base scrap index
rose 3.5 percent after increasing 15.5 percent a month ago.  Prices for
both iron and steel scrap and copper base scrap also rose less than in
November.  In addition, the index for miscellaneous roundwood products
turned down after rising a month earlier, and cattle hide prices fell for
the second consecutive month.  By contrast, the rise in the softwood logs,
bolts, and timber index accelerated to 0.8 percent from 0.1 percent in
November.  Prices for copper ores and raw cotton also rose more than in the
previous month.  In addition, the construction sand and gravel index turned
up after falling in November.  The basic industrial materials index rose
17.0 percent from December 1993 to December 1994, compared with a 10.7
percent increase in 1993.  Some of the more substantial 1994 increases
within this grouping included  wastepaper (171.6 percent), aluminum base
scrap (85.5 percent), copper base scrap (52.3 percent), raw cotton (34.9
percent), and cattle hides (21.7 percent).  Softwood log prices, however,
fell 15 percent.
     The crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index rose 1.1 percent in December
after increasing 1.5 percent in November.  This index fell 9.3 percent in
1994, after rising 7.2 percent in 1993.  The December slaughter cattle
index turned down 1.6 percent following a 6.5 percent rise in November.
Prices for soybeans also fell after increasing a month earlier.  The
slaughter hogs index, however, turned up 14.5 percent after falling over 10
percent in November.  Prices for fresh vegetables except potatoes more than
doubled in December, following a decline in November.  Prices for slaughter
broilers and fluid milk also turned up after falling a month ago.  In
addition, the corn index rose more than it had in the previous month.
 
Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries
 
Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of total domestic
mining industries fell 0.8 percent for the second consecutive month.  (Net
output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.)  In December, prices for
the bituminous coal and lignite mining industry group declined 7.2 percent
after rising 2.6 percent a month earlier.  Prices  continued to rise
rapidly for the metal mining industry group.  The oil and gas extraction
industry group index, however,  turned up somewhat after  falling in
November.
 
     After falling 7.9 percent in 1993, the Producer Price Index for total
mining moved down 2.6 percent in 1994, chiefly reflecting lower prices for
oil and gas extraction and for nonmetallic mineral mining.  The index for
total domestic mining stood at a level of 70.8 (December 1984 = 100).
 
Manufacturing.  The Producer Price Index for total domestic manufacturing
industries moved down 0.2 percent in December after increasing 0.4 percent
in November.  Prices for the petroleum refining industry group fell 5.7
percent after increasing 2.8 percent in the previous month.  Prices for
foods and kindred products moved down after showing no change a month
earlier.  Prices for the rubber and plastic products industry group were
unchanged after rising in November.  Price increases slowed somewhat  for
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the industry groups for paper and allied products and for primary metal
industries.  The index for the tobacco manufactures industry group was
unchanged after inching up in November.  By contrast,  prices turned up
somewhat after decreasing in November for the industry group for
transportation equipment.  Price increases accelerated for the printing and
publishing industry group.  Prices for the chemicals and allied products
industry group rose 1 percent or more in 3 of the last 4 months.
 
     The index for the net output of the domestic manufacturing sector
stood at 121.7 in December, 2.4 percent higher than its level of a year
earlier.  In 1993, this index increased 0.8 percent.  In 1994, all
categories increased in price except for food and kindred products, which
moved down 0.3 percent.  The over-the-year advances for three industries
were more than 9 percent: Paper and allied products; petroleum refining;
and primary metal industries.  Prices for the chemicals and allied products
industry group rose 7.4 percent in 1994.
 
Other.  Among other industries, prices for waste paper collection increased
over 6 percent for the second consecutive month.  Prices turned up after
falling a month earlier for water transportation of freight, n.e.c. and for
refined petroleum pipe lines.  Prices rose more than in November for deep
sea domestic transportation of freight  and ferrous metal scrap collection.
Prices for electric utilities were unchanged after falling last month.  By
contrast, prices turned down after rising in November for passenger car
rental.  Prices for hotels and motels also turned down, but after showing
no change a month earlier.  Price increases slowed for crude petroleum
pipelines, nonferrous metal scrap collection, natural gas utilities, crude
petroleum pipe lines, and for truck rental and leasing.
 
     Over the year, the largest increases were in the indexes for waste
paper collection (33.7 percent), metal scrap collection (21.9 percent),
Mississippi River transportation (19.4 percent), water transportation of
freight, n.e.c. (16.5 percent), and crude petroleum pipelines (13.7
percent).  Prices for natural gas utilities declined 3.5 percent.
 
 
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calculating its Commodity and Stage-of-Processing indexes.  Central to this
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                      Quality adjustment for gasoline
 
A quality adjustment has been made to gasoline prices in the December PPI
to account for the effects of the mandated introduction of reformulated
gasoline in certain areas of the United States.  It is estimated that the
adjustment accounted for approximately 1.2 percentage points of the 4.5
percent decline in the gasoline index for December.  For more details, see
"Quality Adjustment for Changes to Gasoline Resulting from the Clean Air
Act Amendment of 1990" in the December 1994 issue of our monthly detailed
report, Producer Price Indexes.  To receive an advance copy of this
article, please contact our Branch of Information and Analysis at 202-606-
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Table 1.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing
(1982=100)
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                                                 |          |                       |Unadjusted     |
                                                 |          |                       |  percent      |Seasonally adjusted
                                                 | Relative |    Unadjusted index   |change to      |percent change from:
                    Grouping                     |importance|                       |Dec. 1994 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |           Aug.   |Nov.   |Dec.   |  Dec. | Nov.  |Sept.to|Oct.  to |Nov.  to
                                                 |   1993 1/|1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993 | 1994  |  Oct. |   Nov.  |  Dec.
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|____________
                                                 |
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   126.5   126.1   126.2     1.7    0.1     -0.5      0.5     0.2
  Finished consumer goods........................|   76.656   124.5   123.8   123.9     1.6     .1      -.4       .6      .2
    Finished consumer foods......................|   22.954   126.6   126.8   128.5     1.0    1.3      -.2       .2     1.6
      Crude......................................|    1.627   104.7   113.9   142.0     9.1   24.7     -1.6       .6    26.1
      Processed..................................|   21.327   128.2   127.7   127.5      .4    -.2      -.1       .3     -.1
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   53.702   123.4   122.3   121.7     1.9    -.5      -.6       .7     -.3
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   35.788   118.7   116.8   115.8     1.8    -.9      -.3       .9     -.7
      Durable goods..............................|   17.914   131.0   132.0   132.2     1.9     .2     -1.0       .5      .4
  Capital equipment..............................|   23.344   134.3   134.8   135.1     2.0     .2     -1.0       .1      .4
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.061   133.4   133.8   134.1     1.6     .2      -.4       .2      .3
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.284   134.5   135.0   135.4     2.0     .3     -1.2       .1      .4
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   119.5   120.9   121.1     4.4     .2       .3      1.1      .3
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   49.021   122.5   125.5   126.2     5.9     .6       .7       .9      .6
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.384   117.8   118.0   117.5    -1.1    -.4     -1.0      1.5     -.6
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   14.858   119.7   125.4   126.8    10.5    1.1      1.5       .8     1.2
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   11.271   126.0   130.4   131.8     9.8    1.1      1.0      1.7     1.4
    Components for manufacturing 3/..............|   19.508   124.3   124.8   124.8     1.2    0         .2       .2     0
  Materials and components for construction......|   14.211   136.8   139.0   139.4     3.9     .3       .7       .9      .3
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   12.758    87.5    83.7    82.4     3.0   -1.6     -1.6      2.8     -.9
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    5.273    90.5    85.9    85.2     2.2    -.8     -1.8      2.4     -.7
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    7.485    85.5    82.2    80.6     3.6   -1.9     -1.5      3.0    -1.0
  Containers.....................................|    3.450   129.4   136.0   137.3     8.7    1.0      1.4      1.3     1.1
  Supplies.......................................|   20.559   126.9   127.9   128.2     1.7     .2       .4       .3      .2
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    7.601   130.7   132.7   133.2     3.1     .4       .6       .7      .4
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   12.958   124.9   125.4   125.6      .8     .2       .2       .3     -.1
      Feeds......................................|    1.415   103.3    98.4    97.5   -12.6    -.9      -.6     -3.1    -2.2
      Other supplies.............................|   11.544   127.9   129.2   129.6     2.5     .3       .4       .6      .2
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   101.9    99.4    99.9    -1.1     .5      -.6      1.0      .3
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   44.024   101.8   100.2   101.7    -9.3    1.5     -2.0      1.5     1.1
  Nonfood materials..............................|   55.976    98.0    95.1    94.9     5.3    -.2       .4       .7     -.3
    Nonfood materials except fuel 4/.............|   35.673   102.7   101.7   100.7    16.0   -1.0     -2.0      5.0     5.3
      Manufacturing 4/...........................|   30.260    94.5    93.5    92.3    18.6   -1.3      1.6      2.6    -1.5
      Construction...............................|    5.413   195.5   195.2   196.2     1.1     .5       .1       .9      .9
    Crude fuel 3/ 5/.............................|   20.303    80.7    74.7    76.0   -13.5    1.7     -1.8     -3.2     1.7
      Manufacturing industries 3/................|    4.322    80.2    74.9    76.0   -12.2    1.5     -1.4     -3.0     1.5
      Nonmanufacturing industries 3/.............|   15.981    81.9    75.6    77.0   -13.8    1.9     -2.0     -3.2     1.9
                                                 |
               Special groupings                 |
                                                 |
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|6/ 77.046   126.4   125.8   125.5     1.9    -.2      -.6       .6     -.2
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|7/ 95.201   119.8   121.3   121.6     4.8     .2       .4      1.1      .4
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|7/  4.799   113.6   112.2   111.5    -4.5    -.6     -1.0       .3    -1.0
Crude materials less agricultural products 4/ 8/.|9/ 54.269    97.3    94.2    93.8     4.9    -.4       .5       .5     -.5
                                                 |
Finished energy goods............................|6/ 13.311    81.4    77.8    75.8     3.4   -2.6     -1.2      2.1    -1.5
Finished goods less energy.......................|6/ 86.689   134.2   134.7   135.4     1.5     .5      -.4       .2      .5
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|6/ 63.345   134.1   134.6   135.5     1.3     .7      -.2       .2      .7
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|6/ 63.735   137.2   137.8   138.1     1.6     .2      -.5       .1      .2
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|6/ 40.391   139.0   139.7   139.9     1.4     .1      -.3       .2      .1
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|6/ 22.477   144.4   144.8   145.1     1.0     .2       .3       .1     -.1
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|7/ 12.902    87.3    83.6    82.3     3.0   -1.6     -1.7      2.8     -.9
Intermediate materials less energy...............|7/ 87.098   126.5   129.1   129.7     4.7     .5       .6       .8      .5
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|7/ 82.299   127.3   130.2   130.8     5.1     .5       .7       .9      .6
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/ 4/.....................|9/ 34.751    75.6    70.3    68.7    -1.9   -2.3      0       -1.0    -2.3
Crude materials less energy......................|9/ 65.249   116.4   116.7   119.0     -.8    2.0      -.9      2.2     1.6
Crude nonfood materials less energy 5/...........|9/ 21.225   157.9   163.6   168.0    17.0    2.7       .9      3.4     2.5
                                                 |
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  1/  Comprehensive relative importance figures are computed                    6/  Percent of total finished goods.
      once each year in December.                                               7/  Percent of total intermediate materials.
  2/  Data for Aug.  1994 have been revised to reflect the availability         8/  Formerly titled "Crude materials for
      of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject          further processing, excluding crude
      to revision 4  months  after original publication.                            foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and
  3/  Not seasonally adjusted.                                                      animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."
  4/  Includes crude petroleum.                                                 9/  Percent of total crude materials.
  5/  Excludes crude petroleum.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Dec. 1994 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |Aug.   |Nov.   |Dec.   | Dec.  | Nov.  |Sept.to|Oct. to|Nov. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  Oct. |  Nov. |  Dec.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 126.5   126.1   126.2     1.7    0.1     -0.5     0.5     0.2
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 124.5   123.8   123.9     1.6     .1      -.4      .6      .2
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 126.6   126.8   128.5     1.0    1.3      -.2      .2     1.6
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons.............................|  80.8    71.2    83.5   -12.1   17.3     -9.2    -3.8    17.5
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables............................| 111.4   133.3   215.2    25.6   61.4     10.3    -8.1    69.3
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............|  81.6    85.0    85.9     -.1    1.1     -8.6    14.2     1.1
02-11      |   Bakery products.....................................| 160.2   161.6   161.9     2.4     .2      0        .7      .2
02-13      |   Milled rice.........................................| 103.0    99.7    99.5   -33.4    -.2     -5.6    -3.1     -.1
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 127.7   127.4   127.4    -3.5    0        4.9     -.9     0
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................| 103.3   102.8   101.3    -4.8   -1.5     -2.2     2.5    -2.3
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................| 103.2    90.1    90.1   -11.8    0       -3.4     -.1     1.5
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 112.9   107.1   104.9    -5.2   -2.1      1.0    -1.1    -1.4
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................| 110.2   108.9   104.8    -1.5   -3.8       .7    -1.7     2.0
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 160.5   165.5   162.2     4.3   -2.0     -5.2     2.2    -3.6
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 118.2   119.5   118.5    -2.1    -.8      -.9      .8     -.5
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 121.6   120.0   119.4     -.8    -.5      0       -.6     -.5
02-55      |   Confectionery end products..........................| 157.5   156.9   156.1     -.4    -.5       .1     -.6    -1.0
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 126.1   126.7   127.4     1.7     .6       .4     0        .3
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee......................................| 154.1   152.1   153.2    50.6     .7      1.3      .6      .4
02-76      |   Shortening and cooking oils.........................| 131.2   141.6   144.4     8.0    2.0      1.5     4.0     -.3
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 123.4   122.3   121.7     1.9    -.5      -.6      .7     -.3
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 123.8   124.3   124.9     -.7     .5       .3     -.2      .7
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel.....................................| 119.4   119.4   119.6     0       .2       .4     -.3      .4
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 128.7   128.8   129.1     1.1     .2       .2     0        .3
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel............| 120.6   118.3   118.6    -1.7     .3      -.4    -1.0      .1
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 117.2   118.2   118.2     1.0    0         .3      .4     0
04-3       |   Footwear............................................| 135.3   135.9   136.4     1.0     .4       .4      .1      .2
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 113.6   109.5   108.8     1.5    -.6      1.7     2.0    -1.1
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 107.4   106.7   107.6    -3.1     .8     -1.2     -.1     -.5
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  72.4    64.4    58.3    11.0   -9.5     -5.8     4.5    -4.5
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  58.0    57.5    57.0    10.0    -.9     -6.0     -.9     2.1
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 250.2   251.5   251.9     3.0     .2     -1.0     1.4      .2
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 184.5   184.8   185.0     1.9     .1       .8      .5      .2
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 121.4   121.3   121.4     -.6     .1       .1     -.2      .1
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations.............| 130.3   127.7   128.7     -.2     .8      1.4    -1.5      .9
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc............................|  98.4    99.3    98.8      .1    -.5      0        .5     -.5
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products.................| 132.5   132.9   133.1     -.5     .2       .9     -.2     -.1
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation...............................| 176.3   176.6   177.9     3.3     .7      -.2      .2      .3
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 172.1   172.1   172.9     5.2     .5       .4      .5      .2
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 175.4   178.9   178.8     5.1    -.1       .3     1.1     -.1
12-1       |   Household furniture.................................| 138.1   139.1   139.5     2.7     .3       .1      .1      .3
12-3       |   Floor coverings.....................................| 121.8   121.8   121.5      .2    -.2       .2      .5     -.2
12-4       |   Household appliances................................| 112.7   112.8   112.5     -.2    -.3      0       -.1     -.1
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment...........................|  80.0    79.9    79.9    -1.0    0         .3     -.1     0
12-62      |   Household glassware.................................| 150.1   150.3   149.6     5.1    -.5      4.4      .1     -.1
12-64      |   Household flatware..................................| 135.9   136.9   138.0     5.3     .8      1.2     0       1.4
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors................| 128.6   129.1   129.6     1.7     .4       .5      .3      .2
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 134.0   135.7   135.9     2.3     .1     -2.6     1.0      .7
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 122.5   122.6   122.8     1.2     .2      -.5      .7      .3
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods.........................| 120.1   120.3   120.1      .5    -.2      -.1      .5      .3
15-2       |   Tobacco products....................................| 224.1   224.2   224.9      .3     .3       .6     -.4    -2.5
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 137.3   141.0   141.7     8.1     .5      -.4      .9      .5
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 127.7   127.5   127.6      .3     .1      -.2     -.2      .1
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 134.4   134.4   134.4     1.0    0        0       0       0
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 134.3   134.8   135.1     2.0     .2     -1.0      .1      .4
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment................| 136.8   137.6   138.2     2.1     .4       .6     -.1      .4
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 133.6   134.0   134.2     1.7     .1       .1      .2     0
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools.........................| 143.0   144.5   143.9     1.8    -.4      -.2      .6     -.4
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools.........................| 142.3   143.7   143.7     3.4    0         .8      .5     0
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 131.6   132.0   132.2     1.8     .2       .4      .1      .2
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 135.3   135.5   135.9     2.0     .3      0        .2      .5
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 122.5   123.2   123.5     1.8     .2       .3      .3      .2
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............|  57.4    55.8    56.0    -6.7     .4      -.5    -2.8      .4
11-62      |   Textile machinery...................................| 145.1   145.2   145.5      .9     .2       .1      .1      .4
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 147.7   147.8   147.8     1.5    0        0        .1     0
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 131.1   131.8   131.8     1.4    0        0       0       0
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators...................| 125.6   126.6   127.2     2.4     .5       .4     -.2      .2
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 110.8   111.1   111.0     1.2    -.1      0        .5     -.1
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 112.2   112.1   112.1    -1.1    0        -.2      .1     0
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 110.5   111.9   112.0     2.0     .1       .9     -.1      .1
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment......................| 130.8   133.1   133.5     2.5     .3       .9      .3      .3
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.0   111.1   111.1     -.2    0         .1     0       0
12-2       |   Commercial furniture................................| 145.3   145.2   145.4     2.5     .1      -.2      .4      .1
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 157.4   158.1   159.4     3.2     .8     -3.5     -.9     1.3
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks..................................| 139.9   139.1   142.1     4.8    2.2     -5.4     -.2     2.5
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 120.6   126.0   129.2     7.7    2.5       .1     1.3     2.5
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100) 2/................| 135.6   136.6   135.9     2.1    -.5       .7      .1     -.5
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 131.3   131.3   131.3     1.5    0        0       0       0
14-4       |   Railroad equipment..................................| 129.8   130.2   130.2     2.0    0         .6      .1      .2
           |                                                       |
           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 119.5   120.9   121.1     4.4     .2       .3     1.1      .3
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 113.6   112.2   111.5    -4.5    -.6     -1.0      .3    -1.0
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour...............................................| 103.1   113.1   113.9     -.6     .7      2.1    -1.5      .1
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 118.5   119.3   119.3      .8    0         .3      .5     0
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................| 118.2   106.9   107.1     2.0     .2     -3.3      .2      .1
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils................................| 122.8   141.3   141.5     4.2     .1       .8     7.7    -1.7
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds...............................| 109.4   104.7   104.0   -10.5    -.7      -.4    -2.6    -1.1
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 119.8   121.3   121.6     4.8     .2       .4     1.1      .4
           |                                                       |
03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 105.6   103.5   104.0     -.2     .5      -.2     -.6      .5
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads.........................| 108.9   109.9   110.2     2.9     .3       .9      .3      .4
03-3       |   Gray fabrics........................................| 117.2   117.1   117.7      .7     .5      -.5      .4      .1
03-4       |   Finished fabrics....................................| 119.1   119.8   119.5      .3    -.3      0        .3     -.1
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products.........................| 117.1   117.2   117.4     1.4     .2      -.3     -.3      .2
04-2       |   Leather.............................................| 181.2   189.7   190.7    12.8     .5      1.6     1.3      .2
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas.............................|  59.6    61.9    64.4    13.0    4.0     -7.1     4.8     2.1
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Dec. 1994 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |Aug.   |Nov.   |Dec.   | Dec.  | Nov.  |Sept.to|Oct. to|Nov. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  Oct. |  Nov. |  Dec.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 136.0   126.0   126.9     2.3    0.7      0.5     2.0     0
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 134.5   127.0   127.5     1.2     .4      -.2     1.9     -.3
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 100.3   101.7   102.3    -5.7     .6      -.3     2.5      .6
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........|  97.6    96.4    97.3    -7.1     .9     -1.2     2.4      .9
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/|  85.3    98.7    98.0     7.3    -.7      -.6    13.8     -.7
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  56.5    58.2    57.0     5.9   -2.1     -2.9     2.3     1.3
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  57.4    61.1    54.3     6.1  -11.1     -4.0     5.1    -9.1
05-74      |   Residual fuel.......................................|  56.6    48.4    50.9    10.2    5.2     -8.5    -1.8     3.3
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals................................| 115.2   122.6   124.2    14.3    1.3      1.7     -.1     2.5
06-21      |   Prepared paint 2/...................................| 135.3   135.9   136.4     1.8     .4       .1      .1      .4
06-22      |   Paint materials.....................................| 132.8   134.1   135.8     3.7    1.3      -.2     -.4     1.2
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 125.5   126.3   126.3     4.0    0        0        .6     0
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 112.6   122.2   140.3    48.2   14.8      1.5      .7    13.9
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 106.7   107.0   107.3     6.2     .3       .5      .3      .4
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 111.6   121.5   121.7    21.9     .2      -.4      .8     -.2
06-52-02   |   Phosphates..........................................|  96.3    99.1   100.1    16.5    1.0      2.8     -.3     1.1
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals........................| 140.6   142.8   144.0     5.0     .8      1.5     -.2      .8
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials........................| 121.5   133.0   136.0    17.0    2.3      2.4     1.6     1.7
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber....................................| 109.5   115.4   115.5     8.9     .1      2.5      .3      .1
07-21      |   Plastic construction products.......................| 123.3   128.2   129.2     8.6     .8      1.5     1.0      .8
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 121.6   128.3   129.2     7.0     .7      1.5     2.3      .7
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 113.3   113.8   113.9      .3     .1       .2      .2      .1
08-11      |   Softwood lumber.....................................| 193.9   192.4   189.5    -9.2   -1.5       .9     2.1    -3.1
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber.....................................| 169.2   168.5   169.3     1.9     .5      0       -.4      .5
08-2       |   Millwork............................................| 161.3   163.2   163.5     1.7     .2      1.0     1.0     0
08-3       |   Plywood.............................................| 157.6   172.5   172.8    11.1     .2      3.1     6.1    -1.5
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 118.9   134.8   138.9    41.0    3.0      9.8    -1.0     3.0
09-13      |   Paper...............................................| 124.6   133.6   136.1    10.2    1.9      2.0     2.1     2.0
09-14      |   Paperboard..........................................| 143.5   156.5   156.6    20.0     .1      3.1     3.7     0
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers..........................| 135.9   145.5   146.7    12.9     .8      2.1     1.5      .8
09-2       |   Building paper and board............................| 146.0   150.1   149.8     8.9    -.2       .3     3.0     -.9
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100).................| 136.5   138.0   139.0     2.9     .7       .8      .1      .7
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 124.1   124.5   124.9     2.5     .3       .4     0        .2
10-17      |   Steel mill products.................................| 114.1   115.6   115.7     4.1     .1       .3      .4     0
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals...........................| 120.7   136.1   144.0    54.7    5.8      5.7     6.7     7.9
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 128.7   135.5   141.2    18.3    4.2      1.5     3.4     4.2
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes........................| 169.4   189.4   195.7    37.0    3.3      1.7     8.5     4.2
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable...........................| 139.8   147.4   150.1    14.1    1.8       .3     3.0     2.3
10-3       |   Metal containers....................................| 108.1   108.6   109.1     -.9     .5      -.3      .1      .6
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 137.8   138.5   138.5     1.7    0        -.1      .5     -.2
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 160.3   161.3   161.0     2.7    -.2       .2      .6     -.1
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 142.9   143.1   143.1     1.7    0        -.3      .2      .2
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 128.0   130.3   130.6     4.8     .2       .5      .9      .2
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 122.6   123.4   123.6     2.0     .2       .2      .5      .2
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products..........................| 122.8   123.7   123.8     1.5     .1       .2      .5      .2
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment 2/..........| 140.4   140.8   141.2     2.2     .3       .2      .1      .3
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 127.2   127.3   127.2      .4    -.1       .2      .2     -.1
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 141.2   142.3   142.2     3.0    -.1       .1     1.3     -.1
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings............................| 145.7   146.9   147.4     2.9     .3       .3      .5      .3
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 141.9   143.4   143.8     3.3     .3       .1      .6      .1
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 140.6   140.9   140.9     1.1    0        -.4      .1      .2
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 137.1   137.2   137.4     1.5     .1      -.3      .1     0
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories...............| 116.5   115.6   114.9    -2.0    -.6       .1     -.1     -.6
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 133.4   133.4   133.8     2.3     .3       .3      .1      .4
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 129.8   130.6   130.9     1.8     .2       .5      .1      .2
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 111.8   113.8   111.9     4.1   -1.7      1.4     1.6    -1.7
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 121.5   122.2   122.3     7.2     .1       .3      .6      .3
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 125.1   126.3   126.7     3.8     .3       .2      .6      .2
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings..........................|  95.8    95.7    95.9      .1     .2      -.7     0        .3
13-7       |   Gypsum products.....................................| 140.7   146.2   149.4    30.8    2.2      3.1    -2.0     2.5
13-8       |   Glass containers....................................| 127.9   128.2   128.5     1.6     .2       .2      .1     0
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts.................................| 114.6   114.3   114.6      .7     .3       .1      .1      .3
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100) 2/..| 130.5   131.1   130.8     1.7    -.2      0        .4     -.2
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 134.1   134.3   134.1     1.5    -.1       .6      .2     -.1
15-42      |   Photographic supplies...............................| 124.3   123.7   123.4    -1.3    -.2      -.2      .1     -.4
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 140.5   140.8   141.1     1.7     .2       .1      .4      .3
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 101.9    99.4    99.9    -1.1     .5      -.6     1.0      .3
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 101.8   100.2   101.7    -9.3    1.5     -2.0     1.5     1.1
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat...............................................|  91.4   109.1   108.8    -5.6    -.3      1.8    -4.2    -3.7
01-22-02-05|   Corn................................................|  89.0    82.9    89.5   -22.4    8.0     -5.4      .1     5.3
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle....................................| 104.6   102.8   103.3    -5.3     .5     -3.1     6.5    -1.6
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  70.6    45.1    52.7   -21.3   16.9     -9.3   -10.1    14.5
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 120.1   108.1   111.3    -5.4    3.0      5.2   -10.3     8.7
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 125.2   139.8   128.6     3.5   -8.0       .6     5.3    -2.9
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................|  92.1    93.9    94.2    -4.5     .3       .5    -1.7     1.2
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans............................................|  97.3    94.2    94.8   -18.1     .6     -3.2     5.4    -2.7
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw......................................| 115.0   113.2   116.0      .6    2.5     -1.0     -.3     3.0
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................|  98.0    95.1    94.9     5.3    -.2       .4      .7     -.3
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 119.2   120.8   133.3    34.9   10.3     -9.1     8.4    10.3
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco........................................|  91.1   106.1   107.4     1.8    1.2      2.0     1.4      .5
04-11      |   Cattle hides........................................| 204.5   228.2   223.1    21.7   -2.2      9.7    -1.6    -4.6
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  96.2    99.6    93.0    -4.6   -6.6       .9     2.3    -6.6
05-31      |   Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................|  76.9    69.6    71.2   -16.7    2.3     -2.8    -3.6     2.3
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  54.4    49.1    47.2    21.3   -3.9      2.5     -.6    -3.9
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 213.5   213.5   214.3      .9     .4      -.4      .2      .4
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 290.8   267.4   293.6   171.6    9.8     -4.5     7.3     9.8
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  82.6    83.7    83.7     1.3    0        0       1.3     0
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap................................| 190.6   194.4   200.9     0      3.3      1.8     4.9     3.3
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............|  85.2    92.3    95.9    42.5    3.9      1.2     2.7     3.9
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap...................................| 162.1   175.2   186.0    52.3    6.2      2.7     7.2     5.2
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 178.5   217.1   227.4    85.5    4.7     13.1    15.5     3.5
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 138.3   138.2   138.5     2.2     .2       .5     -.2      .4
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/  Data for August 1994    have been revised to reflect                             2/  Not seasonally adjusted.
    the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.                 3/  Not available.
    All data are subject to revision 4 months after original
    publication.
 
Table 3.  Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings
          (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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         |                                                |                                   |
         |                                                |         Unadjusted index 1/       |
Commodity|                                                |___________________________________|
  code   |                    Grouping                    | Aug. 1994 | Nov. 1994 | Dec. 1994 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   355.1   |   353.8   |   354.3   |
         | All commodities................................|   121.2   |   121.5   |   121.8   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   117.1   |   116.8   |   118.1   |
01       |   Farm products................................|   101.0   |   101.2   |   105.6   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   125.2   |   124.6   |   124.3   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   121.9   |   122.4   |   122.4   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   118.5   |   118.6   |   118.8   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   149.0   |   153.7   |   153.6   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    82.0   |    77.9   |    76.3   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   132.6   |   137.2   |   138.6   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   117.4   |   120.5   |   120.6   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   177.7   |   179.7   |   179.4   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   153.1   |   157.5   |   159.1   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   125.5   |   129.2   |   130.7   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   125.2   |   125.4   |   125.4   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   126.3   |   126.6   |   126.7   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   124.8   |   125.7   |   125.8   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   137.2   |   138.2   |   138.6   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   141.8   |   142.1   |   142.5   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   132.9   |   134.9   |   135.6   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|    95.3   |   115.4   |   136.7   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|    90.2   |    91.2   |    95.3   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|    96.8   |    89.6   |    91.6   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   119.9   |   114.4   |   114.2   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|   118.7   |   120.4   |   132.6   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|   100.1   |   100.5   |   100.0   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   121.3   |   122.5   |   123.3   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|   107.7   |   105.3   |   106.5   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   135.9   |   158.2   |   160.2   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   149.4   |   151.2   |   151.3   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   112.3   |   108.9   |   107.8   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   114.6   |   111.0   |   109.1   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   134.3   |   131.3   |   131.2   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   129.7   |   129.9   |   130.6   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   148.3   |   146.7   |   147.6   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   128.3   |   142.6   |   145.4   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   123.5   |   123.4   |   123.6   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   136.5   |   137.9   |   137.9   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    71.7   |    66.7   |    68.6   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   134.1   |   127.1   |   127.1   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    66.1   |    61.9   |    57.6   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   206.3   |   207.3   |   207.5   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   120.1   |   124.1   |   125.0   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   127.9   |   128.4   |   129.1   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   112.0   |   113.6   |   113.6   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   109.0   |   114.8   |   114.9   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   128.7   |   129.6   |   130.1   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   123.1   |   127.0   |   127.1   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   185.5   |   184.2   |   182.2   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   134.2   |   141.8   |   143.8   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   136.2   |   142.4   |   143.7   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   122.3   |   123.7   |   124.4   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   128.8   |   139.9   |   144.7   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   128.7   |   137.1   |   142.0   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   136.8   |   137.3   |   137.3   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   135.1   |   135.8   |   136.0   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   146.4   |   146.8   |   147.0   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   123.5   |   123.5   |   123.4   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   124.7   |   125.6   |   125.9   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   141.5   |   141.9   |   142.4   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   129.7   |   130.0   |   130.2   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   131.6   |   132.4   |   133.0   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   127.3   |   127.4   |   127.5   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   116.2   |   115.8   |   115.7   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   127.7   |   128.3   |   128.7   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
 
1/  Data for  Aug. 1994 have been revised to reflect the
    availability of late reports and corrections by
    respondents.  All data are subject to revision 4
    months after original publication.
 
2/  Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month.
 
Table #4       Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups
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                  |                                              |     |                       |    Unadjusted
                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  percent change
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Dec._1994_from:__
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |Aug.   |Nov.   |Dec.   |  Dec.  |  Nov.
                  |                                              |     |1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993  |  1994
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  75.0    71.4    70.8    -2.6    -0.8
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84|  84.4    91.3    94.5    36.0     3.5
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  92.7    96.4    89.6    -4.7    -7.1
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  73.3    67.2    67.4    -4.9      .3
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 120.4   120.6   120.8     1.3      .2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 121.5   121.9   121.7     2.4     -.2
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 120.1   119.6   119.4     -.3     -.2
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 187.7   187.8   187.8      .2     0
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 113.8   114.3   114.2      .6     -.1
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 119.7   119.8   119.9      .5      .1
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 153.3   155.9   155.7     1.4     -.1
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 130.1   130.8   131.0     3.0      .2
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 123.3   130.0   131.7     9.8     1.3
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 149.6   151.1   152.1     3.6      .7
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 130.3   134.3   136.1     7.4     1.3
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  82.5    78.3    73.8     9.3    -5.7
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 117.0   119.7   119.7     3.3     0
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 130.6   132.1   132.5     2.5      .3
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 120.4   121.3   121.4     4.1      .1
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 117.5   121.5   123.0     9.4     1.2
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 120.6   121.8   121.9     2.5      .1
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.6   117.7   117.8      .9      .1
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 112.7   112.7   112.7      .3     0
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 130.1   131.3   131.6     2.4      .2
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 122.2   122.6   122.7     1.3      .1
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 123.5   124.0   124.1     1.6      .1
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 102.2   102.5   102.9     2.7      .4
       43         | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 119.8   119.8   119.8     0       0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 100.1   101.8   103.6     4.5     1.8
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 109.0   109.2   108.8      .6     -.4
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 102.9   106.4   107.0    10.2      .6
                  |                                              |     |
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|____________________________________________
01/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes shown in table 5.
   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 shown in table 6.
2/ Data for Aug. 1994 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
   All data are subject to revision four months after original publication.  Data are not seasonally adjusted.
3/ Not available.