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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, not seasonally adjusted

 
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                   PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES -- APRIL 1996
 
     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.4 percent in
April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S.
Department of Labor reported today.  This followed a 0.5-percent rise in
March and a 0.2-percent decline in February.  Prices received by domestic
producers of intermediate goods moved up 0.3 percent in April, after
increasing 0.2 percent in March.  The Crude Goods Price Index advanced 5.3
percent after moving up 1.6 percent in March.  (See table A.)
 
     The rise in the April Finished Goods index was led by a rise in prices
for energy goods.  The index for finished goods other than foods and energy
moved up 0.1 percent, the same as in both February and March.  However,
prices for consumer foods declined in April after rising in March.
 
     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods increased 0.5 percent in April to 130.8 (1982 =100).  From April 1995
to April 1996, the Finished Goods Price Index rose 2.5 percent.  During
this same period, consumer food prices increased 2.0 percent, prices for
finished energy goods advanced 6.8 percent, and prices for finished goods
other than foods and energy were up 1.8 percent.  Prices received by
domestic producers of intermediate goods increased 0.6 percent during the
12 months ended in April 1996, and crude material prices advanced 10.3
percent over the same period.
 
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.)
 
 1995
 May      0.2   -0.5    1.0     0.2         2.2    0.2   -0.8
 June    -0.2   -0.3   -1.1     0.1         2.1    0.1    0.9
 July       0    0.9   -1.9     0.2         1.7    0.1   -0.7
 Aug.     0.1    0.1   -0.3     0.1         1.3    0.1   -1.4
Sept.     0.3    1.2   -0.5     0.2         1.8   -0.2    1.9
 Oct.     0.2   -0.1   -0.1     0.3         2.3      0    0.1
 Nov.     0.3    1.1   -1.0     0.4         2.1   -0.1    1.6
 Dec.    r0.6    0.1   r3.8     0.1        r2.3    0.2   r1.6
 
 1996
 Jan.    r0.2   -0.2   r2.5    -0.1         2.3    0.1   r0.7
 Feb.    -0.2   -0.3   -0.7     0.1         2.0   -0.4   -0.7
 Mar.     0.5    0.6    2.4     0.1         2.4    0.2    1.6
 Apr.     0.4   -0.3    2.8     0.1         2.5    0.3    5.3
r=revised.  Some percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously
reported because indexes for December 1995 have been recalculated to
incorporate late reports and corrections
by respondents.  All indexes are subject to revision four months after
original publication.
 
 
 
 
Finished goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for finished energy goods advanced 2.8
percent in April, after rising 2.4 percent in March.  Prices for home
heating oil increased more rapidly in April (13.3 percent) than in March
(10.5 percent).  Prices for residential electric power and residential
natural gas also increased somewhat more than they had in the previous
month.  Prices for gasoline rose 6.1 percent in April, slightly less than
the 7.1 percent rise in March.  Before seasonal adjustment, the April
gasoline index rose 13.4 percent.  (See special note at the end of the
release regarding quality adjustment for gasoline.)  The index for finished
lubricants turned up 1.9 percent in April after moving down 0.3 percent in
the previous month.
 
     Prices for finished consumer foods moved down 0.3 percent in April,
following a rise of 0.6 percent in March.  The index for fresh and dry
vegetables turned down 15.5 percent after rising 43.1 percent in the
previous month.  Prices also declined for dairy products, finfish and
shellfish, roasted coffee, and eggs for fresh use after rising in March.
Prices rose less than a month earlier for processed turkeys and pasta
products.  By contrast, beef and veal prices turned up 3.3 percent after
falling 5.1 percent in the previous month.  Prices also turned up in April
for bakery products, shortening and cooking oils, processed young chickens,
and milled rice.  The indexes for pork, processed fruits and vegetables,
and confectionery end products rose more than the prior month.  The index
for fresh fruits and melons fell 2.2 percent in April following a 2.5
percent decline in March.
 
     The index for consumer goods other than foods and energy was unchanged
in April, after inching up 0.1 percent in March.  Price increases for
sanitary papers, household appliances, newspaper circulation, and alcoholic
beverages were offset by declines for cosmetics, over-the-counter drugs,
periodical circulation, passenger cars, and for men's and boys' apparel.
 
     In April, the capital equipment index increased 0.2 percent after
inching down 0.1 percent in March.  The index for commercial furniture
turned up 0.5 percent after declining the same amount a month earlier.
Prices for x-ray equipment also rose after declining in the previous month.
The index for electronic computers fell less than a month earlier, and
prices for construction machinery rose after remaining unchanged in March.
By contrast, the index for heavy trucks turned down 0.3 percent after
rising 1.0 percent a month earlier.  Prices for civilian aircraft and for
transformers and power regulators also declined after increasing a month
earlier.  The index for light trucks rose less than in March.
 
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.)
                                                .)
 
 1995
 May     -0.9    0.8    0.3        6.9   -2.1    0.6   -0.3     -0.2
 June     1.0   -1.0    0.1        6.4    3.2   -1.2    0.1     0.2
 July     1.5   -1.5    0.3        6.1    3.7   -4.6   -1.8     -0.1
 Aug.     1.1   -0.5    0.1        5.4    0.4   -3.8   -1.2     -1.4
Sept.     1.0   -1.4      0        4.8    3.5    2.7   -1.7     2.8
 Oct.     2.9    0.5   -0.2        4.5    2.4   -0.7   -2.4     3.6
 Nov.     2.1    0.2   -0.3        3.5    2.8    2.1   -1.7     4.7
 Dec.    r1.5    2.8  r-0.2        3.3  r-0.4   r6.1  r-0.9     r5.5
 
 1996
 Jan.     0.2    2.9  r-0.4        2.2  r-0.5   r3.4  r-0.4     5.5
 Feb.    -0.5   -1.3   -0.2        1.1   -0.5   -1.1   -0.5     4.2
 Mar.     0.2    2.1   -0.2        0.7    0.1    5.9   -1.8     6.6
 Apr.     1.9    3.5   -0.2        0.6    4.0   10.9   -0.5     10.3
r=revised.  Some percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously
reported because indexes for December 1995 have been recalculated to
incorporate late reports and corrections by
respondents.  All indexes are subject to revision four months after
original publication.
 
Intermediate goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and
Components rose 0.3 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, following a 0.2-
percent rise in March.  Prices for energy materials, foods and feeds, and
construction materials all rose in April.  Partially offsetting these
increases, the index for nondurable manufacturing declined.  Prices for
durable manufacturing materials remained unchanged in April.  Excluding
food and energy, intermediate materials prices fell 0.2 percent, the
seventh straight monthly decline.  (See table B.)
 
     In April, the index for intermediate energy goods rose 3.5 percent,
after rising 2.1 percent in the prior month.  This acceleration was led by
a 20.9-percent increase in the index for diesel fuel, which rose 4.9
percent in March.  The indexes for jet fuels and industrial electric power
also rose more than in March.  Prices for liquefied petroleum gas turned up
after falling a month earlier.  By contrast, the index for residual fuel
turned down 3.3 percent after rising 10.3 percent in the prior month.
Prices for utility natural gas also turned down after rising in March.  The
index for commercial electric power rose less than in the previous month.
 
     The index for intermediate foods and feeds rose faster in April (1.9
percent) than in March (0.2 percent).  This acceleration was led by a 3.3-
percent rise in beef and veal prices following a 5.1-percent decline in the
prior month.  The indexes for crude vegetable oils and flour also turned up
in April.  Prices for prepared animal feeds and pork rose more than in the
previous month.  By contrast, the index for fluid milk products rose only
0.2 percent following a 1.2-percent rise in March.  The indexes for
natural, processed, and imitation cheese and chips turned down in April.
Prices for confectionery materials fell more than the previous month.
 
     The index for construction materials rose 0.2 percent for the second
consecutive month.  The April rise was led by a 1.7-percent increase in the
index for softwood lumber and a 0.6-percent increase in the index for
plastic construction products.  The indexes for millwork, concrete
products, asphalt felts and coatings, nonferrous wire and cable, and for
plumbing fixtures and brass fittings also rose in April.  By contrast,
prices for fabricated structural metal products fell 0.1 percent.  In
addition, the indexes for gypsum products, plywood, switchgear, heating
equipment, and steel wire fell in April.
 
     The index for nondurable manufacturing materials fell 0.8 percent for
the second consecutive month.  This decline was led by a 2.8-percent
decrease in prices for paper.  The indexes for woodpulp, paperboard,
plastic resins and materials, intermediate basic organic chemicals, and
fertilizer materials also fell.  By contrast, prices for primary organic
chemicals rose 4.7 percent.  In addition, prices increased for finished
fabrics, fluorinated hydrocarbons, and gray fabrics.
 
     The index for durable manufacturing materials remained unchanged in
April, after declining 0.2 percent a month earlier.  The index for hot
rolled steel bars, plates, and structural shapes rose 1.2 percent after
falling 1.4 percent in March.  The indexes for hot rolled steel sheet and
strip, semifinished steel mill products, and flat glass also turned up in
April.  By contrast, the index for copper fell 3.3 percent after rising 5.3
percent in March.  The indexes for aluminum mill shapes, copper and brass
mill shapes, and hardwood lumber also turned down in April.
 
Crude goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
rose 5.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, in April, after an increase of 1.6
percent in the previous month.  Prices for both crude foodstuffs and
feedstuffs and crude energy materials rose more than in March.  The index
for basic industrial materials fell less than in the previous month.  (See
table B.)
 
     The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose 4.0 percent in
April, after an increase of 0.1 percent in the prior month.  Prices for
corn rose 13.8 percent in April, after advancing 4.0 percent a month
earlier.  Prices turned up in April for slaughter cattle, slaughter
broilers, soybeans, and alfalfa hay following declines in the previous
month.  By contrast, the index for fresh vegetables except potatoes dropped
23.2 percent following a sharp increase of 69.6 percent in March.
 
     The index for crude energy materials rose 10.9 percent in April,
following a 5.9 percent increase a month earlier.  The index for natural
gas to pipelines increased 15.4 percent, after rising 5.9 percent in March.
Prices for crude petroleum rose 14.3 percent in April, following an 8.5
percent increase in the previous month.  By contrast, prices for coal
turned down after rising in March.
 
     The index for crude nonfood materials less energy fell 0.5 percent in
April, after falling 1.8 percent in the prior month.  April marked the
tenth consecutive monthly decline for this index.  Prices for raw cotton
turned up 7.1 percent, after declining 9.1 percent in March.  The index for
iron and steel scrap also rose after falling in the prior month.  The index
for leaf tobacco registered no change after declining in March.  By
contrast, the index for softwood logs, bolts, and timber dropped 3.9
percent after a 0.3 percent rise in March.  Prices for copper ores also
fell in April after rising a month earlier.  The index for wastepaper fell
more than a month ago, and prices for copper base scrap turned down in
April.
 
Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries
 
Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of total domestic
mining industries advanced 8.5 percent in April after increasing 4.1
percent in March.  (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.)
Prices for the oil and gas extraction industry group jumped 12.7 percent
after advancing 5.5 percent in the previous month.  Prices continued to
rise modestly for the nonmetallic minerals mining industry group.  By
contrast, the indexes for the metal mining and bituminous coal and lignite
mining industry groups turned down after moving up in March.  In April, the
Producer Price Index for mining stood at 85.4 (December 1984=100).
 
 
 
Manufacturing.  The Producer Price Index for total domestic manufacturing
industries moved up 0.6 percent in April, after rising 0.3 percent in
March.  Prices for the petroleum refining industry group advanced 11.3
percent after increasing 6.2  percent in March.  Prices turned up after
falling a month earlier for the industry groups for food and kindred
products, furniture and fixtures, and measuring instruments.  Price
declines slowed from March to April for the industry groups for paper and
allied products, primary metal industries, and electrical machinery.  By
contrast, the indexes for the leather products and the tobacco manufactures
industry groups moved down after increasing a month earlier.  Prices for
the nonelectrical machinery industry group moved down slightly more than
they had in March.
 
Other.  Among other industries, prices for waste paper collection continued
their long downward trend, decreasing 16.6 percent in April.  Prices turned
down or showed no change after rising a month earlier for crude petroleum
pipe lines, travel agencies, tugging and towing services, nonlocal
trucking, natural gas utilities, building cleaning and maintenance
services, passenger car rental, offices and clinics of doctors of medicine,
and other specialty hospitals.  Price increases slowed for air passenger
transportation; airports and airport services; freight transportation
arrangement; advertising agencies; and accounting, auditing, and
bookkeeping services.  The index for water transportation of freight, not
elsewhere classified fell more in April than in March.  Prices continued to
fall for truck rental and leasing.
 
     By contrast, prices turned up in April after falling or showing no
change in March for local trucking without storage; nonair courier
services; air cargo transportation; telephone communications, except
radiotelephone; cable and other pay television services; ferrous metal
scrap collection; operators of nonresidential buildings; psychiatric
hospitals; and medical laboratories.  Price increases accelerated for
nonferrous metal scrap collection, skilled and intermediate care
facilities, and hotels and motels.  Prices continued to rise for electric
power utilities.
 
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                      Quality Adjustment for Gasoline
 
A quality adjustment has been made for gasoline prices in the April PPI to
account for the effects of the mandated changes to gasoline in California.
Without quality adjustment, the gasoline index would have risen
approximately 0.6 percentage point more than the published rise of 6.1
percent.  For more details, see "Quality Adjustment for Changes to Gasoline
Resulting from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Requirements
Effective March 1, 1996" in the April 1996 issue of our monthly detailed
report, Producer Price Indexes.  To receive an advance copy of this
article, please contact our Section of Index Analysis and Public
Information at 202-606-7705.
 
 
 
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|                       |Apr. 1996 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |           Dec.   |Mar.   |Apr.   |  Apr. | Mar.  |Jan. to|Feb.  to |Mar.  to
                                                 |   1995 1/|1995 2/|1996 2/|1996 2/|  1995 | 1996  |  Feb. |   Mar.  |  Apr.
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|____________
                                                 |
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   129.1   130.2   130.8     2.5    0.5     -0.2      0.5     0.4
  Finished consumer goods........................|   75.339   126.7   128.1   128.8     2.9     .5      -.2       .7      .4
    Finished consumer foods......................|   23.353   131.0   132.0   131.3     2.0    -.5      -.3       .6     -.3
      Crude......................................|    1.539   124.2   145.1   131.4      .5   -9.4     -1.7     19.1    -9.7
      Processed..................................|   21.814   131.5   130.9   131.3     2.2     .3      -.2      -.7      .5
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   51.986   124.6   126.2   127.6     3.2    1.1      -.1       .8      .7
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   35.300   118.9   121.3   123.2     4.1    1.6      -.2      1.1     1.1
      Durable goods..............................|   16.686   134.7   134.3   134.2     1.4    -.1       .1       .1      .1
  Capital equipment..............................|   24.661   138.1   138.3   138.6     1.6     .2       .1      -.1      .2
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.150   136.9   137.2   137.1     1.3    -.1       .1      -.1     0
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   18.511   138.5   138.6   139.0     1.7     .3       .1      0        .3
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   125.1   124.9   125.5      .6     .5      -.4       .2      .3
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   50.054   130.0   128.6   128.3    -1.8    -.2      -.3      -.4     -.2
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.313   122.9   120.6   121.9     4.0    1.1      -.4      -.5     1.2
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   16.248   134.2   131.4   130.3    -4.1    -.8      -.6      -.8     -.8
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   11.194   133.2   131.0   131.0    -4.3    0        -.8      -.2     0
    Components for manufacturing.................|   19.299   127.1   127.2   127.1      .6    -.1       .2      -.2     0
  Materials and components for construction......|   12.546   142.1   142.1   142.4      .1     .2      0         .2      .2
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   12.358    83.2    85.9    89.5     7.2    4.2     -1.3      2.2     3.5
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    4.913    85.6    88.7    91.7     6.1    3.4      -.8      1.9     2.9
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    7.445    81.7    84.2    88.1     7.8    4.6     -1.6      2.5     3.9
  Containers.....................................|    3.879   150.4   145.3   143.3    -2.5   -1.4     -1.3     -1.0    -1.5
  Supplies.......................................|   21.163   134.7   135.6   135.8     3.5     .1      0         .1      .2
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    7.552   138.2   138.6   138.4     1.4    -.1       .1       .1     -.2
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   13.611   133.0   134.0   134.5     4.8     .4      -.1       .2      .4
      Feeds......................................|    1.539   122.4   128.7   132.5    34.1    3.0      -.6      1.5     3.6
      Other supplies.............................|   12.072   134.5   134.7   134.8     1.7     .1       .1      0        .1
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   106.0   109.1   114.3    10.3    4.8      -.7      1.6     5.3
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   44.674   114.7   116.2   119.4    17.3    2.8      -.5       .1     4.0
  Nonfood materials..............................|   55.326    96.4   100.4   106.8     6.1    6.4      -.8      2.8     6.3
    Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............|   39.157   102.0   104.5   108.3    -3.1    3.6     -1.4      1.9     3.6
      Manufacturing 3/...........................|   35.096    93.7    96.1   100.2    -3.0    4.3     -1.4      1.9     4.3
      Construction...............................|    4.061   197.2   198.3   194.8    -5.9   -1.8     -1.1       .3    -1.9
    Crude fuel 4/................................|   16.169    77.6    83.8    94.1    30.9   12.3       .5      4.6    12.3
      Manufacturing industries...................|    3.465    77.3    83.0    92.0    27.2   10.8       .6      4.0    10.8
      Nonmanufacturing industries................|   12.704    78.6    85.1    95.8    31.8   12.6       .5      4.8    12.6
                                                 |
               Special groupings                 |
                                                 |
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 76.647   128.4   129.6   130.6     2.7     .8      -.1       .5      .5
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 95.149   125.2   125.0   125.5      .1     .4      -.3       .1      .3
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/  4.851   123.0   123.5   125.6    12.4    1.7      -.5       .2     1.9
Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 52.717    95.2    99.6   106.0     6.7    6.4      -.9      3.3     6.4
                                                 |
Finished energy goods............................|5/ 13.449    76.7    80.1    83.5     6.8    4.2      -.7      2.4     2.8
Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 86.551   138.7   139.1   138.9     1.8    -.1      0         .2     0
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 61.890   138.8   139.4   139.1     2.0    -.2      -.1       .4     -.1
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 63.198   141.7   141.9   141.9     1.8    0         .1       .1      .1
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 38.537   143.9   144.2   144.0     1.9    -.1       .1       .1     0
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 21.851   150.3   151.1   151.0     2.4    -.1       .1       .1     -.1
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 12.501    83.1    85.8    89.3     6.9    4.1     -1.3      2.1     3.5
Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 87.499   134.4   133.5   133.4     -.3    -.1      -.2      -.2     -.1
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 82.648   135.1   134.2   133.9    -1.0    -.2      -.2      -.2     -.2
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 31.383    72.5    78.6    87.2    21.1   10.9     -1.1      5.9    10.9
Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 68.617   126.6   127.2   129.2     5.3    1.6      -.6      -.6     2.4
Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 23.943   161.4   159.4   158.8   -12.5    -.4      -.5     -1.8     -.5
                                                 |
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  1/  Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed          3/  Includes crude petrolem.
      after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated            4/  Excludes crude petroleum.
      after final December indexes are available.  The first-published          5/  Percent of total finished goods.
      and final December relative importances initially appear,                 6/  Pecent of total intermediate materials.
      respectively, in the release tables containing January and May data.      7/  Formerly titled "Crude materials for
  2/  The indexes for Dec.  1995 have been recalculated to incorporate              further processing, excluding crude
      late reports and corrections by respondents.  All indexes                     foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and
      are subject to revision four months after original publication.               animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."
                                                                                8/  Percent of total crude materials.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Apr. 1996 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |Dec.   |Mar.   |Apr.   | Apr.  | Mar.  |Jan. to|Feb. to|Mar. to
           |                                                       |1995 1/|1996 1/|1996 1/| 1995  | 1996  |  Feb. |  Mar. |  Apr.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 129.1   130.2   130.8     2.5    0.5     -0.2     0.5     0.4
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 126.7   128.1   128.8     2.9     .5      -.2      .7      .4
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 131.0   132.0   131.3     2.0    -.5      -.3      .6     -.3
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................|  86.5    83.4    81.6     8.4   -2.2      2.9    -2.5    -2.2
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 137.7   198.6   167.9    -9.2  -15.5     -5.1    43.1   -15.5
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............| 113.0   110.4   107.5    29.4   -2.6     -1.0     9.0    -2.6
02-11      |   Bakery products 2/..................................| 167.0   166.4   167.0     2.7     .4       .2     -.5      .4
02-13      |   Milled rice 2/......................................| 130.2   124.5   125.4    26.8     .7      -.7    -1.3      .7
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 126.8   127.3   127.9     2.6     .5      0        .6      .5
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................|  99.9    95.2    96.8    -3.7    1.7     -1.4    -5.1     3.3
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................| 104.7   109.5   111.3    16.5    1.6      3.2     1.3     3.0
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 119.5   110.9   111.0     3.1     .1     -2.2    -5.4      .1
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................| 110.2   105.4   107.3     6.7    1.8     -1.3      .2      .1
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 165.2   171.2   166.0    -7.7   -3.0     -3.7     1.6    -2.5
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 125.0   123.4   123.2     4.3    -.2      -.2      .6     -.8
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables 2/..................| 125.1   126.3   127.4     5.6     .9       .2      .2      .9
02-55      |   Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 164.5   165.7   166.3     3.9     .4       .1      .2      .4
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 133.5   134.5   134.1      .5    -.3     -1.2      .1     -.1
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee......................................| 139.8   132.9   130.9   -12.0   -1.5       .1      .1    -2.2
02-76      |   Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 139.8   136.3   139.2    -2.3    2.1     -2.0     -.1     2.1
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 124.6   126.2   127.6     3.2    1.1      -.1      .8      .7
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 130.3   132.8   133.1     3.3     .2       .8     1.1      .2
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel 2/..................................| 118.7   120.0   120.0      .5    0        -.2      .1     0
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 130.8   132.3   132.2     1.6    -.1       .4      .2     -.2
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 122.7   121.8   121.0     -.1    -.7       .9    -1.5     -.7
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 120.1   120.9   121.0     1.6     .1       .2     -.1      .1
04-3       |   Footwear............................................| 140.5   141.1   141.0     1.6    -.1     -1.3     1.4     0
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 109.8   110.1   110.2     2.0     .1      -.4      .4      .7
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 105.5   109.1   110.2     5.5    1.0      1.9     1.4     1.6
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  59.8    68.0    77.1    13.9   13.4     -4.2     7.1     6.1
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  62.0    65.9    75.8    34.6   15.0       .6    10.5    13.3
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 262.6   263.1   263.8     3.0     .3     -1.1      .6     -.3
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 187.7   189.1   185.4     -.5   -2.0       .3      .4    -2.4
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 124.0   125.2   125.5     2.0     .2      1.1      .2      .2
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 129.9   131.2   128.7     -.3   -1.9      -.2      .2    -1.9
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................|  99.7    97.1    96.8    -3.1    -.3     -1.1     -.4     -.3
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 153.5   149.1   151.4     9.0    1.5      -.7    -1.4     1.5
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation...............................| 193.5   196.3   197.2     9.1     .5       .6      .4      .6
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 178.6   180.8   179.1     1.9    -.9       .6      .7    -1.0
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 191.0   191.7   192.5     6.2     .4       .3      .3      .4
12-1       |   Household furniture 2/..............................| 143.2   144.0   144.1     2.2     .1       .1      .2      .1
12-3       |   Floor coverings 2/..................................| 125.0   124.9   124.8     1.4    -.1       .5     1.1     -.1
12-4       |   Household appliances 2/.............................| 112.5   112.6   113.0      .5     .4      -.3     -.2      .4
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment 2/........................|  79.3    79.2    79.0     -.1    -.3      0       1.8     -.3
12-62      |   Household glassware 2/..............................| 153.2   154.9   157.8     2.9    1.9     -1.2      .3     1.9
12-64      |   Household flatware 2/...............................| 138.9   138.5   138.5     0      0        1.5    -1.8     0
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 131.5   132.0   132.0     1.5    0         .3      .2     0
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 138.0   136.1   135.3     1.0    -.6       .1      .2     -.1
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 124.5   125.3   125.3      .6    0         .6     -.7      .1
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 122.9   123.3   123.3     1.2    0         .8      .5     0
15-2       |   Tobacco products 2/.................................| 233.2   233.1   233.2     2.1    0        -.1     0       0
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 148.5   148.6   148.8     2.7     .1      -.1     0        .1
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 128.0   129.6   129.4     1.3    -.2       .4     -.2     -.2
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 134.9   134.9   135.0     -.3     .1      0       0        .1
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 138.1   138.3   138.6     1.6     .2       .1     -.1      .2
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 145.6   145.5   145.7     3.3     .1       .6      .1      .1
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 137.9   139.2   139.5     2.4     .2       .4     0        .4
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 149.9   151.2   151.3     3.3     .1       .1      .2      .1
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 147.0   149.0   148.9     2.8    -.1       .9      .1     -.1
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 135.0   135.7   135.6     1.7    -.1      0        .2     -.1
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 141.6   143.0   143.0     2.9    0         .1      .2      .1
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 126.2   126.8   127.2     1.9     .3       .2      .2      .3
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............|  48.8    44.8    43.8   -18.3   -2.2     -2.5    -3.4    -2.2
11-62      |   Textile machinery 2/................................| 148.2   147.9   148.2     1.4     .2      -.2      .3      .2
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 152.1   154.7   154.6     2.2    -.1      1.4      .1     -.1
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 134.6   136.5   136.6     2.5     .1       .1      .4      .1
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 131.0   131.6   130.6     2.3    -.8      -.1      .5     -.8
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 112.2   113.0   113.0      .7    0         .1     -.1     0
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 111.4   110.5   112.0     0      1.4       .2     -.1     1.4
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 115.8   117.1   117.2     3.4     .1       .1     -.1      .1
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 137.4   138.6   138.7     2.7     .1       .8     0        .1
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.8   112.6   111.8      .4    -.7       .6     -.3     -.7
12-2       |   Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 150.4   150.7   151.4     2.4     .5       .4     -.5      .5
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 162.0   160.6   160.4      .6    -.1      -.3      .4      .1
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks..................................| 145.4   148.4   147.9     3.2    -.3      1.1     1.0     -.3
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 132.1   132.1   130.9     -.5    -.9       .1     -.1     -.9
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 144.7   145.4   145.4     3.8    0        -.1     0       -.2
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 132.9   134.7   147.5    10.8    9.5      (3)     (3)     9.5
14-4       |   Railroad equipment..................................| 136.9   137.7   137.8     2.7     .1      -.2      .3      .1
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           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 125.1   124.9   125.5      .6     .5      -.4      .2      .3
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 123.0   123.5   125.6    12.4    1.7      -.5      .2     1.9
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour 2/............................................| 136.1   139.2   140.7    25.8    1.1      5.8    -1.0     1.1
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 120.1   121.9   123.8     4.5    1.6      -.8     1.0     1.6
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................| 108.9   106.2   106.6    -2.6     .4     -1.7    -1.0    -1.7
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................| 121.4   115.4   122.3    -6.5    6.0      0      -2.4     6.0
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 125.3   131.4   134.6    27.9    2.4      -.2     1.5     2.4
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 125.2   125.0   125.5      .1     .4      -.3      .1      .3
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03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 110.9   110.8   110.8     2.2    0        -.4      .5     0
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 113.8   114.5   114.2     1.8    -.3       .2      .5     -.3
03-3       |   Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 121.6   121.8   122.2     1.0     .3       .1      .8      .3
03-4       |   Finished fabrics 2/.................................| 122.3   123.2   123.6     1.9     .3       .3     0        .3
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products 2/......................| 121.0   121.6   121.7     3.0     .1      -.7      .2      .1
04-2       |   Leather 2/..........................................| 182.4   181.1   176.0   -11.3   -2.8      -.3      .1    -2.8
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................|  66.9    75.1    77.9    18.6    3.7      6.5    -2.8     3.7
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Apr. 1996 from:|
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           |                                                       |Dec.   |Mar.   |Apr.   | Apr.  | Mar.  |Jan. to|Feb. to|Mar. to
           |                                                       |1995 1/|1996 1/|1996 1/| 1995  | 1996  |  Feb. |  Mar. |  Apr.
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 127.6   127.7   127.5     0.8   -0.2     -0.4     0.5     0.2
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 127.7   128.0   129.4     2.4    1.1      -.5      .5     1.5
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........|  98.5   104.4   103.3     5.4   -1.1       .5     1.5    -1.1
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........|  92.3    98.1    96.9     5.0   -1.2      1.2     1.6    -1.2
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/|  93.1    98.2    89.7    -3.3   -8.7      3.9     2.8    -8.7
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  59.5    58.9    66.2    23.5   12.4     -8.5     5.4    13.3
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  60.2    62.5    75.5    29.7   20.8     -2.4     4.9    20.9
05-74      |   Residual fuel 2/....................................|  48.5    56.8    54.9      .4   -3.3     -7.7    10.3    -3.3
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 124.4   124.1   124.5    -5.3     .3       .6     0        .3
06-21      |   Prepared paint......................................| 143.9   145.0   146.3     3.1     .9      -.2      .4      .7
06-22      |   Paint materials 2/..................................| 141.4   143.0   142.7     3.3    -.2       .5     -.4     -.2
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 128.2   128.0   128.0     -.3    0       -2.7      .2     0
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible 2/..........................| 134.8   116.3   116.7    -4.3     .3     -8.4    -4.2      .3
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 110.9   115.0   116.6     4.1    1.4       .9      .1      .5
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 129.2   138.0   135.2    -1.5   -2.0       .2      .7    -2.8
06-52-02   |   Phosphates 2/.......................................| 116.5   124.2   123.1    10.9    -.9      4.1     1.1     -.9
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals........................| 145.4   147.1   146.9     2.2    -.1      0        .8     -.3
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 132.2   128.7   127.7   -14.0    -.8     -1.4     -.2     -.8
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 126.6   123.3   122.3    -3.1    -.8     -1.1      .3     -.8
07-21      |   Plastic construction products 2/....................| 131.8   130.1   130.9    -2.9     .6       .9     -.9      .6
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes.....| 134.7   133.4   131.8    -2.7   -1.2      0       -.3    -1.1
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 117.0   117.0   117.1     1.3     .1      0        .1      .1
08-11      |   Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 169.3   174.6   177.6    -1.8    1.7       .6     2.4     1.7
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber 2/..................................| 163.4   164.9   163.9    -3.2    -.6       .4      .2     -.6
08-2       |   Millwork 2/.........................................| 163.6   163.8   164.3      .3     .3      0        .1      .3
08-3       |   Plywood 2/..........................................| 157.4   151.6   151.2    -7.8    -.3      0      -1.6     -.3
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 191.3   142.7   125.0   -28.0  -12.4     -9.9   -10.9   -12.4
09-13      |   Paper 2/............................................| 165.6   158.8   154.3     -.6   -2.8      -.8    -2.0    -2.8
09-14      |   Paperboard 2/.......................................| 182.2   167.6   163.0   -11.3   -2.7     -2.3    -2.7    -2.7
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 167.8   162.3   158.3     -.4   -2.5      -.5    -1.6    -2.5
09-2       |   Building paper and board 2/.........................| 141.9   136.0   135.9    -7.3    -.1      -.6    -1.3     -.1
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 147.1   148.1   148.3     3.7     .1       .5     -.1      .1
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 131.0   132.2   132.2     2.6    0         .5     0       0
10-17      |   Steel mill products 2/..............................| 117.3   115.0   114.9    -5.6    -.1      -.6     -.9     -.1
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 141.1   132.4   132.1   -11.8    -.2     -3.9      .5     -.2
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 152.4   149.6   147.7   -10.5   -1.3     -2.0      .3    -1.3
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 198.2   187.0   182.8    -7.5   -2.2     -3.1     1.2    -2.2
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 152.1   148.0   148.3    -2.4     .2      -.7      .2      .2
10-3       |   Metal containers 2/.................................| 117.8   110.5   110.4    -6.5    -.1     -4.0     0       -.1
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 142.2   143.4   143.4     1.8    0        -.1      .1     0
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 166.6   169.4   170.5     2.8     .6       .2     -.2      .4
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 148.5   150.7   150.6     2.3    -.1      -.1      .1     -.1
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products................| 136.7   137.1   137.3     2.2     .1       .1      .1     -.1
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 125.4   126.0   126.5      .7     .4       .1      .2      .4
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 125.3   125.5   125.4      .6    -.1      -.1      .1     -.1
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 149.5   150.8   151.1     3.3     .2       .1     -.3      .1
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment........| 131.1   133.1   133.1     2.3    0        0        .5      .2
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 147.6   149.8   150.0     4.3     .1       .8      .5      .1
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings 2/.........................| 155.2   157.8   158.1     5.0     .2      1.0      .5      .2
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 149.8   151.0   151.3     3.6     .2      -.2      .3      .3
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 145.3   146.2   146.1     2.0    -.1       .3     0       -.1
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 141.2   142.3   141.7     1.0    -.4       .1     0       -.4
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 112.9   111.5   111.7    -2.4     .2       .4    -1.8      .2
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 136.5   138.1   138.3     2.5     .1      1.0     -.2      .3
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 131.9   133.5   133.2     1.6    -.2       .6      .5     -.2
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 111.6   110.8   111.4    -3.5     .5       .8    -1.1      .5
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 129.4   130.2   132.7     2.9    1.9       .9     -.4      .4
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 131.0   132.0   132.2     2.4     .2       .1      .5      .1
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings 2/.......................| 100.8   100.3   100.7      .9     .4      -.3      .2      .4
13-7       |   Gypsum products 2/..................................| 150.9   146.4   144.7   -10.2   -1.2      -.1    -2.1    -1.2
13-8       |   Glass containers 2/.................................| 131.2   129.2   129.2     -.5    0        0      -1.2     0
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 116.6   116.1   116.0      .1    -.1       .1      .1     -.1
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 133.8   134.9   135.1     2.8     .1      1.1     0        .4
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 136.0   138.0   138.0     1.4    0         .4     1.3     0
15-42      |   Photographic supplies 2/............................| 127.8   130.2   129.9     3.3    -.2       .2      .2     -.2
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 142.2   143.7   143.6     2.1    -.1      -.4      .2      .1
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 106.0   109.1   114.3    10.3    4.8      -.7     1.6     5.3
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 114.7   116.2   119.4    17.3    2.8      -.5      .1     4.0
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat...............................................| 141.3   141.3   149.3    44.7    5.7      6.9     3.1     6.4
01-22-02-05|   Corn................................................| 133.7   156.4   176.5    76.0   12.9      4.7     4.0    13.8
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle....................................|  97.9    91.6    90.6   -11.1   -1.1     -4.2    -3.8      .6
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  74.1    80.6    82.2    37.5    2.0     -1.2     7.7     6.7
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 135.6   123.4   124.5    12.6     .9    -10.1    -7.5     5.4
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 128.8   114.1   114.2     5.4     .1      6.7    -8.3    -4.2
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................| 101.4   100.6   100.2    10.5    -.4      1.9     -.6     0
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans............................................| 120.1   122.5   131.9    32.2    7.7     -1.1    -1.3     8.3
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................| 118.9   118.0   118.3     -.1     .3       .8     -.8      .3
 
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................|  96.4   100.4   106.8     6.1    6.4      -.8     2.8     6.3
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton..........................................| 138.9   133.0   143.5   -18.6    7.9     -2.3    -9.1     7.1
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................| 108.5   102.3   102.3    13.7    0       11.1   -15.7     0
04-11      |   Cattle hides........................................| 177.4   177.1   178.4   -20.3     .7      2.3    -1.7    -2.1
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  94.7    96.0    92.8    -3.2   -3.3      3.2     1.4    -3.3
05-31      |   Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................|  73.3    80.4    92.8    40.0   15.4       .5     5.9    15.4
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  52.2    57.5    65.7    18.8   14.3     -5.2     8.5    14.3
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 212.3   213.0   206.5    -9.9   -3.1     -1.5     -.1    -3.1
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 148.5   136.7   113.9   -77.6  -16.7       .9    -9.6   -16.7
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  94.0    97.4    97.9     4.7     .5      0       0        .5
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap 2/.............................| 193.7   197.3   197.5    -2.7     .1      1.0    -1.7      .1
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 100.9    95.5    95.1   -10.5    -.4     -3.1      .2     -.4
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap 2/................................| 192.5   179.2   177.3    -7.4   -1.1     -2.5     1.4    -1.1
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 181.0   178.6   183.3   -15.4    2.6     -3.8     1.5     2.8
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 143.6   145.1   145.5     2.8     .3       .1      .4     0
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/  The indexes for  December 1995 have been recalculated                            2/  Not seasonally adjusted.
    to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.                      3/  Not available.
    All indexes are subject to revision four 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                    | Dec. 1995 |March 1996 |April 1996 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   362.2   |   365.3   |   367.1   |
         | All commodities................................|   125.7   |   126.4   |   127.5   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   125.6   |   126.7   |   127.9   |
01       |   Farm products................................|   116.5   |   119.5   |   121.6   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   130.2   |   130.3   |   131.0   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   125.8   |   126.4   |   127.4   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   121.3   |   122.1   |   122.1   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   149.5   |   149.5   |   148.7   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    77.9   |    81.5   |    86.2   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   140.7   |   141.0   |   140.7   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   124.3   |   123.7   |   123.5   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   173.5   |   173.4   |   172.6   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   174.7   |   171.4   |   169.6   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   133.4   |   131.8   |   131.9   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   127.0   |   127.1   |   127.1   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   129.3   |   129.8   |   130.0   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   129.7   |   130.1   |   130.4   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   141.7   |   141.6   |   141.7   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   146.9   |   148.2   |   148.2   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   139.4   |   138.9   |   138.7   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|   115.5   |   138.0   |   124.7   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|   137.6   |   151.5   |   166.9   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|    92.3   |    89.9   |    89.6   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   132.5   |   120.0   |   120.9   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|   137.9   |   132.4   |   142.6   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|   138.8   |   138.5   |   132.1   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   138.0   |   139.0   |   148.9   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|   131.5   |   134.7   |   144.8   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   161.7   |   152.5   |   152.5   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   159.2   |   159.4   |   160.1   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   112.5   |   111.1   |   111.6   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   118.5   |   113.0   |   113.5   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   135.9   |   136.2   |   137.0   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   134.3   |   135.1   |   135.0   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   137.0   |   131.3   |   129.6   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   134.0   |   127.6   |   132.2   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   124.2   |   125.3   |   125.2   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   140.1   |   140.4   |   140.8   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    70.7   |    77.8   |    87.5   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   127.9   |   128.1   |   128.5   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    59.8   |    65.2   |    73.6   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   213.8   |   214.4   |   214.0   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   132.7   |   138.2   |   137.4   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   131.5   |   132.7   |   132.0   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   117.5   |   116.4   |   116.1   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   125.8   |   122.6   |   121.7   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   134.7   |   135.9   |   135.9   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   130.8   |   130.4   |   130.2   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   165.7   |   169.8   |   171.6   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   164.2   |   155.9   |   152.1   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   161.4   |   157.0   |   155.7   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   126.6   |   125.8   |   125.9   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   145.4   |   140.6   |   140.4   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   151.6   |   147.4   |   145.8   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   140.9   |   142.5   |   142.6   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   140.8   |   142.3   |   142.4   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   151.0   |   152.8   |   153.0   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   124.3   |   124.3   |   124.4   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   127.7   |   129.0   |   128.8   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   145.7   |   147.2   |   147.6   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   135.9   |   137.1   |   138.3   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   135.4   |   134.5   |   134.1   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   129.6   |   130.4   |   130.3   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   118.3   |   120.9   |   122.0   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   132.9   |   132.8   |   132.4   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
 
1/  Data for  Dec. 1995 have been revised to reflect the
    availability of late reports and corrections by
    respondents.  All data are subject to revision 4
    months after original publication.
 
2/  Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month.
 
Table #4       Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups, not seasonally adjusted
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                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  Percent change
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Apr._1996_from:__
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |Dec.   |Mar.   |Apr.   |  Apr.  |  Mar.
                  |                                              |     |1995 2/|1996 2/|1996 2/|  1995  |  1996
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  74.1    78.7    85.4    17.6     8.5
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84| 100.0    96.7    96.3    -8.4     -.4
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  91.3    92.5    90.2    -2.6    -2.5
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  71.0    77.0    86.8    27.1    12.7
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 124.4   126.8   127.0     2.8      .2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 125.3   126.1   126.9     2.3      .6
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 124.2   124.3   124.8     3.6      .4
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 195.0   195.1   195.0     2.3     -.1
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 117.3   117.8   117.9     1.6      .1
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 120.7   121.8   121.7     1.1     -.1
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 151.4   150.9   150.8    -2.7     -.1
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 134.9   135.5   135.8     2.4      .2
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 150.2   143.6   141.5    -1.7    -1.5
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 163.0   164.7   164.9     4.9      .1
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 144.3   144.8   144.8     0       0
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  75.4    81.7    90.9    13.3    11.3
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 123.2   122.9   122.7     -.4     -.2
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 134.5   134.6   134.0     -.1     -.4
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 124.9   125.1   125.3      .6      .2
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 126.8   124.4   124.3    -4.2     -.1
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 125.9   125.8   125.9     1.2      .1
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 119.4   119.7   119.5      .4     -.2
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 113.5   113.8   113.7      .4     -.1
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 134.4   134.3   134.3     1.8     0
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 124.4   125.2   125.5     1.5      .2
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 126.5   127.5   127.3     1.4     -.2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 104.7   105.7   105.8     1.4      .1
       43         | United states postal service................ |06/89| 132.3   132.3   132.3      .2     0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 104.0   104.3   103.7     1.7     -.6
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 115.9   119.8   120.5     9.5      .6
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 110.6   110.6   110.6     -.3     0
       80         | Health services............................. |12/94| 103.5   104.2   104.2     2.3     0
                  |                                              |     |
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|____________________________________________
1/ 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/ The indexes for Dec. 1995 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.
   All indexes are subject to revision four months  after original publication.
3/ Not available.