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The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the

selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the

PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.

Announcement

New BLS Report series: Focus on Prices and Spending

PPI Introduces Experimental Aggregation System

On February 14, 2011, the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS) is introducing an Experimental Aggregation system. This Experimental

Aggregation system takes advantage of PPI’s expansion of coverage over the last

twenty years to include portions of the services and construction sectors by combining

indexes for those sectors with the currently highlighted goods sector indexes. This

new system is a model that greatly expands PPI coverage of the United States

economy.

A webpage describing this new aggregation system will be added to the BLS Website.

It includes links to methodological documentation, relative importance figure tables,

and instructions for accessing historical data from the BLS Website. This webpage will

be located at www.bls.gov/ppi/experimentalaggregation.htm .

In addition, effective with the release of data for January 2011, the Experimental

Aggregation indexes will be published in tables 10 through 15 of the monthly PPI

Detailed Report. (See http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppi_dr.htm.)

Since this new aggregation system is experimental, PPI is soliciting feedback from users

with respect to methodology and data. To provide feedback, contact Jonathan

Weinhagen by email at weinhagen.jonathan@bls.gov or by phone at (202) 691-7709.

Further information also is available from the PPI Section of Index Analysis and Public

Information, at ppi-info@bls.gov or (202) 691-7705.

Next Release: March 16, 2011

February 2011 PPI data are scheduled to be released on March 16, 2011, at 8:30 A.M.

Eastern Time.

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COMMODITY

DATA:

Finished

goods

+0.8%(p) in Jan

2011

Finished core

+0.5%(p) in Jan

2011

Intermediate

goods

+1.1%(p) in Jan

2011

Intermediate

core

+1.0%(p) in Jan

2011

Crude goods

+3.3%(p) in Jan

2011

Crude core

+4.0%(p) in Jan

2011

All

commodities

+1.2%(p) in Jan

2011

Industrial

commodities

+1.1%(p) in Jan

2011

Passenger

cars

-0.1%(p) in Jan

2011

Light trucks

+0.2%(p) in Jan

2011

Gasoline

+6.9%(p) in Jan

2011

Pharmaceutical

preparations

+1.4%(p) in Jan

2011

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Producer Price Index

February 16, 2011

The Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 0.8 percent in January, seasonally

adjusted. This advance followed increases of 0.9 percent in December and 0.7 percent

in November. The index for finished goods less foods and energy moved up 0.5

percent. More...

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Report On Quality Changes For 2011 Model Vehicles

November 16, 2010

The value of quality changes for a sample of 2011 model year domestically produced

passenger cars and light motor trucks included in the Producer Price Index for October

averaged $100.80 for passenger cars and $391.85 for light motor trucks. More...

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+3.6%(p) in Jan

2011

Electronic

components

and

accessories

-0.3%(p) in Jan

2011

INDUSTRY

DATA:

General freight

trucking, longdistance,

truckload

+0.2%(p) in Jan

2011

General

warehousing

and storage

unchanged in

Jan 2011

Scheduled

passenger air

transportation

+5.0%(p) in Jan

2011

Cellular and

other wireless

carriers

-0.8%(p) in Jan

2011

Electric power

distribution

unchanged in

Jan 2011

Grocery

(except

convenience)

stores

+2.1%(p) in Jan

2011

New car

dealers

-0.3%(p) in Jan

2011

Direct property

and casualty

insurance

carriers

+0.3%(p) in Jan

2011

Residential

property sales,

brokerage

fees, and

commissions

-0.1%(p) in Jan

2011

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PPI Tables

UPDATED Relative Importance Tables:

Component series by stage of processing

Commodity groupings by major stage of processing category

Commodities, all levels

Wherever-provided services and construction

UPDATED Seasonal Factor Tables:

Stage-of-processing index seasonal factors for 2006-2010

Commodity index seasonal factors for 2006-2010

2011 seasonal factors for all seasonally adjusted commodity items

PPI Detailed Report Tables:

Table 5. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and their

products, not seasonally adjusted (PDF 789K)

Table 6. Producer price indexes and percent changes for commodity groupings

and individual items, not seasonally adjusted (PDF 214K)

PPI Detailed Report (PDF 3MB)

physicians

(exc mental

health)

-0.6%(p) in Jan

2011

General

medical and

surgical

hospitals

+0.2%(p) in Jan

2011

Offices of

lawyers

+1.6%(p) in Jan

2011

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BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 14, Producer Price Indexes (HTML) (PDF 69K)

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Focus on Prices and Spending

PPI Fact Sheets by Industry

NEW Offices of Dentists (NAICS 621210)

Electric Power Generation and Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control

(NAICS 221110 and 221121)

Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New Industrial Building

Construction (NAICS 236211)

Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New Warehouse Building

Construction (NAICS 236221)

Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New School Construction (NAICS

236222)

Producer Price Index Introduced for the Nonresidential Building Construction

Sector (NAICS 236223)

Producer Price Indexes Introduced for the Nonresidential Building Construction

Sector (NAICS 23811X, 23816X, 23821X, and 23822X)

Petroleum Refining (NAICS 324110)

Wholesale Trade Sector (NAICS 423, 424, and 425120)

More Retail Trade Industries (NAICS 441210, 441222, 447110, 447190)

Additional Retail Trade Industries

Retail Trade Sector: Complete Coverage

Television Broadcast Industry (NAICS 515120)

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 51721)

Internet Service Providers (NAICS 518111)

Data Processing and Related Services Industry (NAICS 518210)

Internet Publishing and Web Search Portals (NAICS 519130)

Commercial Banking and Savings Institutions (NAICS 522110 and 522120)

Security and Commodity Contracts Intermediaries and Brokerages (NAICS 5231)

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (NAICS 523920 and 523930)

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (NAICS 524114)

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (NAICS 524210)

Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

(NAICS 532412)

Producer Price Indexes for Management Consulting Services (NAICS 541610)

Security Guards and Patrol Services (NAICS 561612)

New Producer Price Indexes for Computer Training (NAICS 611420)

Producer Price Index Introduced for Blood and Organ Banks (NAICS 621991)

Amusement and Theme Parks (NAICS 713110)

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (NAICS 713910)

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (NAICS 713940)

Producer Price Index Introduced for Commercial and Industrial Machinery and

Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (NAICS

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PPI Notices

NEW PPI Introduces Experimental Aggregation System

NEW Experimental Aggregation System Introduction Notice

PPI Updates the Publication Structure for Material and Supply Inputs to

Construction Industries

Correction to PPI 32541

Revision to PPI Data for November 2009

PPI Enhances the Indexes for Prescription and Non-Prescription Pharmaceuticals

PPI Updates Industry Net Output Ratios

PPI Introduces Wherever-Provided Services and Construction Indexes

PPI Expands Commodity Code Detail

PPI Introduces Additional Detail for Wholesale Trade

PPI Commodity Weight Allocations to Stage-of-Processing Indexes

Restoration of Historical Producer Price Index Commodity Data

PPI Transitions to New Computer System

Revised Data for 2003 - 2007 for 3 Seasonally Adjusted Commodity Producer

Price Indexes

Correction to February 2008 PPI News Release Table 5

Information about Premature Posting of PPI Data on September 18, 2007

Correction to Executive Search Consulting Services

New Aggregate Net Output Indexes

Removal of Two PPI Indexes for April 2006

Correction to Three PPI Industry Indexes for October 2005

Correction to October 2005 PPI News Release Table 5

Recalculated Alkalies and Chlorine Indexes

Producer Price Index Database for Discontinued Commodities

Timing of Producer Price Indexes and the Consumer Price Index news releases

Revised Values for 1999 for 6 Seasonally Adjusted Stage-of-Processing Producer

Price Indexes

Producer Price Indexes through December 2003 have been made final

Revision to Four PPI Commodity Indexes for January 2004

Conversion to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Material and Supply Inputs to Construction Industries in the Producer Price Index

Program

Intermediate Goods in the Producer Price Index Program

Utility Natural Gas in the Producer Price Index

Prepackaged Software (SIC 7372)

Recalculated Iron Ores Indexes

Rebasing of Selected Producer Price Indexes

Prescription Drugs Index

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. How Does the Producer Price Index Differ from the Consumer Price Index?

2. Quality-Adjusting Computer Prices

3. Quality Adjustment for Changes to Gasoline Resulting from the Reformulated

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4. Stage-of-Processing Indexes

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Nonfarm Payroll Statistics from the Current Employment Statistics (National)—

Monthly national data by detailed industry on employment, hours, and earnings of

workers on the payrolls of nonfarm establishments

Other Useful Links

U.S. Census Bureau—Industry/Commodity Value-of-Shipments/Receipts

Bureau of Economic Analysis—Industry Net Output Data

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)—The official NAICS home

page from the Bureau of the Census

SIC Search—Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual

Contacts

Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes

Assistant Commissioner David Friedman (202) 691-7700

Branch of Index Methods and Analysis

Chief Maureen Doherty (202) 691-7749

Branch of Industry Pricing

Chief Vacant (202) 691-7748

Branch of Program Development and Process Measurement

Chief Jeffrey Hill (202) 691-7156

General Information and Analysis

(202) 691-7705

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