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Producer Price Indexes – March 2009 

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 1.2 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decline followed a 0.1-percent 

advance in February and a 0.8-percent increase in January. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received 

by producers of intermediate goods fell 1.5 percent after decreasing 0.9 percent a month earlier, and the crude 

goods index declined 0.3 percent following a 4.5-percent drop in February. (See table A.) 
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Among finished goods, the index for energy goods turned down 5.5 percent in March after rising 1.3 

percent in the preceding month. Prices for finished consumer goods less foods and energy inched up 0.1 

percent following a 0.4-percent advance in February. The capital equipment index fell 0.2 percent in March 

after moving up 0.1 percent in the prior month. By contrast, partially offsetting the downturn in finished goods 

prices, the decline in the index for finished consumer foods slowed to 0.7 percent in March from 1.6 percent in 

the previous month. Excluding foods and energy, finished goods prices were unchanged following a 0.2-

percent rise in February. 

During the first quarter of 2009, the finished goods index declined at a 0.9-percent seasonally adjusted 

annual rate (SAAR), after falling at a 24.9-percent SAAR during the fourth quarter of 2008. This slower rate of 

decrease can be traced to prices for finished energy goods, which moved down at a 2.7-percent SAAR for the 3 

months ended in March after dropping at a 76.7-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in December. 

Conversely, the index for finished consumer foods decreased at a 10.1-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in 

March after falling at a 4.8-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in December. Prices for finished goods less 

foods and energy increased at a 2.6-percent SAAR during the first quarter of 2009 after rising at the same rate 

in the fourth quarter of 2008. At the earlier stages of processing, the intermediate goods index moved down at 

an 11.7-percent SAAR during the first quarter of 2009 after falling at a 39.7-percent SAAR during the fourth 

quarter of 2008, and prices for crude goods decreased at a 27.2-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in March 

after dropping at a 78.0-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in December. (See summary table.)
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Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.7 percent in March 

to 168.9 (1982 = 100). From March 2008 to March 2009, finished goods prices fell 3.5 percent. Over the same 

period, the index for finished energy goods decreased 25.4 percent and prices for finished consumer foods 

moved down 1.1 percent. By contrast, the index for finished goods less foods and energy advanced 3.8 percent. 

For the 12 months ended in March, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods fell 8.9 percent, and 

the crude goods index dropped 39.0 percent. 

Finished goods

 The finished energy goods index declined 5.5 percent following a 1.3-percent increase in February. 

Most of this downturn can be attributed to gasoline prices, which fell 13.1 percent in March after rising 8.7 

percent a month earlier. The index for residential electric power also turned down following an increase in 

February. Prices for liquefied petroleum gas, home heating oil, diesel fuel, kerosene, and lubricating and 

similar oils decreased more than they had in the preceding month. By contrast, partially offsetting the downturn 

in finished energy goods prices, the decline in the index for residential natural gas slowed to 2.4 percent from 

3.6 percent in February. Prices for lubricating grease turned up in March. (See table 2.) 

The index for finished consumer goods less foods and energy edged up 0.1 percent after rising 0.4 

percent in February. The increase in prices for sanitary paper products slowed to 0.1 percent in March from 1.6 

percent in the prior month. The indexes for light motor trucks; alcoholic beverages; women’s, girls’, and 

infants’ apparel; and periodical circulation turned down after increasing in February. Conversely, prices for 

toys, sporting goods, and small arms rose 0.3 percent following a 2.6-percent decline in February. The indexes 

for motor homes built on purchased chassis and for surgical appliances and supplies also turned up in March. 

Prices for consumer plastic products fell less than they had in the preceding month. During the first quarter of 

2009, the index for finished consumer goods less foods and energy increased at a 3.4-percent SAAR after rising 

at a 2.7-percent SAAR in the fourth quarter of 2008. 
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 Capital equipment prices decreased 0.2 percent in March after edging up 0.1 percent a month earlier. 

The civilian aircraft index fell 1.4 percent following a 0.5-percent advance in February. Prices also turned 

down in March for light motor trucks, turbine and turbine generator sets, heavy motor trucks, and x-ray and 

electromedical equipment. The index for non-lithographic printing presses was unchanged after rising in the 

previous month. Conversely, prices for communication and related equipment were unchanged in March 

compared with a 0.8-percent decline a month earlier. The index for signs and advertising displays also was 

unchanged following a decrease in February. 

Prices for electronic computers fell less than they had in February. The indexes for nonwood furniture and store 

fixtures and for construction wheel and crawler tractors turned up after falling in the prior month. Prices for 

capital equipment increased at a 1.5-percent SAAR in the 3 months ended March 2009 after rising at a 2.6-

percent SAAR in the 3 months ended December 2008. 

Price declines for finished consumer foods slowed to 0.7 percent in March from 1.6 percent in February. 

The index for fluid milk products fell 2.8 percent in March after dropping 9.7 percent in the previous month. 

The index for eggs for fresh use also decreased less than in February. Prices for fresh vegetables (except 

potatoes), strawberries, shortening and cooking oils, and tree nuts turned up in March after falling a month 

earlier. By contrast, beef and veal prices dropped 3.9 percent after declining 0.3 percent in the preceding 

month. The pork index also decreased more than it had in February. Prices for bread rolls, muffins, bagels, and 

croissants were unchanged in March after rising in the prior month. 

Intermediate goods

The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components fell 1.5 percent in 

March subsequent to a 0.9-percent decrease in the prior month. Prices for intermediate energy goods and for 

materials for nondurable manufacturing decreased more than they had a month earlier. By contrast, partially 

offsetting the faster rate of decline in intermediate goods prices, the indexes for materials for durable 

manufacturing, intermediate foods and feeds, and materials and components for construction fell less than they 

had in February. Prices for intermediate materials less foods and energy moved down 0.3 percent in March 

after declining 0.6 percent in the prior month. (See table B.) 

The intermediate energy goods index fell 6.3 percent in March following a 2.0-percent decrease in the 

previous month. The electric power index moved down 0.3 percent after rising 0.8 percent in February. 

Gasoline prices also turned down in March. The indexes for diesel fuel, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, and 

heating oil decreased more than they had a month earlier. By contrast, prices for natural gas to electric utilities 

declined 1.8 percent compared with a 6.4-percent drop in February. The index for industrial natural gas also 

decreased less than it had in the prior month, and prices for residual fuels turned up in March. (See table 2.) 

The intermediate energy goods index declined at a 24.8-percent SAAR from December 2008 to March 2009 

after decreasing at a 75.5-percent SAAR during the final quarter of 2008. 

The index for materials for nondurable manufacturing decreased 1.0 percent following a 0.8-percent 

decline in February. Prices for basic inorganic chemicals moved down 4.6 percent after rising 6.4 percent a 

month earlier. The index for rubber and rubber products also turned down in March. Prices for phosphates and 

for thermoplastic resins and plastic materials increased less than they had in February. By contrast, the basic 

organic chemicals index increased 1.5 percent compared with a 3.2-percent decline in the preceding month. 

Prices for nitrogenates, medicinal and botanical chemicals, and water treating compounds also turned up in 

March. The inedible fats and oils index declined less than it had a month earlier. The index for materials for 

nondurable manufacturing moved down at a 7.0-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended March 2009 after 

dropping at a 58.8-percent SAAR in the previous 3 month period. 
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Prices for materials for durable manufacturing moved down 0.7 percent in March subsequent to a 2.6-

percent decrease in the preceding month. The cold rolled steel sheet and strip index fell 0.6 percent following a 

5.8-percent decline a month earlier. Prices for primary nonferrous metals also fell at slower rates compared 

with February. The indexes for hot rolled steel sheet and strip and for semifinished steel mill products turned 

up in March. Conversely, the index for basic inorganic chemicals decreased 4.6 percent after rising 6.4 percent 

in February. Prices for synthetic rubber also turned down in March. The indexes for hot rolled steel bars, 

plates, and structural shapes and for steel pipe and tube decreased more than they had a month earlier. From 

December 2008 to March 2009, prices for materials for durable manufacturing declined at a 24.0-percent SAAR 

after falling at a 52.6-percent SAAR from September to December 2008. 

Prices for intermediate foods and feeds moved down 0.5 percent in March following a 1.4-percent 

decrease in February. The index for corn, cottonseed, and soybean cake and meal fell 1.9 percent subsequent to 

a 3.9-percent drop in the preceding month. The fluid milk products index also declined less than a month 

earlier. The indexes for shortening and cooking oils, processed eggs, and sugar and confectionary materials 

turned up in March. By contrast, the beef and veal index fell 3.9 percent after edging down 0.3 percent in the 

previous month. Prices for pork products also declined more than they had in February. The index for formula 

feeds moved down in March after rising a month earlier. The index for intermediate foods and feeds decreased 

at a 15.4-percent SAAR in the first quarter of 2009 after falling at a 33.8-percent SAAR in the final quarter of 

2008. 

Prices for materials and components for construction fell 0.3 percent in March following a 0.6-percent 

decline in the prior month. The plastic products index inched down 0.1 percent subsequent to a 0.9-percent 

decline in February. Prices for roofing asphalts, pitches, coatings, and cement also fell less than in the prior 

month. The indexes for prefabricated metal buildings, metal doors and frames (except storm doors), and 

prefabricated structural wood members turned up in March. By contrast, the index for prepared asphalt and tar 

roofing and siding products advanced 7.3 percent following a 10.5-percent gain a month earlier. Prices for 

paving mixtures and blocks and for softwood lumber decreased more than they had in February. The index for 

basic inorganic chemicals turned down in March. The index for materials and components for construction 

declined at a 6.4-percent SAAR in the first quarter of 2009 after moving down at a 10.9-percent SAAR in the 

prior quarter. 

Crude goods

The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing fell 0.3 percent in March 

subsequent to a 4.5-percent decrease in February. The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs declined less 

than in the previous month. Prices for crude energy materials turned up after falling in February. Conversely, 

slightly counteracting the slower rate of decline in the crude goods index, prices for crude nonfood materials 

less energy turned down after rising a month earlier. (See table B.) 

The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs moved down 1.9 percent following a 3.9-percent decrease 

in February. In March, falling prices for slaughter poultry; hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds; slaughter cattle; and 

rough rice more than offset rising prices for slaughter barrows and gilts, corn, strawberries, tree nuts, and milk 

eligible for fluid use. (See table 2.) The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs declined at a 17.8-percent 

SAAR during the first quarter of 2009 after dropping at a 51.2-percent SAAR in the fourth quarter of 2008. 

Prices for crude energy materials advanced 1.6 percent in March compared with an 8.5-percent decrease 

in the prior month. Leading this upturn, the increase in the index for crude petroleum accelerated to 30.0 

percent from 2.5 percent in February. Price declines for natural gas slowed to 15.6 percent in March from 17.8 

percent in the previous month. By contrast, coal prices rose 0.5 percent following a 2.2-percent gain a month 

earlier. During the first 3 months of 2009, the crude energy materials index fell at a 46.9-percent SAAR after 

plunging at an 87.9-percent SAAR in the last 3 months of 2008. 
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Prices for crude nonfood materials less energy turned down 1.6 percent in March subsequent to a 1.5-

percent advance in February. The index for iron and steel scrap decreased 8.3 percent compared with a 2.6-

percent decline in the previous month. Price increases decelerated in March for gold ores, phosphates, grains, 

and for construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone. The indexes for nonferrous scrap, ground or treated 

minerals and earths, and soybeans turned down after increasing in the preceding month. By contrast, prices for 

high-grade wastepaper decreased 4.2 percent in March following an 11.1-percent drop in the previous month. 

Prices for strawberries turned up after falling in February. For the 3 months ended March 2009, the crude 

nonfood materials less energy index moved down at a 0.4-percent SAAR after dropping at an 81.7-percent 

SAAR in the 3 months ended December 2008. 

Net output price indexes

Mining, Utilities, and Manufacturing Industries. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total 

Mining, Utilities, and Manufacturing Industries fell 0.9 percent in March following a 0.4-percent decrease in 

February. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.) This faster rate of decline can be traced 

primarily to prices received by petroleum refineries, which dropped 6.8 percent in March after moving down 

1.6 percent in the prior month. The indexes for both electric power generation and distribution; automobile, 

light truck, and utility vehicle manufacturing; and aircraft manufacturing turned down after rising in February. 

Prices received by phosphatic fertilizer manufacturers increased less than they had in the previous month. By 

contrast, partially offsetting the faster rate of decline in the index for total mining, utilities, and manufacturing 

industries, the index for petrochemical manufacturing rose 11.5 percent in March following an 18.3-percent 

decrease a month earlier. Prices received by the industries for crude oil and natural gas extraction and for oil 

and gas well drilling services also moved up after falling in February. For the first 3 months of 2009, the total 

mining, utilities, and manufacturing industries index declined at a 4.5-percent annualized rate compared with a 

33.8-percent annualized rate of decrease in the final quarter of 2008. In March, the index for total mining, 

utilities, and manufacturing industries was 103.9 (December 2006 = 100), 5.9 percent below its year-ago level. 

Trade Industries. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Trade Industries moved up 0.2 percent 

in March following a 0.9-percent advance in February. (Trade indexes measure changes in margins received by 

wholesalers and retailers.) Margins received by women’s clothing stores rose 0.9 percent in March after 

jumping 9.5 percent a month earlier. The margin index for pharmacies and drug stores also increased less than 

it had in February. Margins received by merchant wholesalers of nondurable goods and gasoline stations with 

convenience stores turned down in March. Conversely, the margin index for supermarkets climbed 5.1 percent 

after declining 1.7 percent in February. Margins received by merchant wholesalers of durable goods, 

automotive parts and accessories stores, and family clothing stores also moved up in March following decreases 

in the preceding month. The margin index for gasoline service stations fell less than it had in February. During 

the first quarter of 2009, the index for total trade industries rose at a 3.3-percent annualized rate, the same rate 

of increase as in the final quarter of 2008. In March, the index for total trade industries was 112.0 (December 

2006 = 100), 6.5 percent higher than its year-ago level. 
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Transportation and Warehousing Industries. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total 

Transportation and Warehousing Industries declined 1.3 percent in March after falling 0.5 percent in February. 

Prices received by the truck transportation industry group decreased 1.4 percent following a 0.2-percent 

advance in the prior month. The index for Coastal and Great Lakes freight transportation also turned down in 

March. Prices received by the couriers and messengers industry group increased less than they had in February. 

Prices received by the inland water freight transportation industry fell more in March than they had a month 

earlier, while the index for the U.S. Postal Service was unchanged after rising in the prior month. By contrast, 

the index for the scheduled air transportation industry group decreased 2.6 percent in March following a 4.4-

percent drop in February. Prices received by line-haul railroads also declined less than in the preceding month. 

Prices received by the deep sea freight transportation industry were unchanged after falling in February, while 

the index for the nonscheduled air passenger chartering industry turned up in March. For the first 3 months of 

2009, the total transportation and warehousing industries index decreased at a 9.8-percent annualized rate after 

dropping at an 18.1-percent annualized rate in the final 3 months of 2008. In March, the total transportation and 

warehousing industries index was 106.7 (December 2006 = 100), 2.8 percent lower than its year-ago level. 

Total Traditional Service Industries. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Traditional 

Service Industries moved down 0.5 percent in March following a 0.3-percent decline in February. Prices 

received by the industry group for depository credit intermediation fell 5.7 percent compared with a 3.1-percent 

decline in the preceding month. The industry group index for securities, commodity contracts, and other 

financial investments and related activities also fell more than it had in February. Prices received by general 

medical and surgical hospitals and by offices of physicians (excluding metal health) increased less in March 

than in the prior month. The index for real estate agents and brokers was unchanged after rising in February. 

Conversely, prices received by direct health and medical insurance carriers advanced 1.4 percent in March 

following no change in the previous month. The indexes for lessors of nonresidential buildings and for noncasino hotels and motels turned up after falling in February. For the first 3 months of 2009, the total traditional 

service industries index decreased at a 1.6-percent annualized rate, the same rate of decline as in the final 3 

months of 2008. In March, the index for total traditional service industries was 101.5 (December 2006 = 100), 

unchanged from its year-ago level. 

 

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Producer Price Index data for April 2009 are scheduled to be released on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. 

(EDT). 

 
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Technical Note 

Brief Explanation of Producer Price Indexes 

The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measure the 

average change over time in the prices received by domestic 

producers of goods and services. PPIs measure price change 

from the perspective of the seller. This contrasts with other 

measures, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPIs 

measure price change from the purchaser’s perspective. 

Sellers’ and purchasers’ prices can differ due to government 

subsidies, sales and excise taxes, and distribution costs. 

 More than 8,000 PPIs for individual products and 

groups of products are released each month. PPIs are 

available for the products of virtually every industry in the 

mining and manufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy. New 

PPIs are gradually being introduced for the products of 

industries in the construction, trade, finance, and services 

sectors of the economy. 

More than 100,000 price quotations per month are 

organized into three sets of PPIs: (1) Stage-of-processing 

indexes, (2) commodity indexes, and (3) indexes for the net 

output of industries and their products. The stage-ofprocessing structure organizes products by class of buyer and 

degree of fabrication. The commodity structure organizes 

products by similarity of end use or material composition. 

The entire output of various industries is sampled to derive 

price indexes for the net output of industries and their 

products. 

Stage-of-Processing Indexes 

Within the stage-of-processing system, finished 

goods are commodities that will not undergo further 

processing and are ready for sale to the final-demand user, 

either an individual consumer or business firm. Consumer 

foods include unprocessed foods such as eggs and fresh 

vegetables, as well as processed foods such as bakery products 

and meats. Other finished consumer goods include durable 

goods such as automobiles, household furniture, and 

appliances, as well as nondurable goods such as apparel and 

home heating oil. Capital equipment includes durable goods 

such as heavy motor trucks, tractors, and machine tools. 

 The stage-of-processing category for intermediate 

materials, supplies, and components consists partly of 

commodities that have been processed but require further 

processing. Examples of such semifinished goods include 

flour, cotton yarn, steel mill products, and lumber. The 

intermediate goods category also encompasses nondurable, 

physically complete items purchased by business firms as 

inputs for their operations. Examples include diesel fuel, belts 

and belting, paper boxes, and fertilizers. 

Crude materials for further processing are products 

entering the market for the first time that have not been 

manufactured or fabricated and that are not sold directly to 

consumers. Crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs include items 

such as grains and livestock. Examples of crude nonfood 

materials include raw cotton, crude petroleum, coal, hides and 

skins, and iron and steel scrap. 

Commodity Indexes 

The commodity classification structure of the PPI 

organizes products by similarity of end use or material 

composition, disregarding industry of origin. Fifteen major 

commodity groupings (two-digit commodity codes) make up 

the All Commodities Index. Each major commodity grouping 

includes (in descending order of aggregation) subgroups 

(three-digit codes), product classes (four-digit codes), 

subproduct classes (six-digit codes), item groupings (sevendigit codes) and individual items (eight-digit codes). 

Industry Net-Output Price Indexes 

PPIs for the net output of industries and their 

products are grouped according to the North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS). Prior to the release 

of January 2004, industry-based PPIs were published 

according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 

system. Industry price indexes are compatible with other 

economic time series organized by industry, such as data on 

employment, wages, and productivity. Table 5 of the PPI 

Detailed Report includes data for NAICS industries and 

industry groups (3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit codes); Census product 

classes (7- and 8-digit codes), products (9-digit codes), and 

more detailed subproducts (11-digit codes); and, for some 

industries, indexes for other sources of revenue. 

 Indexes may represent one of three kinds of product 

categories. Every industry has primary product indexes to 

show changes in prices received by establishments classified 

in the industry for products made primarily, but not 

necessarily exclusively, by that industry. The industry 

classification of an establishment is determined by which 

products make up a plurality of its total shipment value. In 

addition, most industries have secondary product indexes that 

show changes in prices received by establishments classified 

in the industry for products chiefly made in some other 

industry. Finally, some industries have miscellaneous receipts 

indexes to show price changes in other sources of revenue 

received by establishments within the industry that are not 

derived from sales of their products—for example, resales of 

purchased materials, or revenues from parking lots owned by a 

manufacturing plant. 

Data Collection 

PPIs are based on selling prices reported by 

establishments of all sizes selected by probability sampling, 

with the probability of selection proportionate to size. 

Individual items and transaction terms from these firms also 

are chosen by probability proportionate to size. BLS strongly 

encourages cooperating companies to supply actual 

transaction prices at the time of shipment to minimize the use 

of list prices. Prices submitted by survey respondents are 

effective on the Tuesday of the week containing the 13th day 

of the month. This survey is conducted primarily through the 

mail. 
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 Price data are provided on a voluntary and 

confidential basis; only sworn BLS employees are allowed 

access to individual company price reports. BLS publishes 

price indexes instead of actual prices. All PPIs are subject to 

revision 4 months after original publication to reflect the 

availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 

 BLS periodically updates the PPI sample of survey 

respondents to better reflect current conditions when the 

structure, membership, technology, or product mix of an 

industry shifts significantly and to spread reporting burden 

among smaller firms. Results of these resampling efforts are 

incorporated into the PPI with the release of data for January 

and July. 

 As part of an ongoing effort to expand coverage to 

sectors of the economy other than mining and manufacturing, 

an increasing number of service sector industries have been 

introduced into the PPI. The following list of recently 

introduced industries includes the month and year in which an 

article describing the industry’s content appeared in the PPI 

Detailed Report. 

Service sector industries introduced into the Producer Price 

Index, by SIC or NAICS code and the PPI Detailed Report that 

announces their introduction 

Title Code PPI Detailed 

Report Issue 

SIC 

Wireless telecommunications ............. 4812 July 1999 

Telephone communications, except 

radio telephone ............................... 4813 July 1995 

Television broadcasting .................... 4833 July 2002 

Grocery stores ................................ 5411 July 2000 

Meat and fish (seafood) markets ......... 5421 July 2000 

Fruit and vegetable markets ............... 5431 July 2000 

Candy, nut, and confectionery stores ... 5441 July 2000 

Retail bakeries ................................ 5461 July 2000 

Miscellaneous food stores ................. 5499 July 2000 

New car dealers .............................. 5511 July 2000 

Gasoline service stations .................. 5541 January 2002 

Boat dealers ................................... 5551 January 2002 

Recreational vehicle dealers .............. 5561 January 2002 

Miscellaneous retail ......................... 59 January 2001 

Security brokers, dealers, and 

investment bankers .......................... 6211 January 2001 

Investment advice ........................... 6282 January 2003 

Life insurance carriers ...................... 6311 January 1999 

Property and casualty insurance ......... 6331 July 1998 

Insurance agencies and brokerages .... 6412 January 2003 

Operators and lessors of nonresidential 

buildings ........................................ 6512 January 1996 

Real estate agents and managers ....... 6531 January 1996 

Prepackaged software ...................... 7372 January 1998 

Data processing services .................. 7374 January 2002 

Home health care services ................ 8082 January 1997 

Legal services ................................. 8111 January 1997 

Engineering design, analysis, and 

consulting services .......................... 8711 January 1997 

Architectural design, analysis, and 

consulting services ........................... 8712 January 1997 

Title Code PPI Detailed 

Report Issue 

SIC 

Premiums for property and casualty 

insurance ....................................... 9331 July 1998 

NAICS 

 

New Industrial building construction ..... 236211 January 2008 

New warehouse building construction .. 236221 July 2005 

New school construction ................... 236222 July 2006 

New office construction ..................... 236223 January 2007 

Concrete contractors, nonresidential 

building work .................................. 23811X July 2008 

Roofing contractors, nonresidential 

building work .................................. 23816X July 2008 

Electrical contractors, nonresidential 

building work .................................. 23821X July 2008 

Plumbing / HVAC contractors, 

nonresidential building work ............... 23822X July 2008 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods .. 423 July 2005 

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable 

goods ............................................ 424 July 2005 

Wholesale trade agents and brokers ... 425120 July 2005 

Furniture and home furnishings stores . 442 January 2004 

Electronics and appliance stores ......... 443 January 2004 

Building material and garden equipment 

and supplies dealers ......................... 444 January 2004

Clothing and clothing accessories 

stores ............................................ 448 January 2004 

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and 

music stores .................................... 451 January 2004 

General merchandise stores .............. 452 January 2004 

Miscellaneous store retailers .............. 453 January 2004 

Internet service providers ................... 518111 July 2005 

Web search portals ........................... 518112 July 2005 

Commercial banking ......................... 522110 January 2005 

Savings institutions ........................... 522120 January 2005 

Direct health and medical insurance 

carriers .......................................... 524114 July 2004 

Construction, mining, and forestry 

machinery and equipment rental and 

leasing ........................................... 532412 January 2005 

Management consulting services ......... 541610 January 2007 

Security guards and patrol services ...... 561612 July 2005 

Computer training ........................... 611420 July 2007 

Blood and organ banks ..................... 621991 January 2007 

Amusement and theme parks ............. 713110 July 2006 

Golf courses and country clubs ........... 713910 July 2006 

Fitness and recreational sports centers . 713940 July 2005 

Commercial machinery repair and 

maintenance.................................... 811310 July 2007 

Weights

Weights for most traditional commodity groupings of 

the PPI, as well as weights for commodity-based aggregate 

indexes calculated using traditional commodity groupings, 

such as stage-of-processing indexes, currently reflect 2002 

values of shipments as reported in the Census of Manufactures

and other sources. From January 2002 through December 
10 

2006, PPI weights were derived from 1997 shipment values. 

Industry indexes now are calculated with 2002 weights and 

1997 net output ratios. This periodic update of the value 

weights used to calculate the PPI is done to more accurately 

reflect changes in production and marketing patterns in the 

economy. Net output values of shipments are used as weights 

for industry indexes. Net output values refer to the value of 

shipments from establishments within the industry to buyers 

outside the industry. However, weights for commodity price 

indexes are based on gross shipment values, including values 

of shipments between establishments within the same 

industry. As a result, broad commodity grouping indexes, 

such as the PPI for All Commodities, are affected by the 

multiple counting of price change at successive stages of 

processing, which can lead to exaggerated or misleading 

signals about inflation. Stage-of-processing indexes partially 

correct for this defect, but industry indexes consistently 

correct for this at all levels of aggregation. Therefore, 

industry and stage-of-processing indexes are more appropriate 

than broad commodity groupings for economic analysis of 

general price trends. 

Price Index Reference Base 

Effective with publication of January 1988 data, 

many important PPI series (including stage-of-processing 

groupings and most commodity groups and individual items) 

were placed on a new reference base, 1982 = 100. From 

1971 through 1987, the standard reference base for most PPI 

series was 1967 = 100. Except for rounding differences, the 

shift to the new reference base did not alter any previously 

published percent changes for affected PPI series. (See 

“Calculating Index Changes,” below.) The 1982 reference 

base is not used for commodity indexes with a base later than 

December 1981 or for industry net output indexes and their 

products. 

 For further information on the underlying concepts 

and methodology of the Producer Price Index, see chapter 14, 

“Producer Prices,” in BLS Handbook of Methods (April 

1997), Bulletin 2490. This document can be downloaded from 

the BLS Web site at 

www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch14_itc.htm. Reprints are 

available on request. 

Calculating Index Changes 

Each PPI measures price changes from a reference 

period that equals 100.0. An increase of 5.5 percent from the 

reference period in the Finished Goods Price Index, for 

example, is shown as 105.5. This change also can be 

expressed in dollars, as follows: prices received by domestic 

producers of a sample of finished goods have risen from $100 

in 1982 to $105.50. Likewise, a current index of 90.0 would 

indicate that prices received by producers of finished goods 

are 10 percent lower than they were in 1982. 

 Movements of price indexes from one month to 

another are usually expressed as percent changes, rather than 

as changes in index points. Index point changes are affected 

by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas 

percent changes are not. The following example shows the 

computation of index point and percent changes. 

Index point change

 Finished Goods Price Index 107.5 

 Less previous index 104.0 

 Equals index point change 3.5 

Index percent change

 Index point change 3.5 

 Divided by the previous index 104.0 

 Equals 0.034 

 Result multiplied by 100 0.034 x 100 

 Equals percent change 3.4 

Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

Because price data are used for different purposes by 

different groups, BLS publishes seasonally adjusted and 

unadjusted changes each month. Seasonally adjusted data are 

preferred for analyzing general price trends in the 

economy because these data eliminate the effect of changes 

that normally occur at about the same time, and in about the 

same magnitude, every year—such as price movements 

resulting from normal weather patterns, regular production 

and marketing cycles, model changeovers, seasonal discounts, 

and holidays. For these reasons, seasonally adjusted data 

more clearly reveal underlying cyclical trends. Unadjusted 

data are of primary interest to users who need information that 

can be related to actual dollar values of transactions. 

Individuals requiring this information include marketing 

specialists, purchasing agents, budget and cost analysts, 

contract specialists, and commodity traders. It is the 

unadjusted data that are generally cited when escalating longterm contracts such as purchasing agreements or real estate 

leases. For more information, see Escalation and Producer 

Price Indexes: A Guide for Contracting Parties, BLS Report 

807, September 1991, on the Web at 

www.bls.gov/ppi/ppiescalation.htm. Reprints are available 

on request. 

In 1998, the PPI implemented the X-12-ARIMA 

Seasonal Adjustment Method; prior to that year, the PPI 

employed the X-11 method. Each year, the seasonal status of 

most commodity indexes is reevaluated to reflect more recent 

price behavior. Industry net output indexes are not seasonally 

adjusted. For time series that exhibit seasonal pricing patterns, 

new seasonal factors are estimated and applied to the 

unadjusted data for the previous 5 years. These updated 

seasonally adjusted indexes replace the most recent 5 years of 

seasonal data. 

 Seasonal factors may be applied to series using either 

a direct or an aggregative method. Generally, commodity 

indexes are seasonally adjusted using direct seasonal 

adjustment, which produces a more complete elimination of 

seasonal movements than does the aggregative method. 

However, the direct seasonal adjustment process may not yield 

figures that possess additive consistency. Thus, a seasonally 

adjusted index for a broad category that is directly adjusted 

may not be logically consistent with all seasonally adjusted 

indexes for its components. Seasonal movements for stage-ofprocessing indexes are derived indirectly through an 

aggregative method that combines movements of a wide 

variety of subproduct class (six-digit) series. 
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Seasonally adjusted indexes can become problematic 

when previously stable and predictable price patterns abruptly 

change. If the new pattern persists, the seasonal adjustment 

method will eventually reflect it adequately; if the pattern 

keeps shifting, however, seasonally adjusted data will become 

chronically troublesome. This problem occurs relatively 

infrequently for farm and food-related products, but has more 

often affected manufactured products such as automobiles and 

steel. 

Since January 1988, the PPI has used Intervention 

Analysis Seasonal Adjustment methods to enhance the 

calculation of seasonal factors. With this technique, outlier 

values that may distort the seasonal pattern are removed from 

the data prior to applying the standard seasonal factor 

estimation procedure. For example, a possible economic 

cause for large price movements for petroleum-based products 

might have been the Persian Gulf War. In this case, 

intervention techniques allowed for better estimates of 

seasonally adjusted data. On the whole, very few series have 

required intervention. Out of nearly 800 seasonally adjusted 

series, only 16 were subject to intervention in 2008. 

For more information relating to seasonal adjustment 

methods, see (1) “Appendix A: Seasonal Adjustment 

Methodology at BLS,” in the BLS Handbook of Methods

(April 1997), Bulletin 2490 and (2) “Summary of Changes to 

the PPI’s Seasonal Adjustment Methodology” in the January 

1995 issue of Producer Price Indexes. 

Producer Price Index Data on the Internet 

In 1995, the BLS began posting PPI series, news 

releases, and technical information to both a World Wide Web 

(WWW) site and a file transfer protocol (FTP) site. During 

the years following the introduction of PPI Internet services, 

use of these sites eclipsed more traditional methods of data 

dissemination, such as subscriptions to the PPI Detailed 

Report. There were more than 2.1 million instances of PPI 

series being downloaded from the Internet during the 12 

months ended December 31, 2007. 

Retrieving PPI data from the PPI Web site 

PPI data can be obtained from the WWW address 

(www.bls.gov/ppi). Clicking on the “PPI Databases” link 

reveals the following methods of data retrieval: 

• Top Picks is a form-based application for both 

Industry Data and Commodity Data that allows the 

user to quickly obtain PPI time series data by 

selecting the most commonly requested time series, 

including the All Commodities Index and the stageof-processing indexes (for example, Finished Goods). 

Within each list, any one—or all—of the time series 

shown can be selected. A user can modify the date 

range and output options after executing the query, 

using the reformat button above the data output table. 

• One-Screen Data Search and Multi-Screen Data 

Search are form-based query applications for both 

Industry Data and Commodity Data designed for 

users unfamiliar with the PPI coding structure. These 

applications guide a user through the PPI 

classification system by listing index titles and do not 

require knowledge of commodity or industry codes. 

Data retrieved are based on a query formulated by 

selecting data characteristics from lists provided. 

Two options are available to create customized 

tables, depending on a user’s browser capability. The 

one-screen option is a JavaScript application that uses 

a single screen to guide a user through the available 

time series data. The second option is a multiplescreen, non-Java-based application. Both methods 

allow a user to browse the PPI coding structure and 

select multiple series codes. Using the one-screen 

option, users can modify the date range and output 

options after executing the query using the reformat 

button above the data output table. 

• Series Report is a form-based application that uses 

formatted PPI time series identifiers (commodity or 

industry codes) as input in extracting data according 

to a specified set of date ranges and output options. 

This application provides the most efficient path for 

users who are familiar with the format of PPI time 

series identifiers. Up to 300 indexes can be extracted 

at a time. 

 There are five alphabetic prefixes used to 

create unique PPI time series identifiers: WP, WD, 

PC, PD, and ND. Each provides the user access to a 

different PPI database. Adding either a “u” (not 

seasonally adjusted) or an “s” (seasonally adjusted) to 

the end of these prefixes further specifies the type of 

data needed. 

EXAMPLES 

For commodity and stage-of-processing indexes, 

series identifiers combine a “wpu” prefix (not 

seasonally adjusted) or a “wps” prefix (seasonally 

adjusted) with a commodity code. 

Commodity code Provides data for:

wps141101 Passenger cars, seasonally 

adjusted 

wpu141101 Passenger cars, not 

seasonally adjusted 

wpusop3000 Finished goods, not 

seasonally adjusted 

For discontinued commodity indexes, series 

identifiers combine a “wdu” prefix (not seasonally 

adjusted) or a “wds” prefix (seasonally adjusted) with 

a commodity code. 

Commodity code Provides data for:

wds019 Other farm products, 

seasonally adjusted 

wdu0635 Preparations, ethical 

(prescription), not 

seasonally adjusted 

wdusi138011 Stainless steel mill 

products, not seasonally 

adjusted 
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Current price indexes grouped by industry 

according to NAICS have series identifiers that 

begin with the prefix “pcu.” After the prefix, there 

are 12 digits (the 6-digit industry code is listed twice) 

followed by up to 7 alphanumeric characters 

identifying product detail. Dashes are used as 

placeholders for higher-level industry group codes. 

Industry-product code, 

current NAICS series Provides data for:

pcu325---325--- Chemical manufacturing, 

not seasonally adjusted 

pcu336110336110 Automobile and light duty 

motor vehicle 

manufacturing 

pcu621111621111411 Offices of physicians, oneand two-physician 

practices and singlespecialty group practices, 

general/family practice 

pcu325412325412A Pharmaceutical 

preparation 

manufacturing, 

pharmaceuticals acting on 

the respiratory system 

Discontinued industry-product codes based on 

SIC combine a “pdu” prefix and “#” between the 

fourth and fifth characters of the product code. 

Series identifiers for the discontinued dataset use 

underscores as placeholders to complete a reference 

to an SIC industry group code of fewer than four 

digits. (All PPI industry-based indexes organized by 

SIC were discontinued with the introduction of 

NAICS.) 

Industry-product code,

discontinued SIC series Provides data for:

pdu28_ _# Chemicals and allied 

products, not seasonally 

adjusted 

pdu331_# Blast furnaces, steel 

works, and rolling and 

finishing mills, not 

seasonally adjusted 

pdu3711#111 Passenger cars 

Price indexes for discontinued series grouped by 

industry according to NAICS have identifiers that 

begin with the prefix “ndu.” After the prefix, there 

are 12 numeric digits (the 6-digit industry code is 

listed twice), and up to 7 additional alphanumeric 

characters that identify product detail. Dashes are 

used as placeholders for higher-level industry group 

codes. 

Industry-product code, 

discontinued NAICS series Provides data for

ndu212231212231 Lead ore and zinc 

ore mining 

ndu2122312122312 Lead and zinc 

concentrates 

ndu212231212231214 Lead 

concentrates 

• Text Files (FTP) and the FTP server are best suited 

for users requiring access to either a large volume of 

time series data or other PPI-related documentation 

(such as seasonal factor and relative importance 

tables). The FTP sites can be accessed at 

ftp://ftp.bls.gov or directly from the links on the 

“PPI Databases” page or the PPI homepage. Data 

and documentation available for download include 

the following: 

 

 Directory:

Industry Data /pub/time.series/pc 

 Industry Data - Discontinued 

 (NAICS basis) /pub/time.series/nd 

 (SIC basis) /pub/time.series/pd 

Commodity Data /pub/time.series/wp 

 Commodity Data - Discontinued 

 Series /pub/time.series/wd

Special requests /pub/special.requests/ppi

The FTP site maintains files to help with searches 

and downloads. These files are centrally located in the 

/pub/doc directory. Within this directory, the overview.txt 

file contains an overview relating to all BLS data available 

through the FTP site. For current commodity-based PPI data, 

the program help file is wp.txt; for discontinued commodity 

series, wd.txt; for current industry-based PPI data based on 

NAICS, pc.txt; for industry-based SIC time series that have 

been discontinued, pd.txt; and for industry-based NAICS 

series that have been discontinued, nd.txt. 

Users who prefer downloading PPI datasets as 

individual ZIP files should go to the directory labeled 

/pub/time.series/compressed/tape.format/ on the FTP site. 

This directory includes six PPI-specific ZIP files, one for each 

of the PPI databases—WP, WD, PC, ND, and PD—and a ZIP 

file for the annual 5-year revision to historical seasonal PPIs. 

Other Sources of PPI Data 

PPI data can also be accessed via the BLS homepage 

(www.bls.gov). Clicking on the “Databases & Tables” tab at 

the top of the homepage calls up a listing all available BLS 

programs. 
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Additional information 

The PPI homepage (www.bls.gov/ppi) contains 

additional information regarding PPI data and methodology. 

The top section of the homepage provides PPI news releases, 

both current and archived, as well as general PPI information. 

The “Tables Created by BLS” section found beneath the 

statistics section provides relative importance and seasonal 

factor tables. The remaining sections offer special notices and 

publications pertaining to PPI methodology and applications. 

For questions or comments regarding PPI data 

classification, methodology, or data availability on the 

Internet, call or e-mail the Section of Index Analysis and 

Public Information at (202) 691-7705 or ppi-info@bls.gov. 
Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing

[1982=100]

Grouping

Relative

importance

Dec. 20081

Unadjusted index

Unadjusted percent

change to Mar. 2009

from:

Seasonally adjusted percent change

from:

Nov.

20082

Feb.

20092

Mar.

20092

Mar.

2008

Feb.

2009 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. toMar.

Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 172.0 170.1 168.9 -3.5 -0.7 0.8 0.1 -1.2

Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.502 178.2 175.4 173.9 -5.6 -0.9 1.0 0.1 -1.5

Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.710 179.8 174.9 174.0 -1.1 -0.5 -0.4 -1.6 -0.7

Crude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.752 175.2 154.7 155.1 -20.2 0.3 7.6 -8.2 0.0

Processed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.958 180.3 177.0 175.9 1.0 -0.6 -1.2 -0.8 -0.7

Finished consumer goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.793 177.0 174.7 173.1 -7.5 -0.9 1.4 0.7 -1.8

Nondurable goods less foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.764 190.6 186.9 184.6 -11.3 -1.2 2.0 0.8 -2.4

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.028 144.2 144.4 144.2 3.1 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0

Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.498 156.9 157.4 157.0 3.4 -0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.2

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.927 159.7 159.8 159.6 2.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.1

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.571 155.8 156.5 155.9 3.5 -0.4 0.6 0.2 -0.3

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . 100.000 179.2 169.8 168.1 -8.9 -1.0 -0.7 -0.9 -1.5

Materials and components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.001 171.1 161.2 160.2 -7.5 -0.6 -1.1 -1.1 -0.6

Materials for food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.557 175.5 164.1 163.6 -9.1 -0.3 -3.1 -2.1 -0.4

Materials for nondurable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.580 200.6 186.7 184.8 -10.3 -1.0 0.1 -0.8 -1.0

Materials for durable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.831 190.0 167.1 166.0 -17.1 -0.7 -3.5 -2.6 -0.7

Components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.034 142.3 141.6 141.2 2.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2

Materials and components for construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.183 210.2 204.9 204.2 3.5 -0.3 -0.7 -0.6 -0.3

Processed fuels and lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.746 168.7 150.1 145.0 -29.6 -3.4 0.0 -1.9 -5.7

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.984 169.2 157.5 153.7 -22.3 -2.4 0.6 -0.3 -4.1

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.763 169.1 147.7 142.1 -32.4 -3.8 -0.3 -2.5 -6.3

Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.762 199.0 199.3 198.4 6.7 -0.5 -0.1 0.8 -0.4

Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.308 175.3 172.5 172.0 1.2 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.128 173.3 169.1 168.3 0.5 -0.5 -1.4 -0.9 -0.4

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.179 174.4 171.7 171.1 1.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3

Feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.584 171.6 167.0 165.9 -7.5 -0.7 0.2 0.7 -0.7

Other supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.596 175.9 173.6 173.1 2.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3

Crude materials for further processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 183.3 160.3 159.9 -39.0 -0.2 -2.9 -4.5 -0.3

Foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.785 144.2 133.1 130.5 -22.9 -2.0 1.0 -3.9 -1.9

Nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.215 203.2 170.9 172.7 -47.3 1.1 -5.7 -5.0 0.9

Nonfood materials except fuel3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.609 192.4 159.4 174.7 -46.2 9.6 -4.6 1.8 9.7

Manufacturing3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.914 178.1 146.7 161.7 -46.5 10.2 -4.9 1.9 10.2

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.695 195.6 198.0 197.9 -1.4 -0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1

Crude fuel4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.606 205.7 179.1 159.6 -48.0 -10.9 -6.8 -13.3 -11.3

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.867 198.6 191.6 181.2 -37.6 -5.4 -4.9 -6.7 -6.3

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.739 210.1 182.3 162.1 -48.4 -11.1 -6.9 -13.5 -11.5

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.2905

169.6 168.2 167.0 -4.4 -0.7 1.1 0.5 -1.3

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9826179.4 170.1 168.4 -8.8 -1.0 -0.5 -0.9 -1.5

Intermediate foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0186174.7 164.7 164.0 -9.0 -0.4 -2.2 -1.4 -0.5

Crude materials less agricultural products3 , 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.6418

208.7 174.1 175.6 -47.9 0.9 -6.1 -5.5 0.7

Finished energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.7775144.1 136.4 132.4 -25.4 -2.9 3.7 1.3 -5.5

Finished goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.2235172.7 172.3 171.9 2.6 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.1

Finished consumer goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.7255179.7 178.7 178.5 2.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.1

Finished goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.5135170.6 171.6 171.4 3.8 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0

Finished consumer goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . 37.0155180.0 181.2 181.4 4.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1

Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . 20.9875

210.9 213.3 213.8 5.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3

Intermediate energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.9116167.3 148.7 142.6 -31.6 -4.1 1.5 -2.0 -6.3

Intermediate materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.0896

179.8 172.8 172.3 -2.1 -0.3 -1.2 -0.7 -0.3

Intermediate materials less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.0726180.2 173.6 173.0 -1.6 -0.3 -1.1 -0.6 -0.3

Crude energy materials3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.9628194.9 151.0 153.8 -52.7 1.9 -8.1 -8.5 1.6

Crude materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.0388

167.6 158.6 155.7 -26.5 -1.8 0.7 -2.3 -1.9

Crude nonfood materials less energy4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2538224.8 225.3 221.7 -33.2 -1.6 0.1 1.5 -1.6

1 Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated after final December indexes are available. Individual items

and subtotals may not add exactly to totals because of rounding differences.

2 The indexes for November 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.

3 Includes crude petroleum.

4 Excludes crude petroleum.

5 Percent of total finished goods.

6 Percent of total intermediate materials.

7 Formerly titled ′′Crude materials for further processing, excluding crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco.′′

8 Percent of total crude materials.

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Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of

processing

[1982=100, unless otherwise indicated]

Grouping Commodity

code

Unadjusted index

Unadjusted percent

change to Mar. 2009

from:

Seasonally adjusted percent change

from:

Nov.

20081 Feb. 20091 Mar. 20091 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.0 170.1 168.9 -3.5 -0.7 0.8 0.1 -1.2

Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.2 175.4 173.9 -5.6 -0.9 1.0 0.1 -1.5

Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.8 174.9 174.0 -1.1 -0.5 -0.4 -1.6 -0.7

Fresh fruits and melons2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-11 107.4 103.7 104.2 -22.1 0.5 -1.4 -7.4 0.5

Fresh and dry vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-13 189.4 164.9 166.9 -8.6 1.2 6.6 -4.1 1.2

Eggs for fresh use (Dec 1991=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-71-07 149.4 123.9 118.2 -39.0 -4.6 10.3 -15.2 -9.5

Bakery products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-11 243.9 246.8 247.1 6.8 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.1

Milled rice2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-13 260.6 229.1 219.6 7.1 -4.1 -6.0 -2.9 -4.1

Pasta products (June 1985=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-14-02 188.4 184.3 185.2 5.4 0.5 -1.9 -0.5 0.5

Beef and veal2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-21-01 149.8 139.9 134.4 -11.1 -3.9 -10.5 -0.3 -3.9

Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-21-04 122.1 115.1 113.4 -5.7 -1.5 -8.2 -0.6 -3.0

Processed young chickens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-22-03 140.8 145.9 146.2 3.5 0.2 4.0 -1.3 -0.8

Processed turkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-22-06 125.8 118.9 120.1 4.3 1.0 0.8 2.7 -0.4

Finfish and shellfish2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-23 247.1 260.3 260.1 -1.1 -0.1 4.8 -0.8 -0.1

Dairy products2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-3 178.3 155.1 153.1 -15.1 -1.3 -7.0 -4.3 -1.3

Processed fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-4 172.8 175.1 174.8 7.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.1

Confectionery end products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-55 230.2 229.6 229.9 9.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.1

Soft drinks2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-62 178.5 183.5 182.2 6.2 -0.7 3.9 -0.1 -0.7

Roasted coffee2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-63-01 181.5 176.7 175.7 -4.0 -0.6 -2.7 0.4 -0.6

Shortening and cooking oils2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-78 263.9 224.4 229.7 -20.5 2.4 -3.2 -7.4 2.4

Finished consumer goods excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.0 174.7 173.1 -7.5 -0.9 1.4 0.7 -1.8

Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-61 167.8 172.6 171.8 3.8 -0.5 0.8 1.2 -0.3

Pet food2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-94-02 220.5 222.3 224.8 12.8 1.1 -0.8 1.5 1.1

Women’s, girls’, & infants’ apparel (Dec 2003=100)2. . . . . . . 03-81-06 102.1 102.9 102.8 2.1 -0.1 0.2 1.5 -0.1

Men’s and boys’ apparel (Dec 2003=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-81-07 100.4 101.1 101.3 2.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.2

Textile housefurnishings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-82 128.0 129.0 129.5 2.5 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0.5

Footwear2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04-3 158.2 159.7 160.9 3.6 0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.8

Residential electric power (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-41 147.2 150.0 149.0 5.8 -0.7 0.3 0.8 -0.5

Residential gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-51 242.0 223.9 215.8 -8.2 -3.6 -2.2 -3.6 -2.4

Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-71 154.0 140.4 134.4 -50.7 -4.3 15.0 8.7 -13.1

Home heating oil and distillates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-73-02 208.7 144.0 134.4 -57.0 -6.7 5.4 -7.2 -13.2

Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100)2

. . . . . . . . . . . 06-38 140.1 143.5 143.7 5.8 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1

Soaps and synthetic detergents2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-71 161.5 162.8 163.0 8.1 0.1 -2.8 0.7 0.1

Cosmetics and other toilet preparations2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-75 148.9 149.4 149.5 1.6 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.1

Tires, tubes, tread, etc2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-12 134.9 133.8 131.3 5.1 -1.9 0.1 -0.3 -1.9

Sanitary paper products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15-01 178.6 178.9 179.1 6.9 0.1 -0.1 1.6 0.1

Newspaper circulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-31-01 253.2 258.5 259.0 4.6 0.2 0.5 1.2 0.4

Periodical circulation (June 2007=100)2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-32-04 102.2 103.0 102.5 0.9 -0.5 0.6 0.3 -0.5

Book publishing2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-33 299.7 302.8 304.5 3.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.6

Household furniture2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 185.5 186.7 187.2 6.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3

Floor coverings2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 164.4 163.6 163.6 2.9 0.0 0.5 -0.7 0.0

Household appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4 109.4 111.7 111.6 5.2 -0.1 0.5 1.5 -0.1

Home electronic equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5 56.0 56.0 55.3 -2.8 -1.3 -2.4 0.0 -1.3

Household glassware2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-62 195.6 – 197.8 5.3 – – – –

Household flatware2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-64 194.4 – 191.9 -1.9 – – – –

Lawn and garden equip, ex tractors2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-66 142.2 142.5 143.1 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4

Passenger cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11-01 131.4 131.2 130.5 2.4 -0.5 0.3 0.0 -0.2

Toys, games, and children’s vehicles2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11 136.0 143.6 142.3 7.6 -0.9 7.2 -1.7 -0.9

Sporting and athletic goods2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-12 132.1 131.8 132.6 3.5 0.6 4.2 -3.5 0.6

Tobacco products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2 514.6 532.2 545.3 9.1 2.5 0.6 2.7 2.5

Mobile homes2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5 224.6 222.5 222.5 4.2 0.0 0.1 -0.5 0.0

Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-94-02 161.9 163.6 167.7 0.0 2.5 0.7 0.8 2.5

Costume jewelry and novelties2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-94-04 159.8 159.5 159.3 -0.5 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 -0.1

Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.9 157.4 157.0 3.4 -0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.2

Agricultural machinery and equipment2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 199.1 198.0 199.4 6.2 0.7 -0.3 0.6 0.7

Construction machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 189.9 191.5 192.3 5.1 0.4 -0.2 0.3 0.5

Metal cutting machine tools2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-37 173.2 173.8 173.5 3.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.2

Metal forming machine tools2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-38 197.8 197.4 197.1 5.4 -0.2 0.3 -1.5 -0.2

Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-39 146.4 146.0 146.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0

Pumps, compressors, and equipment2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-41 209.5 212.8 212.3 4.7 -0.2 0.7 0.0 -0.2

Industrial material handling equipment2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-44 181.6 182.2 182.2 8.8 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of

processing — Continued

[1982=100, unless otherwise indicated]

Grouping Commodity

code

Unadjusted index

Unadjusted percent

change to Mar. 2009

from:

Seasonally adjusted percent change

from:

Nov.

20081 Feb. 20091 Mar. 20091 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Capital equipment - Continued

Electronic computers (Dec 2004=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-51 38.3 36.1 35.9 -13.9 -0.6 -0.8 -4.5 -0.6

Textile machinery2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-62 165.9 167.1 166.7 2.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.2

Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-64 191.4 192.8 192.9 4.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1

Printing trades machinery2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-65 154.4 157.7 155.2 3.1 -1.6 -0.1 3.3 -1.6

Transformers and power regulators2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-74 212.7 205.9 204.5 -3.4 -0.7 -1.9 1.7 -0.7

Communication & related equip (Dec 1985=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . 11-76 105.1 105.6 105.6 1.0 0.0 1.3 -0.8 0.0

X-ray and electromedical equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-79-05 91.4 91.8 90.7 -1.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.4 -1.2

Oil field and gas field machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-91 204.5 204.0 203.8 3.4 -0.1 -0.3 -1.2 -0.3

Mining machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-92 215.3 216.9 216.8 8.9 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.1

Office and store machines and equipment2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-93 129.1 128.6 128.7 10.5 0.1 8.7 -2.5 0.1

Commercial furniture2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 196.0 195.5 196.1 6.5 0.3 0.8 -0.5 0.3

Light motor trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11-05 152.9 152.4 151.2 3.6 -0.8 0.5 1.3 -0.4

Heavy motor trucks2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11-06 184.8 189.0 188.7 4.4 -0.2 0.8 1.4 -0.2

Truck trailers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14 180.4 177.2 177.2 2.5 0.0 -0.6 -0.5 0.0

Civilian aircraft (Dec 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-21-02 237.6 242.1 238.6 6.2 -1.4 1.0 0.5 -1.4

Ships (Dec 1985=100)2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-31 202.8 206.9 208.1 6.0 0.6 1.6 0.2 0.6

Railroad equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4 181.6 182.2 181.8 2.4 -0.2 0.1 0.8 -0.2

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.2 169.8 168.1 -8.9 -1.0 -0.7 -0.9 -1.5

Intermediate foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.7 164.7 164.0 -9.0 -0.4 -2.2 -1.4 -0.5

Flour2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-12-03 195.5 191.3 190.9 -36.5 -0.2 4.6 -0.7 -0.2

Refined sugar and byproducts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-53 152.6 154.7 157.8 24.6 2.0 0.7 0.3 2.0

Confectionery materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-54 177.2 184.8 185.0 5.9 0.1 -1.9 -1.9 1.0

Soft drink beverage bases (Dec 1985=100)2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-64-01-11 217.0 226.9 225.9 10.2 -0.4 4.2 0.4 -0.4

Processed eggs2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-83 197.8 116.2 121.9 -36.6 4.9 -10.2 -20.4 4.9

Prepared animal feeds2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-9 175.3 172.2 171.7 -3.8 -0.3 0.0 0.8 -0.3

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.4 170.1 168.4 -8.8 -1.0 -0.5 -0.9 -1.5

Synthetic fibers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-1 116.0 112.9 108.7 -4.5 -3.7 0.8 -2.2 -3.7

Processed yarns and threads2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-2 126.0 119.3 117.7 -2.7 -1.3 -0.2 -1.4 -1.3

Gray fabrics2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-3 128.5 128.5 127.7 4.7 -0.6 2.1 0.0 -0.6

Finished fabrics2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-4 136.4 135.0 134.5 3.0 -0.4 1.0 -0.8 -0.4

Industrial textile products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-83-03 145.8 146.6 146.3 3.3 -0.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.2

Leather2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04-2 234.4 229.4 228.0 -3.5 -0.6 -2.6 0.0 -0.6

Liquefied petroleum gas2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-32 186.7 164.6 152.3 -62.2 -7.5 20.2 -1.8 -7.5

Commercial electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-42 172.9 174.9 174.7 6.1 -0.1 -1.9 0.8 -0.2

Industrial electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-43 187.7 189.7 188.5 2.9 -0.6 -1.7 0.8 -0.3

Commercial natural gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-52 258.0 233.3 224.3 -10.6 -3.9 -2.8 -4.1 -4.2

Industrial natural gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-53 263.7 235.3 228.8 -14.7 -2.8 -0.9 -7.4 -2.4

Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-54 183.2 177.9 169.0 -17.5 -5.0 -3.0 -6.4 -1.8

Jet fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-72-03 223.5 139.1 121.5 -59.9 -12.7 -7.6 -11.2 -17.5

No 2 Diesel fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-73-03 224.1 145.6 132.6 -62.5 -8.9 -2.8 -11.1 -17.2

Residual fuels2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-74 148.0 110.2 124.9 -48.5 13.3 6.2 -8.1 13.3

Basic inorganic chemicals2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-13 290.4 314.0 299.7 31.4 -4.6 -0.6 6.4 -4.6

Basic organic chemicals2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-14 236.1 203.4 206.5 -23.3 1.5 0.7 -3.2 1.5

Prepared paint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-21 236.1 236.6 237.0 9.7 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.4

Paint materials2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-22 231.4 220.7 218.2 -1.8 -1.1 -2.7 0.6 -1.1

Medicinal and botanical chemicals2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-31 163.5 168.4 172.1 21.6 2.2 3.8 -0.6 2.2

Fats and oils, inedible2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-4 216.5 199.7 190.6 -38.3 -4.6 -1.3 -9.1 -4.6

Mixed fertilizers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-51 281.9 231.6 211.2 2.1 -8.8 -6.0 -0.1 -8.0

Nitrogenates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-52-01 378.1 247.5 262.0 -14.3 5.9 -18.9 -18.0 5.0

Phosphates2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-52-02 469.3 330.4 333.5 28.4 0.9 -26.6 21.4 0.9

Other agricultural chemicals2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-53 177.9 181.1 189.9 16.1 4.9 -1.3 3.1 4.9

Plastic resins and materials2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-6 200.3 191.7 193.7 -8.1 1.0 -4.4 2.5 1.0

Synthetic rubber2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-11-02 241.2 194.9 169.9 -5.2 -12.8 -16.8 4.9 -12.8

Plastic construction products2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-21 190.0 186.8 186.9 3.6 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.1

Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes2

. . . . . . . . . . . . 07-22 197.0 190.5 189.7 0.8 -0.4 -2.9 -0.8 -0.4

Plastic parts and components for manufacturing2. . . . . . . . . . . . 07-26 137.3 135.0 134.6 3.4 -0.3 -0.7 0.3 -0.3

Softwood lumber2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-11 147.9 139.8 134.9 -11.3 -3.5 -3.4 -0.6 -3.5

Hardwood lumber2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-12 180.3 173.1 168.5 -10.6 -2.7 -1.2 -1.2 -2.7

Millwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-2 205.8 205.6 206.5 1.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 0.4

Plywood2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-3 172.5 164.8 163.1 -5.9 -1.0 -1.7 -0.4 -1.0

Treated wood (June 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-71-01 160.4 158.0 160.6 -0.6 1.6 -3.8 0.4 -0.4

See footnotes at end of table.

16
Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of

processing — Continued

[1982=100, unless otherwise indicated]

Grouping Commodity

code

Unadjusted index

Unadjusted percent

change to Mar. 2009

from:

Seasonally adjusted percent change

from:

Nov.

20081 Feb. 20091 Mar. 20091 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds - Continued

Woodpulp2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-11 166.7 161.4 155.8 -8.7 -3.5 -0.9 -0.9 -3.5

Paper2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-13 190.9 186.6 185.5 4.0 -0.6 -1.0 -0.7 -0.6

Paperboard2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-14 229.6 221.6 217.0 3.5 -2.1 -1.7 -1.4 -2.1

Paper boxes and containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15-03 216.9 216.0 215.1 6.1 -0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.3

Building paper and board2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-2 166.0 162.9 156.9 0.8 -3.7 -1.0 1.9 -3.7

Commercial printing (June 1982=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-37 169.5 168.2 167.7 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.8 -0.3

Foundry and forge shop products2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15 194.0 190.5 187.0 5.8 -1.8 -0.1 0.5 -1.8

Steel mill products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17 213.6 168.3 168.1 -14.6 -0.1 -5.8 -6.1 -0.1

Primary nonferrous metals2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22 197.1 161.4 159.9 -48.3 -0.9 -6.1 -3.8 -0.9

Aluminum mill shapes2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25-01 181.4 152.4 148.0 -22.3 -2.9 -7.6 -4.2 -2.9

Copper and brass mill shapes2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25-02 318.1 278.0 280.1 -37.0 0.8 -4.1 -1.8 0.8

Titanium mill shapes2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25-05 241.4 241.0 219.2 -15.5 -9.0 0.3 3.2 -9.0

Nonferrous wire and cable2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26 215.7 198.0 200.1 -23.5 1.1 -4.0 -0.6 1.1

Metal containers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 148.2 157.7 157.0 13.4 -0.4 1.4 4.7 -0.4

Hardware2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 196.1 194.5 194.0 5.6 -0.3 0.0 -1.1 -0.3

Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5 228.0 227.6 228.2 1.8 0.3 0.5 -0.6 0.3

Heating equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6 218.2 218.0 218.6 8.5 0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.8

Fabricated structural metal products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 215.4 206.1 204.4 4.6 -0.8 -1.4 -2.0 -0.8

Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100)2

. . . . . . . . . . 10-88 211.0 203.6 201.3 11.2 -1.1 -0.8 -1.5 -1.1

Other misc metal products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89 156.1 154.5 155.4 5.6 0.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.6

Mechanical power transmission equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-45 228.6 232.3 233.3 10.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.7

Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-48 165.7 166.3 166.5 5.0 0.1 1.0 -0.6 0.4

Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-49-02 242.8 245.4 245.7 4.3 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.1

Ball and roller bearings2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-49-05 218.5 220.8 220.5 7.5 -0.1 -0.9 0.7 -0.1

Wiring devices2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-71 210.1 210.5 207.4 3.3 -1.5 0.3 0.2 -1.5

Motors, generators, motor generator sets2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-73 185.6 186.2 187.6 5.6 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.8

Switchgear, switchboard, etc, equipment2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-75 199.2 198.8 200.6 4.1 0.9 0.4 -1.1 0.9

Electronic components and accessories2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-78 76.3 76.0 75.4 -2.8 -0.8 -0.7 0.1 -0.8

Internal combustion engines2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-94 159.3 161.7 161.4 3.7 -0.2 1.2 0.1 -0.2

Machine shop products2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-95 171.1 174.3 174.6 3.6 0.2 0.5 1.6 0.2

Flat glass2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11 119.9 117.4 116.5 0.9 -0.8 -1.7 0.2 -0.8

Cement2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-22 209.1 209.4 209.6 -0.4 0.1 1.2 -1.1 0.1

Concrete products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3 213.7 217.2 215.3 3.6 -0.9 0.7 -0.1 -0.9

Asphalt felts and coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 228.8 226.8 236.8 60.3 4.4 -0.8 6.2 6.6

Gypsum products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 222.1 222.1 222.2 9.0 0.0 1.0 -1.1 0.0

Glass containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8 174.3 177.1 178.0 5.5 0.5 0.0 -0.7 0.7

Motor vehicle parts2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-12 121.3 121.3 121.4 2.8 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.1

Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23 187.6 192.8 192.7 4.0 -0.1 -0.1 1.3 -0.1

Aircraft parts & aux. equip.,nec (June 1985=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . 14-25 165.7 168.0 167.2 2.3 -0.5 1.0 0.5 -0.5

Photographic supplies2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-42 124.2 127.2 131.7 6.0 3.5 0.0 1.4 3.5

Medical/surgical/personal aid devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6 165.4 165.7 167.3 0.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.8

Crude materials for further processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183.3 160.3 159.9 -39.0 -0.2 -2.9 -4.5 -0.3

Crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.2 133.1 130.5 -22.9 -2.0 1.0 -3.9 -1.9

Wheat2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-21 155.7 158.7 157.5 -54.7 -0.8 9.6 -0.3 -0.8

Corn2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-22-02 144.9 146.0 147.9 -32.1 1.3 11.0 4.4 1.3

Slaughter cattle2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-31 133.1 120.8 118.4 -11.6 -2.0 1.1 -1.5 -2.0

Slaughter hogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-32 62.7 69.2 73.7 15.7 6.5 11.1 -13.0 10.8

Slaughter broilers/fryers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-41-02 204.9 213.2 195.4 -7.1 -8.3 -7.2 -3.2 -10.2

Slaughter turkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-42 168.8 131.4 138.7 -8.9 5.6 9.5 3.1 -0.2

Fluid milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-6 128.1 86.3 86.1 -36.2 -0.2 -12.0 -14.0 0.3

Soybeans2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-83-01-31 147.2 164.7 150.9 -34.0 -8.4 19.8 1.7 -8.4

Cane sugar, raw (Dec 2003=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-52-01-03 120.6 119.6 117.6 -0.3 -1.7 2.6 -4.0 -1.7

Crude nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.2 170.9 172.7 -47.3 1.1 -5.7 -5.0 0.9

Raw cotton2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-51 88.5 72.6 68.1 -32.4 -6.2 -12.0 -8.1 -6.2

Hides and skins2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04-1 173.2 115.4 115.4 -39.2 0.0 -36.0 -0.6 0.0

Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1 171.3 177.5 180.5 25.9 1.7 -2.0 2.2 0.5

Natural gas2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-31 217.2 178.7 150.9 -58.4 -15.6 -7.8 -17.8 -15.6

Crude petroleum2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-61 150.9 93.2 121.2 -59.3 30.0 -12.5 2.5 30.0

Logs, timber, etc2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-5 211.5 185.2 180.3 -16.6 -2.6 -4.9 -6.5 -2.6

Wastepaper2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-12 209.7 190.4 194.1 -56.3 1.9 -3.0 2.6 1.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of

processing — Continued

[1982=100, unless otherwise indicated]

Grouping Commodity

code

Unadjusted index

Unadjusted percent

change to Mar. 2009

from:

Seasonally adjusted percent change

from:

Nov.

20081 Feb. 20091 Mar. 20091 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Crude nonfood materials - Continued

Iron ore2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 145.2 153.1 153.1 14.0 0.0 3.5 1.9 0.0

Iron and steel scrap2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 234.2 296.6 271.9 -48.7 -8.3 21.9 -2.6 -8.3

Nonferrous metal ores (Dec 1983=100)2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21 179.2 174.3 177.5 -37.6 1.8 -10.6 5.6 1.8

Copper base scrap2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23-01 264.1 247.5 265.8 -54.0 7.4 -2.5 11.3 7.4

Aluminum base scrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23-02 189.8 136.7 130.1 -57.6 -4.8 -17.7 -3.0 -6.7

Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21 252.3 258.4 258.4 6.1 0.0 -0.2 0.8 0.2

Industrial sand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-99-01 228.8 235.6 239.7 16.0 1.7 0.0 -0.3 2.4

1 The indexes for November 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.

2 Not seasonally adjusted.

′′-′′ Data not available.

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Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings

[1982=100, unless otherwise indicated]

Grouping Commodity

code

Unadjusted index1

Nov. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009

All commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.8 169.5 168.1

Major commodity groups

Farm products and processed foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.9 160.3 158.9

Farm products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 143.1 132.6 130.2

Processed foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 180.0 175.6 174.7

Industrial commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.4 170.9 169.5

Textile products and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 130.7 129.7 129.1

Hides, skins, leather, and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 169.6 156.8 156.6

Fuels and related products and power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 162.6 143.6 139.4

Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 239.3 228.4 228.6

Rubber and plastic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 172.1 165.8 164.2

Lumber and wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 188.9 182.7 181.1

Pulp, paper, and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09 228.8 227.3 226.5

Metals and metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 195.9 182.5 181.3

Machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 131.1 131.7 131.4

Furniture and household durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 152.1 153.0 153.1

Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 205.3 204.7 204.2

Transportation equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 162.4 163.2 162.4

Miscellaneous products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 218.1 217.5 219.8

Industrial commodities less fuels and related products and power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.9 176.3 175.8

Other commodity groupings

Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, and tree nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-1 159.1 143.0 145.1

Grains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-2 150.6 150.9 151.3

Slaughter livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-3 116.4 109.7 109.5

Slaughter poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-4 194.9 194.5 181.8

Plant and animal fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-5 89.4 73.5 69.0

Chicken eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-7 184.2 139.2 133.4

Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-8 186.6 196.6 182.4

Oilseeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-83 164.8 181.9 167.6

Cereal and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-1 227.7 226.4 224.7

Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-2 148.7 145.3 143.7

Processed poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-22 138.4 140.9 141.5

Sugar and confectionery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-5 189.9 191.4 192.1

Beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-6 176.0 180.4 179.5

Packaged beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-63 178.6 174.6 174.0

Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-7 259.8 223.4 226.0

Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-81 129.0 129.6 129.8

Other leather and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04-4 159.6 160.8 160.7

Gas fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-3 206.8 173.0 149.1

Electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-4 175.7 178.3 177.4

Refined petroleum products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-7 175.1 139.3 129.7

Drugs and pharmaceuticals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-3 349.9 358.3 359.5

Agricultural chemicals and products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-5 313.6 242.4 246.3

Other chemicals and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-7 178.5 177.7 176.7

Rubber and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-1 165.0 157.3 151.8

Rubber, except natural rubber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-11 240.0 193.9 169.0

Miscellaneous rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-13 169.7 169.6 168.3

Plastic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-2 180.7 174.7 174.5

Lumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-1 156.7 149.0 144.3

Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building paper and board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-1 202.1 198.1 196.8

Converted paper and paperboard products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15 207.5 204.9 204.3

Iron and steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 209.4 183.0 180.0

Nonferrous metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 198.6 176.5 175.8

Nonferrous mill shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25 187.4 162.5 160.7

Metalworking machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 171.7 172.0 171.9

General purpose machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4 197.8 199.7 199.7

Special industry machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 189.9 191.3 190.2

Electrical machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7 113.6 113.8 113.4

Miscellaneous machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9 168.4 170.8 170.7

Other household durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6 175.8 178.5 178.9

Concrete ingredients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2 232.3 236.2 236.3

Motor vehicles and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1 137.5 137.4 136.9

Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 146.7 148.3 148.7

Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4 110.9 113.1 116.2

Other miscellaneous products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-9 158.6 159.1 159.9

1 Data for November 2008 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.

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Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally

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Total mining, utilities, and manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 107.9 104.8 103.9 -5.9 -0.9

Total mining industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/84 184.9 155.0 157.2 -45.3 1.4

Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 12/85 199.5 150.3 152.9 -58.9 1.7

Mining (except oil & gas). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 12/03 174.7 179.9 181.6 3.9 0.9

Mining support activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 12/03 179.9 167.9 168.2 -0.9 0.2

Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 12/03 133.4 132.6 130.2 -0.7 -1.8

Total manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/84 169.4 164.2 163.0 -6.0 -0.7

Food mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 12/84 173.4 168.7 167.7 -1.2 -0.6

Beverage & tobacco mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 12/03 116.0 119.4 120.3 6.7 0.8

Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 12/84 114.7 113.0 112.7 2.1 -0.3

Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 12/03 114.5 114.2 114.5 3.2 0.3

Apparel manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 12/03 103.2 103.8 103.8 1.8 0.0

Leather and allied product manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 12/84 154.3 155.1 155.0 1.6 -0.1

Wood product manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 12/03 106.7 104.0 103.0 -2.7 -1.0

Paper manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 12/03 127.2 126.2 125.6 5.0 -0.5

Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 12/03 110.2 109.6 109.4 1.1 -0.2

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 12/84 221.4 177.9 166.6 -50.6 -6.4

Chemical mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 12/84 234.5 227.1 226.9 3.9 -0.1

Plastics and rubber products mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 12/84 166.9 161.3 160.6 2.7 -0.4

Nonmetallic mineral product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 12/84 173.9 176.1 175.3 4.0 -0.5

Primary metal mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 12/84 199.9 170.5 169.1 -16.5 -0.8

Fabricated metal product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 12/84 179.3 177.5 176.6 4.9 -0.5

Machinery mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 12/03 119.9 120.6 120.5 5.1 -0.1

Computer & electronic product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 12/03 92.6 92.7 92.3 -0.4 -0.4

Electrical equipment, appliance & component mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 12/03 127.3 126.8 126.9 -0.2 0.1

Transportation equipment mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 12/03 110.0 110.2 109.5 3.2 -0.6

Furniture & related product mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 12/84 175.3 176.3 176.9 5.1 0.3

Miscellaneous mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 12/03 110.4 111.5 111.6 2.2 0.1

Total trade industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 110.7 111.8 112.0 6.5 0.2

Total wholesale trade industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 112.4 117.3 116.9 11.1 -0.3

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 06/04 118.6 119.2 120.2 6.1 0.8

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 06/05 126.0 137.7 135.4 18.4 -1.7

Wholesale trade agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 06/05 111.4 111.6 111.0 1.5 -0.5

Total retail trade industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 109.6 108.1 108.7 3.3 0.6

Motor vehicle and parts dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 12/03 118.5 116.4 117.2 -0.6 0.7

Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 12/03 120.8 121.0 120.7 0.5 -0.2

Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 12/03 108.1 107.1 102.4 -9.7 -4.4

Bldg material and garden equip and supp dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 12/03 118.6 120.2 119.2 0.6 -0.8

Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 12/99 154.6 152.0 158.6 9.9 4.3

Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 12/03 136.4 137.5 137.9 9.9 0.3

Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 06/01 76.3 71.0 62.4 3.0 -12.1

Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 12/03 109.3 112.2 114.9 7.1 2.4

Sporting goods hobby, book and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 12/03 113.8 112.9 111.9 0.5 -0.9

General merchandise stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 12/03 111.4 104.6 106.9 -5.1 2.2

Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 12/03 154.1 152.7 159.0 19.5 4.1

Transportation and warehousing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 112.3 108.1 106.7 -2.8 -1.3

Transportation industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 111.7 106.4 104.6 -4.6 -1.7

Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 12/92 203.8 189.3 184.9 -6.9 -2.3

Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 12/96 157.8 145.1 143.3 -5.7 -1.2

Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 12/03 130.6 120.6 117.5 -2.6 -2.6

Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 12/03 121.4 118.0 116.3 -3.9 -1.4

Pipeline transportation of crude oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486110 06/86 156.8 158.9 157.8 8.8 -0.7

Refined petroleum product pipeline transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486910 06/86 142.7 143.1 143.1 5.1 0.0

Transportation support activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488 12/03 110.5 109.6 108.8 -2.3 -0.7

Delivery and warehouse industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 113.9 112.7 112.8 2.6 0.1

Postal service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 06/89 180.5 181.6 181.6 3.5 0.0

Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 12/03 143.8 140.1 140.3 2.1 0.1

Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 12/06 107.2 107.2 107.2 1.6 0.0

Total traditional service industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 102.8 102.0 101.5 0.0 -0.5

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 102.7 102.6 102.4 0.7 -0.2

Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 12/03 111.1 111.9 111.4 0.9 -0.4

Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 12/03 111.5 108.6 109.3 3.9 0.6

Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 12/03 101.2 101.1 101.0 0.4 -0.1

ISPs and Web search portals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5181 06/04 73.0 73.0 72.4 -1.6 -0.8

Data processing and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5182 12/03 101.3 100.7 100.8 0.3 0.1

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Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally

adjusted — Continued

Industry1

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Nov. 20082 Feb. 20092 Mar. 20092 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009

Selected health care industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 105.8 106.7 106.8 2.2 0.1

Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6211 12/96 124.3 125.5 125.7 1.9 0.2

Medical and diagnostic laboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6215 12/03 107.7 108.3 108.4 1.0 0.1

Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6216 12/96 127.3 127.6 127.4 1.5 -0.2

Blood and organ banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621991 06/06 108.6 110.6 110.9 5.1 0.3

Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 12/92 164.9 166.2 166.4 2.1 0.1

Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6231 12/03 120.6 122.1 121.7 2.9 -0.3

Residential mental retardation facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62321 12/03 119.2 119.8 120.4 2.3 0.5

Other selected traditional service industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/06 101.7 100.3 99.5 -0.9 -0.8

Depository credit intermediation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5221 12/03 104.1 96.1 90.6 -8.1 -5.7

Security, commodity contracts and like activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 12/03 115.8 112.4 108.4 -10.4 -3.6

Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 12/03 111.1 111.5 112.2 2.6 0.6

Lessors of nonres bldg (exc miniwarehouse). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53112 12/03 111.7 108.5 110.1 0.4 1.5

Lessors of miniwarehouse and self storage units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53113 12/03 114.9 113.3 113.4 1.9 0.1

Offices of real estate agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5312 12/03 103.0 101.6 101.6 -7.6 0.0

Automotive equipment rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5321 06/01 126.9 133.1 133.0 6.3 -0.1

Other heavy machinery rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532412 12/03 117.5 117.3 117.7 -1.2 0.3

Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5411 12/96 163.2 164.6 166.0 3.3 0.9

Architectural, engineering and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5413 12/96 141.8 142.3 142.3 1.4 0.0

Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5416 06/06 106.5 107.5 107.2 2.0 -0.3

Advertising agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54181 12/03 106.3 105.2 105.3 0.0 0.1

Employment services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5613 12/96 124.1 124.1 123.2 0.2 -0.7

Travel agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56151 12/03 101.4 101.4 102.6 3.8 1.2

Janitorial services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56172 12/03 109.4 109.7 109.5 0.6 -0.2

Waste collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5621 12/03 113.3 114.3 116.4 3.9 1.8

Computer training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61142 06/06 112.1 112.1 111.5 2.9 -0.5

Amusement and theme parks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71311 06/06 111.1 109.2 109.5 1.2 0.3

Golf courses and country clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71391 12/05 107.1 107.2 108.3 2.8 1.0

Fitness and recreational sports centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71394 12/04 99.1 99.2 99.2 -1.4 0.0

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 12/96 144.3 139.7 142.3 -2.1 1.9

Commercial machinery repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8113 06/06 106.3 106.1 106.0 1.9 -0.1

1 Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes. Because of differences in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the

movements of similarly titled indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings.

2 The indexes for November 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.

′′-′′ Data not available.

NOTE: NAICS replaced the SIC system beginning with the release of PPI data for January 2004.

See http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppinaics.htm for details.

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Table 5. Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted

[1982=100]

Grouping

Index1

Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009

Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.6 172.8 169.7 171.1 171.3 169.3

Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.9 179.4 175.1 176.8 177.0 174.4

Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.3 180.4 179.0 178.3 175.5 174.3

Crude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.5 177.4 158.1 170.1 156.1 156.1

Processed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.4 180.5 180.8 178.7 177.2 175.9

Finished consumer goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187.2 178.4 173.0 175.5 176.7 173.6

Nondurable goods less foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205.9 192.8 184.5 188.1 189.6 185.0

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.3 143.0 143.1 143.7 144.0 144.0

Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.3 156.3 156.4 157.2 157.3 157.0

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159.8 159.6 159.7 160.2 159.9 159.7

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.9 155.1 155.1 156.0 156.3 155.9

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188.9 179.9 173.7 172.5 170.9 168.4

Materials and components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.5 171.4 164.9 163.1 161.3 160.3

Materials for food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.4 176.2 173.0 167.7 164.2 163.5

Materials for nondurable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.9 201.0 188.4 188.5 186.9 185.0

Materials for durable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.4 190.3 178.1 171.9 167.5 166.3

Components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.5 142.3 142.0 141.7 141.5 141.2

Materials and components for construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.3 210.3 207.8 206.3 205.1 204.4

Processed fuels and lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.2 170.9 157.8 157.8 154.8 146.0

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.5 169.3 159.2 160.1 159.6 153.0

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194.1 172.4 158.0 157.6 153.6 144.0

Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.7 198.7 198.0 197.8 199.4 198.7

Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.9 175.4 174.1 173.3 172.6 172.0

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.5 173.3 173.1 170.7 169.1 168.4

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.2 174.5 173.0 172.3 171.7 171.2

Feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.1 171.6 165.5 165.9 167.0 165.9

Other supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.1 175.9 174.9 174.2 173.6 173.0

Crude materials for further processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.3 184.5 173.3 168.2 160.6 160.1

Foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148.2 146.2 138.4 139.8 134.3 131.8

Nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254.7 203.9 190.4 179.6 170.6 172.1

Nonfood materials except fuel2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253.6 193.0 164.1 156.5 159.3 174.7

Manufacturing2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235.5 178.5 151.4 144.0 146.7 161.7

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.2 196.2 193.6 194.0 195.8 196.0

Crude fuel3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236.3 206.7 220.8 205.8 178.5 158.3

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226.9 199.6 212.7 202.2 188.6 176.8

Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241.4 211.0 225.5 210.0 181.7 160.8

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.2 170.4 166.9 168.8 169.6 167.4

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.4 180.2 173.9 173.0 171.4 168.8

Intermediate foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.0 175.3 171.0 167.3 164.9 164.0

Crude materials less agricultural products2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.6 209.4 195.9 183.9 173.7 174.9

Finished energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168.7 147.7 134.3 139.3 141.1 133.4

Finished goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.7 172.5 172.2 172.5 172.2 172.0

Finished consumer goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.0 179.7 179.2 179.4 178.8 178.6

Finished goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.1 170.1 170.3 171.0 171.4 171.4

Finished consumer goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.6 179.6 179.8 180.4 181.1 181.3

Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.8 211.1 211.3 212.1 213.1 213.7

Intermediate energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.7 169.4 154.2 156.5 153.3 143.6

Intermediate materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.6 180.0 176.2 174.1 172.9 172.4

Intermediate materials less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.9 180.4 176.6 174.7 173.7 173.1

Crude energy materials2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244.8 195.5 179.2 164.6 150.6 153.0

Crude materials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.9 169.7 162.5 163.7 159.9 156.9

Crude nonfood materials less energy3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278.6 226.2 222.1 222.3 225.6 221.9

1 All seasonally adjusted indexes are subject to change up to 5 years after original publication due to the recalculation of seasonal factors each January. The indexes for November 2008

have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.

2 Includes crude petroleum.

3 Excludes crude petroleum.

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