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Producer Price Indexes – September 2006 

 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 1.3 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decline followed increases of 

0.1 percent in both August and July. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of 

intermediate goods moved down 1.4 percent in September after increasing 0.4 percent in the preceding month, 

and the crude goods index dropped 3.4 percent following a 2.2-percent gain in August. (See table A.) 

Table A. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-processing price 

indexes, seasonally adjusted

Finished goods 

Month Total Foods Energy 

Except 

foods and

energy 

Change in 

finished goods

from 12 months

ago (unadj.) 

Intermediate 

goods 

Crude 

goods 

2005 

Sept. 1.4 1.2 5.4 0.2 6.9 2.3 10.5 

Oct. .8 .1 4.3 -.3 5.9 3.0 5.7 

Nov. -.5 .6 -3.1 .1 4.4 -1.3 -1.4 

Dec. .7 .8 2.4 0 5.4 .3 -3.5 

 

2006 

Jan. .3 -.2 .1 .4 5.6 1.0 -.8 

Feb. -1.2 -2.2 -4.5 .3 3.9 -.5 -8.4 

Mar. .4 .4 1.5 .2 3.6 .2 -2.6 

Apr. .9 .3 4.0 .1 4.1 1.0 2.6 

May .1 -.8 r .8 .3 4.5 r 1.1 r 1.7 

June .5 r 1.5 r .3 r .3 4.9 r .4 r -2.6 

July .1 -.3 1.3 -.3 4.2 .5 3.1 

Aug. .1 1.4 .3 -.4 3.7 .4 2.2 

Sept. -1.3 .7 -8.4 .6 .9 -1.4 -3.4 

r=revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from 

those previously reported because data for May 2006 have been revised to reflect the 

availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 
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Among finished goods in September, prices for energy goods declined 8.4 percent compared with a 0.3-

percent increase in August. The finished consumer foods index rose 0.7 percent after advancing 1.4 percent in 

the prior month. By contrast, prices for finished goods other than foods and energy climbed 0.6 percent in 

September following a 0.4-percent decline in August. 

 During the third quarter of 2006, prices for finished goods decreased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate 

(SAAR) of 4.4 percent after moving up at a 6.4-percent SAAR during the second quarter of 2006. Excluding 

prices for foods and energy, the finished goods index edged down at a 0.3-percent SAAR for the 3 months 

ended September 2006 subsequent to rising at a 2.3-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended June 2006. Among 

prices for raw and partially processed goods, the intermediate goods index fell at a 1.9-percent SAAR in the 

third quarter of 2006 after climbing at a 10.3-percent SAAR from March to June 2006. The crude goods index 

moved up at an 8.0-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended September 2006 following a 6.4-percent rate of 

increase during the previous quarter. (See summary table below.) 

Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 1.1 percent in 

September to 160.3 (1982 = 100). From September 2005 to September 2006, prices for finished goods rose 0.9 

percent. Over the same period, the index for finished goods other than foods and energy went up 1.2 percent, 

prices for finished consumer foods climbed 2.2 percent, and the finished energy goods index declined 1.8 

percent. For the 12 months ended September 2006, intermediate goods prices advanced 4.7 percent, and the 

crude goods index decreased 7.8 percent. 

Summary of December-to-December, 9-month, and 3-month seasonally adjusted annual rates of change 

in price indexes at selected stages of processing 

Percentage change Seasonally adjusted annual rate for 

12 months ended 

Grouping December 

2003 2004 2005 

9 months 

ended 

September

2006 

3 months 

ended 

March 

2006 

3 months

ended 

June 

2006 

3 months 

ended 

September

2006 

Finished goods 4.0 4.2 5.4 -0.1 -2.0 6.4 -4.4

 Finished consumer foods 7.7 3.1 1.7 .9 -7.9 3.7 7.6

 Finished energy goods 11.4 13.4 23.9 -6.5 -11.4 22.3 -24.7

 Finished goods less foods and energy 1.0 2.3 1.4 2.0 3.9 2.3 -.3

 Finished consumer goods, excluding 

 foods and energy 1.1 2.2 1.6 1.8 4.2 2.2 -1.0

 Capital equipment .8 2.4 1.2 2.2 3.6 2.5 .5

 

Intermediate materials, supplies, and 

 components 3.9 9.2 8.6 3.7 3.0 10.3 -1.9

 Intermediate foods and feeds 12.9 -2.3 2.4 .3 -2.1 -.9 3.9

 Intermediate energy goods 10.9 15.8 26.2 -6.4 -7.8 18.2 -24.8

 Intermediate materials less foods and energy 2.1 8.3 4.8 6.8 6.5 9.0 5.0

 Materials for nondurable manufacturing 4.9 13.7 8.9 3.8 5.7 10.8 -4.4

 Materials for durable manufacturing 4.0 18.3 5.9 19.1 14.9 29.6 13.4

 Materials and components for construction 3.0 10.1 6.1 6.9 7.7 7.8 5.2

 

Crude materials for further processing 19.5 17.4 21.1 -11.0 -38.6 6.4 8.0

 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs 24.1 -2.6 1.6 -4.4 -29.1 4.6 18.0

 Crude energy materials 14.4 35.9 42.2 -24.7 -55.7 -10.3 7.2

 Crude nonfood materials less energy 21.6 20.5 5.2 22.6 17.9 59.4 -1.9

NOTE: Late reports and corrections by respondents may cause some indexes to change 4 months after original publication. In 

addition, seasonally adjusted indexes may be revised for 5 years due to the recalculation of seasonal factors each January. 
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Finished goods

 The index for finished energy goods declined 8.4 percent in September following a 0.3-percent gain in 

August. Over half of this downturn was due to gasoline prices, which dropped 22.2 percent in September 

subsequent to a 2.2-percent decrease in the previous month. The indexes for home heating oil, liquefied 

petroleum gas, residential electric power, and diesel fuel turned down after rising in August. By contrast, the 

index for residential natural gas advanced 1.8 percent in September following a 1.6-percent increase in the prior 

month. (See table 2.) During the third quarter of 2006, prices for finished energy goods fell at a 24.7-percent 

SAAR after moving up at a 22.3-percent SAAR during the second quarter of 2006. 

 The rate of increase in the index for finished consumer foods slowed from 1.4 percent in August to 0.7 

percent in September. Prices for fresh and dry vegetables rose 3.5 percent after jumping 20.7 percent in the 

previous month. The index for eggs for fresh use also rose less than it had in August. The indexes for fresh 

fruits and melons, processed young chickens, and processed turkeys turned down in September following 

increases a month earlier. Prices for confectionery end products decreased after remaining unchanged in the 

preceding month. Alternatively, finfish and shellfish prices advanced 6.7 percent in September following a 9.1-

percent decline in August. Prices for beef and veal also turned up after falling in August, and the index for 

pork rose at a faster rate than it had in the prior month. From June to September 2006, the index for finished 

consumer foods advanced at a 7.6-percent SAAR after increasing at a 3.7-percent SAAR for the 3 months 

ended June 2006. 

Table B. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for intermediate goods 

and crude goods, seasonally adjusted

Intermediate goods Crude goods 

Month Foods Energy 

Except 

foods and

energy 

Change in 

intermediate 

goods from 

12 months ago

(unadj.) Foods 

Energy

(unadj.)

Except 

foods and 

energy 

Change in 

crude goods 

from 

12 months ago

(unadj.) 

2005 

Sept. -0.1 7.4 1.0 8.7 1.7 17.1 5.6 29.7

Oct. .4 8.8 1.4 10.9 -.1 10.9 -1.5 31.8

Nov. 0 -6.9 .4 8.5 1.0 -3.4 2.4 21.6

Dec. .3 -.4 .4 8.6 2.5 -8.1 1.9 21.1

 

2006 

Jan. .7 1.6 .9 9.2 -3.1 .2 -.2 22.1

Feb. -1.1 -3.2 .3 8.0 -3.0 -14.9 3.1 12.6

Mar. -.1 -.4 .4 7.2 -2.4 -4.3 1.3 4.7

Apr. -.7 3.0 .6 7.7 -1.0 3.6 5.3 4.6

May r -.3 r 1.3 r 1.1 r 9.2 r -2.5 .8 r 9.2 r 9.6

June r .8 r 0 r .5 9.3 r 4.7 -6.8 r -2.2 8.6

July .4 -.1 .7 8.9 1.8 4.8 1.3 6.6

Aug. -.2 .7 .4 8.8 .1 5.9 -2.8 5.3

Sept. .8 -7.5 .1 4.7 2.3 -8.4 1.0 -7.8

r=revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously 

reported because data for May 2006 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections 

by respondents. 
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 Prices for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy increased 0.5 percent in September after 

falling at the same rate in the previous month. The light motor trucks index climbed 3.5 percent following a 

3.4-percent decline in August. Prices for passenger cars, alcoholic beverages, and mobile homes also turned up 

in September after decreasing a month earlier. The index for pharmaceutical preparations fell less than it had in 

the prior month, while prices for soaps and synthetic detergents rose after remaining unchanged in August. By 

contrast, the index for household appliances moved down 1.4 percent subsequent to a 0.7-percent gain in the 

preceding month. Prices for men’s and boys’ apparel increased at slower rates in September compared with the 

previous month. The index for women’s, girls’, and infants’ apparel was unchanged following an increase in 

August. During the third quarter of 2006, the index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy 

decreased at a 1.0-percent SAAR after advancing at a 2.2-percent SAAR from March to June 2006. 

 Capital equipment prices increased 0.6 percent in September after falling 0.3 percent in August. The 

index for passenger cars moved up 2.8 percent following a 2.6-percent decline in the prior month. Prices for 

light motor trucks, communication and related equipment, commercial furniture, and for x-ray and 

electromedical equipment also turned up in September after declining a month earlier. By contrast, the civilian 

aircraft index was unchanged following a 0.4-percent gain in August. Prices for industrial material handling 

equipment advanced less in September than they had in the preceding month. The index for truck trailers 

turned down after increasing in August. For the 3 months ended September 2006, capital equipment prices rose 

at a 0.5-percent SAAR after climbing at a 2.5-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended June 2006. 

Intermediate goods

 The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components decreased 1.4 percent 

in September following a 0.4-percent increase in August. Most of this downturn can be traced to prices for 

intermediate energy goods, which fell after rising in the prior month. The index for materials for nondurable 

manufacturing also turned down, while prices for materials and components for construction advanced less in 

September than they had a month earlier. Alternatively, the index for intermediate foods and feeds moved up 

following a decline in the prior month, and prices for materials for durable manufacturing increased more than 

they had in August. Excluding foods and energy, prices for intermediate goods edged up 0.1 percent in 

September after rising 0.4 percent in the preceding month. (See table B.) 

 

 The index for intermediate energy goods decreased 7.5 percent in September following a 0.7-percent 

advance in August. Diesel fuel prices dropped 22.3 percent after increasing 2.7 percent in the prior month. The 

indexes for jet fuel, home heating oil, liquefied petroleum gas, and residual fuel also moved down in September 

following advances a month earlier. Gasoline prices fell more than in August, while the indexes for industrial 

natural gas and natural gas to electric utilities increased less in September than they had in the previous month. 

Conversely, the index for commercial natural gas climbed 3.0 percent in September compared with a 1.8-

percent gain in August. Prices for commercial electric power decreased less than they had in the preceding 

month. (See table 2.) The intermediate energy goods index declined at a 24.8-percent SAAR during the third 

quarter of 2006 after advancing at an 18.2-percent SAAR during the second quarter of 2006. 

 The index for materials for nondurable manufacturing fell 1.5 percent in September following a 0.2-

percent increase in August. Leading this downturn, prices for basic organic chemicals decreased 4.0 percent 

after rising 2.0 percent in the prior month. The indexes for inedible fats and oils and for gray fabrics also 

moved down in September following advances a month earlier. Prices for plastic resins and materials and for 

stemmed and redried tobacco were unchanged after rising in August, while the indexes for paperboard and 

paper increased less than in the previous month. By contrast, prices for nitrogenates climbed 4.5 percent in 

September following a 6.0-percent drop in the preceding month. The index for synthetic fibers also turned up 

after falling in August. Prices for materials for nondurable manufacturing declined at a 4.4-percent SAAR for 

the 3 months ended in September after moving up at a 10.8-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. 
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 The index for materials and components for construction rose 0.2 percent in September following a 0.4-

percent increase in August. Prices for fabricated structural metal products were unchanged after climbing 1.0 

percent in the prior month. The nonferrous wire and cable index moved up less in September than it had a 

month earlier. Prices for concrete products, gypsum products, paving mixtures and blocks, hardwood lumber, 

and plastic construction products turned down following advances in August. Conversely, the softwood lumber 

index moved up 0.7 percent in September after dropping 5.6 percent in the previous month. Prices for treated 

wood also turned up following declines in August. The plywood index fell less in September than it had in the 

preceding month, while prices for steel mill products and for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 

increased more than in the prior month. The index for materials and components for construction rose at a 5.2-

percent SAAR in the third quarter of 2006 after advancing at a 7.8-percent SAAR in the second quarter of 2006. 

 The index for intermediate foods and feeds increased 0.8 percent in September compared with a 0.2-

percent decrease in August. Flour prices moved up 1.7 percent after falling 5.1 percent in the prior month. The 

beef and veal index also turned up in September following a decline a month earlier. Prices for pork and for 

natural, processed, and imitation cheese rose more than they had in August, while the indexes for prepared 

animal feeds and for refined sugar and byproducts fell less than in the previous month. By contrast, prices for 

processed young chickens decreased 0.6 percent in September after advancing 4.6 percent in August. The index 

for dry, condensed, and evaporated milk products increased less than it had in the preceding month. Prices for 

intermediate foods and feeds climbed at a 3.9-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in September after moving 

down at a 0.9-percent SAAR for the 3 months ended in June. 

 The index for materials for durable manufacturing advanced 0.5 percent in September following a 0.4-

percent gain in August. In September, rising prices for cold rolled steel sheet and strip; hot rolled steel sheet 

and strip; hot rolled steel bars, plates, and structural shapes; softwood lumber; prepared paint; and cement 

outweighed falling prices for aluminum mill shapes, primary aluminum (except extrusion billet), cold finished 

steel bars, building paper and board, and hardwood lumber. The index for materials for durable manufacturing 

increased at a 13.4-percent SAAR in the third quarter of 2006 after surging at a 29.6-percent SAAR in the 

second quarter of 2006. 

Crude goods

 The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing fell 3.4 percent in September 

following a 2.2-percent increase in August. Prices for crude energy materials turned down after rising in the 

previous month. Conversely, the basic industrial materials index increased after declining in August. The 

index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose more than in the prior month. (See table B.) 

 Prices for crude energy materials dropped 8.4 percent in September following a 5.9-percent rise in the 

preceding month. Leading this downturn, natural gas prices fell 5.5 percent after climbing 15.7 percent in the 

previous month. The crude petroleum index dropped 13.3 percent following a 1.9-percent decrease in August. 

Alternatively, prices for coal advanced 0.2 percent after declining 1.4 percent in the prior month. (See table 2.) 

During the third quarter of 2006, the crude energy materials index increased at a 7.2-percent SAAR after falling 

at a 10.3-percent SAAR in the second quarter of 2006. 
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 The index for crude nonfood materials less energy advanced 1.0 percent after decreasing 2.8 percent in 

August. Iron and steel scrap prices rose 5.0 percent following a 14.7-percent drop in the previous month. 

Prices for aluminum base scrap also turned up in September following declines in the preceding month. 

Conversely, prices for nonferrous metal ores fell 5.3 percent after increasing 4.8 percent in August. The raw 

cotton index also turned down following an advance in the previous month. Prices for construction sand, 

gravel, and crushed stone and for wastepaper rose less in September than in August. The index for copper base 

scrap fell after remaining unchanged in the previous month, and the index for pulpwood was unchanged after 

increasing a month earlier. For the 3 months ended September 2006, the basic industrial materials index 

decreased at a 1.9-percent SAAR after rising at a 59.4-percent SAAR in the 3 months ended June 2006. 

The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs increased 2.3 percent in September following a 0.1-percent 

gain in the previous month. Corn prices turned up 1.0 percent after dropping 13.9 percent in August. The fluid 

milk, wheat, and unprocessed finfish indexes also rose after declining in the prior month. Prices for slaughter 

hogs increased more in September than in the preceding month. By contrast, the slaughter broilers and fryers 

index declined 2.5 percent after increasing 3.2 percent in August. Prices for fresh fruits and melons also turned 

down following increases in the prior month. The indexes for fresh and dry vegetables and for slaughter cattle 

advanced less in September than in the previous month. The crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index increased at 

an 18.0-percent SAAR during the third quarter of 2006 after rising at a 4.6-percent SAAR in the prior quarter. 

Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and services industries

Mining. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Mining Industries turned down 7.4 percent in 

September after rising 4.7 percent in August. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.) The index 

for the oil and gas extraction industry group declined 9.8 percent following a 6.2-percent gain in August. Prices 

received for copper ore and nickel ore mining, oil and gas well drilling, gold ore mining, and bituminous coal 

underground mining also turned down after increasing a month earlier. The industry index for phosphate rock 

mining fell more than in the previous month. By contrast, the index for bituminous coal and lignite surface 

mining increased 0.1 percent following a 1.5-percent decrease in August. Prices received for oil and gas 

operation support activities rose in September after remaining unchanged in the previous month. For the 3 

months ended September 2006, the Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Mining Industries 

advanced at a 7.7-percent annualized rate, compared to a 1.4-percent annualized rate of increase in the second 

quarter of 2006. In September, the Producer Price Index for Total Mining Industries was 206.5 (December 

1984 = 100), 11.4 percent below its year-ago level. 

Manufacturing. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Manufacturing Industries turned down 

1.9 percent in September after rising 0.1 percent a month earlier. The industry group index for petroleum and 

coal products declined 16.2 percent after increasing 0.7 percent in August. Prices received by the plastics and 

rubber products and by the medical equipment and supplies industry groups also turned down after rising in the 

previous month. The industry group index for electrical equipment and appliances rose less than in August. 

Alternatively, the industry group index for transportation equipment increased 0.9 percent in September after 

falling 1.2 percent a month earlier. Prices received by the wood products and by the computer and electronic 

products industry groups also rose after August declines. The food industry group index rose more than in the 

prior month. For the third quarter of 2006, the Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Manufacturing 

Industries fell at an annualized rate of 6.6 percent, compared with a 12.1-percent annualized rate of increase in 

the prior quarter. In September, the Producer Price Index for Total Manufacturing Industries was 156.8 

(December 1984 = 100), 1.7 percent above its year-ago level. 
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Services. Among services industries, prices received for scheduled passenger air transportation turned down 

10.8 percent in September after rising 1.0 percent in August. The industry indexes for general medical and 

surgical hospitals and for cellular and other wireless carriers also decreased in September after increasing in the 

previous month. By contrast, prices paid to commercial bankers rose 3.1 percent after advancing 2.0 percent in 

the prior month. The industry indexes for investment advice, casino hotels, passenger car rental, and newspaper 

publishing turned up after declining in August. Prices paid to Internet service providers decreased less than a 

month earlier. 

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Producer Price Index data for October 2006 are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at 

8:30 a.m. (EST).
Technical Note 

Brief Explanation of Producer Prices 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-of-processing 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), and individual items (eight-digit codes). Nearly all eight-digit commodities 

under the traditional commodity coding system are now derived from corresponding industry-classified product indexes. In such 

instances, movements in the traditional commodity price indexes and corresponding percent changes will be virtually identical to their 

industry-based counterparts, even if their index levels differ. 

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. 

 Price data are provided on a voluntary and confidential basis; only sworn BLS employees are allowed access to individual 

company price reports. BLS publishes price indexes instead of actual prices. All PPIs are subject to revision 4 months after original 

publication to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 

 BLS periodically updates the PPI sample of survey respondents to better reflect current conditions when the structure, 

membership, technology, or product mix of an industry shifts significantly and to spread reporting burden among smaller firms. 

Results of these resampling efforts are incorporated into the PPI with the release of data for January and July. 

 As part of an ongoing effort to expand coverage to sectors of the economy other than mining and manufacturing, an 

increasing number of service sector industries have been introduced into the PPI. The following list of recently introduced industries 

includes the month and year in which an article describing the industry’s content appeared in the PPI Detailed Report. 

Title Code 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

Premiums for property and casualty insurance 9331 July 1998

 

NAICS 

New warehouse building construction 236221 July 2005

New school construction 236222 July 2006

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
Title Code PPI Detailed 

Report Issue 

NAICS

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

Security guards and patrol services 561612 July 2005

Amusement and theme parks 713110 July 2006

Golf courses and country clubs 713910 July 2006

Fitness and recreational sports centers 713940 July 2005

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 1997 values of shipments as 

reported in the Census of Manufactures and other sources. From January 1996 through December 2001, PPI weights were derived 

from 1992 shipment values. Industry indexes also are now calculated with 1997 net output weights. 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 long-term 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-of-processing indexes are derived indirectly through an 

aggregative method that combines movements of a wide variety of subproduct class (six-digit) series. 

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 petroleumbased 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 900 seasonally adjusted series, only 16 were 

subject to intervention in 1997. 

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 1.6 million 

instances of PPI series being downloaded from the Internet during the 12 months ended December 31, 2003. 
Retrieving PPI data from the PPI Web site 

PPI data can be obtained from the WWW address (www.bls.gov/ppi). Scrolling down the page to the “Get Detailed PPI 

Statistics” header reveals the following methods of data retrieval: 

• Most Requested Series is a form-based application that allows the user to quickly obtain PPI time series data by selecting 

from two separate lists (commodity and industry) of the most commonly requested time series, including the All Commodities Index 

and the stage-of-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. 

• Create Customized Tables is a form-based query application designed for users unfamiliar with the PPI coding structure. 

The application guides a user through the PPI classification system by listing index titles and does 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. 

 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 

 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, one- and two-physician practices and single-specialty 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 

• Flat Files 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 site can be accessed at ftp://ftp.bls.gov

or directly from the links on the “Get Detailed Statistics” page or the PPI homepage. Data and documentation available for download 

include the following: 

 

 Directory: 

NAICS series, current /pub/time.series/pc 

 NAICS series, discontinued /pub/time.series/nd 

SIC series, discontinued /pub/time.series/pd 

Commodity series, current /pub/time.series/wp 

 Commodity series, discontinued /pub/time.series/wd

Special requests /pub/special.requests/ppi

Latest news release /pub/news.release/ppi.txt

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 “Get Detailed Statistics” link at the top 

of the homepage calls up a chart listing all available BLS programs. The following methods are available for retrieving PPI data: 

Most requested statistics, create customized tables (one screen or multiple screens), and flat files. Additional sources of BLS data also 

are accessible from this page, including economic news releases, series report, and economy at a glance. 

 

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) 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 | | |Unadjusted | 

 | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted 

 | Relative | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: 

 Grouping |importance| |Sept.2006 from:| 

 | |_______________________|_______________|__________________________

 | Dec. | | | | | | | | 

 | | May |Aug. |Sept. | Sept.| Aug. |June to|July to |Aug. to

 | 2005 1/|2006 2/|2006 2/|2006 2/| 2005 | 2006 | July | Aug. | Sept. 

_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________

 | 

Finished goods...................................| 100.000 161.2 162.1 160.3 0.9 -1.1 0.1 0.1 -1.3 

 Finished consumer goods........................| 75.270 167.2 168.8 165.9 .6 -1.7 .2 .2 -2.0 

 Finished consumer foods......................| 20.272 154.2 158.3 159.3 2.2 .6 -.3 1.4 .7 

 Crude......................................| 1.688 139.1 160.9 164.9 16.5 2.5 -3.1 14.4 .6 

 Processed..................................| 18.583 155.5 158.0 158.7 1.1 .4 -.1 .4 .7 

 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 54.998 171.9 172.5 168.1 .1 -2.6 .3 -.2 -2.9 

 Nondurable goods less foods................| 40.114 186.5 188.8 181.8 .2 -3.7 .8 .1 -4.3 

 Durable goods..............................| 14.884 137.1 134.1 135.4 -.1 1.0 -.7 -1.0 1.2 

 Capital equipment..............................| 24.730 146.7 145.9 146.6 1.5 .5 -.2 -.3 .6 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 6.662 148.6 149.4 149.8 2.4 .3 .1 .2 .3 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 18.068 146.0 144.6 145.4 1.1 .6 -.3 -.5 .7 

 | 

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 100.000 164.9 167.4 165.4 4.7 -1.2 .5 .4 -1.4 

 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 45.283 156.3 158.5 158.3 7.9 -.1 .8 .2 -.1 

 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 2.584 144.4 147.0 148.3 2.0 .9 .5 0 1.2 

 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 15.086 176.2 178.2 175.6 5.5 -1.5 .2 .2 -1.5 

 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 9.920 182.4 186.6 187.5 19.6 .5 2.3 .4 .5 

 Components for manufacturing.................| 17.693 134.0 135.3 136.1 4.7 .6 .5 .2 .5 

 Materials and components for construction......| 12.604 188.2 190.9 191.4 8.1 .3 .7 .4 .2 

 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 20.719 167.4 171.6 161.4 -3.3 -5.9 .1 1.2 -7.2 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 8.064 159.2 161.8 157.0 -4.0 -3.0 1.2 1.6 -4.0 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 12.655 172.6 177.7 164.2 -2.9 -7.6 -.4 .9 -9.1 

 Containers.....................................| 3.015 173.3 176.6 176.8 6.4 .1 -.1 -.1 .2 

 Supplies.......................................| 18.379 156.5 157.6 157.8 3.5 .1 .3 .2 .1 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 4.016 160.5 161.5 161.6 3.5 .1 .2 .4 .1 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 14.363 154.1 155.3 155.5 3.4 .1 .3 .1 .1 

 Feeds......................................| 0.931 108.3 106.8 106.7 -2.5 -.1 .1 -.9 -.2 

 Other supplies.............................| 13.432 159.7 161.2 161.4 3.9 .1 .4 .2 .2 

 | 

Crude materials for further processing...........| 100.000 186.9 191.5 184.6 -7.8 -3.6 3.1 2.2 -3.4 

 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 28.028 112.7 119.0 121.0 .1 1.7 1.8 .1 2.3 

 Nonfood materials..............................| 71.972 239.6 242.6 228.8 -10.8 -5.7 3.7 3.1 -5.6 

 Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............| 35.218 225.4 225.3 211.2 10.1 -6.3 5.2 -2.3 -6.0 

 Manufacturing 3/...........................| 34.753 209.0 208.9 195.7 10.1 -6.3 5.2 -2.3 -6.0 

 Construction...............................| 0.466 202.6 201.3 199.6 .6 -.8 .5 -.8 -.8 

 Crude fuel 4/................................| 36.754 238.4 246.6 234.7 -31.1 -4.8 1.2 13.1 -4.8 

 Manufacturing industries...................| 3.261 226.5 233.9 223.0 -30.3 -4.7 1.1 12.7 -4.7 

 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 33.493 243.9 252.2 240.1 -31.1 -4.8 1.2 13.1 -4.8 

 | 

 Special groupings | 

 | 

Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 79.728 162.7 162.8 160.2 .5 -1.6 .2 -.2 -1.8 

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 96.486 166.5 169.0 166.8 4.8 -1.3 .5 .5 -1.6 

Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/ 3.514 133.1 134.3 135.2 .8 .7 .4 -.2 .8 

Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 71.305 246.5 249.6 235.3 -10.9 -5.7 3.7 3.2 -5.6 

 | 

Finished energy goods............................|5/ 20.140 151.9 155.4 144.3 -1.8 -7.1 1.3 .3 -8.4 

Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 79.860 157.3 157.4 158.2 1.5 .5 -.3 .1 .6 

Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 55.130 161.9 162.5 163.3 1.6 .5 -.3 .2 .6 

 | 

Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 59.588 158.7 157.5 158.2 1.2 .4 -.3 -.4 .6 

Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 34.858 166.9 165.4 166.1 1.2 .4 -.3 -.5 .5 

Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 19.974 191.7 191.7 191.8 2.0 .1 .1 -.2 .1 

 | 

Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 21.301 168.1 170.9 160.3 -3.8 -6.2 -.1 .7 -7.5 

Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 78.699 162.0 164.3 164.5 7.1 .1 .7 .3 .2 

Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 75.185 163.7 166.2 166.4 7.4 .1 .7 .4 .1 

 | 

Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 54.210 233.5 241.6 221.4 -20.4 -8.4 4.8 5.9 -8.4 

Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 45.790 151.4 153.6 155.4 7.7 1.2 1.6 -1.2 1.7 

Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 17.762 259.5 250.4 251.6 19.7 .5 1.3 -2.8 1.0 

 | 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 1/ Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed 5/ Percent of total finished goods. 

 after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated 6/ Percent of total intermediate materials. 

 after final December indexes are available. 7/ Formerly titled "Crude materials for 

 2/ The indexes for May 2006 have been recalculated to incorporate further processing, excluding crude 

 late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and 

 are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."

 3/ Includes crude petroleum. 8/ Percent of total crude materials. 

 4/ Excludes crude petroleum. 
Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing 

(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 | | |Unadjusted | 

 | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted 

 | | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: 

 Commodity | | |Sept.2006 from:| 

 code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ 

 | | | | | | | | | 

 | | May |Aug. |Sept. | Sept. | Aug. |June to|July to|Aug. to 

 | |2006 1/|2006 1/|2006 1/| 2005 | 2006 | July | Aug. | Sept. 

___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ 

 | | 

 |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 161.2 162.1 160.3 0.9 -1.1 0.1 0.1 -1.3 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 167.2 168.8 165.9 .6 -1.7 .2 .2 -2.0 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 154.2 158.3 159.3 2.2 .6 -.3 1.4 .7 

 | | 

01-11 | Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 96.8 130.6 128.7 27.9 -1.5 -.2 19.1 -1.5 

01-13 | Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 143.8 170.4 176.4 22.8 3.5 6.5 20.7 3.5 

01-71-07 | Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................| 65.7 87.1 84.2 -11.6 -3.3 -26.1 20.5 2.4 

02-11 | Bakery products 2/..................................| 206.9 208.3 208.3 3.2 0 .2 .3 0 

02-13 | Milled rice 2/......................................| 130.3 137.4 142.3 20.1 3.6 1.1 3.8 3.6 

02-14-02 | Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 128.0 128.0 128.0 .1 0 0 0 0 

02-21-01 | Beef and veal 2/....................................| 142.0 139.9 141.9 1.6 1.4 -.2 -1.5 1.4 

02-21-04 | Pork................................................| 125.5 136.0 140.8 6.6 3.5 2.0 1.4 8.1 

02-22-03 | Processed young chickens............................| 107.9 127.7 126.4 -12.0 -1.0 1.9 4.6 -.6 

02-22-06 | Processed turkeys...................................| 100.0 110.8 104.0 -1.4 -6.1 -3.9 12.6 -7.0 

02-23 | Finfish and shellfish...............................| 253.1 208.3 222.8 1.1 7.0 -9.1 -9.1 6.7 

02-3 | Dairy products......................................| 143.6 145.3 148.2 -4.5 2.0 -.8 1.5 2.1 

02-4 | Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 146.8 149.0 150.7 7.0 1.1 -.4 -.1 1.2 

02-55 | Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 202.9 206.7 201.3 -2.5 -2.6 .1 0 -2.6 

02-62 | Soft drinks.........................................| 163.1 163.5 164.4 2.6 .6 -1.4 .8 .5 

02-63-01 | Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 152.8 152.8 152.8 0 0 .1 -.1 0 

02-78 | Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 181.6 183.7 184.4 3.9 .4 .6 -.1 .4 

 | | 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 171.9 172.5 168.1 .1 -2.6 .3 -.2 -2.9 

 | | 

02-61 | Alcoholic beverages.................................| 161.2 157.5 157.8 -.4 .2 .1 -1.9 .5 

03-81-06 | Women's, girls', & infants' apparel (12/03=100) 2/..| 100.3 100.4 100.4 -.2 0 .3 .5 0 

03-81-07 | Men's and boys' apparel (Dec. 2003=100) 2/..........| 97.9 98.0 98.1 -1.5 .1 -.6 1.2 .1 

03-82 | Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 122.9 123.0 123.1 .7 .1 .1 .1 .1 

04-3 | Footwear 2/.........................................| 149.1 149.7 149.8 .9 .1 .3 .2 .1 

05-41 | Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 134.1 138.6 138.5 7.1 -.1 1.8 1.3 -.1 

05-51 | Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 223.6 218.2 222.2 -1.2 1.8 .9 1.6 1.8 

05-71 | Gasoline............................................| 225.2 229.6 185.7 -13.3 -19.1 .7 -2.2 -22.2 

05-73-02-01| Home heating oil and distillates....................| 222.3 235.1 208.0 -.1 -11.5 -2.7 .7 -18.5 

06-38 | Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100) 2/......| 125.1 124.7 124.4 4.3 -.2 -.2 -.9 -.2 

06-71 | Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 141.8 141.8 144.8 8.1 2.1 .2 0 2.1 

06-75 | Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 144.6 145.1 145.7 1.7 .4 .3 .1 .4 

07-12 | Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................| 113.6 117.1 116.5 6.8 -.5 3.2 -.2 -.5 

09-15-01 | Sanitary paper products 2/..........................| 161.2 160.1 160.2 3.1 .1 -.5 -.1 .1 

09-31-01 | Newspaper circulation...............................| 244.8 241.6 241.9 -.2 .1 -1.2 .2 -.1 

09-32-01 | Periodical circulation 2/...........................| 228.9 228.8 228.7 1.2 0 .7 -.1 0 

09-33 | Book publishing 2/..................................| 273.2 275.5 276.0 4.0 .2 .3 .7 .2 

12-1 | Household furniture 2/..............................| 172.2 172.7 172.6 3.4 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 

12-3 | Floor coverings 2/..................................| 151.9 153.1 153.8 4.3 .5 -.1 .2 .5 

12-4 | Household appliances 2/.............................| 103.9 104.9 103.4 .1 -1.4 -.1 .7 -1.4 

12-5 | Home electronic equipment 2/........................| 60.0 59.1 59.2 -3.0 .2 -2.0 -1.0 .2 

12-62 | Household glassware.................................| 170.9 170.7 170.7 -2.1 0 .7 -.6 .1 

12-64 | Household flatware 2/...............................| 148.8 (3) 149.9 1.1 (3) (3) (3) (3) 

12-66 | Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 134.3 135.5 135.9 1.4 .3 .8 .1 .3 

14-11-01 | Passenger cars......................................| 128.7 122.0 124.7 -3.6 2.2 -.8 -2.6 2.8 

15-11 | Toys, games, and children's vehicles 2/.............| 128.5 128.5 128.6 1.3 .1 0 0 .1 

15-12 | Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 126.1 126.6 126.7 1.4 .1 0 .2 .1 

15-2 | Tobacco products 2/.................................| 459.2 461.5 461.5 .5 0 0 .4 0 

15-5 | Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 209.4 210.6 212.3 4.9 .8 -.7 -.5 .8 

15-94-02 | Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 152.3 150.5 150.2 7.5 -.2 -.6 .5 -.2 

15-94-04 | Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 153.9 153.9 153.9 .3 0 -.1 0 0 

 | | 

 | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 146.7 145.9 146.6 1.5 .5 -.2 -.3 .6 

 | | 

11-1 | Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 178.8 179.7 179.1 2.1 -.3 .3 .1 -.3 

11-2 | Construction machinery and equipment 2/.............| 175.3 175.5 176.0 3.6 .3 0 -.1 .3 

11-37 | Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 163.0 163.7 163.7 5.7 0 .6 -.1 0 

11-38 | Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 182.9 183.8 184.3 2.5 .3 -.1 .3 .3 

11-39 | Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 143.2 144.1 143.7 .6 -.3 .5 0 -.3 

11-41 | Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 184.8 186.1 188.1 4.3 1.1 -.1 .6 1.2 

11-44 | Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 154.8 157.8 158.2 4.2 .3 .3 1.0 .3 

11-51 | Electronic computers (Dec. 2004=100) 2/.............| 69.1 63.1 61.4 -24.0 -2.7 -1.8 -2.6 -2.7 

11-62 | Textile machinery 2/................................| 162.0 162.2 162.3 1.2 .1 0 -.5 .1 

11-64 | Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 180.8 180.8 180.8 1.1 0 .2 .1 0 

11-65 | Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 145.4 145.5 148.8 3.0 2.3 0 -.1 2.3 

11-74 | Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 164.1 183.1 185.0 21.7 1.0 5.9 3.0 1.0 

11-76 | Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 102.5 102.5 103.0 .8 .5 -.1 -.1 .5 

11-79-05 | X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 95.0 95.0 95.5 -.2 .5 .2 -.4 .5 

11-91 | Oil field and gas field machinery...................| 170.0 173.8 173.5 10.5 -.2 1.1 1.0 0 

11-92 | Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 182.4 184.6 184.4 4.7 -.1 -.4 -.1 -.1 

11-93 | Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 114.8 115.2 115.2 .2 0 .1 0 0 

12-2 | Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 176.4 177.1 177.8 2.4 .4 .3 -.1 .4 

14-11-05 | Light motor trucks..................................| 145.2 133.3 137.0 -4.8 2.8 -3.1 -3.4 3.5 

14-11-06 | Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 168.8 169.3 169.4 3.3 .1 0 .3 .1 

14-14 | Truck trailers 2/...................................| 163.3 167.5 167.3 5.4 -.1 .8 1.2 -.1 

14-21-02 | Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 211.8 213.4 213.4 4.5 0 -.1 .4 0 

14-31 | Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 181.1 184.2 182.6 2.5 -.9 2.4 -1.0 -.9 

14-4 | Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 169.6 169.5 170.3 5.3 .5 -1.2 .1 .5 

 | | 

 |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 164.9 167.4 165.4 4.7 -1.2 .5 .4 -1.4 

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 133.1 134.3 135.2 .8 .7 .4 -.2 .8 

 | | 

02-12-03 | Flour 2/............................................| 145.7 144.7 147.2 10.0 1.7 2.8 -5.1 1.7 

02-53 | Refined sugar and byproducts 2/.....................| 153.6 152.3 149.7 21.6 -1.7 1.6 -2.8 -1.7 

02-54 | Confectionery materials.............................| 135.7 135.7 135.6 8.6 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 

02-64-01-11| Soft drink beverage bases (Dec. 1985=100) 2/........| 189.0 189.0 189.0 4.4 0 0 0 0 

02-9 | Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 116.7 115.3 115.2 -1.8 -.1 .2 -1.0 -.1 

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 166.5 169.0 166.8 4.8 -1.3 .5 .5 -1.6 

 | | 

03-1 | Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 115.0 114.9 115.1 1.3 .2 .2 -1.1 .2 

03-2 | Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 113.4 114.5 115.3 2.3 .7 .6 .2 .7 

03-3 | Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 120.2 120.7 120.5 4.8 -.2 -.2 .1 -.2 

03-4 | Finished fabrics 2/.................................| 127.6 127.5 127.3 1.5 -.2 .6 -.2 -.2 

03-83-03 | Industrial textile products 2/......................| 137.0 137.6 138.0 2.3 .3 -.1 .3 .3 

04-2 | Leather 2/..........................................| 224.6 225.9 224.4 2.7 -.7 -.3 .3 -.7 

05-32 | Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................| 274.1 310.3 260.1 -11.9 -16.2 11.5 .9 -16.2 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued 

(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 | | |Unadjusted | 

 | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted 

 | | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: 

 Commodity | | |Sept.2006 from:| 

 code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ 

 | | | | | | | | | 

 | | May |Aug. |Sept. | Sept. | Aug. |June to|July to|Aug. to 

 | |2006 1/|2006 1/|2006 1/| 2005 | 2006 | July | Aug. | Sept. 

___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ 

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS | 

 | -Continued | 

05-42 | Commercial electric power...........................| 159.5 167.7 166.7 6.2 -0.6 0.2 -1.2 -0.5 

05-43 | Industrial electric power...........................| 170.8 180.9 179.9 10.5 -.6 .6 .1 -.6 

05-52 | Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 234.9 227.7 233.1 -4.2 2.4 1.6 1.8 3.0 

05-53 | Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 242.1 231.3 236.6 -15.0 2.3 2.9 3.8 .7 

05-54 | Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...| 190.6 185.1 184.1 -20.1 -.5 5.5 2.6 .4 

05-72-03 | Jet fuels...........................................| 218.8 226.7 203.3 -1.2 -10.3 -5.3 6.7 -16.5 

05-73-03 | No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 239.6 254.0 201.3 -5.3 -20.7 -5.0 2.7 -22.3 

05-74 | Residual fuels 2/...................................| 162.2 170.3 154.4 -1.8 -9.3 -3.0 .8 -9.3 

06-1 | Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 212.7 222.7 217.1 10.4 -2.5 1.1 1.3 -2.5 

06-21 | Prepared paint......................................| 202.3 203.7 203.5 7.8 -.1 .6 .6 .3 

06-22 | Paint materials 2/..................................| 194.8 195.7 199.9 6.0 2.1 -.8 .4 2.1 

06-31 | Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 138.0 138.0 137.8 .7 -.1 .6 -.1 -.1 

06-4 | Fats and oils, inedible 2/..........................| 146.3 156.6 149.1 .4 -4.8 .8 7.1 -4.8 

06-51 | Mixed fertilizers...................................| 144.8 145.0 145.4 2.3 .3 .3 1.1 -.5 

06-52-01 | Nitrogenates........................................| 208.9 183.1 191.0 -2.2 4.3 -.8 -6.0 4.5 

06-52-02 | Phosphates 2/.......................................| 134.9 134.0 131.8 1.7 -1.6 1.0 -1.2 -1.6 

06-53 | Other agricultural chemicals 2/.....................| 154.6 154.9 157.1 2.9 1.4 .6 -.4 1.4 

06-6 | Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 195.9 202.1 202.1 7.4 0 .7 .9 0 

07-11-02 | Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 159.6 160.4 162.7 6.4 1.4 .2 .2 1.4 

07-21 | Plastic construction products 2/....................| 181.8 183.9 183.8 18.8 -.1 .8 .2 -.1 

07-22 | Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 172.5 176.3 174.5 6.5 -1.0 -.1 2.4 -1.0 

07-26 | Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 129.9 129.4 130.5 9.7 .9 .3 .4 .9 

08-11 | Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 207.2 178.4 179.6 -11.3 .7 -2.7 -5.6 .7 

08-12 | Hardwood lumber 2/..................................| 195.4 198.3 194.6 -.8 -1.9 .3 .6 -1.9 

08-2 | Millwork............................................| 202.2 202.6 202.7 2.6 0 .3 -.2 0 

08-3 | Plywood 2/..........................................| 176.3 166.0 165.6 -17.2 -.2 .3 -4.3 -.2 

09-11 | Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 142.6 144.7 146.0 6.0 .9 .2 .5 .9 

09-13 | Paper 2/............................................| 166.3 168.0 168.9 4.0 .5 -.2 .6 .5 

09-14 | Paperboard 2/.......................................| 193.7 197.8 197.9 17.4 .1 .3 .4 .1 

09-15-03 | Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 190.8 195.1 195.9 8.0 .4 -.4 -.4 .4 

09-2 | Building paper and board 2/.........................| 183.5 172.6 167.4 -11.0 -3.0 -1.6 -2.0 -3.0 

09-37 | Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 164.7 165.3 165.6 1.9 .2 -.1 .4 .2 

10-15 | Foundry and forge shop products 2/..................| 161.6 163.9 164.3 5.2 .2 .4 -.1 .2 

10-17 | Steel mill products 2/..............................| 167.5 182.6 187.0 23.0 2.4 3.7 1.2 2.4 

10-22 | Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 264.3 251.5 247.4 57.4 -1.6 11.4 -.1 -1.6 

10-25-01 | Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 183.3 184.1 182.6 13.6 -.8 -2.3 .1 -.8 

10-25-02 | Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 411.1 423.1 421.5 74.7 -.4 4.8 -2.4 -.4 

10-26 | Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 235.0 243.9 244.6 43.0 .3 -1.0 3.3 .3 

10-3 | Metal containers 2/.................................| 126.6 127.3 127.2 1.8 -.1 -.2 .2 -.1 

10-4 | Hardware 2/.........................................| 172.4 175.3 175.5 3.4 .1 1.1 .1 .1 

10-5 | Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 205.3 209.7 210.0 6.4 .1 3.2 .2 .2 

10-6 | Heating equipment 2/................................| 183.6 184.7 188.7 4.7 2.2 .1 .2 2.2 

10-7 | Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 179.9 185.5 185.5 5.9 0 1.0 1.0 0 

10-88 | Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 162.3 164.6 164.7 5.2 .1 1.7 .5 .1 

10-89 | Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 140.2 141.9 141.4 3.1 -.4 .1 .5 -.4 

11-45 | Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 195.5 197.2 197.4 3.3 .1 .9 .3 .2 

11-48 | Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 149.3 151.5 153.6 4.4 1.4 .7 .2 1.4 

11-49-02 | Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 200.7 212.6 213.6 11.1 .5 1.6 .5 .7 

11-49-05 | Ball and roller bearings 2/.........................| 191.8 194.4 194.6 2.7 .1 1.0 .3 .1 

11-71 | Wiring devices 2/...................................| 186.0 190.0 190.2 8.6 .1 .2 .4 .1 

11-73 | Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 162.4 169.4 169.1 6.6 -.2 .2 2.9 .1 

11-75 | Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 176.4 178.6 183.0 6.5 2.5 .7 .7 2.1 

11-78 | Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 88.7 89.3 90.8 4.6 1.7 .5 .2 1.7 

11-94 | Internal combustion engines 2/......................| 152.0 153.2 153.2 3.2 0 .3 .4 0 

11-95 | Machine shop products 2/............................| 154.3 155.7 155.7 3.0 0 2.0 -.3 0 

13-11 | Flat glass 2/.......................................| 113.7 113.8 113.8 2.4 0 1.1 -.7 0 

13-22 | Cement..............................................| 198.9 200.4 200.5 10.5 0 .4 .1 .4 

13-3 | Concrete products...................................| 194.3 197.4 197.2 9.3 -.1 1.4 .1 -.4 

13-6 | Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 141.6 146.2 149.9 11.0 2.5 0 2.0 2.5 

13-7 | Gypsum products 2/..................................| 278.8 287.7 285.5 18.7 -.8 .9 2.9 -.8 

13-8 | Glass containers....................................| 153.7 152.6 152.6 5.0 0 -.2 .5 0 

14-12 | Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 116.0 117.7 117.7 3.9 0 .9 0 0 

14-23 | Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 172.5 172.5 172.5 3.9 0 .8 .3 .2 

14-25 | Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 156.4 155.7 155.6 -.8 -.1 0 0 -.1 

15-42 | Photographic supplies 2/............................| 121.6 121.6 121.6 .7 0 0 0 0 

15-6 | Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 161.9 161.8 160.8 .8 -.6 .6 -.1 -.6 

 | | 

 | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 186.9 191.5 184.6 -7.8 -3.6 3.1 2.2 -3.4 

 | | 

 | CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 112.7 119.0 121.0 .1 1.7 1.8 .1 2.3 

 | | 

01-21 | Wheat 2/............................................| 117.3 109.7 115.3 11.2 5.1 7.8 -12.0 5.1 

01-22-02 | Corn 2/.............................................| 89.3 82.1 82.9 22.3 1.0 8.0 -13.9 1.0 

01-31 | Slaughter cattle 2/.................................| 117.8 126.4 130.2 1.3 3.0 1.0 3.7 3.0 

01-32 | Slaughter hogs......................................| 78.1 86.9 84.4 5.9 -2.9 -.4 1.6 6.1 

01-41-02 | Slaughter broilers/fryers 2/........................| 137.2 172.7 168.3 -10.0 -2.5 6.4 3.2 -2.5 

01-42 | Slaughter turkeys...................................| 125.9 144.8 159.2 9.1 9.9 -.1 4.6 5.7 

01-6 | Fluid milk..........................................| 89.8 89.0 94.3 -17.6 6.0 -.9 -1.9 4.4 

01-83-01-31| Soybeans 2/.........................................| 98.1 90.7 87.0 -6.7 -4.1 2.0 -8.0 -4.1 

02-52-01-03| Cane sugar, raw (Dec. 2003=100) 2/..................| 128.0 126.1 126.5 7.9 .3 -.4 -1.6 .3 

 | | 

 | CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 239.6 242.6 228.8 -10.8 -5.7 3.7 3.1 -5.6 

 | | 

01-51 | Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 78.0 78.6 77.0 -4.2 -2.0 -1.4 2.1 -2.0 

04-1 | Hides and skins 2/..................................| 195.8 198.5 198.4 4.5 -.1 -.7 -.1 -.1 

05-1 | Coal 2/.............................................| 127.6 126.3 126.5 8.9 .2 .6 -1.4 .2 

05-31 | Natural gas 2/......................................| 275.8 287.0 271.2 -35.0 -5.5 1.2 15.7 -5.5 

05-61 | Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 191.9 199.1 172.7 .8 -13.3 9.4 -1.9 -13.3 

08-5 | Logs, timber, etc 2/................................| 197.8 199.7 201.2 3.0 .8 0 1.0 .8 

09-12 | Wastepaper..........................................| 224.8 250.5 250.7 10.2 .1 6.7 3.9 2.0 

10-11 | Iron ore 2/.........................................| 135.6 135.2 135.8 14.4 .4 .1 -.4 .4 

10-12 | Iron and steel scrap................................| 356.7 326.7 338.8 4.4 3.7 -2.0 -14.7 5.0 

10-21 | Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 247.7 242.7 229.9 46.8 -5.3 9.7 4.8 -5.3 

10-23-01 | Copper base scrap 2/................................| 506.7 467.9 463.9 70.9 -.9 -1.1 0 -.9 

10-23-02 | Aluminum base scrap.................................| 305.7 266.0 268.0 29.2 .8 -1.0 -4.6 1.2 

13-21 | Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 212.3 217.4 218.8 10.3 .6 1.4 1.8 .8 

13-99-01 | Industrial sand.....................................| 182.6 183.4 183.3 4.6 -.1 .4 .7 0 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 

1/ The indexes for May 2006 have been recalculated to incorporate late 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. 

 reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to 3/ Not available. 

 revision 4 months after original publication. 
Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings 

(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 | | | 

 | | Unadjusted index 1/ | 

Commodity| |___________________________________| 

 code | Grouping | May 2006 | Aug. 2006 |Sept. 2006 | 

_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 

 | | | | | 

 | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................| 452.5 | 455.0 | 449.7 | 

 | All commodities................................| 165.8 | 167.9 | 165.4 | 

 | | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....| 137.8 | 141.5 | 142.7 | 

01 | Farm products................................| 109.8 | 118.3 | 119.8 | 

02 | Processed foods and feeds....................| 152.5 | 153.7 | 154.7 | 

 | | | | | 

 | Industrial commodities.........................| 170.6 | 172.4 | 169.3 | 

03 | Textile products and apparel.................| 124.5 | 124.9 | 125.0 | 

04 | Hides, skins, leather, and related products..| 168.3 | 169.3 | 168.9 | 

05 | Fuels and related products and power.........| 172.9 | 177.0 | 163.9 | 

06 | Chemicals and allied products 2/.............| 205.7 | 209.9 | 208.0 | 

07 | Rubber and plastic products..................| 153.2 | 154.4 | 154.5 | 

08 | Lumber and wood products.....................| 198.6 | 191.4 | 191.8 | 

09 | Pulp, paper, and allied products.............| 209.2 | 210.8 | 211.9 | 

10 | Metals and metal products....................| 184.2 | 186.9 | 187.6 | 

11 | Machinery and equipment......................| 125.8 | 126.8 | 127.6 | 

12 | Furniture and household durables.............| 142.0 | 142.7 | 142.6 | 

13 | Nonmetallic mineral products.................| 179.2 | 182.6 | 182.9 | 

14 | Transportation equipment.....................| 152.8 | 150.0 | 151.3 | 

15 | Miscellaneous products.......................| 206.2 | 207.5 | 206.6 | 

 | | | | | 

 | Industrial commodities less fuels and related | | | | 

 | products and power...........................| 166.4 | 167.3 | 167.7 | 

 | | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS | | | | 

 | | | | | 

01-1 | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, | | | | 

 | and tree nuts................................| 128.1 | 158.0 | 159.4 | 

01-2 | Grains.........................................| 96.7 | 90.5 | 92.3 | 

01-3 | Slaughter livestock............................| 107.8 | 116.4 | 118.5 | 

01-4 | Slaughter poultry..............................| 133.1 | 164.6 | 164.0 | 

01-5 | Plant and animal fibers........................| 78.6 | 79.3 | 77.8 | 

01-7 | Chicken eggs...................................| 72.9 | 96.6 | 92.7 | 

01-8 | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................| 127.2 | 119.1 | 116.6 | 

01-83 | Oilseeds.......................................| 107.7 | 101.0 | 97.6 | 

02-1 | Cereal and bakery products.....................| 182.8 | 184.0 | 184.6 | 

02-2 | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................| 136.4 | 139.3 | 141.2 | 

02-22 | Processed poultry..............................| 111.2 | 124.0 | 122.2 | 

02-5 | Sugar and confectionery........................| 168.7 | 170.1 | 167.0 | 

02-6 | Beverages and beverage materials...............| 162.4 | 161.1 | 161.6 | 

02-63 | Packaged beverage materials....................| 152.0 | 152.3 | 152.3 | 

02-7 | Fats and oils..................................| 172.0 | 177.4 | 179.7 | 

03-81 | Apparel........................................| 125.9 | 126.1 | 126.1 | 

04-4 | Other leather and related products.............| 153.3 | 153.4 | 153.6 | 

05-3 | Gas fuels......................................| 267.6 | 282.7 | 261.5 | 

05-4 | Electric power.................................| 160.5 | 167.8 | 167.2 | 

05-7 | Refined petroleum products.....................| 215.5 | 220.4 | 183.8 | 

06-3 | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................| 313.4 | 313.1 | 312.5 | 

06-5 | Agricultural chemicals and products............| 159.5 | 154.5 | 156.2 | 

06-7 | Other chemicals and allied products............| 157.5 | 157.9 | 158.1 | 

07-1 | Rubber and rubber products.....................| 135.6 | 137.4 | 137.7 | 

07-11 | Rubber, except natural rubber..................| 158.7 | 159.5 | 161.9 | 

07-13 | Miscellaneous rubber products..................| 151.7 | 151.8 | 152.3 | 

07-2 | Plastic products...............................| 164.9 | 166.0 | 166.0 | 

08-1 | Lumber.........................................| 200.6 | 182.1 | 181.8 | 

09-1 | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building | | | | 

 | paper and board..............................| 177.3 | 180.5 | 181.1 | 

09-15 | Converted paper and paperboard products........| 182.7 | 185.3 | 185.7 | 

10-1 | Iron and steel.................................| 183.7 | 191.7 | 195.8 | 

10-2 | Nonferrous metals..............................| 234.9 | 231.5 | 229.9 | 

10-25 | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................| 211.5 | 214.6 | 213.6 | 

11-3 | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........| 161.0 | 162.0 | 162.0 | 

11-4 | General purpose machinery and equipment........| 174.0 | 177.2 | 178.3 | 

11-6 | Special industry machinery.....................| 176.2 | 177.4 | 177.9 | 

11-7 | Electrical machinery and equipment.............| 114.8 | 115.6 | 116.9 | 

11-9 | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........| 149.6 | 151.2 | 151.1 | 

12-6 | Other household durable goods..................| 164.8 | 166.4 | 166.5 | 

13-2 | Concrete ingredients...........................| 203.8 | 207.5 | 208.4 | 

14-1 | Motor vehicles and equipment...................| 131.4 | 127.4 | 129.1 | 

15-1 | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........| 136.5 | 137.1 | 137.2 | 

15-4 | Photographic equipment and supplies............| 106.3 | 106.3 | 106.3 | 

15-9 | Other miscellaneous products...................| 151.5 | 151.6 | 151.7 | 

__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 

 

1/ Data for May 2006 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and 

 corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision 4 months after original 

 publication. 

2/ Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month. 
Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally 

adjusted 

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 | | | Index | Percent change 

 Industry | Industry 1/ |Index|_______________________|to_Sep._2006_from: 

 code | |base | | | | | 

 | | |May |Aug. |Sep. | Sep. | Aug. 

 | | |2006 2/|2006 2/|2006 2/| 2005 | 2006 

__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|_________ 

 | | | 

 |Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 215.4 222.9 206.5 -11.4 -7.4 

 211 | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 259.3 272.3 245.7 -22.5 -9.8 

 212 | Mining (except oil & gas)................... |12/03| 154.8 154.1 151.4 17.5 -1.8 

 213 | Mining support activities................... |12/03| 174.3 178.4 174.7 25.2 -2.1 

 | | | 

 |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 158.5 159.8 156.8 1.7 -1.9 

 311 | Food mfg.................................... |12/84| 144.7 147.3 147.9 1.1 .4 

 312 | Beverage & tobacco mfg...................... |12/03| 106.6 106.1 106.3 1.0 .2 

 313 | Textile mills............................... |12/03| 106.8 107.1 107.2 2.8 .1 

 314 | Textile product mills....................... |12/03| 107.6 108.1 108.4 2.6 .3 

 315 | Apparel manufacturing....................... |12/03| 100.5 100.7 100.7 .3 0 

 316 | Leather & allied product mfg................ |12/84| 146.6 146.9 146.7 1.5 -.1 

 321 | Wood products manufacturing................. |12/03| 110.9 107.4 107.6 -1.8 .2 

 322 | Paper manufacturing......................... |12/03| 111.7 113.5 114.0 7.1 .4 

 323 | Printing and related support activities..... |12/03| 105.4 105.8 106.1 2.4 .3 

 324 | Petroleum and coal products mfg............. |12/84| 260.0 269.9 226.1 -6.4 -16.2 

 325 | Chemical mfg................................ |12/84| 196.6 198.2 198.5 5.8 .2 

 326 | Plastics and rubber products mfg............ |12/84| 148.8 150.9 150.7 6.6 -.1 

 327 | Nonmetallic mineral product mfg............. |12/84| 163.3 164.7 164.9 7.3 .1 

 331 | Primary metal mfg........................... |12/84| 178.4 186.7 188.9 24.0 1.2 

 332 | Fabricated metal product mfg................ |12/84| 154.3 157.5 157.5 4.9 0 

 333 | Machinery mfg............................... |12/03| 108.3 109.1 109.4 3.1 .3 

 334 | Computer & electronic product mfg........... |12/03| 96.6 96.5 96.7 -.4 .2 

 335 | Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg. |12/03| 116.0 119.0 119.4 10.1 .3 

 336 | Transportation equipment mfg................ |12/03| 103.4 101.1 102.0 .1 .9 

 337 | Furniture & related product mfg............. |12/84| 162.3 163.0 163.1 2.8 .1 

 339 | Miscellaneous mfg........................... |12/03| 104.9 105.1 104.8 1.6 -.3 

 | | | 

 |Wholesale trade industries | | 

 423 | Merchant wholesalers, durable goods......... |06/04| 105.6 106.7 107.8 6.9 1.0 

 424 | Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods...... |06/05| 106.1 109.9 108.8 8.6 -1.0 

 425 | Wholesale trade agents and brokers.......... |06/05| 102.2 102.2 102.4 3.2 .2 

 | | | 

 |Retail trade industries | | 

 441 | Motor vehicle and parts dealers............. |12/03| 114.3 114.2 113.4 6.8 -.7 

 442 | Furniture and home furnishings stores....... |12/03| 116.1 118.8 118.9 5.5 .1 

 443 | Electronics and appliance stores............ |12/03| 103.9 96.6 96.1 -4.6 -.5 

 444 | Bldg material and garden equip and supp | | 

 | dealers.................................... |12/03| 115.7 122.5 124.5 12.4 1.6 

 445 | Food and beverage stores.................... |12/99| 133.8 135.9 134.6 2.4 -1.0 

 446 | Health and personal care stores............. |12/03| 118.7 118.5 119.8 12.2 1.1 

 447 | Gasoline stations........................... |06/01| 48.9 55.2 65.9 11.1 19.4 

 448 | Clothing and clothing accessories stores.... |12/03| 105.5 107.3 106.8 2.6 -.5 

 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores |12/03| 99.1 98.5 97.8 .2 -.7 

 452 | General merchandise stores.................. |12/03| 113.1 111.8 106.3 4.2 -4.9 

 454 | Nonstore retailers.......................... |12/03| 111.6 120.4 134.8 5.0 12.0 

 | | | 

 |Transportation and warehousing | | 

 481 | Air transportation.......................... |12/92| 179.7 187.8 171.0 .5 -8.9 

 482 | Rail transportation......................... |12/96| 134.9 138.2 139.4 9.1 .9 

 483 | Water transportation........................ |12/03| 111.1 111.9 112.8 4.3 .8 

 484 | Truck transportation........................ |12/03| 113.5 114.9 115.0 3.9 .1 

 486110 | Pipeline transportation of crude oil........ |06/86| 133.4 137.0 137.0 7.1 0 

 486910 | Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum | | 

 | products................................... |06/86| 122.4 125.1 125.1 2.8 0 

 488 | Transportation support activities........... |12/03| 106.6 107.1 107.7 2.7 .6 

 491 | Postal service.............................. |06/89| 164.7 164.7 164.7 6.3 0 

 492 | Couriers and messengers..................... |12/03| 120.8 122.8 123.2 7.9 .3 

 | | | 

 |Utilities | | 

 221 | Utilities................................... |12/03| 121.0 125.6 124.5 -.8 -.9 

 | | | 

 |Health care and social assistance | | 

 6211 | Offices of physicians....................... |12/96| 117.2 117.2 117.1 .4 -.1 

 6215 | Medical and diagnostic laboratories......... |12/03| 104.4 104.5 104.5 .2 0 

 6216 | Home health care services................... |12/96| 121.7 121.6 121.8 .7 .2 

 622 | Hospitals................................... |12/92| 152.3 153.8 153.6 4.3 -.1 

 6231 | Nursing care facilities..................... |12/03| 108.8 109.7 109.9 2.7 .2 

 62321 | Residential mental retardation facilities... |12/03| 108.0 108.4 109.3 4.9 .8 

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See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally 

adjusted -- Continued 

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 | | | Index | Percent change 

 Industry | Industry 1/ |Index|_______________________|to_Sep._2006_from: 

 code | |base | | | | | 

 | | |May |Aug. |Sep. | Sep. | Aug. 

 | | |2006 2/|2006 2/|2006 2/| 2005 | 2006 

__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|_________ 

 | | | 

 |Other services industries | | 

 511 | Publishing industries, except Internet...... |12/03| 106.1 106.1 107.0 2.2 0.8 

 515 | Broadcasting, except Internet............... |12/03| 103.8 100.1 101.2 0 1.1 

 517 | Telecommunications.......................... |12/03| 97.8 99.0 99.0 1.1 0 

 5182 | Data processing and related services........ |12/03| 99.6 100.0 100.0 1.0 0 

 5221 | Depository credit intermediation............ |12/03| 108.8 113.8 116.8 6.4 2.6 

 523 | Security, commodity contracts and like | | 

 | activity................................... |12/03| 113.5 113.2 113.7 4.0 .4 

 524 | Insurance carriers and related activities... |12/03| 106.3 106.5 106.5 1.5 0 

 5312 | Offices of real estate agents and brokers... |12/03| 110.6 111.4 109.7 .6 -1.5 

 5321 | Automotive equipment rental and leasing..... |06/01| 111.6 112.5 115.6 3.0 2.8 

 5411 | Legal services.............................. |12/96| 144.9 144.9 145.2 4.3 .2 

 541211 | Offices of certified public accountants..... |12/03| 106.5 105.9 107.0 3.7 1.0 

 5413 | Architectural, engineering and related | | 

 | services................................... |12/96| 134.1 134.9 134.8 3.9 -.1 

 54181 | Advertising agencies........................ |12/03| 103.5 105.0 104.9 3.0 -.1 

 5613 | Employment services......................... |12/96| 118.4 120.5 119.8 2.9 -.6 

 56151 | Travel agencies............................. |12/03| 99.1 99.2 99.2 3.5 0 

 56172 | Janitorial services......................... |12/03| 103.6 104.5 104.5 2.6 0 

 5621 | Waste collection............................ |12/03| 104.0 104.5 104.4 1.7 -.1 

 721 | Accommodation............................... |12/96| 136.3 138.1 139.7 3.6 1.2 

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1/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes. Because of differences 

 in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the movements of similarly titled 

 indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings. 

2/ The indexes for May 2006 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. 

 All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. 

3/ Not available. 

 

Note: NAICS 2002 replaced the SIC system beginning with the release of PPI data for January 2004. 
Table 5. Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted 

(1982=100) 

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 | 

 | Index 1/ 

 |_____________________________________________________ 

 Grouping | | | | | | 

 | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. 

 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 

_______________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 

 | 

 Finished goods...................................| 160.6 160.8 161.6 161.8 161.9 159.8 

 Finished consumer goods........................| 166.4 166.6 167.6 167.9 168.3 165.0 

 Finished consumer foods......................| 155.1 153.8 156.1 155.7 157.9 159.0 

 Crude......................................| 160.4 139.1 145.9 141.4 161.7 162.7 

 Processed..................................| 154.5 155.0 156.9 156.8 157.5 158.6 

 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 170.4 171.2 171.7 172.3 171.9 167.0 

 Nondurable goods less foods................| 184.3 185.4 185.8 187.2 187.3 179.3 

 Durable goods..............................| 137.1 137.2 137.8 136.8 135.4 137.0 

 Capital equipment..............................| 146.5 146.8 147.2 146.9 146.5 147.4 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 148.3 148.6 149.2 149.3 149.6 150.0 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 145.8 146.1 146.5 146.0 145.3 146.3 

 | 

 Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 163.1 164.9 165.5 166.4 167.1 164.7 

 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 153.8 156.2 156.9 158.2 158.5 158.4 

 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 143.8 143.9 145.6 146.3 146.3 148.1 

 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 173.0 176.1 177.7 178.0 178.3 175.7 

 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 175.0 182.1 181.8 186.0 186.7 187.6 

 Components for manufacturing.................| 133.8 134.0 134.4 135.1 135.4 136.1 

 Materials and components for construction......| 186.5 188.0 188.9 190.2 190.9 191.3 

 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 166.1 167.8 168.0 168.2 170.2 157.9 

 Manufacturing industries ....................| 158.9 160.0 157.4 159.3 161.8 155.4 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 170.7 172.8 174.6 173.9 175.5 159.5 

 Containers.....................................| 172.8 173.2 176.8 176.6 176.5 176.8 

 Supplies.......................................| 156.1 156.4 156.8 157.3 157.6 157.8 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 160.5 160.5 160.6 160.9 161.5 161.6 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 153.7 154.1 154.6 155.1 155.3 155.5 

 Feeds......................................| 109.2 107.9 107.6 107.7 106.7 106.5 

 Other supplies.............................| 159.1 159.7 160.3 160.9 161.2 161.5 

 | 

 Crude materials for further processing...........| 182.9 186.0 181.1 186.8 191.0 184.6 

 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 113.5 110.7 115.9 118.0 118.1 120.8 

 Nonfood materials..............................| 231.9 239.6 226.7 235.1 242.5 229.0 

 Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............| 213.0 225.4 219.2 230.5 225.1 211.6 

 Manufacturing 2/...........................| 197.4 209.0 203.2 213.7 208.7 196.1 

 Construction...............................| 201.3 202.3 202.0 203.0 201.3 199.7 

 Crude fuel 3/................................| 239.6 238.4 215.5 218.0 246.6 234.7 

 Manufacturing industries...................| 227.6 226.5 205.3 207.6 233.9 223.0 

 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 245.1 243.9 220.3 222.9 252.2 240.1 

 | 

 Special groupings | 

 | 

 Finished goods, excluding foods..................| 161.7 162.3 162.8 163.1 162.7 159.8 

 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......| 164.6 166.5 167.1 168.0 168.8 166.1 

 Intermediate foods and feeds.....................| 133.0 132.6 133.7 134.2 133.9 135.0 

 Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....| 238.4 246.5 233.1 241.8 249.5 235.6 

 | 

 Finished energy goods............................| 149.0 150.2 150.7 152.7 153.2 140.4 

 Finished goods less energy.......................| 157.3 157.2 158.1 157.7 157.8 158.7 

 Finished consumer goods less energy..............| 162.0 161.8 162.9 162.4 162.8 163.7 

 | 

 Finished goods less foods and energy.............| 158.4 158.8 159.2 158.8 158.2 159.1 

 Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....| 166.5 166.9 167.4 166.9 166.1 167.0 

 Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..| 191.0 191.7 191.9 192.1 191.8 192.0 

 | 

 Intermediate energy goods........................| 166.4 168.5 168.5 168.4 169.6 156.9 

 Intermediate materials less energy...............| 160.2 161.8 162.6 163.8 164.3 164.6 

 Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....| 161.9 163.6 164.4 165.6 166.2 166.4 

 | 

 Crude energy materials 2/........................| 231.6 233.5 217.6 228.1 241.6 221.4 

 Crude materials less energy......................| 146.1 149.9 152.2 154.6 152.8 155.4 

 Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........| 237.6 259.4 253.6 257.0 249.9 252.4 

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 1/ All seasonally adjusted indexes are subject to change up to 5 years after original publication due to 

 the recalculation of seasonal factors each January. The indexes for May 2006 have been 

 recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. 

 2/ Includes crude petroleum. 

 3/ Excludes crude petroleum.