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Producer Price Indexes – August 2002 

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in August, seasonally adjusted, the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index posted a 0.2-percent 

decline in July and a 0.1-percent gain in June. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by 

intermediate goods producers rose 0.4 percent, following a 0.2-percent increase in July. August's crude goods 

index advanced 1.6 percent, after moving up 0.6 percent in July. (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 

2001 

Aug. 0.4 0.7 1.4 0.0 2.0 -0.2 -0.7 

Sept. .4 .1 1.5 .1 1.6 .1 -4.4 

Oct. -1.3 -.1 -6.7 -.4 -.3 -1.3 -8.8 

Nov. -.6 -.8 -3.9 .1 -1.2 -.7 4.9 

Dec. -.4 -.1 -3.0 .2 -1.6 -.6 -7.2 

 

2002 

Jan. 0 .8 -.5 -.2 -2.7 -.2 4.6 

Feb. .2 .8 0 .1 -2.6 -.2 -1.2 

Mar. .9 .6 5.7 -.1 -1.6 1.0 5.0 

Apr. -.1 -3.0 r 2.5 .1 r -2.1 r .8 r 4.2 

May -.4 -.2 r -1.8 0 -2.7 r -.2 r 1.4 

June .1 .1 0 .2 -2.1 .2 -3.6 

July -.2 -.1 .1 -.3 -1.1 .2 .6 

Aug. 0 -.4 1.0 -.1 -1.6 .4 1.6 

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

previously reported because data for April 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late 

reports and corrections by respondents. 
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Among finished goods in August, a 1.0-percent rise in finished energy goods prices followed a 0.1-

percent increase in July. On the other hand, the index for finished consumer foods fell 0.4 percent, compared 

with a 0.1-percent decline in July. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy turned down 0.1 

percent in August, after falling 0.3 percent in the prior month. 

Before seasonal adjustment, August's Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.1 percent to 

138.7 (1982=100). From August 2001 to August 2002, prices for finished goods dropped 1.6 percent. During 

the same period, the finished energy goods index fell 5.8 percent, prices for finished consumer foods declined 

2.4 percent, and the index for finished goods other than foods and energy inched down 0.3 percent. At the 

earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods decreased 0.9 percent and 

the index for crude goods declined 4.2 percent. 

Finished goods

 The finished energy goods index increased 1.0 percent in August, after posting a 0.1-percent gain in 

July. Prices for residential electric power rose 0.3 percent, compared with a 0.7-percent decrease in the 

previous month. The index for liquefied petroleum gas also turned up, after declining in July. Gasoline prices 

rose more in August than they did in July. Residential natural gas prices showed no change, after decreasing in 

the previous month. By contrast, home heating oil prices decreased 1.4 percent, compared with a 6.0-percent 

rise in the prior month. The index for finished lubricants also turned down in August. Diesel fuel prices 

increased at a slower pace in August than they did in July. 

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.) 

2001 

Aug. 1.8 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 -1.8 -4.5

Sept. -.8 1.1 -.1 -.8 .8 -11.0 .2 -14.6

Oct. -.4 -6.2 -.4 -2.4 -3.5 -17.9 -1.5 -25.1

Nov. -1.6 -3.2 -.2 -3.0 -4.9 19.9 -.3 -20.5

Dec. -1.1 -2.9 -.2 -4.0 -2.3 -15.0 -.5 -32.5

 

2002 

Jan. -.2 -1.3 -.1 -4.7 4.3 7.8 0 -40.0

Feb. -.1 -1.2 0 -4.6 1.8 -7.1 1.5 -30.6

Mar. .4 4.5 .3 -3.5 -.9 16.9 .5 -21.6

Apr. r -.7 r 4.3 r .2 r -2.7 r -6.3 r 19.4 r 2.1 r -18.6

May r -.7 r -1.4 r .1 -3.1 r .3 r 1.7 r 3.1 -15.8

June .7 .5 .2 -2.7 -.9 -8.9 1.6 -11.8

July 1.5 -1.0 .2 -1.5 1.5 -.9 1.7 -6.2

Aug. .6 .6 .4 -.9 2.0 1.6 .4 -4.2

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

reported because data for April 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections 

by respondents.
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 Prices for finished consumer foods posted a 0.4-percent decline in August, after dipping 0.1 percent in 

the previous month. The index for fresh and dry vegetables decreased 8.2 percent, following a 4.9-percent rise 

in July. Prices for pork, finfish and shellfish, and processed fruits and vegetables also turned down in August, 

after increasing in the prior month. The indexes for beef and veal and processed young chickens fell more than 

they did in July. However, prices for fresh fruits and melons rose 7.4 percent in August, following a 5.6-percent 

decline in July. The indexes for dairy products, eggs for fresh use, and soft drinks fell at a slower rate in August 

than they did in the previous month. 

 Following a 0.4-percent decrease in July, the index for finished consumer goods other than foods and 

energy edged down 0.1 percent. Passenger car prices declined 0.1 percent, after falling 1.5 percent in July. 

Prices for light motor trucks also fell less than they did in the previous month -- down 1.3 percent following a 

1.6-percent decline in July. The indexes for men’s and boys’ apparel, alcoholic beverages, and sanitary papers 

and health products turned up in August, after decreasing in July. Prices for pharmaceutical preparations rose at 

a faster pace in August than they did in July. On the other hand, prices for prerecorded compact discs fell 9.3 

percent, following a 0.1-percent decline in the prior month. In August, the indexes for floor coverings, 

newspaper circulation, textile housefurnishings, and soaps and synthetic detergents turned down, after 

advancing in the previous month. Cigarette prices showed no change, after rising a month earlier. The index 

for household furniture rose less than it did in July. 

 The capital equipment index fell 0.1 percent in August, after declining 0.4 percent a month ago. 

Subsequent to a 1.0-percent drop in July, prices for communication and related equipment decreased 0.2 percent 

in August. The indexes for passenger cars, light motor trucks, and pumps and compressors also fell less in 

August than they did in the previous month. Civilian aircraft prices rose at a slightly faster pace than in July. 

By contrast, prices for heavy motor trucks decreased 0.2 percent in August, following a 0.9-percent advance in 

the prior month. The indexes for integrating and measuring instruments, plastic working machinery, and power 

hand tools (electric/battery powered) also turned down, after rising a month earlier. The rate of increase in 

prices for tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and industrial molds slowed from July to August. 

Intermediate goods

Prices for intermediate goods advanced 0.4 percent in August, after rising 0.2 percent in July. This 

acceleration was mostly due to the index for intermediate energy goods, which turned up in August after falling 

in the prior month. The indexes for nondurable manufacturing materials, materials and components for 

construction, and durable manufacturing materials moved up at a faster pace than they did in July. 

Alternatively, prices for intermediate foods and feeds rose at a slower rate in August than they did in the prior 

month. Excluding food and energy prices, the index for intermediate goods advanced 0.4 percent in August, 

compared with a 0.2-percent increase in July. (See table B.) 

The index for intermediate energy goods turned up 0.6 percent in August, after posting a 1.0-percent 

decline in the previous month. Prices for natural gas to electric utilities advanced 4.8 percent, following an 

11.0-percent drop in July. The industrial natural gas and commercial natural gas indexes also turned up in 

August. Prices for commercial electric power remained unchanged, after falling in July, while the index for 

gasoline rose at a faster rate in August than it did a month earlier. Partially offsetting these accelerating prices, 

the index for industrial electric power moved down 0.4 percent in August, following a 1.6-percent rise in July. 

Prices for jet fuels also turned down in August. Diesel fuel prices increased at a slower pace in August than 

they did in the preceding month. 
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Following a 0.7-percent increase, the index for nondurable manufacturing materials rose 1.0 percent in 

August. Plastic resin and material prices advanced 3.1 percent in August, after moving up 1.3 percent a month 

earlier. Prices for primary basic organic chemicals, paperboard, and alkalies and chlorine rose at a faster rate 

than they did in July. The fertilizer material index turned up in August. Conversely, ethanol prices fell 2.3 

percent this month, following a 2.8-percent gain in the prior month. Processed yarn and thread prices fell faster 

in August than they did in the previous month, while the index for medicinal and botanical chemicals posted no 

change, following an increase in July. 

The index for construction materials and components climbed 0.4 percent in August, after rising 0.2 

percent in the preceding month. The August index for plastic construction products advanced 1.4 percent, 

following a 0.1-percent gain in July. Prices for gypsum products, plywood, millwork, and asphalt felts and 

coatings turned up in August, compared with decreases in the prior month. By contrast, the index for fabricated 

structural metal products rose 0.1 percent in August, after registering a 0.8-percent increase a month earlier. 

The indexes for softwood lumber, nonferrous wire and cable, and metal valves (except fluid power) turned 

down in August. Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment prices rose at a slower rate in August than they 

did in July. 

The index for durable manufacturing materials increased 0.3 percent in August, following a 0.2-percent 

gain in the prior month. Rising prices for steel mill products, aluminum mill shapes, cement, and prepared paint 

more than offset declining prices for primary nonferrous metals and copper and brass mill shapes. 

Prices for intermediate foods and feeds moved up 0.6 percent in August, after rising 1.5 percent in the 

prior month. Prepared animal feed prices advanced 1.5 percent, following a 3.5-percent gain in July. The 

indexes for pork; confectionery materials; and dry, condensed, and evaporated milk products turned down in 

August. The beef and veal index fell at faster rate in August than it did in July. On the other hand, prices for 

natural, processed, and imitation cheese jumped 0.7 percent in August, after posting a 5.1-percent decline in the 

preceding month. The indexes for crude vegetable oils and flour rose more in August than they did a month 

earlier. Refined sugar prices fell at a slower pace in August than they did in July. 

Crude goods

 The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing advanced 1.6 percent in August, 

compared with a 0.6-percent increase in July. The index for crude energy materials moved up in August, after 

falling a month earlier. Prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose at a faster pace in August than they did in 

July. On the other hand, the index for crude nonfood materials less energy advanced less than it did in the 

previous month. (See table B.) 

 The index for crude energy materials turned up 1.6 percent in August, following a 0.9-percent decline in 

the prior month. After dropping 7.7 percent in July, natural gas prices rose 0.4 percent in August. The coal 

index fell 0.8 percent, following a 1.2-percent decrease in July. By contrast, crude petroleum prices advanced 

4.3 percent, compared with a 9.5-percent gain in the preceding month. 

 The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs increased 2.0 percent in August, after rising 1.5 percent in 

July. Slaughter cattle prices advanced 1.2 percent, following a 2.6-percent decline in the previous month. The 

indexes for fluid milk and fresh fruits and melons also turned up in August. Price decreases for slaughter 

broilers and fryers slowed from July to August. On the other hand, the slaughter hog index dropped 15.0 

percent in August, compared with a 17.6-percent jump in July. Prices for fresh and dry vegetables, slaughter 

turkeys, and unprocessed finfish also moved down, after increasing in the prior month. Soybean prices rose at a 

slower pace in August than they did in July. 
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 Prices for basic industrial materials rose at a 0.4-percent rate in August, following a 1.7-percent increase 

in July. The wastepaper index also advanced at a slower pace, 0.8 percent after rising 10.4 percent in the 

previous month. Raw cotton prices fell 0.3 percent, following a 15.7-percent gain in July. The August index 

for iron and steel scrap advanced less than it did a month earlier, while prices for aluminum base scrap, copper 

base scrap, and gold ores decreased at a quicker rate than they did in July. By contrast, the index for hides and 

skins increased 3.0 percent, after showing no change in the preceding month. Prices for phosphates and iron ore 

turned up in August, following declines in July. 

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

Mining. The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Domestic Mining Industries rose 1.1 percent in 

August, after declining 2.1 percent in the prior month. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.) 

Leading this acceleration, prices received by the natural gas liquids and natural gas residue industry moved up 

8.8 percent, following a 9.2-percent decrease in July. The industry indexes for oil and gas well drilling, 

bituminous coal and lignite surface mining, and iron ores also turned up in August. By contrast, prices received 

by the crude petroleum and natural gas industry fell 1.2 percent, following a 2.6-percent increase in the previous 

month. The industry index for bituminous coal underground mining also moved down, after advancing in July. 

In August 2002, the Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Mining Industries was 93.6 (December 

1984=100), 5.4 percent below its year-ago level. 

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

edged up 0.1 percent in August, after showing no change in the prior month. Higher prices received by the 

industry groups for petroleum refining and related products, chemicals and allied products, rubber and 

miscellaneous plastic products, paper and allied products, and fabricated metal products (except machinery and 

transportation equipment) outweighed price decreases for the transportation equipment; machinery (except 

electrical); food and kindred products; and printing, publishing, and allied products industry groups. In August 

2002, the Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Manufacturing Industries was 133.7 (December 

1984=100), 0.7 percent lower than a year ago. 

Services. Among service industries in August, advancing prices were registered by the industries for operators 

and lessors of nonresidential buildings, help supply services, prepackaged software, general medical and 

surgical hospitals, scheduled air transportation, truck rental and leasing, and for skilled and intermediate care 

facilities. On the other hand, falling prices were posted by the industries for data processing services, 

employment agencies, railroads (line-haul operating), and passenger car rental. 

***** 

Producer Price Index data for September 2002 will be 

released on Friday, October 11, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) 
Technical Note 

Brief Explanation of Producer Price Indexes 

 The term Producer Price Index (PPI) refers to a family of indexes that measure the average change over time in the selling 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 may differ due to government subsidies, sales and excise taxes, and distribution costs. 

 More than 10,000 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 transportation, utilities, trade, finance, and services sectors of the economy. 

 More than 100,000 price quotations per month are organized into three sets of producer price indexes: (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 

(tables 1, 2, and 5) organizes products by class of buyer and degree of fabrication. The commodity structure (tables 2 and 3) 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 (table 4). 

 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; and nondurable goods such as apparel and home heating oil. 

Capital equipment includes producer 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. 

 Producer price indexes for the net output of industries and their products are grouped according to the Standard Industrial 

Classification (SIC). Industry price indexes are compatible with other economic time series organized by SIC codes, such as data on 

employment, wages, and productivity. Table 4 lists indexes for the net output of major mining and manufacturing industry groups at 

the 2-digit level. 

 Producer price indexes 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 are also 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 are normally reported by mail questionnaire for the Tuesday of the week containing the 13th. 

 

 Price data are provided on a voluntary and confidential basis; no one but sworn BLS employees are allowed access to individual 

company price reports. The Bureau publishes price indexes instead of unit dollar prices. All producer price indexes are routinely 

subject to revision once, 4 months after original publication, to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 

 The 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 every 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 service industries 

includes the month in which an article describing the industry's content appeared in the PPI Detailed Report: 

PPI Detailed 

Industry SIC Report Issue 

 

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

Life Insurance Carriers........................................... 6311 January 1999

Property and Casualty Insurance................................ 6331 July 1998

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

 Weights for most traditional commodity groupings of the PPI, as well as all indexes (such as stage-of-processing indexes) 

calculated from traditional commodity groupings, currently reflect 1992 values of shipments as reported in the Census of 

Manufactures and other sources. From January 1992 through December 1995, PPI weights were derived from 1987 shipment values. 

Industry indexes shown in table 4 are also now calculated with 1992 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 in one industry to establishments classified in another industry. However, weights for commodity price indexes are 

based on gross shipment values, including shipment values between establishments within the same industry. As a result, broad 

commodity grouping indexes such as the all commodities index 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 this defect, but industry indexes consistently correct for this at all levels of aggregation. Therefore, industry and stage-ofprocessing indexes are more appropriate than broad commodity groupings for economic analysis of general price trends. 

 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 

changes to previously published percent changes for affected PPI series. (See "Calculating Index Changes," below.) The new 

reference base is not used for indexes with a base later than December 1981, nor for indexes for the net output of industries 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. Reprints are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on 

request. 
Calculating Index Changes 

 Each index measures price changes from a reference period which equals 100.0 (1982 or some later month). 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 can also be 

expressed in dollars as follows: "Prices received by domestic producers of a systematic sample of finished goods have risen from 

$100 in 1982 to $105.50 today." Likewise, a current index of 90.0 would indicate that prices received by producers of finished goods 

today 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 because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are 

not. The example below 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, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted 

and unadjusted changes each month. Seasonally adjusted data are preferred for analyzing general price trends in the economy because 

they 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 in escalating long-term contracts such as purchasing

agreements or real estate leases. (See Escalation and Producer Price Indexes: A Guide for Contracting Parties, BLS Report 807, 

September 1991, available on request from BLS.) 

 For more information, 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. 
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| |Aug. 2002 from:| 

 | |_______________________|_______________|___________________________ 

 | Dec. | | | | | | | | 

 | |Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July | May to|June to |July to 

 | 2001 1/|2002 2/|2002 2/|2002 2/| 2001 | 2002 | June | July | Aug. 

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

 | 

Finished goods...................................| 100.000 138.8 138.9 138.7 -1.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 

 Finished consumer goods........................| 72.948 139.2 139.6 139.5 -1.6 -.1 .1 -.1 0 

 Finished consumer foods......................| 20.964 139.2 139.6 139.2 -2.4 -.3 .1 -.1 -.4 

 Crude......................................| 1.560 115.1 125.3 124.9 3.9 -.3 2.0 .3 -.2 

 Processed..................................| 19.404 141.2 140.8 140.3 -2.8 -.4 0 -.1 -.4 

 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 51.984 138.9 139.3 139.3 -1.4 0 .1 -.2 .2 

 Nondurable goods less foods................| 35.355 139.8 140.9 141.3 -1.1 .3 .1 0 .4 

 Durable goods..............................| 16.628 133.5 132.0 131.3 -1.5 -.5 .2 -.7 -.3 

 Capital equipment..............................| 27.052 139.3 138.6 138.2 -1.0 -.3 .1 -.4 -.1 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 7.924 140.0 139.8 139.6 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 19.128 139.0 138.0 137.6 -1.1 -.3 .2 -.5 -.1 

 | 

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 100.000 127.2 128.1 128.5 -.9 .3 .2 .2 .4 

 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 47.040 125.5 126.3 126.7 -.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 

 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 2.902 121.8 122.8 123.1 -3.9 .2 .6 .4 .1 

 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 14.124 128.0 129.5 130.7 .6 .9 .4 .7 1.0 

 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 9.152 123.7 125.2 125.6 .7 .3 .6 .2 .3 

 Components for manufacturing.................| 20.862 126.3 126.2 126.2 0 0 0 -.2 0 

 Materials and components for construction......| 13.085 151.1 151.7 152.1 .7 .3 .1 .2 .4 

 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 15.060 95.3 97.1 97.3 -7.5 .2 .5 -.6 .6 

 Manufacturing industries ....................| 6.106 97.2 99.1 98.9 -7.4 -.2 -.1 .1 .3 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 8.954 94.1 95.9 96.4 -7.2 .5 .8 -1.2 1.0 

 Containers.....................................| 3.421 151.2 151.4 151.7 -.8 .2 .1 .1 .2 

 Supplies.......................................| 21.395 138.5 139.1 139.4 .5 .2 .2 .3 .2 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 4.721 144.5 144.7 144.9 -.3 .1 .1 0 .1 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 16.674 135.8 136.5 136.8 .7 .2 .2 .4 .2 

 Feeds......................................| 1.082 95.1 99.3 101.3 1.6 2.0 1.0 4.4 2.0 

 Other supplies.............................| 15.593 140.7 141.1 141.2 .6 .1 .2 .1 .1 

 | 

Crude materials for further processing...........| 100.000 108.3 106.7 108.3 -4.2 1.5 -3.6 .6 1.6 

 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 46.173 96.5 97.8 99.6 -8.7 1.8 -.9 1.5 2.0 

 Nonfood materials..............................| 53.827 114.0 110.1 111.5 -.1 1.3 -5.4 0 1.2 

 Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............| 32.578 100.8 103.5 105.5 2.5 1.9 -7.2 4.6 1.8 

 Manufacturing 3/...........................| 31.534 92.3 94.9 96.7 2.3 1.9 -7.4 4.5 1.9 

 Construction...............................| 1.044 182.0 181.7 182.1 -.3 .2 .2 .3 .4 

 Crude fuel 4/................................| 21.249 124.4 109.8 110.0 -4.0 .2 -2.7 -6.4 .2 

 Manufacturing industries...................| 1.958 120.0 106.4 106.5 -5.8 .1 -2.6 -6.2 .1 

 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 19.291 127.0 112.1 112.2 -3.9 .1 -2.8 -6.3 .1 

 | 

 Special groupings | 

 | 

Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 79.036 138.5 138.5 138.4 -1.4 -.1 .2 -.3 .1 

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 96.017 127.9 128.8 129.2 -.8 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/ 3.983 113.6 115.6 116.5 -2.4 .8 .7 1.5 .6 

Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 51.690 115.7 111.3 112.5 -.3 1.1 -5.7 -.2 1.0 

 | 

Finished energy goods............................|5/ 13.774 88.8 90.6 91.0 -5.8 .4 0 .1 1.0 

Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 86.226 147.3 146.8 146.5 -.9 -.2 .2 -.3 -.1 

Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 59.174 150.6 150.3 150.0 -.9 -.2 .2 -.3 -.1 

 | 

Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 65.262 150.4 149.7 149.4 -.3 -.2 .2 -.3 -.1 

Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 38.210 157.9 157.2 157.0 .1 -.1 .3 -.4 -.1 

Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 21.581 177.6 177.7 177.9 1.3 .1 .3 -.1 .1 

 | 

Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 15.182 94.9 96.5 96.7 -7.7 .2 .5 -1.0 .6 

Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 84.818 134.0 134.8 135.2 .2 .3 .1 .4 .3 

Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 80.835 135.4 136.1 136.5 .4 .3 .2 .2 .4 

 | 

Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 32.341 107.3 98.5 100.1 -2.9 1.6 -8.9 -.9 1.6 

Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 67.659 105.5 108.6 110.0 -3.3 1.3 0 1.5 1.4 

Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 21.486 131.8 140.0 140.5 9.2 .4 1.6 1.7 .4 

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 1/ Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed 3/ Includes crude petroleum. 

 after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated 4/ Excludes crude petroleum. 

 after final December indexes are available. The first-published 5/ Percent of total finished goods. 

 and final December relative importances initially appear, 6/ Percent of total intermediate materials. 

 respectively, in the release tables containing January and May data. 7/ Formerly titled "Crude materials for 

 2/ The indexes for April 2002 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." 

 8/ Percent of total crude materials. 
Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing 

(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 | | |Unadjusted | 

 | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted 

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

 Commodity | | |Aug. 2002 from:| 

 code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ 

 | | | | | | | | | 

 | |Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July | May to|June to|July to 

 | |2002 1/|2002 1/|2002 1/| 2001 | 2002 | June | July | Aug. 

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

 | | 

 |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 138.8 138.9 138.7 -1.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 139.2 139.6 139.5 -1.6 -.1 .1 -.1 0 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 139.2 139.6 139.2 -2.4 -.3 .1 -.1 -.4 

 | | 

01-11 | Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 85.6 84.6 90.9 4.0 7.4 -12.0 -5.6 7.4 

01-13 | Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 116.1 138.4 127.0 3.9 -8.2 11.7 4.9 -8.2 

01-71-07 | Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................| 71.2 76.8 86.4 13.8 12.5 16.1 -7.7 -1.0 

02-11 | Bakery products 2/..................................| 189.6 189.4 189.6 .4 .1 -.1 0 .1 

02-13 | Milled rice 2/......................................| 77.7 75.9 76.9 -8.2 1.3 1.3 -3.2 1.3 

02-14-02 | Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 121.4 121.4 121.4 -.7 0 0 0 0 

02-21-01 | Beef and veal 2/....................................| 117.5 114.5 111.1 -7.0 -3.0 1.5 -1.4 -3.0 

02-21-04 | Pork................................................| 109.7 112.4 108.6 -17.8 -3.4 1.1 2.4 -3.5 

02-22-03 | Processed young chickens............................| 108.6 109.9 107.8 -11.0 -1.9 -1.2 -2.6 -3.2 

02-22-06 | Processed turkeys...................................| 94.8 96.4 96.1 -1.1 -.3 -1.6 -.3 -.5 

02-23 | Finfish and shellfish...............................| 187.6 190.7 189.0 1.9 -.9 -4.8 4.1 -.9 

02-3 | Dairy products......................................| 137.7 134.0 134.5 -11.6 .4 -2.2 -1.7 -.8 

02-4 | Processed fruits and vegetables 2/..................| 132.5 131.4 131.3 1.1 -.1 -1.3 .8 -.1 

02-55 | Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 175.4 177.1 176.8 3.4 -.2 .6 .2 -.2 

02-62 | Soft drinks.........................................| 151.7 150.9 150.8 2.0 -.1 .6 -.5 -.1 

02-63-01 | Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 121.6 121.5 121.6 -1.8 .1 .1 .2 .1 

02-78 | Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 133.3 140.5 143.7 1.1 2.3 2.1 1.3 2.3 

 | | 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 138.9 139.3 139.3 -1.4 0 .1 -.2 .2 

 | | 

02-61 | Alcoholic beverages.................................| 146.5 146.4 146.6 .8 .1 .1 -.7 .1 

03-81-01 | Women's apparel 2/..................................| 122.2 120.6 120.9 -2.3 .2 -.2 .2 .2 

03-81-02 | Men's and boys' apparel 2/..........................| 128.7 128.3 128.7 -2.8 .3 .5 -1.2 .3 

03-81-03 | Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 117.6 119.3 118.8 1.8 -.4 3.5 -1.7 -.4 

03-82 | Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 122.3 122.1 121.8 -.6 -.2 .2 .1 -.2 

04-3 | Footwear 2/.........................................| 145.7 146.1 146.0 .3 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 

05-41 | Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 112.8 119.3 119.4 -1.6 .1 .7 -.7 .3 

05-51 | Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 130.3 129.4 128.9 -12.0 -.4 .5 -.4 0 

05-71 | Gasoline............................................| 89.0 86.7 88.0 -3.6 1.5 1.0 2.2 3.7 

05-73-02-01| Fuel oil No. 2......................................| 77.0 73.6 75.2 -11.6 2.2 -6.0 6.0 -1.4 

06-38 | Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100) 2/......| 101.9 102.6 103.0 3.6 .4 .4 .1 .4 

06-71 | Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 129.7 130.0 129.9 -.5 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 

06-75 | Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 139.4 139.7 139.3 .7 -.3 1.3 -.6 -.3 

07-12 | Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................| 95.5 95.3 95.4 1.8 .1 0 -.2 .1 

09-15-01 | Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 150.9 148.3 149.4 2.0 .7 .3 -.5 .7 

09-31-01 | Newspaper circulation 2/............................| 224.8 226.3 226.0 3.0 -.1 0 .4 -.1 

09-32-01 | Periodical circulation..............................| 209.3 209.9 211.9 5.3 1.0 0 .2 .8 

09-33 | Book publishing.....................................| 233.4 235.6 236.3 4.3 .3 .3 .3 .2 

12-1 | Household furniture.................................| 156.7 157.2 157.3 1.5 .1 .1 .3 .1 

12-3 | Floor coverings 2/..................................| 130.0 131.0 130.9 1.0 -.1 .1 1.5 -.1 

12-4 | Household appliances ...............................| 104.6 104.4 104.3 -.3 -.1 .9 -1.0 0 

12-5 | Home electronic equipment 2/........................| 69.2 69.1 69.0 -1.1 -.1 0 -.1 -.1 

12-62 | Household glassware.................................| 169.7 169.7 169.9 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .4 

12-64 | Household flatware 2/...............................| 145.0 145.0 145.0 1.3 0 0 0 0 

12-66 | Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 134.0 134.1 134.1 .8 0 -.3 -.1 0 

14-11-01 | Passenger cars......................................| 130.3 126.8 125.8 -3.2 -.8 .4 -1.5 -.1 

15-11 | Toys, games, and children's vehicles 2/.............| 124.7 124.8 124.8 .8 0 .2 0 0 

15-12 | Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 125.4 125.2 124.8 -1.3 -.3 -1.3 -.7 -.3 

15-2 | Tobacco products 2/.................................| 465.9 466.9 466.9 4.4 0 .1 .1 0 

15-5 | Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 166.3 166.9 166.9 1.2 0 -.2 -.2 0 

15-94-02 | Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 129.3 130.2 129.9 .7 -.2 0 .2 -.2 

15-94-04 | Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 143.7 144.3 144.3 .3 0 1.0 -.8 0 

 | | 

 | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 139.3 138.6 138.2 -1.0 -.3 .1 -.4 -.1 

 | | 

11-1 | Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 158.2 157.3 157.4 .6 .1 -.1 .2 .1 

11-2 | Construction machinery and equipment................| 151.4 151.6 151.5 1.6 -.1 1.3 -.1 -.1 

11-37 | Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 151.7 151.7 154.1 -.3 1.6 -.9 .2 1.6 

11-38 | Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 166.4 166.9 167.3 1.2 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 

11-39 | Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 140.3 140.6 140.8 -.5 .1 -.2 .6 .1 

11-41 | Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 160.7 161.2 161.4 1.8 .1 .4 -.4 .4 

11-44 | Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 136.9 136.4 137.0 -.1 .4 .1 .1 .4 

11-51 | Electronic computers (Dec. 1998=100) 2/.............| 44.8 42.5 40.9 -21.8 -3.8 -1.6 -3.8 -3.8 

11-62 | Textile machinery 2/................................| 156.8 156.7 156.7 -.9 0 -.1 0 0 

11-64 | Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100)..........| 168.4 169.2 169.2 .9 0 .6 -.1 .2 

11-65 | Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 143.1 143.8 143.8 .3 0 .1 .1 0 

11-74 | Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 131.7 132.0 131.9 -1.6 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 

11-76 | Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 107.9 107.5 107.3 -1.7 -.2 0 -1.0 -.2 

11-79-05 | X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 101.2 101.4 101.4 .8 0 0 .2 0 

11-91 | Oil field and gas field machinery ..................| 135.8 135.8 135.8 .7 0 0 .2 .2 

11-92 | Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 151.4 151.9 151.9 2.0 0 .1 .3 0 

11-93 | Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 113.8 112.1 112.0 -1.1 -.1 -.2 -1.9 -.1 

12-2 | Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 160.0 160.2 160.2 -.2 0 .1 -.1 0 

14-11-05 | Light motor trucks..................................| 152.6 147.4 145.1 -5.5 -1.6 .5 -1.6 -1.3 

14-11-06 | Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 151.0 153.2 152.9 3.2 -.2 .1 .9 -.2 

14-14 | Truck trailers 2/...................................| 137.7 137.8 138.5 -.4 .5 0 0 .5 

14-21-02 | Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 170.1 170.9 171.8 .7 .5 .2 .3 .5 

14-31 | Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 149.6 150.4 151.4 1.7 .7 .2 .3 .7 

14-4 | Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 135.0 135.8 135.4 .2 -.3 .5 -.2 -.3 

 | | 

 |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 127.2 128.1 128.5 -.9 .3 .2 .2 .4 

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 113.6 115.6 116.5 -2.4 .8 .7 1.5 .6 

 | | 

02-12-03 | Flour 2/............................................| 109.1 114.4 119.8 9.5 4.7 1.2 2.7 4.7 

02-53 | Refined sugar 2/....................................| 118.4 117.4 117.3 6.0 -.1 .7 -.6 -.1 

02-54 | Confectionery materials 2/..........................| 113.8 121.2 118.7 12.2 -2.1 1.7 4.8 -2.1 

02-72 | Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................| 72.3 84.5 93.5 13.3 10.7 14.2 .2 10.7 

02-9 | Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 103.3 106.8 108.4 1.1 1.5 .7 3.5 1.5 

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 127.9 128.8 129.2 -.8 .3 .2 .1 .3 

 | | 

03-1 | Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 105.4 105.4 106.0 -.8 .6 -.9 0 .6 

03-2 | Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 102.1 104.0 102.4 -1.9 -1.5 1.2 -.3 -1.5 

03-3 | Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 113.1 112.8 112.3 -1.3 -.4 -.1 -.2 -.4 

03-4 | Finished fabrics....................................| 121.2 120.9 121.0 -1.4 .1 0 -.2 .2 

03-83-03 | Industrial textile products 2/......................| 133.2 134.1 135.1 1.7 .7 0 -.1 .7 

04-2 | Leather 2/..........................................| 197.0 201.6 206.8 0 2.6 2.0 -.3 2.6 

05-32 | Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................| 102.5 99.1 103.6 2.9 4.5 -10.2 -2.1 4.5 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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 | | |Aug. 2002 from:| 

 code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ 

 | | | | | | | | | 

 | |Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July | May to|June to|July to 

 | |2002 1/|2002 1/|2002 1/| 2001 | 2002 | June | July | Aug. 

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

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS | 

 | -Continued..........................................| 

05-42 | Commercial electric power...........................| 133.5 143.0 142.9 -3.2 -0.1 0.8 -2.1 0 

05-43 | Industrial electric power...........................| 135.4 145.3 144.8 -2.8 -.3 0 1.6 -.4 

05-52 | Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 133.8 130.2 128.8 -12.8 -1.1 2.2 -2.7 .8 

05-53 | Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 135.3 129.9 128.5 -11.9 -1.1 -.1 -2.3 .3 

05-54 | Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...| 105.8 94.7 94.1 -7.9 -.6 4.2 -11.0 4.8 

05-72-03 | Jet fuels...........................................| 70.3 71.1 72.5 -5.0 2.0 -1.8 4.1 -1.4 

05-73-03 | No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 76.9 77.4 80.4 -2.0 3.9 3.3 5.4 3.0 

05-74 | Residual fuel 2/....................................| 74.4 73.4 75.2 5.8 2.5 1.9 -4.7 2.5 

06-1 | Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 126.1 129.3 130.7 5.0 1.1 -.2 2.7 1.1 

06-21 | Prepared paint......................................| 167.1 166.1 167.0 1.2 .5 .4 -.5 .7 

06-22 | Paint materials 2/..................................| 170.8 172.2 172.4 16.5 .1 4.6 -.3 .1 

06-31 | Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 132.5 133.6 133.6 -4.6 0 -.5 1.1 0 

06-4 | Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 77.6 96.5 94.9 -5.2 -1.7 12.3 9.5 -1.9 

06-51 | Mixed fertilizers...................................| 113.6 114.0 114.0 -2.4 0 .4 .5 .4 

06-52-01 | Nitrogenates........................................| 101.1 105.7 106.1 -13.6 .4 5.9 1.5 3.1 

06-52-02 | Phosphates 2/.......................................| 99.7 98.0 100.0 6.8 2.0 -.4 -1.0 2.0 

06-53 | Other agricultural chemicals 2/.....................| 148.8 148.7 148.7 .5 0 0 0 0 

06-6 | Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 125.4 131.1 135.1 2.9 3.1 1.5 1.3 3.1 

07-11-02 | Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 116.5 118.9 120.0 -2.6 .9 .3 1.0 .9 

07-21 | Plastic construction products ......................| 134.0 139.4 141.0 5.9 1.1 1.0 .1 1.4 

07-22 | Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 137.2 135.6 137.8 .7 1.6 .5 -2.8 1.6 

07-26 | Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 116.2 116.4 116.5 .2 .1 .3 -.1 .1 

08-11 | Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 178.1 171.1 169.2 -3.4 -1.1 -4.0 1.9 -1.1 

08-12 | Hardwood lumber ....................................| 177.1 177.7 178.4 -.6 .4 -.3 .7 .6 

08-2 | Millwork 2/.........................................| 179.4 179.9 180.4 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

08-3 | Plywood 2/..........................................| 159.3 150.6 152.4 -7.0 1.2 .7 -2.0 1.2 

09-11 | Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 113.1 116.4 118.6 .7 1.9 2.7 .1 1.9 

09-13 | Paper 2/............................................| 144.3 143.4 144.1 -3.8 .5 -.1 .3 .5 

09-14 | Paperboard 2/.......................................| 162.8 163.1 168.2 -.9 3.1 -.6 1.6 3.1 

09-15-03 | Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 172.0 171.7 171.9 -1.8 .1 .1 0 .1 

09-2 | Building paper and board 2/.........................| 131.3 130.8 132.4 .6 1.2 -2.0 3.0 1.2 

09-37 | Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 156.7 157.0 156.4 -.8 -.4 -.1 .4 -.4 

10-15 | Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 136.7 136.7 136.9 0 .1 0 .2 .2 

10-17 | Steel mill products 2/..............................| 101.0 106.0 107.9 6.9 1.8 2.6 .9 1.8 

10-22 | Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 101.8 103.3 98.8 -2.5 -4.4 1.2 -1.4 -4.4 

10-25-01 | Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 142.3 142.1 142.7 -4.4 .4 .1 -.5 .4 

10-25-02 | Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 153.2 155.6 150.8 .5 -3.1 2.3 -.2 -3.1 

10-26 | Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 135.0 134.5 133.1 -4.5 -1.0 .5 .4 -1.0 

10-3 | Metal containers 2/.................................| 107.0 107.1 107.2 .6 .1 -.1 -.1 .1 

10-4 | Hardware 2/.........................................| 156.3 156.4 156.3 .8 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 

10-5 | Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 181.7 181.7 182.5 1.0 .4 -.3 .1 .5 

10-6 | Heating equipment 2/................................| 157.9 157.8 158.2 1.0 .3 0 -.1 .3 

10-7 | Fabricated structural metal products................| 144.3 145.6 145.8 .9 .1 .1 .8 .1 

10-88 | Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 129.1 130.0 130.3 .4 .2 .3 -.3 .2 

10-89 | Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 126.6 127.0 127.0 -.1 0 .1 .1 0 

11-45 | Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 169.3 169.7 169.5 1.4 -.1 .2 .1 .1 

11-48 | Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 136.7 137.4 137.6 .9 .1 .1 .4 .1 

11-49-02 | Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100) 2/.....| 166.9 167.6 167.4 1.6 -.1 .1 .4 -.1 

11-49-05 | Ball and roller bearings............................| 169.1 169.7 169.9 .4 .1 .1 .2 .1 

11-71 | Wiring devices 2/...................................| 153.6 155.6 155.4 1.4 -.1 .6 .1 -.1 

11-73 | Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 146.9 146.4 146.7 -.3 .2 .1 -.2 .1 

11-75 | Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 159.2 157.7 158.2 .6 .3 0 -.2 .6 

11-78 | Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 92.8 92.9 92.9 0 0 -.4 -.1 0 

11-94 | Internal combustion engines.........................| 144.2 144.0 144.0 .1 0 -.1 -.3 .2 

11-95 | Machine shop products 2/............................| 140.0 140.0 139.8 -.4 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 

13-11 | Flat glass 2/.......................................| 110.7 111.5 111.9 -.8 .4 0 .7 .4 

13-22 | Cement..............................................| 153.3 150.6 152.6 1.3 1.3 0 -.1 1.5 

13-3 | Concrete products...................................| 153.0 152.6 152.4 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .1 

13-6 | Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 109.1 111.9 113.2 4.2 1.2 2.5 -.2 1.2 

13-7 | Gypsum products 2/..................................| 164.4 167.7 170.1 16.7 1.4 .4 -3.6 1.4 

13-8 | Glass containers 2/.................................| 134.8 135.3 135.5 1.9 .1 .3 -.2 .1 

14-12 | Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 113.3 112.8 112.6 -.4 -.2 -.1 0 -.2 

14-23 | Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 145.9 146.4 145.8 .2 -.4 0 .3 -.3 

14-25 | Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100).....| 151.1 150.1 150.1 1.1 0 .2 -.1 .3 

15-42 | Photographic supplies 2/............................| 119.1 119.1 119.1 -7.9 0 1.1 .1 0 

15-6 | Medical/surgical/personal aid devices 2/............| 150.7 150.6 150.9 1.8 .2 .3 -.2 .2 

 | | 

 | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 108.3 106.7 108.3 -4.2 1.5 -3.6 .6 1.6 

 | | 

 | CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 96.5 97.8 99.6 -8.7 1.8 -.9 1.5 2.0 

 | | 

01-21 | Wheat 2/............................................| 82.2 95.2 106.1 29.5 11.4 2.4 12.7 11.4 

01-22-02-05| Corn................................................| 78.1 88.8 105.7 27.3 19.0 -.4 17.8 17.5 

01-31 | Slaughter cattle 2/.................................| 104.3 94.1 95.2 -9.1 1.2 -4.6 -2.6 1.2 

01-32 | Slaughter hogs......................................| 50.1 63.0 54.5 -36.0 -13.5 1.4 17.6 -15.0 

01-41-02 | Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 119.3 132.0 125.8 -10.7 -4.7 5.8 -7.9 -.9 

01-42 | Slaughter turkeys...................................| 93.6 109.3 110.5 -.2 1.1 -.7 1.2 -3.0 

01-6 | Fluid milk 2/.......................................| 94.2 83.7 84.4 -31.6 .8 -4.0 -6.0 .8 

01-83-01-31| Soybeans 2/.........................................| 78.3 97.8 100.4 13.6 2.7 5.6 13.5 2.7 

02-52-01-01| Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................| 106.1 109.9 110.3 -.6 .4 .5 4.1 .4 

 | | 

 | CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 114.0 110.1 111.5 -.1 1.3 -5.4 0 1.2 

 | | 

01-51-01-01| Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 53.4 66.2 66.0 11.7 -.3 11.9 15.7 -.3 

01-92-01-01| Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................| (3) (3) 107.9 1.1 (3) (3) (3) (3) 

04-19 | Hides and skins (June 2001=100) 2/..................| 75.9 81.3 83.7 12.0 3.0 .2 0 3.0 

05-1 | Coal 2/.............................................| 101.6 99.2 98.4 2.1 -.8 0 -1.2 -.8 

05-31 | Natural gas 2/......................................| 131.3 112.7 113.2 -6.4 .4 -3.5 -7.7 .4 

05-61 | Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 70.7 69.0 72.0 -.8 4.3 -19.5 9.5 4.3 

08-5 | Logs, timber, etc...................................| 180.7 179.4 179.7 -1.6 .2 -.2 .1 .7 

09-12 | Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 144.8 206.2 207.8 50.3 .8 15.0 10.4 .8 

10-11 | Iron ore 2/.........................................| 95.4 94.8 95.1 -1.2 .3 .1 -.4 .3 

10-12 | Iron and steel scrap................................| 135.5 153.0 154.4 23.5 .9 1.8 2.0 .2 

10-21 | Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 67.2 69.5 68.9 10.4 -.9 1.0 1.5 -.9 

10-23-01 | Copper base scrap 2/................................| 111.4 113.3 109.2 -1.2 -3.6 1.7 -1.1 -3.6 

10-23-02 | Aluminum base scrap.................................| 162.3 161.9 156.5 5.3 -3.3 2.4 -1.5 -3.0 

13-21 | Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 172.8 173.4 173.3 2.1 -.1 0 .2 .1 

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1/ The indexes for April 2002 have been recalculated to incorporate 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. 

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

 to 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 |April 2002 | July 2002 | Aug. 2002 | 

_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 

 | | | | | 

 | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................| 389.6 | 389.8 | 389.4 | 

 | All commodities................................| 130.8 | 131.2 | 131.5 | 

 | | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....| 122.0 | 123.3 | 123.9 | 

01 | Farm products................................| 94.3 | 97.4 | 99.6 | 

02 | Processed foods and feeds....................| 135.8 | 136.1 | 135.9 | 

 | | | | | 

 | Industrial commodities.........................| 132.4 | 132.6 | 132.8 | 

03 | Textile products and apparel.................| 119.8 | 119.7 | 119.7 | 

04 | Hides, skins, leather, and related products..| 154.4 | 157.5 | 159.6 | 

05 | Fuels and related products and power.........| 93.7 | 93.5 | 94.1 | 

06 | Chemicals and allied products 2/.............| 150.5 | 152.8 | 153.9 | 

07 | Rubber and plastic products..................| 126.2 | 127.0 | 127.7 | 

08 | Lumber and wood products.....................| 175.6 | 173.2 | 173.3 | 

09 | Pulp, paper, and allied products.............| 184.9 | 186.1 | 186.7 | 

10 | Metals and metal products....................| 125.0 | 126.8 | 126.9 | 

11 | Machinery and equipment......................| 123.2 | 123.0 | 122.9 | 

12 | Furniture and household durables.............| 133.2 | 133.4 | 133.4 | 

13 | Nonmetallic mineral products.................| 145.7 | 146.2 | 146.6 | 

14 | Transportation equipment.....................| 145.1 | 143.4 | 142.8 | 

15 | Miscellaneous products.......................| 183.0 | 182.9 | 182.7 | 

 | | | | | 

 | Industrial commodities less fuels and related | | | | 

 | products and power...........................| 142.8 | 143.1 | 143.2 | 

 | | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS | | | | 

 | | | | | 

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

 | and tree nuts................................| 104.0 | 112.8 | 111.5 | 

01-2 | Grains.........................................| 79.3 | 89.9 | 104.6 | 

01-3 | Slaughter livestock............................| 90.1 | 86.4 | 84.9 | 

01-4 | Slaughter poultry..............................| 112.7 | 125.7 | 121.1 | 

01-5 | Plant and animal fibers........................| 54.3 | 67.2 | 67.0 | 

01-7 | Chicken eggs...................................| 81.2 | 89.8 | 100.8 | 

01-8 | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................| 108.4 | 122.2 | 127.1 | 

01-83 | Oilseeds.......................................| 90.1 | 106.8 | 112.6 | 

01-9 | Other farm products............................| 'N.A.' | 'N.A.' | 160.9 | 

02-1 | Cereal and bakery products.....................| 162.8 | 163.5 | 164.7 | 

02-2 | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................| 120.0 | 119.9 | 117.5 | 

02-22 | Processed poultry..............................| 110.5 | 112.0 | 109.7 | 

02-5 | Sugar and confectionery........................| 141.2 | 143.6 | 142.9 | 

02-6 | Beverages and beverage materials...............| 147.8 | 147.7 | 147.7 | 

02-63 | Packaged beverage materials....................| 122.7 | 125.2 | 125.4 | 

02-7 | Fats and oils..................................| 106.8 | 116.5 | 122.8 | 

03-81 | Apparel........................................| 125.0 | 124.5 | 124.7 | 

04-4 | Other leather and related products.............| 147.7 | 147.9 | 147.8 | 

05-3 | Gas fuels......................................| 122.2 | 107.7 | 109.1 | 

05-4 | Electric power.................................| 133.1 | 141.9 | 141.8 | 

05-7 | Refined petroleum products.....................| 82.4 | 80.9 | 82.2 | 

06-3 | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................| 265.0 | 266.1 | 266.3 | 

06-5 | Agricultural chemicals and products............| 122.9 | 123.2 | 124.0 | 

06-7 | Other chemicals and allied products............| 139.4 | 139.7 | 139.5 | 

07-1 | Rubber and rubber products.....................| 116.3 | 116.7 | 116.9 | 

07-11 | Rubber, except natural rubber..................| 115.9 | 118.2 | 119.4 | 

07-13 | Miscellaneous rubber products..................| 139.9 | 140.1 | 140.1 | 

07-2 | Plastic products...............................| 134.0 | 135.1 | 135.9 | 

08-1 | Lumber.........................................| 174.7 | 170.6 | 169.6 | 

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

 | paper and board..............................| 153.8 | 155.5 | 156.7 | 

09-15 | Converted paper and paperboard products........| 163.6 | 163.0 | 163.5 | 

10-1 | Iron and steel.................................| 110.8 | 115.9 | 117.4 | 

10-2 | Nonferrous metals..............................| 120.7 | 121.3 | 119.7 | 

10-25 | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................| 136.7 | 136.6 | 136.5 | 

11-3 | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........| 150.0 | 150.2 | 150.7 | 

11-4 | General purpose machinery and equipment........| 154.0 | 154.4 | 154.5 | 

11-6 | Special industry machinery.....................| 165.7 | 165.2 | 164.9 | 

11-7 | Electrical machinery and equipment.............| 116.6 | 116.6 | 116.5 | 

11-9 | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........| 136.4 | 136.3 | 136.2 | 

12-6 | Other household durable goods..................| 158.2 | 158.3 | 158.6 | 

13-2 | Concrete ingredients...........................| 162.7 | 162.0 | 162.7 | 

14-1 | Motor vehicles and equipment...................| 130.6 | 128.4 | 127.5 | 

15-1 | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........| 133.2 | 133.2 | 132.9 | 

15-4 | Photographic equipment and supplies............| 105.5 | 105.5 | 105.5 | 

15-9 | Other miscellaneous products...................| 139.0 | 139.7 | 138.6 | 

__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 

 

1/ Data for April 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and 

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

 publication. 

 

2/ Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month. 

 
Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups, not seasonally adjusted 

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 | | | Index | Percent change 

 Industry | Industry 1/ |Index|_______________________|to_Aug._2002_from: 

 code | |base | | | | | 

 | | |Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July 

 | | |2002 2/|2002 2/|2002 2/| 2001 | 2002 

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

 | | | 

 |Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 99.8 92.6 93.6 -5.4 1.1 

 10 | Metal mining................................ |12/84| 73.4 75.1 74.4 6.6 -.9 

 12 | Coal mining................................. |12/85| 94.4 94.0 93.8 2.0 -.2 

 13 | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 111.9 100.4 102.1 -4.6 1.7 

 14 | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic | | 

 | minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 143.4 143.6 143.7 1.6 .1 

 | | | 

 |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 133.8 133.6 133.7 -.7 .1 

 20 | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 131.5 131.4 131.3 -2.5 -.1 

 21 | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 407.8 408.6 408.6 4.5 0 

 22 | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 115.8 115.8 115.6 -1.0 -.2 

 23 | Apparel and other finished products made | | 

 | from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 125.0 125.1 125.4 -.4 .2 

 24 | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 156.8 155.5 155.7 -1.5 .1 

 25 | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 145.7 146.1 146.2 .7 .1 

 26 | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 143.3 143.0 143.9 -1.2 .6 

 27 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 192.6 193.1 193.0 2.2 -.1 

 28 | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 155.9 158.1 158.5 1.4 .3 

 29 | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84| 100.5 100.7 103.1 -1.5 2.4 

 30 | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 124.8 125.7 126.4 .6 .6 

 31 | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 140.1 140.9 141.7 -.4 .6 

 32 | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 136.6 136.9 137.3 1.0 .3 

 33 | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 114.7 116.9 117.5 1.6 .5 

 34 | Fabricated metal products, except machinery | | 

 | and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 131.3 131.8 132.0 .7 .2 

 35 | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.6 117.2 116.8 -.9 -.3 

 36 | Electrical and electronic machinery, | | 

 | equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 106.1 105.7 105.7 -.7 0 

 37 | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 137.7 136.0 135.4 -1.5 -.4 

 38 | Measuring and controlling instruments; | | 

 | photographic, medical, optical goods; | | 

 | watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 128.2 128.3 128.4 .8 .1 

 39 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 133.3 133.3 133.2 .4 -.1 

 | | | 

 |Services industries | | 

 40 | Railroad transportation..................... |12/96| 106.3 106.8 106.5 2.2 -0.3 

 42 | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 123.7 124.2 124.6 .9 .3 

 43 | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 145.4 155.0 155.0 6.6 0 

 44 | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 127.9 135.5 135.4 1.7 -.1 

 45 | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 156.3 157.4 158.9 -.1 1.0 

 46 | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 111.5 112.3 112.5 1.2 .2 

 48 | Communications.............................. |06/01| 97.2 97.5 97.7 -1.5 .2 

 54 | Food stores................................. |12/99| 113.7 110.7 112.8 3.1 1.9 

 55 | Automotive dealers and gasoline service | | 

 | stations................................... |12/01| 90.3 101.0 98.2 (3) -2.8 

 59 | Miscellaneous retail........................ |06/00| 103.0 102.8 102.3 1.9 -.5 

 80 | Health services............................. |12/94| 118.4 119.1 119.7 2.6 .5 

 81 | Legal services.............................. |12/96| 120.9 121.6 122.1 3.0 .4 

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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 April 2002 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. 
Table 5. Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted 

(1982=100) 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 | 

 | Index 1/ 

 |_____________________________________________________ 

 Grouping | | | | | | 

 | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. 

 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 

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

 | 

 Finished goods...................................| 139.3 139.1 138.6 138.8 138.5 138.5 

 Finished consumer goods........................| 139.9 139.6 139.0 139.2 139.0 139.0 

 Finished consumer foods......................| 143.8 139.5 139.2 139.4 139.3 138.8 

 Crude......................................| 160.5 116.3 124.0 126.5 126.9 126.7 

 Processed..................................| 142.2 141.4 140.4 140.4 140.3 139.7 

 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 138.0 139.3 138.6 138.8 138.5 138.8 

 Nondurable goods less foods................| 138.4 140.4 139.3 139.5 139.5 140.1 

 Durable goods..............................| 133.6 133.2 133.3 133.6 132.7 132.3 

 Capital equipment..............................| 139.5 139.2 139.2 139.4 138.9 138.7 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 140.3 140.0 140.1 140.0 139.9 139.7 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 139.2 138.9 138.8 139.1 138.4 138.2 

 | 

 Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 126.5 127.5 127.3 127.6 127.8 128.3 

 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 125.1 125.4 125.6 126.0 126.3 126.7 

 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 123.2 122.0 121.2 121.9 122.4 122.5 

 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 126.4 127.8 128.1 128.6 129.5 130.8 

 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 123.5 123.6 124.2 124.9 125.2 125.6 

 Components for manufacturing.................| 126.4 126.3 126.4 126.4 126.2 126.2 

 Materials and components for construction......| 150.7 150.9 151.1 151.2 151.5 152.1 

 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 93.4 97.3 95.7 96.2 95.6 96.2 

 Manufacturing industries ....................| 95.5 98.7 98.1 98.0 98.1 98.4 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 92.1 96.4 94.3 95.1 94.0 94.9 

 Containers.....................................| 151.7 151.2 151.1 151.2 151.4 151.7 

 Supplies.......................................| 138.3 138.5 138.4 138.7 139.1 139.4 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 144.3 144.5 144.5 144.6 144.6 144.8 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 135.6 135.8 135.7 136.0 136.5 136.8 

 Feeds......................................| 94.9 95.1 94.2 95.1 99.3 101.3 

 Other supplies.............................| 140.6 140.7 140.7 141.0 141.1 141.2 

 | 

 Crude materials for further processing...........| 103.6 108.0 109.5 105.6 106.2 107.9 

 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 102.7 96.2 96.5 95.6 97.0 98.9 

 Nonfood materials..............................| 100.7 113.8 116.3 110.0 110.0 111.3 

 Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............| 96.1 100.5 106.6 98.9 103.4 105.3 

 Manufacturing 2/...........................| 87.9 92.1 97.8 90.6 94.7 96.5 

 Construction...............................| 178.9 181.0 181.1 181.4 182.0 182.8 

 Crude fuel 3/................................| 98.0 124.4 120.5 117.3 109.8 110.0 

 Manufacturing industries...................| 95.8 120.0 116.4 113.4 106.4 106.5 

 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 100.0 127.0 123.1 119.7 112.1 112.2 

 | 

 Special groupings | 

 | 

 Finished goods, excluding foods..................| 138.0 138.7 138.2 138.5 138.1 138.2 

 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......| 127.2 128.3 128.1 128.4 128.5 128.9 

 Intermediate foods and feeds.....................| 114.5 113.7 112.9 113.7 115.4 116.1 

 Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....| 101.8 115.5 118.1 111.4 111.2 112.3 

 | 

 Finished energy goods............................| 87.6 89.8 88.2 88.2 88.3 89.2 

 Finished goods less energy.......................| 148.3 147.3 147.2 147.5 147.0 146.8 

 Finished consumer goods less energy..............| 152.0 150.6 150.5 150.8 150.4 150.2 

 | 

 Finished goods less foods and energy.............| 150.2 150.3 150.3 150.6 150.1 149.9 

 Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....| 157.3 157.8 157.8 158.2 157.6 157.5 

 Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..| 176.3 177.6 177.4 177.9 177.7 177.9 

 | 

 Intermediate energy goods........................| 92.9 96.9 95.5 96.0 95.0 95.6 

 Intermediate materials less energy...............| 133.8 134.0 134.1 134.3 134.8 135.2 

 Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....| 135.0 135.3 135.4 135.7 136.0 136.5 

 | 

 Crude energy materials 2/........................| 89.9 107.3 109.1 99.4 98.5 100.1 

 Crude materials less energy......................| 109.0 105.1 106.3 106.3 107.9 109.4 

 Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........| 128.4 131.1 135.2 137.3 139.6 140.1 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 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 April 2002 have been recalculated 

 to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. 

 2/ Includes crude petroleum. 

 3/ Excludes crude petroleum.