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                    Producer Price Indexes -- May 2000

     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in May,
seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today.  This followed a 0.3-percent decrease in April and
a 1.0-percent gain in March.  The index for finished goods other than foods
and energy rose 0.2 percent, after increasing 0.1 percent for two
consecutive months.  Prices received by producers of intermediate goods
fell 0.1 percent, the same rate as last month.  The crude goods index
turned up 3.2 percent, following a 2.5-percent decline a month earlier.
(See table A.)

Table A.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-
processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted

                     Finish                                  
                         ed
                      goods
                                                             
                                     Change in            
                            Except   finished   Inter-    
                                       goods
                             foods    from 12   mediate Crude
                              and     months
Month  Total  Foods  Energy energy      ago      goods  goods
                                     (unadj.)
  1999                                                       
May       0.1    0.1    0.3     0.1         1.4    0.3    5.7
June       .1     .6    -.1       0         1.5     .3     .2
July       .2    -.4    2.7     -.1         1.5     .7     .2
Aug.       .6     .5    3.3      .1         2.3     .5    5.1
Sept.      .8     .7    2.1      .6         3.1     .5    4.6
Oct.        0    -.3    -.4      .2         2.8     .2   -2.4
Nov.       .1    -.2    1.1     -.1         3.1     .2    5.2
Dec.       .1      0     .7      .1         2.9     .3   -4.9
                                                             
  2000                                                       
Jan.       .1     .2     .9     -.2         2.5    r.5   r2.6
Feb.      1.0     .4    5.2      .3         4.0    r.9   r4.7
Mar.      1.0     .1    5.8      .1         4.5     .9    1.8
Apr.      -.3    1.0   -4.1      .1         3.9    -.1   -2.5
May         0    -.2    -.5      .2         3.9    -.1    3.2
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in 
this release may differ from those previously reported because 
data for January 2000 have been revised to reflect the 
availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

                                    -2-
                                     
     Among finished goods, the rate of decline in prices for finished
energy goods slowed from 4.1 percent in April to 0.5 percent in May.  The
index for finished consumer goods excluding foods and energy rose 0.2
percent in May, after edging up 0.1 percent in the previous month.  By
contrast, the index for finished consumer foods turned down 0.2 percent,
following a 1.0-percent gain a month ago.  Capital equipment prices
increased 0.1 percent, after rising 0.2 percent in April.
     
     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods increased 0.4 percent to stand at 137.5 (1982=100).  From May 1999 to
May 2000, prices for finished goods gained 3.9 percent.  Over the preceding
12 months, the index for finished energy goods increased 18.1 percent,
finished goods other than foods and energy advanced 1.5 percent, and
finished consumer foods rose 2.6 percent.  Prices received by producers of
intermediate goods increased 5.0 percent for the 12 months ended in May,
and the index for crude goods advanced 18.5 percent during the same period.

Finished goods

     Prices for finished energy goods fell 0.5 percent in May, after
dropping 4.1-percent in April.  The most significant contribution to May's
decline was a 12.1-percent drop in liquefied petroleum gas prices.
Additional downward pressure on energy prices can be traced to a 0.5-
percent decrease in the heavily weighted residential electric power index.
By contrast, price increases were registered for gasoline, residential
natural gas, home heating oil, and finished lubricants.

Table B.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for
intermediate goods and crude goods, seasonally adjusted

              Interm                           Crude           
              ediate                           goods
              goods
                            Change in                             
                            intermedi                        
                               ate                                Change in
                     Exclud   goods                              crude goods
                      ing      from                   Excluding     from
                     foods  12 months         Energy    foods     12 months
                      and      ago                       and         ago
Month  Foods  Energy energy  (unadj.)   Foods (unadj.)  energy     (unadj.)
  1999                                                                  
May       0.2    0.4    0.2       -1.1    1.8   13.2     1.7         -3.1
June       .5     .4     .3        -.4      0      0      .5          -.2
July     -1.0    2.8     .5         .3   -3.9    4.3     1.4          -.2
Aug.      1.3    2.5     .2        1.1    3.6    8.6     1.9          9.3
Sept.     1.0    1.9     .1        2.0    1.3    9.3     1.8         16.5
Oct.       .8    -.8     .2        2.2     .1   -7.0     2.4         10.6
Nov.      -.6    1.8     .1        2.8    1.0   11.5     1.0         16.7
Dec.     -1.9    1.4     .1        3.7   -2.0  -11.1     2.5         15.3
                                                                      
  2000                                                                
Jan.      r.1   r1.8     .4        4.1    r.7   r4.7    r2.3        r17.4
Feb.      r.8   r4.4     .2        5.3    r.6  r11.1     r.3         26.1
Mar.       .5    4.2     .4        6.0    3.5    1.2     -.2         27.3
Apr.       .8   -2.9     .4        5.3    1.7   -6.9    -1.2         21.4
May        .7   -1.4     .1        5.0   -1.8    9.9     -.3         18.5
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this 
release may differ from those previously reported because data for 
January 2000 have been revised to reflect the availability of late 
reports and corrections by respondents.

                                    -3-
                                     
     In May, the index for finished consumer goods other than foods and
energy moved up 0.2 percent, after rising 0.1 percent for two consecutive
months.  Price increases for passenger cars, sanitary papers and health
products, book publishing, light motor trucks, cosmetics, and women's
apparel outweighed declining prices for prescription drugs, alcoholic
beverages, household appliances, passenger car radial tires, and for
girls', children's, and infants' apparel.
                                     
     Prices received by producers of finished consumer foods turned down
0.2 percent in May, after posting a 1.0-percent gain in April.  The index
for eggs for fresh use fell 17.9 percent, following a 41.6-percent advance
in the prior month.  Prices for finfish and shellfish, pork, processed
young chickens, and processed turkeys also turned down, after rising a
month earlier.  The indexes for dairy products and for beef and veal rose
less than in the previous month.  By contrast, prices for fresh and dry
vegetables advanced 12.1 percent in May, following a 2.5-percent gain in
April.  The indexes for roasted coffee and for fresh fruits and melons
turned up, after falling in the prior month.  Soft drink prices exhibited a
greater rate of increase than in April.

     The capital equipment index moved up 0.1 percent in May, after
registering a 0.2-percent increase in April.  Advancing prices for light
motor trucks, communication equipment, commercial furniture, civilian
aircraft, agricultural machinery, and for pumps and compressors slightly
outweighed falling prices for electronic computers, x-ray and
electromedical equipment, heavy motor trucks, and construction machinery.

Intermediate goods

     A 1.4-percent decline in prices for intermediate energy goods was the
main factor behind a 0.1-percent decrease in the Producer Price Index for
Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components.  Prices for materials and
components for construction and durable manufacturing materials also fell
in May.  By contrast, both the index for nondurable manufacturing materials
and the index for intermediate foods and feeds posted increases of 0.7
percent in May.  Excluding foods and energy, the index for intermediate
materials advanced 0.1 percent, following a 0.4-percent gain a month
earlier.  (See table B.)

     The intermediate energy goods index decreased 1.4 percent in May,
after registering a 2.9-percent decline in April.  In May, falling prices
for industrial electric power, commercial electric power, jet fuels,
liquefied petroleum gas, and diesel fuel outweighed rising prices for
gasoline, commercial natural gas, industrial natural gas, and residual
fuel.

     The index for materials and components for construction decreased 0.3
percent in May, after posting a 0.1-percent gain in April.  Plywood prices
declined 6.4 percent, following a 0.8-percent advance in the prior month.
The index for softwood lumber fell more than a month earlier.  Prices for
steel wire, plumbing fixtures and brass fittings, and wiring devices turned
down, after increasing a month ago.  Conversely, the index for nonferrous
wire and cable rose 0.6 percent in May, following a 0.7-percent drop in
April.  Prices for fabricated ferrous wire products also turned up, after
decreasing in the previous month.  The index for plastic construction
products showed no change, following a decline in April.  Cement prices
fell less than a month earlier.

     The index for durable manufacturing materials dropped 0.2 percent in
May, after registering a 0.3-percent gain in April.  Prices for hot rolled
sheet and strip decreased 0.2 percent, following a 2.2-percent advance in
the prior month.  The indexes for plywood and for building paper and board
also declined, after increasing a month ago.  Prices for semi-finished
steel mill products, cold finished bars, and flat glass rose less than a
month earlier.  The aluminum index fell more than in the previous month.
By contrast, prices for cold rolled sheet and strip gained 1.9 percent,
following a 1.1-percent advance in April.  The indexes for cement and
aluminum mill shapes decreased less than in the prior month.

                                    -4-

     A 4.2-percent rise in prices for plastic resins and materials was the
key contributor to a 0.7-percent increase in prices for nondurable
manufacturing materials.  The indexes for primary basic organic chemicals,
paper, nitrogenates, paint materials, synthetic fibers, and processed yarns
and threads also advanced in May.  On the other hand, prices for
intermediate organic chemicals, basic inorganic chemicals, medicinal and
botanical chemicals, paperboard, and woodpulp declined.

     The intermediate foods and feeds index increased 0.7 percent in May,
after registering a 0.8-percent gain in April.  A 2.2-percent rise in the
prepared animal feeds index led this month's advance in prices for
intermediate foods and feeds.  Other price increases were posted for beef
and veal, fluid milk products, sausages and breakfast links, refined sugar,
and for natural, processed, and imitation cheese.  By contrast, prices for
pork, liquid beverage bases, crude vegetable oils, confectionery materials,
and flour declined in May.

Crude goods

     The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
turned up 3.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, after declining 2.5
percent in April.  Prices for crude energy materials also rose, after
falling in the prior month.  The index for basic industrial materials fell
less than a month ago.  By contrast, prices for crude foodstuffs and
feedstuffs fell, after rising in the previous month.  (See table B.)

     Prices for crude energy materials turned up 9.9 percent in May, after
posting a 6.9-percent drop in April.  Leading the way, the index for crude
petroleum gained 21.6 percent, following a 23.7-percent drop in the
previous month.  Coal prices rose, after falling in April.  On the other
hand, the natural gas index increased 3.1 percent, following an 8.7-percent
advance last month.

     Basic industrial material prices declined 0.3 percent in May,
following a 1.2-percent decrease in April.  Falling prices for iron and
steel scrap, aluminum base scrap, copper ores, and for softwood logs,
bolts, and timber outweighed rising prices for wastepaper, raw cotton,
cattle hides, and for construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone.

     Prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs fell 1.8 percent in May,
after rising 1.7 percent in April.  The slaughter hogs index dropped 15.5
percent, following a 6.5-percent advance a month earlier.  Prices for
slaughter broilers and fryers, slaughter cattle, fluid milk, and
unprocessed finfish also fell, after rising in April.  By contrast, corn
prices turned up 4.9 percent, following a 4.8-percent decline in the prior
month.  Prices for wheat and fresh fruits and melons also rose, after
falling last month.  The indexes for soybeans and for fresh and dry
vegetables rose more than in the previous month.

Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and services industries

Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Domestic
Mining Industries advanced 5.4 percent in May, after registering a 5.2-
percent decline in April.  (Net output price indexes are not seasonally
adjusted.)  Leading the upturn, prices received by the crude petroleum,
natural gas, and natural gas liquids industry increased 7.1 percent,
following a 7.0-percent decrease a month earlier.  The index for the
bituminous coal and lignite industry and for the oil and the gas
exploration services industry also rose, after falling in the prior month.
Prices received by the gold ores industry declined less than a month ago.
By contrast, the index for the copper ores industry dropped 7.0 percent in
May, following a 3.1-percent gain in April.  Iron ores industry prices also
decreased, after rising in the previous month.  The index for the oil and
gas well drilling industry and the construction sand and gravel industry
advanced less than a month earlier.  In May, the Producer Price Index for
the Net Output of Total Mining Industries stood at 100.0 (December
1984=100), 30.7 percent above its year-ago level.

                                    -5-

Manufacturing.  The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total
Domestic Manufacturing Industries increased 0.5 percent in May, after
posting a 0.2-percent drop in April.  Leading this turnaround, prices
received by the petroleum refining and related products industry group
gained 3.3 percent, following a 3.9-percent decline in the prior month.
The indexes for the chemicals and allied products; the food and kindred
products; and the printing, publishing and allied products industry groups
rose more than a month ago.  Prices received by the machinery (except
electrical) industry group and the stone, clay, and concrete products
industry group advanced, after showing no change in the previous month.
Conversely, the index for the lumber and wood products (except furniture)
industry group decreased 1.7 percent in May, following a 0.1-percent
decline in April.  Prices received by the transportation equipment, the
electrical and electronic machinery and equipment, and the rubber and
plastic products industry groups declined, after increasing a month
earlier.  The index for the paper and allied products industry group rose
less than in the prior month.  In May, the Producer Price Index for the Net
Output of Total Manufacturing Industries stood at 133.4 (December
1984=100), 4.5 percent above its year-ago level.

Services.  Among service industries in May, prices received by the
scheduled air transportation industry rose 6.7 percent.  The industry
indexes for radio broadcasting, property and casualty insurance, legal
services, real estate agents and managers, local trucking without storage,
trucking (except local), and deep sea foreign transportation of freight
also advanced in May.  By contrast, prices received by the home health care
industry, operators and lessors of nonresidential buildings, the telephone
communications (except radiotelephone) industry, hotels and motels, the
passenger car rental, and the freight transportation arrangement industries
fell in May.


                                   *****
              Producer Price Index data for June 2000 will be
          released on Friday, July 14, 2000 at 8:30 a.m. (E.D.T)

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|                       | May 2000 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|__________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |           Jan.   |Apr.   | May   |   May | Apr.  |Feb. to|Mar.  to |Apr.  to
                                                 |   1999 1/|2000 2/|2000 2/|2000 2/|  1999 | 2000  |  Mar. |   Apr.  |   May
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________
                                                 |
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   134.7   137.0   137.5     3.9    0.4      1.0     -0.3     0
  Finished consumer goods........................|   75.611   133.9   136.9   137.6     4.9     .5      1.2      -.5     0
    Finished consumer foods......................|   22.882   135.0   137.1   138.0     2.6     .7       .1      1.0     -.2
      Crude......................................|    1.619   117.9   125.2   125.0    -1.2    -.2     -3.2      7.9    -2.3
      Processed..................................|   21.263   136.4   138.1   139.0     2.8     .7       .4       .5     0
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   52.729   133.3   136.6   137.2     5.9     .4      1.7     -1.1     0
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   36.838   131.4   136.0   136.9     8.1     .7      2.3     -1.6     -.1
      Durable goods..............................|   15.891   134.1   133.9   134.0      .9     .1       .2       .1      .4
  Capital equipment..............................|   24.389   138.4   138.7   138.7      .8    0         .1       .2      .1
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.436   139.0   139.3   139.4      .7     .1       .1      0        .1
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.953   138.1   138.4   138.4      .9    0         .2       .2      .1
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   125.9   128.0   128.3     5.0     .2       .9      -.1     -.1
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   46.550   126.4   128.0   128.4     3.7     .3       .5       .4      .2
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.339   117.6   119.6   120.6      .8     .8       .3      1.3     -.1
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   15.689   128.6   132.1   133.2     8.0     .8      1.2       .6      .7
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   10.279   128.6   129.8   129.6     4.3    -.2      0         .3     -.2
    Components for manufacturing.................|   17.243   125.9   125.9   126.0      .3     .1       .1       .2      .1
  Materials and components for construction......|   13.727   150.4   151.6   151.1     1.8    -.3       .3       .1     -.3
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   13.649    91.5    96.3    96.7    17.2     .4      4.2     -2.9    -1.5
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    4.947    92.3    95.8    96.3    11.3     .5      2.6     -1.1    -1.5
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    8.702    90.7    96.2    96.5    20.6     .3      5.1     -3.8    -1.5
  Containers.....................................|    3.953   147.2   151.8   152.8     7.9     .7       .7      2.3      .7
  Supplies.......................................|   22.121   135.2   136.2   136.6     2.2     .3       .4       .1      .3
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    5.089   141.8   142.5   142.7     1.6     .1       .4       .2      .1
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.032   132.4   133.5   133.9     2.3     .3       .4       .2      .4
      Feeds......................................|    1.160    90.5    93.9    96.4    10.0    2.7      1.3      -.4     2.7
      Other supplies.............................|   15.872   137.4   138.3   138.4     1.7     .1       .3       .2      .1
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   105.8   110.6   115.4    18.5    4.3      1.8     -2.5     3.2
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   38.999    96.5   103.5   104.6     5.0    1.1      3.5      1.7    -1.8
  Nonfood materials..............................|   61.001   108.3   111.5   118.6    28.5    6.4       .8     -5.1     6.5
    Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............|   38.153   111.5   107.9   117.2    33.9    8.6      2.3    -11.8     8.6
      Manufacturing 3/...........................|   36.758   102.2    98.9   107.7    35.3    8.9      2.4    -12.2     9.0
      Construction...............................|    1.395   203.7   201.5   199.1     2.0   -1.2      -.9      -.5    -1.2
    Crude fuel 4/................................|   22.848    95.5   107.5   111.2    21.4    3.4     -1.6      6.0     3.4
      Manufacturing industries...................|    1.933    94.6   107.1   109.8    21.7    2.5     -2.3      6.4     2.5
      Nonmanufacturing industries................|   20.915    97.2   109.5   113.3    21.4    3.5     -1.4      6.0     3.5
                                                 |
               Special groupings                 |
                                                 |
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 77.118   134.5   136.8   137.2     4.3     .3      1.2      -.7      .1
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 95.501   126.8   128.9   129.2     5.1     .2      1.0      -.2     -.1
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/  4.499   109.3   111.8   113.2     3.1    1.3       .5       .8      .7
Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 58.794   108.9   112.4   119.7    29.8    6.5       .7     -4.7     6.5
                                                 |
Finished energy goods............................|5/ 13.780    83.8    90.1    91.5    18.1    1.6      5.8     -4.1     -.5
Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 86.220   143.6   144.7   145.0     1.8     .2       .1       .3      .1
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 61.831   145.8   147.2   147.6     2.1     .3       .1       .4      .1
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 63.338   147.0   147.7   147.8     1.5     .1       .1       .1      .2
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 38.949   152.8   153.7   153.8     1.9     .1       .1       .1      .2
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 23.058   167.3   169.2   169.4     2.5     .1      0         .2      .1
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 13.762    91.2    96.0    96.5    17.4     .5      4.2     -2.9    -1.4
Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 86.238   133.5   134.9   135.2     3.1     .2       .4       .4      .2
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 81.739   135.1   136.5   136.7     3.2     .1       .4       .4      .1
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 39.555    92.0    96.3   105.8    37.2    9.9      1.2     -6.9     9.9
Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 60.445   110.2   115.2   115.8     7.6     .5      2.2       .7    -1.3
Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 21.446   149.8   149.0   148.5    13.0    -.3      -.2     -1.2     -.3
                                                 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  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 January 2000 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 |                                                       |                       | May 2000 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |Jan.   |Apr.   | May   |  May  | Apr.  |Feb. to|Mar. to|Apr. to
           |                                                       |2000 1/|2000 1/|2000 1/| 1999  | 2000  |  Mar. |  Apr. |   May
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 134.7   137.0   137.5     3.9    0.4      1.0    -0.3     0
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 133.9   136.9   137.6     4.9     .5      1.2     -.5     0
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 135.0   137.1   138.0     2.6     .7       .1     1.0     -.2
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................|  93.5    91.4    94.3   -18.3    3.2     -4.1    -2.9     3.2
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 115.3   125.4   140.6    26.1   12.1     13.8     2.5    12.1
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................|  81.1    87.1    64.2    -3.9  -26.3    -30.6    41.6   -17.9
02-11      |   Bakery products 2/..................................| 180.0   181.2   181.4     2.1     .1       .2      .3      .1
02-13      |   Milled rice 2/......................................| 105.4   103.4   103.6   -16.6     .2     -2.0      .5      .2
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 121.8   121.7   121.6     -.3    -.1      -.2     0       -.1
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................| 107.3   114.3   118.6    13.7    3.8      1.8     2.6     2.3
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................| 106.0   115.4   120.5    20.3    4.4      2.2     1.8    -5.4
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 108.2   108.9   106.5    -7.2   -2.2      1.6     2.7    -4.7
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................|  95.6    95.0    93.5     4.1   -1.6     -1.6     2.7    -1.1
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 196.1   211.3   201.8     7.9   -4.5     -4.7     7.2    -4.3
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 131.4   131.7   133.1      .1    1.1      1.0     2.6     2.2
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables 2/..................| 129.1   129.0   128.8      .7    -.2      -.1     -.3     -.2
02-55      |   Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 170.2   170.5   170.8      .1     .2      0        .1      .2
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 141.6   144.0   145.0     5.5     .7       .3      .5     1.1
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 139.3   137.3   138.6     2.4     .9       .1    -1.7      .9
02-78      |   Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 132.9   135.5   135.5    -4.5    0       -3.0     2.0     0
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 133.3   136.6   137.2     5.9     .4      1.7    -1.1     0
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 137.4   138.6   138.4     1.5    -.1     -1.4      .5     -.1
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel 2/..................................| 124.5   123.2   123.4     -.6     .2      0       -.3      .2
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 133.0   133.3   133.6      .1     .2       .1      .2      .2
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 117.2   120.2   118.7      .8   -1.2      1.6      .3    -1.2
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 121.7   122.2   122.1     -.5    -.1      0       0       -.1
04-3       |   Footwear 2/.........................................| 144.8   145.0   145.1      .5     .1      -.1      .1      .1
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 107.0   107.3   108.3     0       .9       .2      .2     -.5
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 118.3   120.6   122.4    10.3    1.5       .7     1.6     1.3
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  76.3    92.6    98.5    50.2    6.4     14.9   -11.7     1.3
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  75.2    81.9    85.7    64.2    4.6      -.4   -14.0     2.5
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription) 2/.....| 340.9   344.7   343.8     3.3    -.3       .7      .5     -.3
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter) 2/..| 186.9   187.6   188.4     1.3     .4       .3     0        .4
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 127.2   127.2   127.2     1.4    0         .1      .1     0
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 136.4   136.4   137.2     2.5     .6       .1      .1      .6
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................|  93.2    93.7    93.0     -.3    -.7       .7     1.0     -.7
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 143.8   145.1   149.2     4.6    2.8       .1      .1     2.8
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation 2/............................| 207.3   208.4   208.5      .7    0        0        .6     0
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 197.7   197.7   198.4      .6     .4      -.2     0        .5
09-33      |   Book publishing.....................................| 214.6   214.7   218.4     3.3    1.7      0      -1.7     2.4
12-1       |   Household furniture 2/..............................| 151.5   152.5   152.6     1.7     .1       .4      .3      .1
12-3       |   Floor coverings 2/..................................| 127.1   128.7   128.9     1.7     .2       .5     -.2      .2
12-4       |   Household appliances ...............................| 108.1   107.9   107.7     -.9    -.2      -.6     -.1     -.3
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment 2/........................|  72.7    71.6    71.9    -2.8     .4     -1.2     -.1      .4
12-62      |   Household glassware.................................| 164.3   166.2   165.8     1.0    -.2       .5     -.1     -.3
12-64      |   Household flatware 2/...............................| 140.0   140.0   140.1      .1     .1      0       0        .1
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 132.2   132.2   132.2     0      0        -.1     0       0
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 134.9   133.4   133.2     2.3    -.1       .5      .4      .9
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 121.5   121.5   121.6    -1.5     .1      -.6      .1      .2
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 126.0   126.6   126.7      .3     .1      0        .1      .1
15-2       |   Tobacco products 2/.................................| 378.5   398.9   398.8     9.7    0        -.2     0       0
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 160.2   160.9   160.9     1.6    0         .2      .5     0
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 126.7   127.2   127.7      .3     .4      -.4     0        .4
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 140.4   141.1   141.0      .6    -.1       .2      .3     -.1
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 138.4   138.7   138.7      .8    0         .1      .2      .1
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 152.8   152.3   152.6      .2     .2       .2      .2      .2
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 148.2   148.8   148.6      .9    -.1       .1      .3     -.1
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 161.5   161.7   161.6      .7    -.1       .5     -.4     -.1
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 160.1   160.4   162.5     1.8    1.3       .3     -.1     1.3
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 140.7   141.5   141.4     1.2    -.1       .4      .1     -.1
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 152.9   153.5   153.9     1.6     .3       .1      .1      .3
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 133.4   134.0   134.2     1.0     .1       .2      .1      .1
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1998=100) 2/.............|  77.6    74.7    74.1   -16.3    -.8      -.4    -2.4     -.8
11-62      |   Textile machinery 2/................................| 154.9   155.8   155.8     1.1    0         .1      .1     0
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100)..........| 163.5   165.0   165.0     1.5    0         .8     -.1      .1
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 141.4   141.5   142.0      .9     .4      -.1     0        .4
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 134.7   136.1   136.9     4.7     .6       .4      .1      .6
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100)......| 111.4   110.9   110.9    -1.9    0        -.2      .2      .2
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 102.9   102.1   101.7    -3.2    -.4     -1.4      .5     -.4
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery ..................| 126.9   127.9   127.9     1.1    0        -.1      .2      .1
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 145.2   145.8   146.0     1.0     .1       .4      .1      .1
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 112.5   112.9   113.0      .6     .1       .6     -.3      .1
12-2       |   Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 157.5   157.9   158.4     1.4     .3       .2     0        .3
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 157.4   158.0   157.2     -.6    -.5       .5     -.1      .4
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 147.6   148.7   148.6     1.3    -.1       .3      .2     -.1
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 138.2   139.1   138.9     2.1    -.1      -.1      .7     -.1
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 154.8   157.5   157.6     4.1     .1      1.0      .7      .1
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 145.8   146.4   146.4      .4    0         .4     0       0
14-4       |   Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 135.3   135.8   135.8     1.0    0         .2      .1     0
           |                                                       |
           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 125.9   128.0   128.3     5.0     .2       .9     -.1     -.1
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 109.3   111.8   113.2     3.1    1.3       .5      .8      .7
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour 2/............................................| 102.4   102.3   101.9    -2.6    -.4      0       -.3     -.4
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 117.2   110.2   110.6    -9.9     .4      -.3    -3.9      .4
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................|  95.2    93.9    93.6     -.5    -.3       .5     -.2     -.8
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................|  76.8    84.2    83.1   -12.6   -1.3      2.1     8.5    -1.3
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds 2/............................|  99.2   102.2   104.4     7.6    2.2      1.0     -.4     2.2
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 126.8   128.9   129.2     5.1     .2      1.0     -.2     -.1
           |                                                       |
03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 103.3   106.1   107.7     4.1    1.5       .3      .7     1.5
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 108.0   107.0   108.1     -.4    1.0      -.6     0       1.0
03-3       |   Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 112.9   111.0   110.9    -4.0    -.1     -3.0     1.6     -.1
03-4       |   Finished fabrics....................................| 122.0   123.0   122.9      .2    -.1      0        .6     -.1
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products 2/......................| 129.9   130.5   130.6     1.2     .1      -.2      .1      .1
04-2       |   Leather.............................................| 179.2   179.0   179.5     2.5     .3       .6      .1      .4
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................| 101.1   126.1   110.9    68.0  -12.1     28.5    -7.8   -12.1
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See footnotes at end of table.

Table 2.  Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       | May 2000 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |Jan.   |Apr.   | May   |  May  | Apr.  |Feb. to|Mar. to|Apr. to
           |                                                       |2000 1/|2000 1/|2000 1/| 1999  | 2000  |  Mar. |  Apr. |   May
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           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 125.7   125.3   125.9    -0.2    0.5      0.2    -0.2    -1.1
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 126.8   126.9   127.1     -.2     .2      -.3      .6    -2.3
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 115.4   117.2   117.5    14.0     .3      1.2     4.0     1.9
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 112.0   113.5   114.3    17.0     .7      1.2     4.4     1.3
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...| 100.1   100.2   102.5    32.1    2.3       .6     6.5      .7
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  76.2    80.2    75.8    56.9   -5.5      8.1    -5.1    -6.8
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  76.1    84.3    83.6    57.7    -.8      7.2    -9.7    -2.2
05-74      |   Residual fuel 2/....................................|  72.7    78.2    79.1    55.7    1.2      5.8      .1     1.2
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 124.6   128.4   128.7    10.0     .2      1.6     -.3      .2
06-21      |   Prepared paint......................................| 159.9   160.6   161.0     2.2     .2      -.1      .1      .4
06-22      |   Paint materials 2/..................................| 143.9   147.7   150.9     4.5    2.2      1.7      .1     2.2
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 147.1   147.0   146.4     5.5    -.4      -.1     2.2     -.4
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible 2/..........................|  87.2    70.4    71.4    -9.8    1.4      -.8    -6.3     1.4
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 111.8   112.1   112.2    -2.1     .1       .2     -.1      .2
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 101.7   108.9   113.2    19.2    3.9      1.2     -.2     5.0
06-52-02   |   Phosphates 2/.......................................| 103.9    98.6    98.9   -13.4     .3     -2.9    -3.0      .3
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals 2/.....................| 144.7   144.6   149.6     6.6    3.5       .7     -.8     3.5
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 133.2   141.4   147.4    20.7    4.2      2.4     2.5     4.2
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 116.2   115.0   117.6     4.1    2.3     -1.8      .7     2.3
07-21      |   Plastic construction products ......................| 132.3   136.2   136.4     8.3     .1      1.6     -.6     0
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 130.5   131.7   131.4     4.8    -.2      -.4      .8     -.2
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 116.9   117.2   117.3     -.3     .1       .2     -.2      .1
08-11      |   Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 194.8   189.7   180.3    -8.6   -5.0     -1.3    -1.4    -5.0
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber ....................................| 182.9   185.5   186.1     5.4     .3      1.0      .3      .3
08-2       |   Millwork 2/.........................................| 175.8   176.8   176.9     1.6     .1       .7      .2      .1
08-3       |   Plywood 2/..........................................| 162.0   167.5   156.7   -12.5   -6.4      2.0      .8    -6.4
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 137.3   142.7   141.6    24.1    -.8      1.5     2.8     -.8
09-13      |   Paper 2/............................................| 146.1   149.2   150.3     7.1     .7      1.0      .7      .7
09-14      |   Paperboard 2/.......................................| 163.1   179.1   177.1    18.6   -1.1      6.6     2.1    -1.1
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 165.5   173.2   175.2    11.7    1.2      1.2     3.7     1.2
09-2       |   Building paper and board 2/.........................| 142.7   148.7   144.7     2.2   -2.7      2.0     1.2    -2.7
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 152.9   154.0   154.2     1.3     .1       .7      .3      .1
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 135.7   135.8   136.2      .8     .3      -.1      .4      .4
10-17      |   Steel mill products 2/..............................| 107.3   109.8   110.3     5.4     .5       .7     1.7      .5
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 115.1   113.0   111.6    11.9   -1.2     -1.7    -2.1    -1.2
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 144.7   148.2   148.1     9.4    -.1      0       -.5     -.1
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 162.2   159.9   161.0     7.8     .7     -1.1     -.6      .7
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 140.3   143.2   144.0     7.3     .6      1.8     -.7      .6
10-3       |   Metal containers 2/.................................| 105.9   106.1   106.0     -.3    -.1      0       -.6     -.1
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 150.0   150.8   150.5     1.8    -.2       .1      .1     -.2
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 178.5   181.0   180.3     2.4    -.4       .1      .4     -.4
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 154.1   155.2   155.7     1.1     .3       .2      .5      .3
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products................| 144.9   145.7   145.7     2.0    0         .3     0       -.1
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 130.2   129.8   129.9     -.4     .1       .2     -.6      .1
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 125.8   126.1   125.9      .3    -.2       .2      .1     -.2
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 162.9   163.4   163.8     1.5     .2       .3      .1      .2
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment........| 134.8   135.6   135.5     -.1    -.1      0        .3      .1
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100) 2/.....| 160.9   161.9   162.0     1.1     .1       .6     -.1      .1
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings............................| 167.5   167.8   167.8      .5    0         .1     0        .2
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 153.0   153.3   153.4      .8     .1      -.1      .3     -.2
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 146.1   146.0   145.9     0      -.1       .1     -.1     -.1
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 152.2   152.9   152.9     1.4    0        -.3      .7      .1
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories 2/............|  97.2    97.5    97.7     -.4     .2      -.2      .6      .2
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 143.4   143.3   143.3      .2    0         .4     0       0
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 136.7   136.9   137.2      .3     .2       .1     -.4      .2
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 107.7   109.2   109.5     3.3     .3      -.3     1.4      .3
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 150.6   150.2   150.1     -.9    -.1      -.1    -1.7     -.1
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 145.8   146.1   147.3     2.2     .8       .3     -.3      .8
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings 2/.......................| 100.7   103.0   105.1     6.5    2.0       .8     2.0     2.0
13-7       |   Gypsum products 2/..................................| 227.6   218.3   215.0     6.3   -1.5     -3.7    -1.4    -1.5
13-8       |   Glass containers 2/.................................| 127.3   127.3   127.3     1.0    0        0       -.1     0
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 114.0   113.4   113.3     -.6    -.1      -.2      .1     -.1
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 140.7   139.9   140.1     1.8     .1       .6      .8      .5
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 144.5   143.6   143.5     -.1    -.1      0        .8     -.1
15-42      |   Photographic supplies 2/............................| 124.4   124.3   124.3    -3.2    0        -.4      .3     0
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 145.4   145.5   145.8      .6     .2      -.1     -.1      .1
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 105.8   110.6   115.4    18.5    4.3      1.8    -2.5     3.2
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................|  96.5   103.5   104.6     5.0    1.1      3.5     1.7    -1.8
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat 2/............................................|  77.4    78.0    79.7     1.1    2.2      -.1    -2.7     2.2
01-22-02-05|   Corn 2/.............................................|  77.1    83.6    87.7     2.6    4.9      6.0    -4.8     4.9
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle 2/.................................| 102.2   109.0   107.6    12.7   -1.3      6.1     1.5    -1.3
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  61.0    81.4    83.9    31.5    3.1      9.2     6.5   -15.5
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 129.3   124.8   126.7   -12.1    1.5      1.9     4.6    -7.4
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 103.2   113.7   116.2     -.6    2.2      2.6     -.1     -.4
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................|  89.5    89.2    89.3    -5.8     .1      1.7     2.8     -.2
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans 2/.........................................|  79.6    87.3    91.6    15.1    4.9      3.8      .2     4.9
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................|  97.5   101.6   102.0   -13.8     .4      8.1     1.4      .4
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 108.3   111.5   118.6    28.5    6.4       .8    -5.1     6.5
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton..........................................|  85.0    87.2    95.6      .7    9.6      6.1   -11.6     9.6
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................| 112.3    91.4     (3)     (3)    (3)     -2.1   -17.3     (3)
04-11      |   Cattle hides 2/.....................................| 156.7   156.3   162.9    18.5    4.2     -1.7     3.0     4.2
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  88.5    87.1    89.8    -1.8    3.1      2.1    -1.9     3.1
05-31      |   Natural gas 2/......................................|  98.0   115.4   119.0    30.2    3.1     -2.7     8.7     3.1
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  72.2    67.2    81.7    73.1   21.6      5.1   -23.7    21.6
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc...................................| 208.8   204.9   201.8      .3   -1.5     -1.6     -.8     -.9
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 269.3   335.2   359.8   144.1    7.3     10.5     6.1     7.3
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  94.4    95.0    94.9     0      -.1      0        .2     -.1
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap 2/.............................| 169.4   157.9   147.0     9.4   -6.9     -1.4    -1.2    -6.9
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............|  68.0    67.3    65.1     4.8   -3.3     -3.4     -.3    -3.3
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap 2/................................| 121.3   123.3   118.4    13.2   -4.0     -1.6     2.2    -4.0
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 186.2   180.3   172.0     8.8   -4.6      -.6    -5.6    -5.4
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 159.9   161.3   164.0     4.7    1.7      -.1      .6     1.8
___________|_______________________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________

1/  The indexes for January 2000 have been recalculated to incorporate            2/  Not seasonally adjusted.
    late reports and corrections by respondents.  All indexes are                 3/  Not available.
    subject to revision 4 months after original publication.

Table 3.  Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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         |                                                |                                   |
         |                                                |         Unadjusted index 1/       |
Commodity|                                                |___________________________________|
  code   |                    Grouping                    | Jan. 2000 |April 2000 |  May 2000 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   377.9   |   384.4   |   385.9   |
         | All commodities................................|   128.3   |   130.7   |   131.6   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   119.3   |   122.7   |   123.9   |
01       |   Farm products................................|    95.9   |   101.6   |   103.4   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   131.0   |   133.1   |   134.0   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   130.0   |   132.2   |   133.1   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   120.8   |   120.9   |   121.1   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   149.0   |   148.9   |   149.9   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    88.4   |    94.1   |    96.8   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   147.7   |   150.5   |   151.6   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   123.8   |   124.3   |   124.0   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   183.8   |   183.2   |   179.4   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   179.3   |   183.5   |   184.5   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   128.3   |   128.7   |   128.2   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   124.0   |   124.0   |   124.1   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   132.1   |   132.4   |   132.6   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   141.5   |   142.2   |   142.9   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   143.5   |   143.4   |   143.3   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   167.2   |   170.3   |   170.6   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   141.4   |   142.4   |   142.5   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|   107.9   |   110.4   |   118.1   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|    77.8   |    82.6   |    85.8   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|    91.6   |   102.4   |   102.5   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   122.2   |   121.0   |   123.0   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|    83.9   |    86.2   |    94.5   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|    89.5   |    98.5   |    73.8   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|    98.3   |   108.9   |   113.7   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|    89.7   |    98.4   |   102.4   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   167.4   |   136.3   |  'N.A.'   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   157.4   |   157.9   |   157.8   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   116.6   |   122.4   |   123.9   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   111.1   |   111.5   |   110.3   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   133.6   |   132.4   |   132.5   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   141.0   |   142.6   |   142.9   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   136.8   |   135.1   |   136.1   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   112.3   |   116.3   |   115.7   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   127.3   |   127.0   |   127.1   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   146.2   |   146.0   |   146.0   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    97.5   |   116.6   |   115.3   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   125.8   |   125.8   |   126.5   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    75.2   |    87.0   |    90.0   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   255.5   |   257.7   |   257.0   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   122.5   |   122.4   |   125.4   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   135.9   |   136.6   |   136.7   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   114.7   |   114.9   |   115.0   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   115.6   |   114.4   |   116.9   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   138.3   |   138.7   |   138.7   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   131.3   |   131.8   |   131.5   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   189.1   |   186.4   |   180.0   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   155.5   |   162.5   |   164.3   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   157.8   |   162.2   |   164.6   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   118.3   |   118.9   |   118.3   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   127.8   |   127.9   |   126.6   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   140.1   |   142.7   |   142.7   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   148.7   |   149.4   |   149.4   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   149.9   |   150.6   |   150.7   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   162.4   |   162.8   |   163.2   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   119.0   |   119.0   |   119.0   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   133.4   |   133.6   |   133.7   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   154.6   |   155.1   |   155.3   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   153.8   |   154.5   |   156.1   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   133.1   |   132.5   |   132.3   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   132.3   |   132.8   |   132.8   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   108.4   |   108.5   |   108.9   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   136.3   |   136.5   |   136.8   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|

1/  Data for January 2000 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
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  Percent change
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_May__2000_from:
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |Jan.   |Apr.   |May    |  May   |  Apr.
                  |                                              |     |2000 2/|2000 2/|2000 2/|  1999  |  2000
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|_________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  89.5    94.9   100.0     30.7      5.4
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84|  73.9    73.4    71.7      2.9     -2.3
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  85.3    84.4    86.0     -2.1      1.9
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  94.2   101.8   108.3     41.9      6.4
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 135.0   136.0   137.5      2.8      1.1
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 130.8   132.8   133.4      4.5       .5
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 126.7   128.2   129.1      3.0       .7
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 329.4   347.2   347.1      9.8    0
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 116.2   116.1   116.3      -.1       .2
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 125.2   125.6   125.6       .2    0
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 161.4   161.8   159.0     -1.8     -1.7
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 142.4   143.0   143.3      1.7       .2
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 141.0   145.8   146.9      9.0       .8
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 180.4   181.3   181.7      2.5       .2
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 153.6   155.5   156.9      5.9       .9
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  94.0   107.8   111.4     47.7      3.3
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 123.5   124.1   123.3      1.4      -.6
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 137.5   137.4   137.5      1.1       .1
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 134.4   134.7   134.8      1.7       .1
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 118.6   120.5   120.5      4.9    0
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 129.9   130.4   130.3      1.1      -.1
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.1   117.4   117.5    0           .1
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 108.7   108.7   108.6     -1.0      -.1
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 136.3   136.3   136.1      1.5      -.1
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 126.0   126.1   126.3       .3       .2
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 130.7   131.1   131.3       .6       .2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       40         | Railroad transportation..................... |12/96| 102.1   102.4   102.7      1.2       .3
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 116.5   118.2   118.8      3.9       .5
       43         | United states postal service................ |06/89| 135.2   135.2   135.2      -.1    0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 116.4   118.5   119.8      4.7      1.1
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 141.0   142.5   149.6     15.1      5.0
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 102.1   101.9   101.9      3.5    0
       80         | Health services............................. |12/94| 111.7   111.8   111.9      2.2       .1
       81         | Legal services.............................. |12/96| 111.0   110.9   111.7      3.0       .7
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 January 2000 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                                |        |        |        |        |        |         
                                                       |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  May    
                                                       |  1999  |  2000  |  2000  |  2000  |  2000  |  2000   
_______________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                                                       |
      Finished goods...................................|  134.9    135.0    136.4    137.7    137.3    137.3  
        Finished consumer goods........................|  134.4    134.5    136.3    138.0    137.3    137.3  
          Finished consumer foods......................|  135.4    135.7    136.3    136.5    137.9    137.6  
            Crude......................................|  124.0    118.9    123.1    119.2    128.6    125.7  
            Processed..................................|  136.3    137.0    137.4    137.9    138.6    138.6  
          Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|  133.8    133.8    136.1    138.4    136.9    136.9  
            Nondurable goods less foods................|  132.3    132.3    135.7    138.8    136.6    136.4  
            Durable goods..............................|  133.6    133.6    133.3    133.6    133.7    134.2  
        Capital equipment..............................|  138.0    138.2    138.1    138.3    138.6    138.8  
          Manufacturing industries.....................|  138.8    139.0    139.0    139.2    139.2    139.4  
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|  137.7    137.8    137.7    138.0    138.3    138.5  
                                                       |
      Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  125.6    126.2    127.3    128.5    128.4    128.3  
        Materials and components for manufacturing.....|  126.0    126.5    126.9    127.5    128.0    128.3  
          Materials for food manufacturing.............|  118.1    118.2    118.3    118.7    120.2    120.1  
          Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|  128.2    128.7    129.7    131.3    132.1    133.0  
          Materials for durable manufacturing..........|  127.2    128.6    129.4    129.4    129.8    129.5  
          Components for manufacturing.................|  125.8    125.8    125.6    125.7    125.9    126.0  
        Materials and components for construction......|  150.0    150.6    150.9    151.4    151.5    151.0  
        Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   91.5     93.1     97.2    101.3     98.4     96.9  
          Manufacturing industries ....................|   92.7     93.8     96.4     98.9     97.8     96.3  
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   90.6     92.4     97.3    102.3     98.4     96.9  
        Containers.....................................|  146.4    147.2    147.3    148.4    151.8    152.8  
        Supplies.......................................|  135.1    135.2    135.5    136.0    136.2    136.6  
          Manufacturing industries.....................|  141.5    141.8    141.7    142.3    142.6    142.8  
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|  132.3    132.3    132.7    133.2    133.4    133.9  
            Feeds......................................|   90.3     90.5     93.1     94.3     93.9     96.4  
            Other supplies.............................|  137.4    137.4    137.5    137.9    138.2    138.4  
                                                       |
      Crude materials for further processing...........|  104.2    106.9    111.9    113.9    111.1    114.6  
        Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   98.2     98.9     99.5    103.0    104.7    102.8  
        Nonfood materials..............................|  104.5    108.5    116.5    117.4    111.4    118.6  
          Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............|  109.5    111.7    119.5    122.2    107.8    117.1  
            Manufacturing 2/...........................|  100.4    102.5    109.9    112.5     98.8    107.7  
            Construction...............................|  201.2    203.7    204.3    202.5    201.4    199.0  
          Crude fuel 3/................................|   89.5     95.5    103.0    101.4    107.5    111.2  
            Manufacturing industries...................|   89.2     94.6    103.1    100.7    107.1    109.8  
            Nonmanufacturing industries................|   91.1     97.2    104.8    103.3    109.5    113.3  
                                                       |
                     Special groupings                 |
                                                       |
      Finished goods, excluding foods..................|  134.7    134.7    136.3    138.0    137.0    137.1  
      Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|  126.5    127.1    128.2    129.5    129.3    129.2  
      Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|  109.6    109.7    110.6    111.2    112.1    112.9  
      Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....|  105.0    108.9    117.2    118.0    112.4    119.7  
                                                       |
      Finished energy goods............................|   84.6     85.4     89.8     95.0     91.1     90.6  
      Finished goods less energy.......................|  143.7    143.6    144.1    144.3    144.8    145.0  
      Finished consumer goods less energy..............|  146.1    145.9    146.6    146.8    147.4    147.5  
                                                       |
      Finished goods less foods and energy.............|  147.0    146.7    147.2    147.4    147.6    147.9  
      Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|  153.1    152.5    153.3    153.4    153.6    153.9  
      Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|  168.3    167.3    168.9    168.9    169.2    169.3  
                                                       |
      Intermediate energy goods........................|   91.2     92.8     96.9    101.0     98.1     96.7  
      Intermediate materials less energy...............|  133.1    133.5    133.8    134.4    134.9    135.2  
      Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|  134.6    135.1    135.4    135.9    136.4    136.6  
                                                       |
      Crude energy materials 2/........................|   87.9     92.0    102.2    103.4     96.3    105.8  
      Crude materials less energy......................|  110.7    112.1    112.7    115.2    116.0    114.5  
      Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........|  147.0    150.4    150.9    150.6    148.8    148.4  
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  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 January 2000 have been
      recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.  
  2/  Includes crude petroleum.
  3/  Excludes crude petroleum.
Technical Notes





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.
     Over 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.
     Over 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.
     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-of-processing 
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, while 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
                  
     Because price data are used for different purposes by different 
groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted 
as well as unadjusted changes each month.

Seasonally Adjusted
and Unadjusted Data

     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 which 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 "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.