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Producer Price Indexes -- October 2002 

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods jumped 1.1 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index edged up 0.1 percent in 

September and showed no change in August. Rising prices for gasoline, light trucks, and passenger cars led the 

increase in the finished goods index in October. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by

producers of intermediate goods advanced 0.7 percent, following a 0.5-percent rise in September. The crude 

goods index jumped 3.4 percent in October, compared with a 0.6-percent increase in the preceding month. (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 

Oct. -1.3 -0.1 -6.7 -0.4 -0.3 -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 2.5 .1 -2.1 .8 4.2

May -.4 -.2 -2.3 0 -2.9 -.2 .8

June r .1 r .2 r -.1 r .1 r -2.3 r .2 r -3.7 

July r -.1 -.1 r .8 -.3 -1.1 r .3 r 1.2 

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

Sept. .1 -.6 .9 .1 -1.9 .5 .6

Oct. 1.1 .7 4.2 .5 .6 .7 3.4

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

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

by respondents.
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 Among finished goods, the index for finished energy goods advanced 4.2 percent in October, following 

a 0.9-percent gain in September. (Excluding gasoline, prices for finished goods would have risen 0.6 percent in 

October.) The index for finished consumer foods turned up 0.7 percent in October, after falling 0.6 percent in 

September. Prices for finished goods other than foods and energy rose 0.5 percent in October, compared with a 

slight increase of 0.1 percent in the prior month. (Excluding passenger cars and light trucks, prices for finished 

goods other than foods and energy would have inched 0.1 percent higher in October.) 

 For the first 10 months of 2002, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased at a 2.0-percent 

seasonally adjusted annual rate, following a 1.6-percent rate of decline in calendar-year 2001. Prices for 

finished goods other than foods and energy edged up at a 0.2-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate during the 

first 10 months of 2002, after posting a 0.9-percent gain in 2001. Among prices for raw and partially processed 

goods, the intermediate goods index advanced at a 3.7-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate from December 

2001 through October 2002, compared with a 4.0-percent decrease in 2001. Prices for crude goods jumped at a 

21.5-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate during the first 10 months of 2002, after dropping 32.5 percent in 

2001. 

 Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.2 percent to 140.6 

(1982 = 100). From October 2001 to October 2002, finished goods prices rose 0.6 percent. During the same 

period, the index for finished energy goods advanced 4.9 percent and prices for finished goods other than foods 

and energy increased 0.5 percent. By contrast, the index for finished consumer foods declined 2.2 percent for 

the 12 months ended in October. Earlier in the pipeline, prices received by intermediate goods producers 

moved up 1.6 percent, and the crude goods index jumped 14.3 percent from October 2001 to October 2002. 

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 

Oct. -0.4 -6.2 -0.4 -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. -.7 4.3 .2 -2.7 -6.3 19.4 2.1 -18.6

May -.9 -1.9 .1 -3.2 0 .9 2.3 -16.3

June r 1.2 r 0 r .1 r -2.8 r -.9 r -9.7 r 2.8 r -12.4

July r 1.2 r -.1 r .3 -1.5 r 1.8 r .7 r 1.3 -6.2

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

Sept. 1.2 2.5 .1 -.5 2.0 -.1 -.6 .8

Oct. -.2 4.1 .1 1.6 -.1 8.9 .9 14.3

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

data for June 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
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Finished goods

 The October index for finished energy goods advanced 4.2 percent, after posting a 0.9-percent gain a 

month earlier. Leading the rise in energy goods prices, the gasoline index surged 17.9 percent. Prices for 

residential natural gas, home heating oil, diesel fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas also increased in October. On 

the other hand, the index for residential electric power fell 0.3 percent in October. 

 Prices for finished consumer foods rose 0.7 percent in October, compared with a 0.6-percent decline in 

the prior month. The index for pork jumped 11.5 percent, following a 5.4-percent decrease in September. 

Prices for dairy products, fresh and dry vegetables, and fresh fruits and melons also turned up in October. The 

index for finfish and shellfish increased at a quicker pace in October than it did in the preceding month. By 

contrast, prices for beef and veal fell 2.6 percent, after rising 1.0 percent in September. The indexes for 

processed fruits and vegetables and soft drinks also turned down in October. 

 Prices for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy advanced 0.6 percent in October, after 

edging up 0.1 percent in September. The index for passenger cars jumped 2.2 percent, following a 0.2-percent 

rise in the prior month. For the 12 months ended in October 2002, passenger car prices increased 2.1 percent. 

Light motor truck prices advanced 1.9 percent, following a 0.2-percent decline in the prior month. From 

October 2001 to October 2002, prices for light motor trucks declined 3.0 percent. In accordance with usual 

practice, most new model year passenger cars and light trucks were introduced into the PPI in October. (See 

Report on Quality Changes for 2003 Model Vehicles, USDL 02-634.) The indexes for pharmaceutical 

preparations, alcoholic beverages, and women’s apparel advanced at a faster rate in October than they did in the 

preceding month. Prices for men’s and boys’ apparel, for girls’, children’s, and infants’ apparel, and for 

household furniture rose, after showing no change in September. On the other hand, the index for soaps and 

synthetic detergents decreased 0.5 percent, following a 1.0-percent gain in the previous month. Prices for 

prerecorded compact discs, mobile homes, and periodical circulation also turned down in October. 

 The capital equipment index increased 0.4 percent in October, after posting no change in September. 

Most of this acceleration was due to higher prices for light motor trucks and passenger cars. Light motor truck 

prices advanced 1.9 percent, following a 0.2-percent decline in the prior month. The indexes for passenger cars 

and civilian aircraft rose more in October than they did in September. Prices for integrating and measuring 

instruments and welding machines and equipment turned up in October, after decreasing a month earlier. The 

October index for communication and related equipment fell less than it did in September. Conversely, prices 

for electronic computers declined 1.7 percent in October, compared with a 0.5-percent decrease in the preceding 

month. The index for x-ray and electromedical equipment also fell more than it did in September. Prices for 

heavy motor trucks were unchanged in October, after rising 0.5 percent in the prior month. 

Intermediate goods

 The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components increased 0.7 percent in 

October, after rising 0.5 percent in September. Most of this increase was due to higher prices for intermediate 

energy goods, although the index for nondurable manufacturing materials also rose in October. By contrast, 

prices for materials and components for construction and for intermediate foods and feeds fell in October, and 

the index for durable manufacturing materials showed no change. Excluding foods and energy, the intermediate 

goods index edged up 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month. (See table B.) 
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 Prices for intermediate energy goods advanced 4.1 percent in October, after posting a 2.5-percent gain in 

September. The gasoline index led this acceleration, jumping 17.9 percent in October following a 1.5-percent 

decline in the prior month. Prices for diesel fuel, commercial natural gas, and commercial electric power rose 

more than they did in September. On the other hand, the index for industrial electric power decreased 0.9 

percent, after advancing at the same rate in September. Prices for liquefied petroleum gas, residual fuel, 

industrial natural gas, and jet fuels increased less in October than they did a month earlier. 

The index for nondurable manufacturing materials rose 0.8 percent in October, the same rate of increase 

as in September. Price increases for ethanol, paper, rock salt, finished fabrics, medicinal and botanical 

chemicals, and fertilizer materials outweighed falling prices for plastic resins and materials, inedible fats and 

oils, liquid refinery gases, and paperboard. 

 Prices for construction materials declined 0.3 percent in October, after inching up 0.1 percent in 

September. Leading this deceleration, the index for plastic construction products fell 3.5 percent, following a 

3.4-percent increase a month earlier. Prices for wiring devices and fabricated ferrous wire products also turned 

down, after rising in September. The indexes for fabricated structural metal products and for air conditioning 

and refrigeration equipment declined, after showing no change in the previous month. By contrast, softwood 

lumber prices edged up 0.2 percent in October, following a 1.6-percent drop in September. The indexes for 

asphalt felts and coatings, gypsum products, and for nonferrous wire and cable also turned up in October. 

Plywood prices decreased less in October than they did in the prior month. 

 The index for intermediate foods and feeds inched down 0.2 percent in October, after posting a 1.2-

percent gain in September. Prices for prepared animal feeds fell 1.8 percent in October, following a 1.9-percent 

increase a month earlier. Likewise, the indexes for beef and veal, flour, and crude vegetable oils turned down in 

October. The rate of increase in prices for confectionery materials slowed from September to October. On the 

other hand, the pork index advanced 11.5 percent in October, following a 5.4-percent decline in the prior month. 

Prices for natural, processed, and imitation cheese and butter also posted increases, after falling in September. 

 The durable manufacturing materials index showed no change in October, following a 0.2-percent gain 

in September. The rate of increase in prices for steel mill products slowed to 0.3 percent from a 1.1-percent rate 

in the prior month. Following increases in September, prices turned down for prepared paint, copper and brass 

mill shapes, and gold. Conversely, the index for aluminum mill shapes advanced 0.5 percent in October, after 

declining 0.2 percent in September. Prices for plywood, building paper and board, and flat glass fell more 

slowly in October than they did in the prior month. 

Crude goods

 The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing advanced 3.4 percent in October, 

compared with a 0.6-percent increase in the previous month. Prices for crude energy materials and crude 

nonfood materials less energy moved up, after decreasing in September. On the other hand, the crude 

foodstuffs and feedstuffs index declined, following an increase in the prior month. (See table B.) 

 Prices for crude energy materials rose 8.9 percent in October, after edging down 0.1 percent a month 

earlier. The natural gas index jumped 18.5 percent, following a 4.8-percent decline in September. Coal prices 

increased 0.9 percent, after falling 0.4 percent in the previous month. Alternatively, the index for crude 

petroleum moved up 1.7 percent, compared with a 5.8-percent gain in the prior month. 
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 Basic industrial materials prices turned up 0.9 percent in October, following a 0.6-percent decline in 

September. The aluminum base scrap index advanced 2.3 percent, after moving down 1.3 percent in the 

previous month. Prices for leaf tobacco, raw cotton, and copper base scrap also increased, after falling a month 

earlier. Prices for wastepaper decreased at a slower rate than they did in September. The iron and steel scrap 

index rose more than it did in the prior month. Partially offsetting these accelerating prices, the index for gold 

ores declined 0.7 percent, compared with a 2.6-percent gain in September. Hides and skins prices also turned 

down in October, after rising in the previous month. The indexes for pulpwood and construction sand, gravel, 

and crushed stone increased at a slower pace than they did in the prior month. 

 The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs inched down 0.1 percent in October, following a 2.0-

percent increase in the prior month. Leading this deceleration, corn prices dropped 10.7 percent, compared with 

a 9.7-percent gain in September. The indexes for wheat and alfalfa hay also turned down in October, after 

moving up in the previous month. Prices for slaughter broilers and fryers and soybeans fell more than they did 

in September. The slaughter cattle index advanced at a slower rate than it did a month earlier. By contrast, 

slaughter hog prices jumped 24.4 percent in October, following an 8.9-percent decline in the prior month. The 

indexes for fresh and dry vegetables, fresh fruits and melons, and unprocessed shellfish also turned up, after 

moving down in September. Prices for unprocessed finfish increased at a faster rate in October than they did a 

month earlier. 

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 8.0 percent in 

October, after advancing 1.6 percent in the previous month. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally 

adjusted.) Contributing most heavily to this acceleration, prices received by the natural gas liquids and natural 

gas residue industry turned up 14.9 percent, following a 6.5-percent decrease in September. The industry 

indexes for bituminous coal and lignite surface mining and coal mining services also turned up in October. 

Prices for the crude petroleum and natural gas industry increased at a faster pace in October than they did in the 

prior month. Partially offsetting the overall acceleration, prices received by the oil and gas well drilling 

industry rose 0.3 percent in October, following a 1.3-percent increase in the previous month. The industry 

indexes for gold ores and for metal mining services turned down in October. Industry prices for kaolin and ball 

clay fell 0.3 percent, after posting no change in September. In October 2002, the Producer Price Index for Total 

Mining Industries was 102.7 (December 1984 = 100), 31.2 percent above its year-ago level. 

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

moved up 1.0 percent in October, after climbing 0.4 percent in the previous month. Prices for the transportation 

equipment industry group rose 3.2 percent in October, turning up from a 0.4-percent decline in the preceding 

month. Industry group prices for petroleum refining and related products, chemicals and allied products, and 

food and kindred products increased at a faster rate than they did in September. By contrast, the electrical and 

electronic machinery, equipment, and supplies industry group index moved down 0.4 percent, after falling 0.2 

percent in September. Industry group prices for paper and allied products remained unchanged in October, 

following an increase in the preceding month. The industry group index for fabricated metal products (except 

machinery and transportation equipment) turned down in October, while industry group prices for printing, 

publishing, and allied industries rose at a slower rate in October than they did in September. In October 2002, 

the Producer Price Index for Total Manufacturing Industries was 135.6 (December 1984 = 100), 1.4 percent 

higher than a year ago. 
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Services. Among service industries in October, advancing prices were posted by the industries for engineering 

design, analysis, and consulting services; general medical and surgical hospitals; and deep sea foreign 

transportation of freight. On the other hand, the industries for telephone communications (except 

radiotelephone), operators and lessors of nonresidential buildings, and security brokers, dealers, and investment 

banking companies registered falling prices in October. 

***** 

Producer Price Index data for November 2002 will be 

released on Friday, December 13, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 
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| |Oct. 2002 from:| 

 | |_______________________|_______________|__________________________

 | Dec. | | | | | | | | 

 | |June |Sept. |Oct. | Oct. | Sept. |July to|Aug. to |Sept. to

 | 2001 1/|2002 2/|2002 2/|2002 2/| 2001 | 2002 | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. 

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

 | 

Finished goods...................................| 100.000 139.0 138.9 140.6 0.6 1.2 0 0.1 1.1 

 Finished consumer goods........................| 72.948 139.6 139.8 141.5 1.1 1.2 0 .1 1.4 

 Finished consumer foods......................| 20.964 139.8 138.4 139.1 -2.2 .5 -.4 -.6 .7 

 Crude......................................| 1.560 126.2 118.5 123.3 .8 4.1 -.2 -6.9 3.8 

 Processed..................................| 19.404 140.9 140.1 140.3 -2.4 .1 -.4 -.1 .6 

 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 51.984 139.3 140.0 142.1 2.3 1.5 .2 .4 1.6 

 Nondurable goods less foods................| 35.355 140.6 142.5 143.9 3.4 1.0 .4 .5 1.9 

 Durable goods..............................| 16.628 132.8 131.1 134.5 .1 2.6 -.3 .1 .8 

 Capital equipment..............................| 27.052 139.0 138.1 139.7 -.2 1.2 -.1 0 .4 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 7.924 139.8 139.5 139.9 -.4 .3 -.1 -.1 .1 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 19.128 138.6 137.5 139.5 -.1 1.5 -.1 .1 .4 

 | 

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 100.000 127.7 129.4 129.7 1.6 .2 .4 .5 .7 

 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 47.040 125.9 127.0 127.3 1.1 .2 .3 .2 .2 

 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 2.902 122.1 123.9 124.3 -1.7 .3 .1 .7 .6 

 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 14.124 128.8 131.7 132.8 3.4 .8 1.0 .8 .8 

 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 9.152 124.7 125.8 125.7 2.0 -.1 .3 .2 0 

 Components for manufacturing.................| 20.862 126.1 125.9 125.8 -.3 -.1 0 -.2 -.1 

 Materials and components for construction......| 13.085 151.5 152.3 151.8 1.0 -.3 .4 .1 -.3 

 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 15.060 96.4 100.4 101.6 4.0 1.2 .6 2.1 3.9 

 Manufacturing industries ....................| 6.106 98.6 101.4 101.8 .4 .4 .3 2.1 2.2 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 8.954 95.1 99.7 101.6 6.5 1.9 1.0 1.9 5.1 

 Containers.....................................| 3.421 151.3 152.8 153.5 .7 .5 .2 .7 .5 

 Supplies.......................................| 21.395 138.7 139.7 139.6 .9 -.1 .2 .1 0 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 4.721 144.7 145.0 145.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 16.674 136.0 137.1 137.1 1.1 0 .2 .2 0 

 Feeds......................................| 1.082 96.3 103.9 101.6 4.0 -2.2 2.0 2.6 -2.2 

 Other supplies.............................| 15.593 140.8 141.3 141.5 .9 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 | 

Crude materials for further processing...........| 100.000 105.7 108.5 111.6 14.3 2.9 1.6 .6 3.4 

 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 46.173 96.8 100.7 99.7 -4.2 -1.0 2.0 2.0 -.1 

 Nonfood materials..............................| 53.827 109.2 111.1 117.4 31.0 5.7 1.2 -.3 6.0 

 Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............| 32.578 99.9 107.4 108.1 18.1 .7 1.8 1.9 1.2 

 Manufacturing 3/...........................| 31.534 91.4 98.6 99.1 18.4 .5 1.9 2.0 1.2 

 Construction...............................| 1.044 182.4 182.2 182.8 1.2 .3 .4 .1 .5 

 Crude fuel 4/................................| 21.249 113.7 105.8 120.8 51.2 14.2 .2 -3.8 14.2 

 Manufacturing industries...................| 1.958 110.0 102.6 116.6 50.3 13.6 .1 -3.7 13.6 

 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 19.291 116.0 107.9 123.4 51.4 14.4 .1 -3.8 14.4 

 | 

 Special groupings | 

 | 

Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 79.036 138.6 138.8 140.7 1.4 1.4 .1 .2 1.2 

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 96.017 128.4 130.0 130.4 1.7 .3 .3 .5 .8 

Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/ 3.983 114.2 117.9 117.4 -.1 -.4 .6 1.2 -.2 

Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 51.690 110.6 112.2 118.6 31.6 5.7 1.0 -.2 6.2 

 | 

Finished energy goods............................|5/ 13.774 89.8 92.8 94.4 4.9 1.7 1.0 .9 4.2 

Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 86.226 147.3 146.2 147.8 -.2 1.1 -.1 -.1 .5 

Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 59.174 150.7 149.6 151.2 -.2 1.1 -.1 -.2 .6 

 | 

Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 65.262 150.2 149.3 151.2 .5 1.3 -.1 .1 .5 

Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 38.210 157.8 156.9 159.0 1.0 1.3 -.1 .1 .6 

Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 21.581 178.0 177.9 178.7 1.5 .4 .1 .1 .4 

 | 

Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 15.182 96.2 100.1 101.6 4.3 1.5 .6 2.5 4.1 

Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 84.818 134.4 135.4 135.4 .9 0 .3 .1 .1 

Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 80.835 135.7 136.6 136.6 1.0 0 .4 .1 .1 

 | 

Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 32.341 97.8 100.0 108.9 44.4 8.9 1.6 -.1 8.9 

Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 67.659 107.4 110.5 109.8 .5 -.6 1.4 1.1 .3 

Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 21.486 138.6 139.6 139.4 10.8 -.1 .4 -.6 .9 

 | 

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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 June 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 | | |Oct. 2002 from:| 

 code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ 

 | | | | | | | | | 

 | |June |Sept. |Oct. | Oct. | Sept. |July to|Aug. to|Sept.to 

 | |2002 1/|2002 1/|2002 1/| 2001 | 2002 | Aug. | Sept.| Oct. 

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

 | | 

 |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 139.0 138.9 140.6 0.6 1.2 0 0.1 1.1 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 139.6 139.8 141.5 1.1 1.2 0 .1 1.4 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 139.8 138.4 139.1 -2.2 .5 -.4 -.6 .7 

 | | 

01-11 | Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 90.6 90.3 93.8 -7.9 3.9 7.4 -.7 3.9 

01-13 | Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 131.9 115.0 119.9 8.2 4.3 -8.2 -9.4 4.3 

01-71-07 | Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................| 85.5 77.9 74.1 -3.8 -4.9 -1.0 -5.2 -8.8 

02-11 | Bakery products 2/..................................| 189.4 190.0 190.5 .8 .3 .1 .2 .3 

02-13 | Milled rice 2/......................................| 76.0 84.9 85.6 0 .8 1.3 10.4 .8 

02-14-02 | Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 121.4 121.5 121.5 -.6 0 0 .1 0 

02-21-01 | Beef and veal 2/....................................| 115.7 112.2 109.3 -7.0 -2.6 -3.0 1.0 -2.6 

02-21-04 | Pork................................................| 108.8 98.4 105.1 -14.8 6.8 -3.5 -5.4 11.5 

02-22-03 | Processed young chickens............................| 111.4 109.5 105.8 -14.0 -3.4 -3.2 -1.3 -1.2 

02-22-06 | Processed turkeys...................................| 95.3 95.7 93.4 -8.3 -2.4 -.5 -3.3 -3.7 

02-23 | Finfish and shellfish...............................| 184.3 190.8 204.7 12.8 7.3 -.9 .8 7.4 

02-3 | Dairy products......................................| 135.7 133.9 136.6 -9.2 2.0 -.8 -1.7 2.3 

02-4 | Processed fruits and vegetables 2/..................| 131.7 133.0 132.3 1.3 -.5 -.1 1.3 -.5 

02-55 | Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 176.8 174.5 174.6 1.0 .1 -.2 -1.3 .1 

02-62 | Soft drinks.........................................| 151.0 151.3 150.4 .7 -.6 -.1 .5 -.5 

02-63-01 | Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 121.3 121.4 121.0 -2.2 -.3 .1 -.2 -.3 

02-78 | Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 138.7 146.5 148.0 9.8 1.0 2.3 1.9 1.0 

 | | 

 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 139.3 140.0 142.1 2.3 1.5 .2 .4 1.6 

 | | 

02-61 | Alcoholic beverages.................................| 147.0 146.7 148.8 1.8 1.4 .1 .4 1.3 

03-81-01 | Women's apparel 2/..................................| 122.1 121.0 121.8 -1.2 .7 .2 .1 .7 

03-81-02 | Men's and boys' apparel 2/..........................| 129.4 128.7 129.7 -1.7 .8 .3 0 .8 

03-81-03 | Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 118.8 118.8 119.9 2.7 .9 -.4 0 .9 

03-82 | Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 122.2 122.1 122.0 -.6 -.1 -.2 .2 -.1 

04-3 | Footwear 2/.........................................| 146.0 145.9 146.2 .3 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 

05-41 | Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 119.0 119.5 116.0 -2.2 -2.9 .3 .1 -.3 

05-51 | Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 128.5 130.4 135.0 .3 3.5 0 1.1 3.0 

05-71 | Gasoline............................................| 85.4 89.7 99.5 28.1 10.9 3.7 -1.5 17.9 

05-73-02-01| Fuel oil No. 2......................................| 69.3 86.4 90.6 15.7 4.9 -1.4 8.5 4.9 

06-38 | Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100) 2/......| 102.6 103.1 104.1 4.4 1.0 .4 .1 1.0 

06-71 | Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 129.9 131.2 130.6 -.3 -.5 -.1 1.0 -.5 

06-75 | Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 139.7 139.3 139.3 .5 0 -.3 0 0 

07-12 | Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................| 95.5 95.3 95.3 .5 0 .1 -.1 0 

09-15-01 | Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 149.5 149.3 148.8 -.1 -.3 .7 -.1 -.3 

09-31-01 | Newspaper circulation 2/............................| 225.2 226.0 226.1 2.1 0 -.1 0 0 

09-32-01 | Periodical circulation..............................| 209.8 212.6 212.2 5.9 -.2 .8 .6 -.3 

09-33 | Book publishing.....................................| 234.9 237.1 237.0 5.1 0 .2 -.1 -.6 

12-1 | Household furniture.................................| 157.3 157.3 157.8 1.5 .3 .1 0 .3 

12-3 | Floor coverings 2/..................................| 130.4 131.5 131.3 .8 -.2 -.1 .5 -.2 

12-4 | Household appliances ...............................| 104.3 104.2 104.1 -.7 -.1 0 0 -.1 

12-5 | Home electronic equipment 2/........................| 69.1 68.9 68.6 -2.0 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.4 

12-62 | Household glassware.................................| 169.8 169.9 170.5 .4 .4 .4 0 .3 

12-64 | Household flatware 2/...............................| 145.0 145.3 145.2 1.4 -.1 0 .2 -.1 

12-66 | Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 134.1 134.1 133.8 .8 -.2 0 0 -.2 

14-11-01 | Passenger cars......................................| 128.9 125.2 134.2 2.1 7.2 -.1 .2 2.2 

15-11 | Toys, games, and children's vehicles 2/.............| 124.8 124.6 124.6 .6 0 0 -.2 0 

15-12 | Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 126.1 125.2 125.0 -1.1 -.2 -.3 .3 -.2 

15-2 | Tobacco products 2/.................................| 466.4 466.8 466.9 4.3 0 0 0 0 

15-5 | Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 167.0 167.5 166.6 .3 -.5 0 .4 -.5 

15-94-02 | Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 130.1 129.9 130.0 0 .1 -.2 0 .1 

15-94-04 | Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 144.3 144.3 144.5 .3 .1 0 0 .1 

 | | 

 | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 139.0 138.1 139.7 -.2 1.2 -.1 0 .4 

 | | 

11-1 | Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 158.2 157.9 158.0 .4 .1 .1 .3 .1 

11-2 | Construction machinery and equipment................| 151.3 151.5 151.5 1.5 0 -.1 0 0 

11-37 | Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 151.7 154.1 153.9 -.3 -.1 1.6 0 -.1 

11-38 | Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 166.9 167.4 167.3 1.0 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 

11-39 | Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 140.1 140.8 140.5 -.5 -.2 .1 0 -.2 

11-41 | Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 160.9 161.9 161.7 2.0 -.1 .4 .2 .2 

11-44 | Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 136.3 137.0 136.9 -.1 -.1 .4 0 -.1 

11-51 | Electronic computers (Dec. 1998=100) 2/.............| 43.9 40.7 40.0 -20.5 -1.7 -3.8 -.5 -1.7 

11-62 | Textile machinery 2/................................| 156.7 156.8 157.2 -.6 .3 0 .1 .3 

11-64 | Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100)..........| 169.1 169.2 169.7 1.3 .3 .2 0 .4 

11-65 | Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 143.5 143.8 144.1 .8 .2 0 0 .2 

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

11-76 | Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 107.7 107.1 107.0 -1.9 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 

11-79-05 | X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 101.2 101.3 100.9 .6 -.4 0 -.1 -.4 

11-91 | Oil field and gas field machinery ..................| 135.8 136.0 136.0 .5 0 .2 .2 -.4 

11-92 | Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 151.9 152.1 152.1 2.0 0 0 .1 0 

11-93 | Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 112.7 112.1 112.3 -.5 .2 -.1 .1 .2 

12-2 | Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 160.2 160.4 160.7 .1 .2 0 .1 .2 

14-11-05 | Light motor trucks..................................| 150.0 143.6 153.7 -3.0 7.0 -1.3 -.2 1.9 

14-11-06 | Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 152.2 153.7 153.7 3.6 0 -.2 .5 0 

14-14 | Truck trailers 2/...................................| 138.2 137.8 138.0 -.6 .1 .5 -.5 .1 

14-21-02 | Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 170.4 172.5 173.3 1.7 .5 .5 .4 .5 

14-31 | Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 149.9 151.4 151.4 1.7 0 .7 0 0 

14-4 | Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 135.4 134.7 134.2 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.5 -.4 

 | | 

 |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 127.7 129.4 129.7 1.6 .2 .4 .5 .7 

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 114.2 117.9 117.4 -.1 -.4 .6 1.2 -.2 

 | | 

02-12-03 | Flour 2/............................................| 111.5 127.9 126.3 12.1 -1.3 4.7 6.8 -1.3 

02-53 | Refined sugar 2/....................................| 117.6 118.8 119.0 7.1 .2 -.1 1.3 .2 

02-54 | Confectionery materials 2/..........................| 115.0 124.0 125.1 17.2 .9 -2.1 4.5 .9 

02-72 | Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................| 82.4 98.4 97.9 37.5 -.5 10.7 5.2 -.5 

02-9 | Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 104.1 110.5 108.5 2.8 -1.8 1.5 1.9 -1.8 

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 128.4 130.0 130.4 1.7 .3 .3 .5 .8 

 | | 

03-1 | Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 105.4 106.0 106.4 -.8 .4 .6 0 .4 

03-2 | Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 103.5 102.4 102.4 -1.0 0 -1.5 0 0 

03-3 | Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 112.9 112.2 112.4 -.5 .2 -.4 -.1 .2 

03-4 | Finished fabrics....................................| 120.5 120.8 121.3 -1.1 .4 .2 -.2 .5 

03-83-03 | Industrial textile products 2/......................| 133.0 134.6 134.0 .6 -.4 .7 -.4 -.4 

04-2 | Leather 2/..........................................| 202.7 205.8 205.3 3.1 -.2 2.6 -.5 -.2 

05-32 | Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................| 97.2 122.7 124.1 36.7 1.1 4.5 18.4 1.1 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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 | | |Oct. 2002 from:| 

 code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ 

 | | | | | | | | | 

 | |June |Sept. |Oct. | Oct. | Sept. |July to|Aug. to|Sept.to 

 | |2002 1/|2002 1/|2002 1/| 2001 | 2002 | Aug. | Sept.| Oct. 

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

 | | 

 | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS | 

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

05-42 | Commercial electric power...........................| 142.8 143.1 136.4 -2.1 -4.7 0 0.2 0.6 

05-43 | Industrial electric power...........................| 143.6 145.7 139.6 -2.9 -4.2 -.4 .9 -.9 

05-52 | Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 130.0 131.7 137.4 1.0 4.3 .8 1.9 3.8 

05-53 | Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 131.1 132.5 137.6 2.6 3.8 .3 3.0 2.7 

05-54 | Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...| 98.0 101.5 111.2 60.9 9.6 4.8 8.6 8.0 

05-72-03 | Jet fuels...........................................| 67.8 80.4 87.8 27.6 9.2 -1.4 7.4 6.4 

05-73-03 | No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 73.3 91.9 99.0 30.4 7.7 3.0 .6 14.2 

05-74 | Residual fuel 2/....................................| 77.0 85.1 92.5 34.8 8.7 2.5 13.2 8.7 

06-1 | Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 126.0 131.0 132.9 7.4 1.5 1.1 .2 1.5 

06-21 | Prepared paint......................................| 167.0 168.9 167.9 2.3 -.6 .7 1.4 -.5 

06-22 | Paint materials 2/..................................| 171.8 171.3 171.5 16.0 .1 .1 -.6 .1 

06-31 | Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 132.3 132.4 133.0 -5.1 .5 0 -.9 .5 

06-4 | Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 89.6 99.8 95.4 18.4 -4.4 -1.9 -1.3 -6.9 

06-51 | Mixed fertilizers...................................| 113.9 114.2 114.2 -.7 0 .4 .5 .6 

06-52-01 | Nitrogenates........................................| 106.2 104.9 107.0 -4.3 2.0 3.1 -.7 1.4 

06-52-02 | Phosphates 2/.......................................| 99.8 100.7 101.8 7.8 1.1 2.0 .7 1.1 

06-53 | Other agricultural chemicals 2/.....................| 148.7 148.7 147.3 -.5 -.9 0 0 -.9 

06-6 | Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 130.1 136.6 136.1 6.1 -.4 3.1 1.1 -.4 

07-11-02 | Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 117.9 121.6 122.5 2.1 .7 .9 1.3 .7 

07-21 | Plastic construction products ......................| 139.1 145.0 139.5 6.9 -3.8 1.4 3.4 -3.5 

07-22 | Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 138.2 136.7 138.2 1.8 1.1 1.6 -.8 1.1 

07-26 | Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 116.0 116.6 116.5 -.2 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 

08-11 | Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 170.2 166.5 166.8 1.1 .2 -1.1 -1.6 .2 

08-12 | Hardwood lumber ....................................| 177.1 178.9 179.9 .6 .6 .6 .1 .5 

08-2 | Millwork 2/.........................................| 179.8 180.2 180.1 -.1 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 

08-3 | Plywood 2/..........................................| 153.3 149.7 149.5 -1.4 -.1 1.2 -1.8 -.1 

09-11 | Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 115.3 119.4 119.4 5.9 0 1.9 .7 0 

09-13 | Paper 2/............................................| 143.7 144.7 145.8 -1.8 .8 .5 .4 .8 

09-14 | Paperboard 2/.......................................| 161.1 167.9 167.6 .3 -.2 3.1 -.2 -.2 

09-15-03 | Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 171.9 173.3 174.3 -.2 .6 .1 .8 .6 

09-2 | Building paper and board 2/.........................| 127.7 131.4 131.3 3.6 -.1 1.2 -.8 -.1 

09-37 | Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 157.4 157.1 157.5 .1 .3 -.4 .4 .3 

10-15 | Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 136.8 137.1 137.2 .3 .1 .2 .2 0 

10-17 | Steel mill products 2/..............................| 104.5 109.1 109.4 9.4 .3 1.8 1.1 .3 

10-22 | Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 103.6 97.9 97.2 -.9 -.7 -4.4 -.9 -.7 

10-25-01 | Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 142.2 142.4 143.1 -1.9 .5 .4 -.2 .5 

10-25-02 | Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 154.2 152.2 146.9 -1.5 -3.5 -3.1 .9 -3.5 

10-26 | Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 134.1 132.7 132.8 -3.7 .1 -1.0 -.3 .1 

10-3 | Metal containers 2/.................................| 107.2 107.7 108.2 2.0 .5 .1 .5 .5 

10-4 | Hardware 2/.........................................| 155.9 156.3 155.7 .1 -.4 -.1 0 -.4 

10-5 | Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 182.0 182.6 182.6 1.1 0 .5 .3 .1 

10-6 | Heating equipment 2/................................| 157.8 157.9 157.9 .5 0 .3 -.2 0 

10-7 | Fabricated structural metal products................| 145.1 145.9 145.5 .8 -.3 .1 0 -.1 

10-88 | Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 129.9 130.4 129.8 .3 -.5 .2 .1 -.5 

10-89 | Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 126.6 127.0 126.9 -.1 -.1 0 0 -.1 

11-45 | Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 169.5 169.2 169.9 1.6 .4 .1 -.1 .5 

11-48 | Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 136.9 137.6 137.1 .8 -.4 .1 0 -.4 

11-49-02 | Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100) 2/.....| 166.9 167.7 168.2 1.8 .3 -.1 .2 .3 

11-49-05 | Ball and roller bearings............................| 169.6 169.8 170.4 .6 .4 .1 -.1 .4 

11-71 | Wiring devices 2/...................................| 154.7 155.5 153.8 .3 -1.1 -.1 .1 -1.1 

11-73 | Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 146.7 146.6 146.4 0 -.1 .1 0 0 

11-75 | Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 158.9 158.2 159.0 .8 .5 .6 .1 .4 

11-78 | Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 92.5 92.5 92.3 -.1 -.2 0 -.4 -.2 

11-94 | Internal combustion engines.........................| 144.1 145.2 145.2 .8 0 .2 .8 0 

11-95 | Machine shop products 2/............................| 139.9 139.8 140.0 -.3 .1 -.1 0 .1 

13-11 | Flat glass 2/.......................................| 111.3 111.6 111.5 -.5 -.1 .4 -.3 -.1 

13-22 | Cement..............................................| 153.4 152.6 153.0 1.4 .3 1.5 .1 .2 

13-3 | Concrete products...................................| 152.8 152.8 152.9 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

13-6 | Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 111.8 111.3 111.7 1.3 .4 1.2 -1.8 .7 

13-7 | Gypsum products 2/..................................| 173.2 169.8 172.5 6.8 1.6 1.4 -.2 1.6 

13-8 | Glass containers 2/.................................| 136.1 135.9 137.1 3.0 .9 .1 .3 .9 

14-12 | Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 113.1 111.8 111.8 -1.2 0 -.2 -.7 0 

14-23 | Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 145.7 145.8 145.8 .3 0 -.3 .2 -.3 

14-25 | Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100).....| 151.0 150.1 149.7 -1.2 -.3 .3 .1 -.1 

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

15-6 | Medical/surgical/personal aid devices 2/............| 150.8 151.5 151.4 1.5 -.1 .2 .4 -.1 

 | | 

 | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 105.7 108.5 111.6 14.3 2.9 1.6 .6 3.4 

 | | 

 | CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 96.8 100.7 99.7 -4.2 -1.0 2.0 2.0 -.1 

 | | 

01-21 | Wheat 2/............................................| 85.6 126.3 124.6 50.5 -1.3 11.4 19.0 -1.3 

01-22-02-05| Corn................................................| 80.1 111.9 99.5 31.3 -11.1 17.5 9.7 -10.7 

01-31 | Slaughter cattle 2/.................................| 96.6 96.5 97.0 -4.7 .5 1.2 1.4 .5 

01-32 | Slaughter hogs......................................| 57.4 44.5 53.0 -23.6 19.1 -15.0 -8.9 24.4 

01-41-02 | Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 136.7 128.9 116.1 -19.3 -9.9 -.9 -2.3 -5.6 

01-42 | Slaughter turkeys...................................| 105.9 108.2 104.4 -14.3 -3.5 -3.0 -6.0 -7.1 

01-6 | Fluid milk 2/.......................................| 87.4 86.6 88.9 -24.3 2.7 .8 2.6 2.7 

01-83-01-31| Soybeans 2/.........................................| 86.2 99.5 92.6 23.0 -6.9 2.7 -.9 -6.9 

02-52-01-01| Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................| 105.8 115.4 116.0 4.9 .5 .4 4.6 .5 

 | | 

 | CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 109.2 111.1 117.4 31.0 5.7 1.2 -.3 6.0 

 | | 

01-51-01-01| Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 57.2 63.7 65.1 37.1 2.2 -.3 -3.5 2.2 

01-92-01-01| Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................| (3) 106.1 108.8 -2.9 2.5 (3) -1.7 2.5 

04-19 | Hides and skins (June 2001=100) 2/..................| 82.4 87.6 87.4 20.4 -.2 3.0 4.7 -.2 

05-1 | Coal 2/.............................................| 99.7 98.0 98.9 1.7 .9 -.8 -.4 .9 

05-31 | Natural gas 2/......................................| 117.7 107.8 127.7 75.2 18.5 .4 -4.8 18.5 

05-61 | Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 63.6 76.2 77.5 36.2 1.7 4.3 5.8 1.7 

08-5 | Logs, timber, etc...................................| 180.9 180.1 181.0 .7 .5 .7 .2 .8 

09-12 | Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 188.9 191.0 190.3 34.1 -.4 .8 -8.1 -.4 

10-11 | Iron ore 2/.........................................| 95.3 95.0 95.0 -1.3 0 .3 -.1 0 

10-12 | Iron and steel scrap................................| 150.6 154.5 152.7 28.9 -1.2 .2 .7 2.4 

10-21 | Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 71.8 69.7 67.8 8.8 -2.7 -.9 1.2 -2.7 

10-23-01 | Copper base scrap 2/................................| 113.1 107.3 109.3 2.6 1.9 -3.6 -1.7 1.9 

10-23-02 | Aluminum base scrap.................................| 163.3 155.0 155.7 7.2 .5 -3.0 -1.3 2.3 

13-21 | Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 173.3 173.6 173.4 2.2 -.1 .1 .3 .2 

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1/ The indexes for June 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) 

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 | | | 

 | | Unadjusted index 1/ | 

Commodity| |___________________________________| 

 code | Grouping | June 2002 |Sept. 2002 | Oct. 2002 | 

_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 

 | | | | | 

 | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................| 390.2 | 389.9 | 394.5 | 

 | All commodities................................| 130.9 | 132.0 | 133.1 | 

 | | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....| 122.6 | 124.0 | 124.0 | 

01 | Farm products................................| 96.2 | 99.7 | 98.8 | 

02 | Processed foods and feeds....................| 135.6 | 136.1 | 136.5 | 

 | | | | | 

 | Industrial commodities.........................| 132.4 | 133.4 | 134.7 | 

03 | Textile products and apparel.................| 119.9 | 119.7 | 120.0 | 

04 | Hides, skins, leather, and related products..| 158.0 | 160.5 | 160.4 | 

05 | Fuels and related products and power.........| 92.9 | 96.4 | 99.3 | 

06 | Chemicals and allied products 2/.............| 151.3 | 154.3 | 155.2 | 

07 | Rubber and plastic products..................| 127.1 | 127.8 | 127.9 | 

08 | Lumber and wood products.....................| 173.3 | 172.3 | 172.4 | 

09 | Pulp, paper, and allied products.............| 185.6 | 187.1 | 187.4 | 

10 | Metals and metal products....................| 126.4 | 127.1 | 126.9 | 

11 | Machinery and equipment......................| 122.9 | 122.7 | 122.6 | 

12 | Furniture and household durables.............| 133.4 | 133.5 | 133.6 | 

13 | Nonmetallic mineral products.................| 146.5 | 146.6 | 146.7 | 

14 | Transportation equipment.....................| 144.4 | 142.2 | 146.0 | 

15 | Miscellaneous products.......................| 183.0 | 183.2 | 183.2 | 

 | | | | | 

 | Industrial commodities less fuels and related | | | | 

 | products and power...........................| 143.0 | 143.2 | 143.9 | 

 | | | | | 

 | | | | | 

 | OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS | | | | 

 | | | | | 

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

 | and tree nuts................................| 113.4 | 106.1 | 110.8 | 

01-2 | Grains.........................................| 81.5 | 114.1 | 105.8 | 

01-3 | Slaughter livestock............................| 86.6 | 83.1 | 85.8 | 

01-4 | Slaughter poultry..............................| 128.8 | 123.1 | 112.3 | 

01-5 | Plant and animal fibers........................| 58.2 | 64.7 | 66.1 | 

01-7 | Chicken eggs...................................| 102.7 | 89.0 | 87.9 | 

01-8 | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................| 113.4 | 125.2 | 119.0 | 

01-83 | Oilseeds.......................................| 96.9 | 110.2 | 103.4 | 

01-9 | Other farm products............................| (3) | 158.2 | 162.2 | 

02-1 | Cereal and bakery products.....................| 163.1 | 166.3 | 167.0 | 

02-2 | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................| 119.1 | 116.1 | 116.4 | 

02-22 | Processed poultry..............................| 112.1 | 111.0 | 108.8 | 

02-5 | Sugar and confectionery........................| 141.9 | 143.4 | 143.8 | 

02-6 | Beverages and beverage materials...............| 147.9 | 147.9 | 148.4 | 

02-63 | Packaged beverage materials....................| 125.0 | 125.2 | 124.9 | 

02-7 | Fats and oils..................................| 113.2 | 126.0 | 128.4 | 

03-81 | Apparel........................................| 125.5 | 124.8 | 125.5 | 

04-4 | Other leather and related products.............| 147.4 | 147.9 | 148.1 | 

05-3 | Gas fuels......................................| 111.0 | 109.3 | 124.7 | 

05-4 | Electric power.................................| 141.2 | 142.1 | 136.8 | 

05-7 | Refined petroleum products.....................| 79.6 | 87.7 | 95.7 | 

06-3 | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................| 265.4 | 265.9 | 267.9 | 

06-5 | Agricultural chemicals and products............| 123.9 | 123.9 | 124.2 | 

06-7 | Other chemicals and allied products............| 139.5 | 139.9 | 140.0 | 

07-1 | Rubber and rubber products.....................| 116.6 | 117.2 | 117.5 | 

07-11 | Rubber, except natural rubber..................| 117.3 | 121.0 | 121.9 | 

07-13 | Miscellaneous rubber products..................| 140.0 | 140.1 | 140.5 | 

07-2 | Plastic products...............................| 135.2 | 136.0 | 135.9 | 

08-1 | Lumber.........................................| 169.8 | 168.1 | 168.6 | 

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

 | paper and board..............................| 154.8 | 156.7 | 157.1 | 

09-15 | Converted paper and paperboard products........| 163.2 | 164.3 | 164.6 | 

10-1 | Iron and steel.................................| 114.7 | 118.4 | 118.3 | 

10-2 | Nonferrous metals..............................| 121.7 | 119.3 | 118.8 | 

10-25 | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................| 136.9 | 136.4 | 136.0 | 

11-3 | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........| 150.1 | 150.4 | 150.4 | 

11-4 | General purpose machinery and equipment........| 154.0 | 154.7 | 154.6 | 

11-6 | Special industry machinery.....................| 165.4 | 164.7 | 165.0 | 

11-7 | Electrical machinery and equipment.............| 116.4 | 116.2 | 116.0 | 

11-9 | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........| 136.3 | 136.6 | 136.7 | 

12-6 | Other household durable goods..................| 158.2 | 158.7 | 158.7 | 

13-2 | Concrete ingredients...........................| 163.0 | 163.0 | 162.9 | 

14-1 | Motor vehicles and equipment...................| 129.7 | 126.7 | 131.6 | 

15-1 | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........| 133.7 | 133.1 | 133.0 | 

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

15-9 | Other miscellaneous products...................| 139.3 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 

__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 

 

1/ Data for June 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. 

3/ Not available. 

 

 
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_Oct._2002_from: 

 code | |base | | | | | 

 | | |June |Sep. |Oct. | Oct. | Sep. 

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

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

 | | | 

 |Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 93.5 95.1 102.7 31.2 8.0 

 10 | Metal mining................................ |12/84| 76.9 74.1 72.5 3.9 -2.2 

 12 | Coal mining................................. |12/85| 93.7 93.6 94.0 1.2 .4 

 13 | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 101.7 104.5 116.5 47.3 11.5 

 14 | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic | | 

 | minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 143.7 143.4 143.5 1.2 .1 

 | | | 

 |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 133.6 134.2 135.6 1.4 1.0 

 20 | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 131.3 131.4 131.6 -1.9 .2 

 21 | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 408.2 408.5 408.5 4.4 0 

 22 | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 115.8 115.7 115.6 -.8 -.1 

 23 | Apparel and other finished products made | | 

 | from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 125.2 125.4 126.0 .1 .5 

 24 | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 155.3 155.1 154.8 .1 -.2 

 25 | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 146.1 146.3 146.7 .8 .3 

 26 | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 142.8 144.6 144.6 -.3 0 

 27 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 192.9 193.6 193.8 2.3 .1 

 28 | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 157.0 158.7 159.5 2.4 .5 

 29 | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84| 98.9 108.7 117.6 24.3 8.2 

 30 | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 125.8 126.3 126.3 .6 0 

 31 | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 140.9 141.6 141.7 .4 .1 

 32 | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 137.2 137.4 137.5 .7 .1 

 33 | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 116.3 117.8 117.6 2.6 -.2 

 34 | Fabricated metal products, except machinery | | 

 | and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 131.6 132.2 132.1 .8 -.1 

 35 | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.4 116.8 116.7 -1.0 -.1 

 36 | Electrical and electronic machinery, | | 

 | equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 105.8 105.5 105.1 -1.2 -.4 

 37 | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 137.0 134.9 139.2 .5 3.2 

 38 | Measuring and controlling instruments; | | 

 | photographic, medical, optical goods; | | 

 | watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 128.3 128.5 128.7 .9 .2 

 39 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 133.3 133.4 133.4 .5 0 

 | | | 

 |Services industries | | 

 40 | Railroad transportation..................... |12/96| 106.6 106.7 107.0 1.1 0.3 

 42 | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 124.3 125.0 125.4 1.5 .3 

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

 44 | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 134.0 135.2 138.4 3.7 2.4 

 45 | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 156.8 159.0 159.6 .4 .4 

 46 | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 111.5 112.5 112.7 .8 .2 

 48 | Communications.............................. |06/01| 97.9 97.9 96.9 -1.6 -1.0 

 54 | Food stores................................. |12/99| 112.7 115.6 115.5 .2 -.1 

 55 | Automotive dealers and gasoline service | | 

 | stations................................... |12/01| 98.2 90.9 90.7 (3) -.2 

 59 | Miscellaneous retail........................ |06/00| 102.4 103.1 102.4 2.3 -.7 

 80 | Health services............................. |12/94| 118.6 119.7 120.3 2.6 .5 

 81 | Legal services.............................. |12/96| 121.5 122.0 122.4 3.2 .3 

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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 June 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 | | | | | | 

 | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. 

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

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

 | 

 Finished goods...................................| 138.5 138.7 138.5 138.5 138.6 140.1 

 Finished consumer goods........................| 138.8 139.0 139.0 139.0 139.1 141.0 

 Finished consumer foods......................| 139.2 139.5 139.3 138.8 137.9 138.9 

 Crude......................................| 124.4 127.2 126.9 126.7 117.9 122.4 

 Processed..................................| 140.4 140.5 140.3 139.7 139.5 140.3 

 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 138.3 138.5 138.5 138.8 139.3 141.5 

 Nondurable goods less foods................| 139.0 139.2 139.5 140.1 140.8 143.5 

 Durable goods..............................| 133.2 133.5 132.7 132.3 132.4 133.4 

 Capital equipment..............................| 139.1 139.3 138.9 138.7 138.7 139.2 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 139.9 139.9 139.9 139.7 139.6 139.8 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 138.8 139.0 138.4 138.2 138.3 138.9 

 | 

 Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 127.2 127.4 127.8 128.3 128.9 129.8 

 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 125.5 125.9 126.3 126.7 127.0 127.3 

 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 121.1 121.8 122.4 122.5 123.4 124.2 

 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 128.0 128.7 129.5 130.8 131.8 132.9 

 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 124.0 124.7 125.2 125.6 125.8 125.8 

 Components for manufacturing.................| 126.2 126.2 126.2 126.2 125.9 125.8 

 Materials and components for construction......| 151.2 151.4 151.5 152.1 152.3 151.9 

 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 95.4 95.3 95.6 96.2 98.2 102.0 

 Manufacturing industries ....................| 97.9 98.0 98.1 98.4 100.5 102.7 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 93.8 93.6 94.0 94.9 96.7 101.6 

 Containers.....................................| 151.0 151.3 151.4 151.7 152.8 153.5 

 Supplies.......................................| 138.4 138.7 139.1 139.4 139.6 139.6 

 Manufacturing industries.....................| 144.7 144.7 144.6 144.8 145.0 145.1 

 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 135.6 136.0 136.5 136.8 137.1 137.1 

 Feeds......................................| 94.0 96.3 99.3 101.3 103.9 101.6 

 Other supplies.............................| 140.6 140.8 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.5 

 | 

 Crude materials for further processing...........| 108.9 104.9 106.2 107.9 108.6 112.3 

 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 96.2 95.3 97.0 98.9 100.9 100.8 

 Nonfood materials..............................| 115.4 109.0 110.0 111.3 111.0 117.7 

 Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............| 105.5 99.5 103.4 105.3 107.3 108.6 

 Manufacturing 2/...........................| 96.7 91.1 94.7 96.5 98.4 99.6 

 Construction...............................| 181.3 181.5 182.0 182.8 182.9 183.9 

 Crude fuel 3/................................| 120.1 113.7 109.8 110.0 105.8 120.8 

 Manufacturing industries...................| 116.1 110.0 106.4 106.5 102.6 116.6 

 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 122.7 116.0 112.1 112.2 107.9 123.4 

 | 

 Special groupings | 

 | 

 Finished goods, excluding foods..................| 138.1 138.2 138.1 138.2 138.5 140.2 

 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......| 128.0 128.2 128.5 128.9 129.5 130.5 

 Intermediate foods and feeds.....................| 112.7 114.0 115.4 116.1 117.5 117.3 

 Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....| 117.2 110.4 111.2 112.3 112.1 119.0 

 | 

 Finished energy goods............................| 87.7 87.6 88.3 89.2 90.0 93.8 

 Finished goods less energy.......................| 147.1 147.4 147.0 146.8 146.6 147.4 

 Finished consumer goods less energy..............| 150.5 150.9 150.4 150.2 149.9 150.8 

 | 

 Finished goods less foods and energy.............| 150.3 150.5 150.1 149.9 150.0 150.7 

 Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....| 157.8 158.1 157.6 157.5 157.6 158.5 

 Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..| 177.6 178.0 177.7 177.9 178.0 178.7 

 | 

 Intermediate energy goods........................| 95.1 95.1 95.0 95.6 98.0 102.0 

 Intermediate materials less energy...............| 134.0 134.3 134.8 135.2 135.4 135.5 

 Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....| 135.4 135.6 136.0 136.5 136.6 136.7 

 | 

 Crude energy materials 2/........................| 108.3 97.8 98.5 100.1 100.0 108.9 

 Crude materials less energy......................| 105.8 106.2 107.9 109.4 110.6 110.9 

 Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........| 134.1 137.8 139.6 140.1 139.3 140.6 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 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 June 2002 have been recalculated 

 to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. 

 2/ Includes crude petroleum. 

 3/ Excludes crude petroleum.