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                  Producer Price Indexes -- October 1999
                                     
     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.1 percent in
October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  This decline followed a 1.1-percent
advance in September and a 0.5-percent gain in August.  The index for
finished goods other than foods and energy rose 0.3 percent in October,
after advancing 0.8 percent in the prior month.  Prices received by
producers of intermediate goods rose 0.3 percent, the same as in September.
The crude goods index turned down 1.6 percent, after posting a 5.1-percent
increase in the previous month.  (See table A.)

Table A.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-
processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted
                     Finish                                  
                         ed
                      goods
                                                             
                                     Change in            
                                     finished       
                             Except   goods     
                             foods    from 12    Inter-
                              and     months     mediate   Crude
Month  Total  Foods  Energy  energy    ago       goods     goods
                                     (unadj.)
  1998                                                  
Oct.      0.3    0.4    0.8     0.1    -0.7      -0.2      2.5
Nov.      -.2    -.4   -1.3      .1     -.6       -.2      -.1
Dec.       .5      0   -1.8     1.0       0       -.7     -3.6
                                                        
  1999                                                  
Jan.       .3    1.5     .8     -.2      .8         0       .6
Feb.      -.5   -1.2   -1.1      .1      .5       -.3     -2.3
Mar.       .3     .3    1.7     -.1      .8        .3       .3
Apr.       .5    -.7    5.5      .1     1.2        .7      2.5
May        .2     .4     .3      .1     1.4        .3      6.1
June       r0    r.3   r-.4     -.1     1.5       r.3      r.3
July       .2   r-.8   r3.1       0     1.5       r.5     r-.4
Aug.       .5     .4    3.7     -.1     2.3        .8      4.6
Sept.     1.1    1.0    2.2      .8     3.2        .3      5.1
Oct.      -.1    -.7   -1.0      .3     2.7        .3     -1.6
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in
this release may differ from those previously reported because
data for June 1999 have been revised to reflect the availability
of late reports and corrections by respondents.
                                    -2-

     The October downturn in prices for finished goods was led by the
indexes for finished energy goods and finished consumer foods, which both
fell after increasing in September.  The index for finished consumer goods
other than foods and energy rose less than in the prior month.  Capital
equipment prices increased 0.3 percent, after registering a 0.2-percent
gain in September.

     For the first 10 months of 1999, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods increased at a 2.9-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR),
after showing no change for the 1998 calendar year.  Prices for finished
goods other than foods and energy rose at a 0.9-percent SAAR for the first
10 months of 1999, after posting a 2.5-percent gain in the previous
calendar year.  The index for intermediate goods increased at a 4.0-percent
SAAR from December 1998 to October 1999, following a 3.3-percent decline
during the 1998 calendar year.  Prices for crude goods advanced at a 19.4-
percent SAAR during the first 10 months of 1999, after a 16.7-percent
decrease during all of 1998.

     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods edged up 0.1 percent in October to stand at 135.0 (1982=100).  From
October 1998 to October 1999, the finished goods index advanced 2.7
percent.  Over the past 12 months, prices for finished energy goods
advanced 12.1 percent, the index for finished goods other than foods and
energy moved up 1.9 percent, and prices for finished consumer foods rose
0.1 percent.  Prices received by producers of intermediate goods increased
2.4 percent for the 12 months ended in October 1999, and the index for
crude materials rose 11.6 percent during the same period.

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                  foods    12 months
                      and      ago             Energy   and        ago
Month  Foods  Energy energy  (unadj.)   Foods (unadj.) energy    (unadj.)
                                                
  1998                                                         
Oct.     -0.4    1.0   -0.3    -2.5      3.2    5.5    -3.0       -16.6
Nov.       .8   -1.1    -.2    -2.9      -.6    2.0    -2.2       -18.4
Dec.      -.6   -3.5    -.2    -3.3     -4.3   -4.0    -1.7       -16.7
                                                                     
  1999                                                               
Jan.       .6     .8    -.2    -2.7      4.9   -5.0      .2       -11.4
Feb.     -1.9    -.9    -.1    -2.7     -3.0   -3.6     1.2       -11.9
Mar.     -1.4    2.2     .1    -2.1      -.7    2.9    -1.1       -10.5
Apr.     -1.5    5.1     .2    -1.4     -2.9   12.6     -.9        -9.2
May        .3     .5     .3    -1.1      2.5   13.2     2.1        -3.1
June      r.4    r.4     .3    r-.4      r.3     r0     r.8        r-.2
July    r-1.2   r2.1     .4      .1    r-4.6   r3.1    r2.0         -.7
Aug.      1.1    3.8     .2     1.2      3.8    7.2     1.8         8.3
Sept.     1.3    1.8     .1     1.9      1.3   10.4     2.2        16.1
Oct.       .5     .2     .4     2.4      -.1   -4.8     2.4        11.6
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously reported because data for June 1999
have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and
corrections by respondents.
                                    -3-

Finished goods

     Prices for finished energy goods fell 1.0 percent in October,
following three consecutive monthly increases.  The gasoline index declined
3.8 percent, after posting a 2.2-percent gain a month ago.  Prices for
residential electric power and home heating oil also turned down, after
rising in the prior month.  The indexes for liquefied petroleum gas and
residential natural gas rose less than last month.  By contrast, finished
lubricant prices fell 1.8 percent, following a 3.9-percent decline in
September.

     The index for finished consumer foods decreased 0.7 percent in
October, after registering a 1.0-percent gain in September.  The pork index
dropped 5.9 percent, following a 9.7-percent advance in the previous month.
Prices for fresh and dry vegetables, dairy products, finfish and shellfish,
and processed young chickens also turned down, after rising in the prior
month.  The index for fresh fruits and melons rose less than a month ago.
Conversely, soft drink prices increased 0.4 percent in October, after
showing no change in September.  The index for roasted coffee fell less
than last month, and prices for bakery products rose more for the same
period.

     The index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy
increased 0.3 percent in October, after rising 1.1 percent in September.
Prices for tobacco products showed no change, following an 8.4-percent
increase last month.  The indexes for passenger cars and alcoholic
beverages rose less than in the previous month.  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
2000 Model Vehicles.")  The household appliance index fell more than in
September.  Prices for tires, tubes, and tread and for men's and boys'
apparel turned down, after both increased the month before.  On the other
hand, the prescription drug index moved up 1.2 percent in October,
following a 0.1-percent gain in September.  Prices for book publishing and
household furniture rose more than in the prior month.  The index for
cosmetics and other toilet preparations turned up, after falling a month
ago.

     Capital equipment prices rose 0.3 percent in October, following a 0.2-
percent increase in September.  Rising prices for light motor trucks,
civilian aircraft, industrial material handling equipment, heavy motor
trucks, and construction machinery and equipment outweighed falling prices
for electronic computers, communication and related equipment, railroad
equipment, and oil field and gas field machinery and equipment.

Intermediate goods

     The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and
Components registered a 0.3-percent gain in October, seasonally adjusted,
following a similar increase in September.  Advancing prices for nondurable
manufacturing materials, durable manufacturing materials, intermediate
foods and feeds, and intermediate energy goods outweighed falling prices
for materials and components for construction.  Excluding foods and energy,
the October index for intermediate materials rose 0.4 percent, after
increasing 0.1 percent in September.  (See table B.)

     Prices for nondurable manufacturing materials rose 1.1 percent, after
posting a 0.4-percent gain in September.  This is the largest one-month
advance in nondurable manufacturing material prices since a 1.9-percent
rise in April 1995.  The primary basic organic chemicals index advanced 8.8
percent, following a 3.0-percent increase in the prior month.  Prices for
paperboard and basic inorganic chemicals turned up, after falling a month
ago.  The indexes for plastic resins and materials, paper, and nitrogenates
rose more than last month.  Synthetic fiber prices increased, after showing
no change a month earlier.  By contrast, the woodpulp index registered a
0.6-percent decline in October, following a 4.5-percent rise in September.
Prices for medicinal and botanical chemicals and for gray fabrics also
turned down, after rising in the previous month.  The phosphates index fell
more than a month ago.
                                    -4-
                                     
     Prices for durable manufacturing materials registered a 0.6-percent
advance in October, following a 0.4-percent decline in September.  The hot
rolled sheet and strip index rose 1.9 percent, after falling 0.5 percent in
the prior month.  Prices for semifinished steel mill products, cold rolled
sheet and strip, aluminum mill shapes, and silver also turned up, after
dropping a month earlier.  The indexes for primary aluminum, gold, and
prepared paint increased, after showing no change a month ago.  Platinum
prices rose more than in the previous month.  Conversely, the flat glass
index fell 0.5 percent in October, after showing no change in September.
Prices for hot rolled bars, plates, and structural shapes declined more
than a month earlier.  The indexes for copper cathode and refined copper
and for copper and brass mill shapes turned down, after rising in the prior
month.

     Prices for intermediate foods and feeds increased 0.5 percent in
October, after posting a 1.3-percent advance in September.  The pork index
decreased 5.9 percent, following a 9.7-percent gain a month ago.  Prices
for natural, processed, and imitation cheese; dry, condensed, and
evaporated milk products; and crude vegetable oils also turned down, after
rising in the previous month.  The indexes for beef and veal and for dry
mix preparations increased less than a month earlier.  On the other hand,
prepared animal feed prices advanced 1.4 percent in October, after posting
a 0.4-percent gain in September.  The indexes for fluid milk products and
confectionery materials also rose more than last month.

     The index for intermediate energy goods registered a 0.2-percent
increase in October, following a 1.8-percent rise in September.  The
residual fuels index fell 6.4 percent, after gaining 20.5 percent a month
earlier.  Prices for gasoline, jet fuels, commercial natural gas,
industrial natural gas, and natural gas to electric utilities also turned
down, after rising in the prior month.  The liquefied petroleum gas index
rose less than a month ago, while diesel fuel prices fell more than in
September.  By contrast, the commercial electric power index advanced 3.6
percent in October, following a 0.1-percent gain in the previous month.
Prices for industrial electric power rose, after showing no change a month
ago.

     The index for materials and components for construction declined 0.3
percent in October, after posting a 0.5-percent drop a month earlier.  In
October, falling prices for plywood, softwood lumber, and millwork
outweighed rising prices for fabricated structural metal products,
nonferrous wire and cable, gypsum products, plastic construction products,
and wiring devices.

Crude Goods

     The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
turned down 1.6 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, following a 5.1-
percent rise in September.  Prices for crude energy materials and crude
foodstuffs and feedstuffs also fell, after rising in the prior month.  By
contrast, the basic industrial materials index rose more than in the
previous month.  (See table B.)
     
     The index for crude energy materials fell 4.8 percent in October,
following a 10.4-percent gain in September.  October's downturn was led by
the natural gas index, which declined 6.4 percent after rising 13.3 percent
in the prior month.  Crude petroleum prices also decreased, following an
advance a month ago.  By contrast, the index for coal turned up 5.5
percent, after a 3.8-percent decline a month earlier.
     
     The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs declined 0.1 percent,
following a 1.3-percent increase in September.  Fluid milk prices turned
down 5.6 percent, after a 4.5-percent rise in the prior month.  The indexes
for slaughter broilers and fryers, soybeans, fresh and dry vegetables,
wheat, and slaughter turkeys also turned down, following an increase in the
previous month.  The index for Irish potatoes for processing rose less than
a month ago.  On the other hand, slaughter cattle prices rose 5.8 percent,
following a 0.2-percent rise in September.  The indexes for Louisiana rough
rice and slaughter hogs rose, after falling a month earlier.
                                    -5-
                                     
     The basic industrial materials index rose 2.4 percent, following a 2.2-
percent rise in September.  Gold ore prices advanced 20.8 percent, after a
0.5-percent increase in the prior month.  The indexes for raw cotton and
softwood logs turned up, after falling in the previous month.  Pulpwood log
prices increased more than a month ago.  The hardwood logs index showed no
change, after a decline in September.  By contrast, leaf tobacco prices
rose 3.9 percent, following a 9.1-percent gain a month earlier.  The
indexes for iron and steel scrap and wastepaper rose less than in the prior
month.  Copper base scrap prices fell, following an increase in the
previous month.
     
Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries

Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of total domestic
mining industries fell 2.8 percent in October, after registering a 9.1-
percent advance in September.  (Net output price indexes are not seasonally
adjusted.)  Prices received by the crude petroleum, natural gas, and
natural gas liquids industry turned down 5.3 percent, following a 14.0-
percent increase a month ago.  The industry indexes for oil and gas well
drilling and for dimension stone quarrying rose less than in September.  By
contrast, the bituminous coal and lignite mining index turned up 3.6
percent, after a 2.5-percent decrease in the prior month.  The index for
the potash, soda and borate minerals industry also rose, following a
decline in September.  Prices received by gold ore producers increased more
than a month ago.  In October, the Producer Price Index for the net output
of total domestic mining industries stood at 88.4 (December 1984=100), 30.2
percent above its year-ago level.

Manufacturing.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of total
domestic manufacturing industries increased 0.3 percent in October, after
posting a 0.5-percent rise in September.  Price increases for the
transportation equipment, chemicals and allied products, printing and
publishing, paper and allied products, and apparel industries outweighed
price declines for the petroleum refining, food and kindred products,
lumber and wood products (except furniture), and the electrical and
electronic machinery industries.  The October Producer Price Index for the
net output of total domestic manufacturing industries stood at 130.1
(December 1984=100), 2.9 percent above its year-ago level.

Other.  Among other industries in October, prices increases were registered
for hotels and motels, prepackaged software, passenger car rental, general
medical and surgical hospitals, and offices and clinics of doctors of
medicine.  On the other hand, the industry indexes for telephone
communications (except radiotelephone), travel agencies, operators and
lessors of nonresidential buildings, and trucking (except local) declined
in September.
     
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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. 1999 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|__________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |          |June   |Sept.  |Oct.   |  Oct. | Sept. |July to|Aug.  to |Sept. to
                                                 |   1998 1/|1999 2/|1999 2/|1999 2/|  1998 | 1999  |  Aug. |   Sept. |  Oct.
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________
                                                 |
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   132.7   134.8   135.0     2.7    0.1      0.5      1.1    -0.1
  Finished consumer goods........................|   74.783   131.7   134.6   134.4     3.5    -.1       .7      1.3     -.3
    Finished consumer foods......................|   23.285   135.1   137.0   135.6      .1   -1.0       .4      1.0     -.7
      Crude......................................|    1.701   126.4   126.6   119.7   -11.1   -5.5      -.3      1.2    -3.4
      Processed..................................|   21.584   135.8   137.8   136.9     1.0    -.7       .4      1.0     -.5
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   51.498   130.0   133.4   133.7     5.2     .2       .8      1.4     -.1
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   35.202   127.5   132.8   131.6     7.4    -.9      1.3      1.7     -.3
      Durable goods..............................|   16.296   132.3   131.1   134.8      .3    2.8      -.1       .6      .5
  Capital equipment..............................|   25.217   137.2   136.7   138.5      .3    1.3      0         .2      .3
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.607   138.4   138.3   138.7      .5     .3      0        0        .1
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   18.610   136.7   136.1   138.3      .1    1.6      0         .4      .3
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   123.0   125.2   125.2     2.4    0         .8       .3      .3
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   47.713   124.1   125.1   125.9      .7     .6       .3       .2      .6
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.633   120.0   122.5   122.4    -2.4    -.1      1.3      1.4      .1
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   15.730   123.8   125.8   127.3     2.3    1.2       .6       .4     1.1
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   10.415   124.8   125.8   126.5      .5     .6       .2      -.4      .6
    Components for manufacturing.................|   17.935   125.7   125.6   125.9      .1     .2      0         .1      .2
  Materials and components for construction......|   14.004   149.5   149.7   149.2     1.7    -.3      -.1      -.5     -.3
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   11.845    84.9    92.5    90.3    11.8   -2.4      3.9      1.8      .2
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    4.580    88.6    94.5    92.1     7.8   -2.5      3.1      1.9      .1
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    7.265    82.6    91.1    89.0    14.2   -2.3      4.3      1.8      .2
  Containers.....................................|    3.881   142.2   146.3   146.6     5.1     .2      1.8      1.2      .1
  Supplies.......................................|   22.557   133.9   134.4   134.9      .6     .4       .2       .1      .3
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    5.131   140.4   140.9   141.3      .4     .3       .4      -.1      .2
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.426   131.1   131.6   132.2      .7     .5       .2       .1      .4
      Feeds......................................|    1.242    88.0    88.6    90.3     -.1    1.9       .8       .6     1.9
      Other supplies.............................|   16.184   136.3   136.8   137.2      .7     .3       .2      0        .3
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000    97.4   106.9   104.9    11.6   -1.9      4.6      5.1    -1.6
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   45.019    99.5   100.5    99.6    -4.0    -.9      3.8      1.3     -.1
  Nonfood materials..............................|   54.981    92.5   107.4   104.7    24.8   -2.5      5.3      7.6    -2.4
    Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............|   29.160    88.9   102.7   100.8    25.4   -1.9      3.5      6.9    -1.7
      Manufacturing 3/...........................|   27.653    80.9    94.1    92.2    26.3   -2.0      3.7      7.2    -1.9
      Construction...............................|    1.507   194.9   197.1   199.0     4.5    1.0      1.7      -.8     1.6
    Crude fuel 4/................................|   25.821    90.1   105.3   101.7    24.2   -3.4      7.7      8.7    -3.4
      Manufacturing industries...................|    2.104    88.4   106.5   100.9    26.1   -5.3      8.0     10.5    -5.3
      Nonmanufacturing industries................|   23.717    91.9   107.0   103.6    23.9   -3.2      7.6      8.5    -3.2
                                                 |
               Special groupings                 |
                                                 |
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 76.715   131.8   134.0   134.7     3.5     .5       .5      1.1      .1
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 95.125   123.7   125.9   125.9     2.6    0         .7       .3      .3
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/  4.875   110.2   112.1   112.5    -1.8     .4      1.1      1.3      .5
Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 52.084    92.6   108.1   105.2    27.2   -2.7      5.2      7.9    -2.7
                                                 |
Finished energy goods............................|5/ 11.972    78.6    85.9    83.6    12.1   -2.7      3.7      2.2    -1.0
Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 88.028   142.6   143.2   144.2     1.4     .7      0         .8     0
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 62.811   144.8   145.9   146.5     1.9     .4       .1      1.0     -.1
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 64.743   145.5   145.6   147.5     1.9    1.3      -.1       .8      .3
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 39.526   151.0   151.6   153.5     3.0    1.3      -.1      1.1      .3
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 23.230   165.7   167.7   168.0     4.8     .2      -.2      1.4      .2
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 11.941    84.6    92.1    90.0    11.8   -2.3      3.8      1.8      .2
Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 88.059   131.5   132.4   132.9     1.1     .4       .3       .1      .4
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 83.184   132.9   133.7   134.2     1.1     .4       .2       .1      .4
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 33.303    77.1    94.1    89.6    36.6   -4.8      7.2     10.4    -4.8
Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 66.697   107.7   110.4   110.6     -.5     .2      3.1      1.7      .6
Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 21.678   132.2   139.6   142.5     7.0    2.1      1.8      2.2     2.4
                                                 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  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 1999 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. 1999 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |June   |Sept.  |Oct.   | Oct.  | Sept. |July to|Aug. to|Sept.to
           |                                                       |1999 1/|1999 1/|1999 1/| 1998  | 1999  |  Aug. |  Sept.|  Oct.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 132.7   134.8   135.0     2.7    0.1      0.5     1.1    -0.1
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 131.7   134.6   134.4     3.5    -.1       .7     1.3     -.3
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 135.1   137.0   135.6      .1   -1.0       .4     1.0     -.7
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 104.5   105.4   107.2    15.1    1.7     -3.2     9.0     1.7
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 127.7   120.4   108.1   -27.2  -10.2     -5.3     8.4   -10.2
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................|  70.1    75.7    61.5   -33.2  -18.8      2.8   -12.8   -16.3
02-11      |   Bakery products 2/..................................| 177.6   178.0   178.4     1.2     .2      0        .1      .2
02-13      |   Milled rice 2/......................................| 125.7   122.9   105.2   -17.7  -14.4      -.1    -1.9   -14.4
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 121.9   122.0   122.0     -.9    0         .1     0       0
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................| 108.4   110.0   112.0    15.7    1.8      -.7     1.8     1.4
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................|  98.0   107.4    99.3     9.0   -7.5      7.1     9.7    -5.9
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 115.8   113.3   107.4   -17.8   -5.2     -3.7      .6    -2.5
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................|  95.6    99.2   100.0    -2.7     .8      1.3     2.0     -.8
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 186.9   193.4   195.9     8.1    1.3      -.4     3.5    -3.0
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 135.3   143.9   144.1    -2.8     .1      1.2     1.9    -1.1
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables 2/..................| 127.8   127.5   127.3     1.8    -.2      -.5      .2     -.2
02-55      |   Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 170.9   171.4   171.0      .9    -.2       .1      .2     -.2
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 136.9   138.1   138.7     2.7     .4      1.1     0        .4
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 135.3   133.3   132.3    -3.6    -.8      -.1    -1.5     -.8
02-78      |   Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 140.4   143.0   139.3    -2.4   -2.6      4.3     2.7    -2.6
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 130.0   133.4   133.7     5.2     .2       .8     1.4     -.1
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 136.1   137.5   137.7     1.4     .1      -.5      .6      .2
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel 2/..................................| 123.9   122.1   122.6     -.5     .4      -.8      .5      .4
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 133.1   132.8   132.7     -.6    -.1      0        .2     -.1
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 117.7   116.3   116.6    -3.8     .3      -.5     -.8      .3
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 123.0   122.6   122.5     -.6    -.1      0       -.1     -.1
04-3       |   Footwear............................................| 144.5   144.6   144.7     0       .1      -.1      .1      .1
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 112.0   114.2   110.5     -.5   -3.2      1.1      .8     -.5
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 111.9   117.2   118.0     4.1     .7      1.1     2.5      .3
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  63.5    77.7    73.2    39.4   -5.8      9.1     2.2    -3.8
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  50.8    69.4    66.2    38.2   -4.6      5.3     6.0    -5.5
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription) 2/.....| 334.5   337.5   341.4     1.7    1.2       .1      .1     1.2
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter) 2/..| 186.2   186.8   186.7     1.3    -.1       .1      .2     -.1
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 125.6   127.3   127.4      .7     .1      -.3      .5      .1
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 136.5   134.2   134.5     1.0     .2       .1     -.4      .2
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................|  93.4    92.9    91.7    -2.4   -1.3       .8      .1    -1.3
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 146.2   143.8   144.1     -.5     .2     -2.5      .4      .2
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation 2/............................| 206.9   207.9   207.8     2.4    0        0        .2     0
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 197.0   197.1   197.1     1.4    0         .2      .1     -.3
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 212.6   211.9   214.6     2.1    1.3      -.3      .2     1.3
12-1       |   Household furniture 2/..............................| 150.2   150.7   151.3     1.4     .4       .1      .1      .4
12-3       |   Floor coverings 2/..................................| 127.9   127.1   128.1      .2     .8      -.2     0        .8
12-4       |   Household appliances ...............................| 108.6   108.4   107.9    -1.0    -.5       .1     -.1     -.6
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment 2/........................|  74.0    73.9    73.7    -1.1    -.3      -.1     0       -.3
12-62      |   Household glassware 2/..............................| 164.4   164.4   164.5      .9     .1       .1      .1      .1
12-64      |   Household flatware 2/...............................| 140.0   139.3   139.3      .7    0        0       0       0
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 131.7   132.1   131.8     -.3    -.2      0        .2     -.2
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 128.7   126.4   135.8      .3    7.4      -.1     2.0     1.1
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 123.8   122.7   123.3     -.6     .5      0       -.8      .5
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 126.4   126.2   125.7     -.2    -.4      -.2      .4     -.4
15-2       |   Tobacco products 2/.................................| 363.6   394.5   394.5    37.0    0         .1     8.4     0
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 158.6   159.0   159.9     3.1     .6      -.5      .4      .6
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 126.8   125.1   125.9    -2.2     .6     -1.4     -.1      .6
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 140.1   140.1   140.1      .2    0        0       0       0
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 137.2   136.7   138.5      .3    1.3      0        .2      .3
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 152.1   151.2   151.3      .1     .1       .1     -.1      .1
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 147.3   147.5   147.6     1.7     .1       .1      .3      .1
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 160.4   160.8   160.9      .4     .1       .3     -.1      .1
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 159.7   159.8   159.8      .9    0         .1     -.1     0
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 140.1   140.1   140.2      .9     .1      0       0        .1
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 151.8   151.9   152.1     1.9     .1       .1      .1      .1
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 133.0   132.9   133.1     1.0     .2      0       -.1      .2
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1998=100) 2/.............|  87.2    83.1    82.0   -20.8   -1.3     -3.2     -.5    -1.3
11-62      |   Textile machinery 2/................................| 154.1   154.3   154.3      .8    0         .1     0       0
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100)..........| 162.7   163.0   163.0     1.9    0         .2      .2      .1
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 141.2   141.4   141.4      .6    0        0       0       0
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 130.8   131.4   131.5     -.2     .1       .2      .2      .1
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 112.8   112.7   112.6    -1.0    -.1      0       -.3     -.1
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 103.1   103.9   104.0    -1.7     .1      -.8    -1.2      .1
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery ..................| 126.6   126.3   126.3     0      0         .2     -.2     -.2
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 144.7   144.2   144.4     1.5     .1      -.3     -.4      .1
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 112.3   112.4   112.4      .1    0        0        .1     0
12-2       |   Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 156.7   157.0   157.0     1.0    0         .1     0       0
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 156.9   151.9   162.2     1.3    6.8      -.4      .8      .8
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 146.7   147.6   147.8     1.9     .1      -.1      .3      .1
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 135.9   137.3   137.3     2.0    0        0        .8     0
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 151.3   151.4   152.3     1.4     .6       .1      .2      .5
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 145.8   145.8   145.8     0      0        0       0       0
14-4       |   Railroad equipment..................................| 135.8   135.6   135.7      .9     .1       .1     -.4     -.1
           |                                                       |
           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 123.0   125.2   125.2     2.4    0         .8      .3      .3
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 110.2   112.1   112.5    -1.8     .4      1.1     1.3      .5
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour 2/............................................| 105.2   103.9   102.3    -6.3   -1.5      2.6    -1.9    -1.5
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 122.6   121.8   121.1      .9    -.6      -.3     -.6     -.6
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................|  94.4    93.4    95.0     2.5    1.7      -.4      .3     3.4
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................|  85.5    85.4    81.7   -34.2   -4.3      9.5      .4    -4.3
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds 2/............................|  97.3    97.8    99.2     -.3    1.4       .7      .4     1.4
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 123.7   125.9   125.9     2.6    0         .7      .3      .3
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03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 103.7   102.7   103.6    -4.0     .9      -.2     0        .9
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 108.4   107.8   107.8    -3.7    0        -.1     -.2     0
03-3       |   Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 114.1   112.5   112.3    -5.4    -.2     -1.5      .4     -.2
03-4       |   Finished fabrics....................................| 122.6   123.0   123.2     -.2     .2       .3      .2      .2
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products 2/......................| 129.3   129.7   129.8     -.5     .1      -.1      .1      .1
04-2       |   Leather.............................................| 175.0   176.4   178.2      .1    1.0       .9      .5      .3
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................|  67.9    94.2    99.8    89.0    5.9     15.7    16.2     5.9
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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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           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Oct. 1999 from:|
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           |                                                       |June   |Sept.  |Oct.   | Oct.  | Sept. |July to|Aug. to|Sept.to
           |                                                       |1999 1/|1999 1/|1999 1/| 1998  | 1999  |  Aug. |  Sept.|  Oct.
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 134.5   136.3   133.3     2.0   -2.2      2.2     0.1     3.6
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 131.6   134.1   131.0      .5   -2.3      1.9     0       2.0
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 103.5   111.3   110.1     5.4   -1.1      3.0     4.3    -3.4
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............|  99.5   106.5   105.3     4.9   -1.1      1.9     3.6    -4.7
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...|  78.9    84.6    83.1    10.9   -1.8      1.7     6.7    -4.3
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  48.7    63.7    63.8    34.0     .2      9.7     7.8    -2.6
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  53.5    67.5    65.9    39.3   -2.4      4.1    -3.8    -6.3
05-74      |   Residual fuel 2/....................................|  52.0    67.7    63.4    52.0   -6.4      7.5    20.5    -6.4
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 117.6   119.4   121.8     2.2    2.0       .3      .5     2.0
06-21      |   Prepared paint......................................| 157.5   157.5   157.5     1.2    0         .1     0        .2
06-22      |   Paint materials 2/..................................| 142.9   144.2   144.5      .1     .2      1.0     -.6      .2
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals ..................| 144.6   145.3   144.6     7.0    -.5       .3      .7     -.5
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible 2/..........................|  78.1    88.3    98.7   -13.3   11.8     -1.1    12.1    11.8
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 114.5   113.4   113.0    -1.1    -.4       .4     -.4     -.1
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................|  93.2    91.5    96.7    -4.7    5.7      -.3     2.7     4.3
06-52-02   |   Phosphates 2/.......................................| 113.6   111.9   107.2    -7.2   -4.2       .2    -1.4    -4.2
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals........................| 144.4   146.7   147.5      .5     .5      2.3     -.8      .3
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 123.1   130.4   134.1    13.1    2.8      3.0     1.6     2.8
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 112.7   113.8   114.1    -2.0     .3       .4      .4      .3
07-21      |   Plastic construction products ......................| 126.8   130.5   130.9     4.7     .3       .2      .9      .4
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 126.8   127.5   128.3     1.3     .6       .6      .2      .6
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 117.6   117.6   117.6      .4    0        -.2      .1     0
08-11      |   Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 205.9   196.6   188.1     9.4   -4.3     -6.0    -4.2    -4.3
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber ....................................| 176.6   177.2   177.9      .2     .4       .2      .6      .6
08-2       |   Millwork 2/.........................................| 175.6   176.9   175.9     2.4    -.6       .1      .1     -.6
08-3       |   Plywood 2/..........................................| 196.9   179.0   158.5     1.1  -11.5     -2.7   -11.4   -11.5
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 116.0   126.5   125.8     7.6    -.6      2.3     4.5     -.6
09-13      |   Paper...............................................| 140.6   141.3   143.2     -.2    1.3      -.4      .4     1.1
09-14      |   Paperboard..........................................| 149.5   159.8   162.7    10.8    1.8      3.6    -2.2     1.0
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 157.7   164.0   164.3     7.3     .2      2.7     1.5      .2
09-2       |   Building paper and board 2/.........................| 145.9   145.6   141.1     4.8   -3.1       .1    -2.8    -3.1
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 152.1   152.3   152.4     -.3     .1       .2     -.1      .1
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 135.1   135.1   135.2      .2     .1      0       0        .1
10-17      |   Steel mill products 2/..............................| 105.2   104.6   105.4    -5.7     .8       .2     -.4      .8
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................|  97.1   107.3   110.3     7.5    2.8      2.0     2.9     2.8
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 136.9   136.8   141.9     2.1    3.7      1.4    -1.9     3.7
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 147.2   158.7   157.6     5.9    -.7       .4     1.9     -.7
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 132.2   137.4   138.4    -1.3     .7      1.2     1.3      .7
10-3       |   Metal containers 2/.................................| 106.0   106.0   106.5     -.6     .5      0       0        .5
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 149.1   149.7   149.9     1.8     .1       .5     -.1      .3
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 177.0   176.7   176.9     1.4     .1      -.6      .5      .1
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 153.8   154.8   154.9      .9     .1       .3      .1      .1
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products................| 143.0   143.3   143.6      .3     .2       .1      .1      .2
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 130.6   130.9   131.1      .5     .2      -.1      .3      .2
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 125.5   125.4   125.7     0       .2      -.1     0        .2
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 161.4   161.5   161.7     2.1     .1       .1      .2      .2
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment........| 136.0   135.8   136.1      .3     .2       .1      .1      .4
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100) 2/.....| 160.2   160.3   160.3     1.1    0         .2     -.1     0
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings............................| 166.9   167.0   167.0      .8    0         .1      .1      .1
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 152.6   152.3   153.2      .5     .6      -.3     -.1      .7
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 145.9   145.4   145.5     -.4     .1      -.5     -.1     0
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 151.5   150.9   150.9     1.3    0         .1     0        .1
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories 2/............|  97.8    98.7    99.1     -.3     .4      -.1      .7      .4
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 143.0   143.1   143.1     1.5    0        -.1     -.1      .1
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 136.9   136.7   136.7     -.1    0         .1     0       0
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 106.3   107.1   106.6     -.3    -.5       .2     0       -.5
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 151.4   151.4   151.0     2.2    -.3       .4      .1      .1
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 143.9   144.1   144.3     2.1     .1       .3      .3      .3
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings 2/.......................|  98.1    99.8    99.8     -.7    0         .4      .7     0
13-7       |   Gypsum products 2/..................................| 209.1   213.9   218.6    18.7    2.2      5.0     -.8     2.2
13-8       |   Glass containers 2/.................................| 126.3   125.7   125.7     -.2    0        -.4     -.2     0
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 114.0   113.4   114.0     -.5     .5      0       -.1      .5
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 137.6   137.6   138.3      .2     .5       .2     -.1     1.0
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 144.0   143.0   143.0    -1.1    0        -.1      .3     0
15-42      |   Photographic supplies 2/............................| 128.4   128.4   128.1     -.7    -.2      -.2      .1     -.2
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 144.5   144.7   145.6     1.2     .6      1.0     -.1      .6
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................|  97.4   106.9   104.9    11.6   -1.9      4.6     5.1    -1.6
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................|  99.5   100.5    99.6    -4.0    -.9      3.8     1.3     -.1
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat 2/............................................|  79.7    80.5    77.4    -9.7   -3.9      7.1     1.1    -3.9
01-22-02-05|   Corn................................................|  81.7    72.7    68.7   -14.7   -5.5     25.7    -5.0    -4.9
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle 2/.................................|  99.1    97.5   103.2    15.1    5.8       .6      .2     5.8
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  57.5    55.1    55.7    19.0    1.1     17.7    -2.9     5.8
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 141.0   133.8   119.8   -30.2  -10.5    -12.6     8.2    -2.6
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 123.6   135.4   138.8     2.4    2.5     -1.8     3.3    -3.4
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................|  97.3   118.4   114.6   -10.3   -3.2      5.8     4.5    -5.6
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans 2/.........................................|  79.1    82.3    80.0   -13.2   -2.8     13.3     3.0    -2.8
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................| 119.4   114.0   109.6    -5.4   -3.9     -4.5    -1.0    -3.9

           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................|  92.5   107.4   104.7    24.8   -2.5      5.3     7.6    -2.4
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton..........................................|  90.3    80.7    81.7   -28.3    1.2      5.9    -1.6     3.0
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................|   (3)   105.5   109.6     0      3.9       .9     9.1     3.9
04-11      |   Cattle hides 2/.....................................| 136.3   149.8   157.0    10.1    4.8      6.4     3.2     4.8
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  92.2    85.4    90.1    -2.9    5.5      -.2    -3.8     5.5
05-31      |   Natural gas 2/......................................|  89.0   113.3   106.0    36.6   -6.4     10.6    13.3    -6.4
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  48.8    65.4    60.6    72.2   -7.3      6.5    14.3    -7.3
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc...................................| 200.4   202.7   205.7     2.3    1.5      1.3     -.5     2.1
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 171.7   215.2   224.7    69.2    4.4     -2.4     6.6     4.4
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  94.8    94.8    94.8     -.8    0        0       0       0
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap 2/.............................| 138.2   145.4   145.9    13.0     .3      4.7     1.4      .3
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............|  59.4    64.2    72.0    12.9   12.1      3.5     3.0    12.1
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap 2/................................| 103.1   117.5   115.4     3.8   -1.8     -1.8     2.5    -1.8
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 161.2   172.2   170.9    17.2    -.8       .6     1.6      .3
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 157.2   157.5   157.7     2.6     .1       .3     0        .3
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1/  The indexes for June 1999 have been recalculated to incorporate                 2/  Not seasonally adjusted.
    late reports and corrections by respondents.  All indexes                       3/  Not available.
    are 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                    | June 1999 |Sept. 1999 | Oct. 1999 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   372.3   |   378.2   |   378.9   |
         | All commodities................................|   125.2   |   128.0   |   127.9   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   120.4   |   121.9   |   121.0   |
01       |   Farm products................................|    99.2   |    99.6   |    98.0   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   130.8   |   132.9   |   132.3   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   126.1   |   129.2   |   129.2   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   121.0   |   120.4   |   120.6   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   145.0   |   147.4   |   148.7   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    80.1   |    89.9   |    87.2   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   143.4   |   145.2   |   146.7   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   122.1   |   123.0   |   123.1   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   187.8   |   184.8   |   181.1   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   173.4   |   176.1   |   176.9   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   123.8   |   125.4   |   126.5   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   124.2   |   124.2   |   124.3   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   131.8   |   131.8   |   131.9   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   138.8   |   139.7   |   139.9   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   141.1   |   139.8   |   143.5   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   165.0   |   169.1   |   169.4   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   139.0   |   139.7   |   140.7   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|   122.4   |   120.0   |   115.2   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|    82.2   |    75.9   |    72.7   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|    88.6   |    86.7   |    90.9   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   135.6   |   132.6   |   122.7   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|    89.6   |    80.0   |    80.8   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|    80.8   |    87.7   |    68.8   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   103.2   |   101.5   |    97.8   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|    91.5   |    92.4   |    88.4   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|  'N.A.'   |   157.4   |   163.5   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   157.8   |   157.6   |   156.8   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   115.6   |   118.2   |   116.7   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   115.6   |   115.2   |   111.7   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   136.2   |   135.7   |   135.4   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   137.9   |   138.8   |   139.0   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   133.3   |   131.7   |   130.9   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   119.9   |   120.8   |   117.7   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   127.0   |   126.1   |   126.3   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   145.8   |   146.3   |   145.8   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    82.3   |   106.9   |   103.0   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   132.2   |   134.5   |   131.0   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    58.8   |    72.4   |    69.1   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   251.6   |   253.3   |   254.8   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   123.9   |   123.7   |   123.6   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   135.5   |   135.1   |   135.3   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   114.2   |   114.2   |   113.8   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   112.1   |   113.3   |   113.5   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   138.3   |   138.2   |   138.4   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   129.0   |   130.3   |   130.6   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   194.9   |   188.6   |   183.0   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   146.8   |   151.3   |   152.7   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   153.9   |   156.8   |   157.2   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   113.8   |   114.1   |   114.7   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   116.2   |   121.8   |   125.0   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   131.3   |   133.4   |   136.6   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   148.2   |   148.4   |   148.4   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   149.5   |   149.5   |   149.7   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   161.3   |   161.6   |   161.7   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   119.6   |   119.9   |   120.0   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   133.2   |   133.2   |   133.2   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   152.6   |   152.9   |   153.0   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   152.4   |   152.6   |   152.6   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   130.6   |   128.8   |   134.3   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   132.6   |   132.4   |   132.3   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   110.6   |   110.9   |   110.4   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   135.1   |   135.1   |   135.5   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|

1/  Data for June 1999 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and
    corrections by respondents.  All data are subject to revision 4 months after original
    publication.

2/  Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month.
Table 4.  Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups, not seasonally adjusted
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                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  Percent change
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Oct._1999_from:
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |June   |Sep.   |Oct.   |  Oct.  |  Sep.
                  |                                              |     |1999 2/|1999 2/|1999 2/|  1998  |  1999
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|_________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  76.3    90.9    88.4     30.2     -2.8
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84|  67.3    71.0    77.8      9.6      9.6
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  88.2    84.0    86.9     -2.1      3.5
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  76.2    96.4    91.9     42.3     -4.7
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 134.2   133.8   134.0       .8       .1
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 127.8   129.7   130.1      2.9       .3
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 126.0   127.6   127.4       .6      -.2
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 316.2   344.4   344.4     39.0    0
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 116.3   115.9   116.1     -1.4       .2
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 125.1   124.9   125.5       .2       .5
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 165.2   162.9   159.9      3.0     -1.8
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 141.1   141.5   141.8      1.2       .2
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 135.8   138.8   139.8      3.9       .7
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 177.2   177.7   178.3      1.9       .3
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 149.0   150.3   151.9      2.4      1.1
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  74.2    89.9    86.8     32.5     -3.4
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 121.9   122.7   122.8      1.0       .1
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 136.5   137.0   137.1    0           .1
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 132.7   133.3   133.5      2.4       .2
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 115.0   115.8   117.0     -1.8      1.0
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 129.1   129.2   129.4       .5       .2
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.5   117.1   117.2      -.2       .1
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 109.5   109.6   109.2      -.7      -.4
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 133.6   132.4   136.5       .8      3.1
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 125.3   125.4   125.6      -.2       .2
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 130.5   130.1   130.4       .5       .2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       40         | Railroad transportation..................... |12/96| 101.4   101.5   101.7    0           .2
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 114.6   115.7   115.4      2.5      -.3
       43         | United states postal service................ |06/89| 135.2   135.2   135.2      2.2    0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 116.8   118.4   117.5      8.4      -.8
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 130.9   132.2   132.4      5.6       .2
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86|  98.6    98.6    98.5      -.7      -.1
       80         | Health services............................. |12/94| 109.6   109.9   110.3      1.8       .4
       81         | Legal services.............................. |12/96| 108.7   109.1   109.2      2.5       .1
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes.  Because of
   differences in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the movements of
   similarly-titled indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings.
2/ The indexes for June 1999 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)
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                                                       |
                                                       |                      Index 1/   
                                                       |_____________________________________________________
               Grouping                                |        |        |        |        |        |        
                                                       |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Sept. |  Oct.  
                                                       |  1999  |  1999  |  1999  |  1999  |  1999  |  1999  
_______________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
      Finished goods...................................|  132.4    132.4    132.6    133.3    134.7    134.5 
        Finished consumer goods........................|  131.2    131.2    131.6    132.5    134.2    133.8 
          Finished consumer foods......................|  134.8    135.2    134.1    134.6    136.0    135.0 
            Crude......................................|  128.7    126.5    120.4    120.0    121.4    117.3 
            Processed..................................|  135.3    135.9    135.2    135.8    137.1    136.4 
          Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|  129.4    129.4    130.3    131.4    133.3    133.2 
            Nondurable goods less foods................|  126.3    126.4    127.9    129.5    131.7    131.3 
            Durable goods..............................|  133.0    132.6    132.5    132.4    133.2    133.8 
        Capital equipment..............................|  137.7    137.4    137.3    137.3    137.6    138.0 
          Manufacturing industries.....................|  138.4    138.5    138.5    138.5    138.5    138.6 
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|  137.4    136.9    136.8    136.8    137.3    137.7 
                                                       |
      Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  122.3    122.7    123.3    124.3    124.7    125.1 
        Materials and components for manufacturing.....|  123.8    124.1    124.5    124.9    125.1    125.9 
          Materials for food manufacturing.............|  119.9    120.3    118.6    120.1    121.8    121.9 
          Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|  123.4    123.9    124.7    125.4    125.9    127.3 
          Materials for durable manufacturing..........|  124.2    124.8    126.0    126.3    125.8    126.6 
          Components for manufacturing.................|  125.6    125.7    125.6    125.6    125.7    126.0 
        Materials and components for construction......|  148.3    149.4    150.4    150.3    149.6    149.2 
        Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   82.8     83.1     84.8     88.1     89.7     89.9 
          Manufacturing industries ....................|   86.6     86.7     87.6     90.3     92.0     92.1 
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   80.3     80.9     82.9     86.5     88.1     88.3 
        Containers.....................................|  141.7    142.3    142.2    144.7    146.4    146.5 
        Supplies.......................................|  133.7    133.9    134.1    134.4    134.5    134.9 
          Manufacturing industries.....................|  140.3    140.4    140.6    141.1    141.0    141.3 
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|  130.9    131.1    131.3    131.6    131.7    132.2 
            Feeds......................................|   87.6     88.0     87.4     88.1     88.6     90.3 
            Other supplies.............................|  136.1    136.3    136.5    136.8    136.8    137.2 
                                                       |
      Crude materials for further processing...........|   96.9     97.2     96.8    101.3    106.5    104.8 
        Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   98.7     99.0     94.4     98.0     99.3     99.2 
        Nonfood materials..............................|   92.2     92.4     94.9     99.9    107.5    104.9 
          Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............|   87.3     88.7     93.0     96.3    102.9    101.1 
            Manufacturing 2/...........................|   79.4     80.8     84.8     87.9     94.2     92.4 
            Construction...............................|  193.3    195.3    196.3    199.6    198.0    201.2 
          Crude fuel 3/................................|   91.6     90.1     90.0     96.9    105.3    101.7 
            Manufacturing industries...................|   90.2     88.4     89.3     96.4    106.5    100.9 
            Nonmanufacturing industries................|   93.3     91.9     91.6     98.6    107.0    103.6 
                                                       |
                     Special groupings                 |
                                                       |
      Finished goods, excluding foods..................|  131.6    131.4    132.1    132.8    134.2    134.3 
      Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|  123.0    123.4    124.1    125.0    125.4    125.8 
      Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|  109.9    110.3    109.0    110.2    111.6    112.2 
      Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....|   92.1     92.6     95.3    100.3    108.2    105.3 
                                                       |
      Finished energy goods............................|   77.1     76.8     79.2     82.1     83.9     83.1 
      Finished goods less energy.......................|  142.7    142.7    142.5    142.5    143.7    143.7 
      Finished consumer goods less energy..............|  144.7    144.9    144.5    144.6    146.1    145.9 
                                                       |
      Finished goods less foods and energy.............|  145.8    145.6    145.6    145.5    146.6    147.0 
      Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|  151.1    151.2    151.2    151.0    152.6    153.0 
      Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|  165.2    165.7    165.8    165.5    167.8    168.1 
                                                       |
      Intermediate energy goods........................|   82.5     82.8     84.5     87.7     89.3     89.5 
      Intermediate materials less energy...............|  131.1    131.5    131.9    132.3    132.4    132.9 
      Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|  132.5    132.9    133.4    133.7    133.8    134.3 
                                                       |
      Crude energy materials 2/........................|   77.1     77.1     79.5     85.2     94.1     89.6 
      Crude materials less energy......................|  106.8    107.3    104.7    107.9    109.7    110.4 
      Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........|  130.8    131.9    134.5    136.9    139.9    143.2 
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  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 1999 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

     Producer price indexes (PPI) measure average changes in
prices received by domestic producers of commodities in all
stages of processing. Most of the information used in
calculating the indexes is obtained through the systematic
sampling of nearly every industry in the manufacturing and
mining sectors of the economy. The PPI program also includes
some information from other sectors--agriculture, fishing,
forestry, services, and gas and electricity. Because
producer price indexes are designed to measure only the
change in prices received for the output of domestic
industries, imports are not included. The sample currently
contains about 3,200 commodities and 80,000 quotations per
month.
     There are three primary systems of indexes within the
PPI program: (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 and 2) organizes products by class of buyer and
degree of processing. 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) and the Census product code
extension of the 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. 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.
     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.
     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 1987 values of shipments as reported in
the Census of Manufactures and other sources. From January
1987 through December 1991, PPI weights were derived from
1982 shipment values. Industry indexes shown in table 4 are
also now calculated with 1987 net output weights.
     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, to coincide
with the reference year of the shipment weights. 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 16,
"Producer Prices," in BLS Handbook of Methods (September
1992), Bulletin 2414. Reprints are available from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics on request.

Calculating Index Changes

     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 chances are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base
period, while percent changes are not. The box shows the
computation of index point and percent changes.
     Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods can be
expressed as annual rates that are computed according to the
standard formula for compound growth rates. These data
indicate what the percent change would be if the rate for a
given 3- or 6-month span were maintained for a 12-month
period.





                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

     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 to-day." 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.

Seasonally Adjusted
and Unadjusted Data

     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 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 (September 1992), Bulletin 2414.