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Table 1.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
Table 3.  Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings
Table #4       Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups

 
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                  PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES -- NOVEMBER 1994
 
     The Producer Price Index for finished goods increased 0.5 percent in
November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor
reported today.  This increase followed declines of 0.5 percent in both
September and October.  Prices received by domestic producers of
intermediate goods advanced 1.1 percent, the largest monthly increase since
October 1990 when it rose 1.4 percent.  Crude material prices climbed 1.0
percent, after falling in each of the 4 previous months.  (See table A.)
 
     Among finished goods, the index for finished energy goods rose 2.1
percent in November and the index for finished consumer foods turned up 0.2
percent.  Both indexes had declined in each of the prior 2 months.  The
index for finished goods less foods and energy inched up 0.1 percent after
decreasing 0.5 percent in October.
 
Table A.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-
processing price
 indexes, seasonally adjusted.
                     Finish
                         ed
                      goods
 
                                     Change in
                            Except   finished   Inter-
                                       goods
                             foods    from 12   mediateCrude
                              and     months
Month  Total  Foods  Energy energy      ago      goods goods
                                     (unadj.)
 1993
 Nov.     0.1    0.8   -2.1     0.4         0.4    0.2   -0.3
 Dec.    -0.1    0.6   -2.9     0.1         0.2   -0.3   -1.5
 
 1994
 Jan.     0.3   -0.4    1.1     0.5         0.2    0.1    1.7
 Feb.     0.4   -0.3    2.8     0.1         0.2    0.4   -1.4
 Mar.     0.2    0.6   -0.3     0.1         0.2    0.2    1.3
 Apr.       0   -0.5    0.3     0.1        -0.4      0   -0.2
 May     -0.2   -0.9   -1.2     0.4        -0.4    0.1   -1.5
 June     0.1      0    0.7     0.1         0.1    0.6    0.8
 July     0.5    0.4   r2.0     0.1         0.6   r0.4   -0.5
 Aug.     0.6    0.7   r1.8     0.4         1.9   r0.6   -0.4
Sept.    -0.5   -0.2   -2.9     0.1         1.4    0.3   -1.6
 Oct.    -0.5   -0.2   -1.2    -0.5         1.0    0.3   -0.6
 Nov.     0.5    0.2    2.1     0.1         1.3    1.1    1.0
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously
reported because data for July 1994 have been revised to reflect the
availability of late reports and corrections
by respondents.
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     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods increased 0.2 percent in November to 126.1 (1982=100).  From November
1993 to November 1994, this index advanced 1.3 percent.  Over this same
period, consumer food prices moved up 0.2 percent, the index for finished
energy goods rose 2.1 percent, and prices for finished goods other than
foods and energy advanced 1.6 percent.  The Intermediate Goods index
increased 3.9 percent during the 12 months ended November 1994, and crude
material prices were 2.7 percent lower than a year earlier.
 
Finished goods
 
     Prices for finished energy goods advanced 2.1 percent in November
after a 2.9 percent decline in September and a 1.2 percent decrease in
October.  Prices for gasoline turned up 4.5 percent in November after
falling 5.8 percent in October.  Price declines slowed markedly for
residential natural gas and home heating oil.  Prices continued to rise
rapidly for residential electricity.
 
     Prices for finished consumer foods turned up 0.2 percent in November,
after moving down as much in both September and October.  Prices increased
after falling a month earlier for beef and veal, eggs for fresh use,
finfish and shellfish, and dairy products.  Price declines slowed
significantly for pork, fresh fruits and melons, and milled rice.   Prices
for bakery products rose after showing no change in the previous month
while prices for shortening and cooking oils rose more rapidly.   By
contrast, prices turned down in November, after rising a month earlier, for
fresh and dry vegetables, young processed chickens, confectionery end
products, pasta, and processed turkeys.  Soft drink prices were unchanged
after moving up in October.  Price increases slowed markedly for roasted
coffee.
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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                        Change in
                            intermedi                          crude
                               ate
                     Exclud   goods                  Excludi   goods
                      ing      from                    ng
                     foods  12 months         Energy  foods   from 12
                      and      ago                     and   months ago
Month  Foods  Energy energy  (unadj.)   Foods (unadj energy   (unadj.)
                                                .)
 1993
 Nov.     1.1   -0.2    0.2        1.2    4.7   -6.3    1.1     0.4
 Dec.     1.4   -3.5    0.2        1.0    1.0   -5.9    1.2     0.1
 
 1994
 Jan.     0.3   -0.2    0.2        0.9   -0.9    4.1    2.7     1.8
 Feb.     0.8    2.8    0.1        0.9    0.9   -6.3    2.2     0.4
 Mar.    -0.3      0    0.2        0.7   -1.1    5.0    0.3     1.5
 Apr.    -0.3   -0.6    0.1        0.5   -1.1    1.1   -0.3     0.2
 May     -0.9   -1.1    0.3        0.9   -3.9    1.2   -1.1     -3.3
 June    -1.3    1.0    0.6        1.3   -0.7    2.5    1.1     -1.0
 July   r-2.0   r1.6   r0.5       r1.8  r-2.5   r0.1   r2.0     r0.7
 Aug.    r0.5   r1.6   r0.4        2.4  r-1.1  r-0.4   r1.0     0.8
Sept.     0.4   -2.0    0.6        2.7    0.2   -5.3    1.3     -1.5
 Oct.    -1.0   -1.7    0.7        3.0   -2.0      0    0.9     -4.1
 Nov.     0.3    2.8    0.9        3.9    1.5   -1.0    3.4     -2.7
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously reported because
data for July 1994 have been revised to reflect the availability of late
reports and corrections by respondents.
 
     Prices for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy moved
up 0.2 percent in November following a 0.3-percent decline in October.  In
November, passenger car prices increased 1.0 percent (-0.1 percent before
seasonal adjustment) after declining 2.6 percent in October.  Prices also
turned up after falling in the previous month for prescription drugs,
mobile homes, toys, newspaper circulation, and sporting goods.  Price
declines slowed for light trucks.  Price increases for books accelerated.
By contrast, prices turned down after rising in the previous month for
cosmetics, tobacco products, women's apparel, sanitary papers, and
alcoholic beverages.  Price increases slowed for household glassware, over-
the-counter drugs, footwear, and for lawn and garden equipment.  Prices
fell more in November than in October for girls' apparel.
 
     In November, the capital equipment index inched up 0.1 percent, after
declining 1.0 percent in October.  Prices for communication equipment moved
up after decreasing in October.  Prices turned up after falling in the
previous month for commercial furniture, metal cutting machine tools, and x-
ray equipment.  Price increases accelerated for truck trailers, pumps and
compressors, and for construction machinery.  Prices for motor trucks fell
substantially less than they had in October.  By contrast, prices fell more
in November than in October for electronic computers.  In addition, prices
turned down after increasing a month earlier for agricultural machinery,
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transformers, and oil field machinery.  Price increases slowed for civilian
aircraft, tools and dies, railroad equipment, mining machinery, and metal
forming machine tools.
 
Intermediate goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and
Components increased 1.1 percent seasonally adjusted in November, after
rising 0.3 percent in October. When food and energy prices are excluded,
this index increased 0.9 percent in November, following a 0.7 percent
advance in October.  Prices for intermediate energy materials as well as
foods and feeds turned up after falling in October.  Prices for both
manufacturing and construction materials continued their upward trend.
(See table B.)
 
     The index for intermediate energy goods turned up 2.8 percent in
November after falling 1.7 percent in October.  The gasoline index rose 4.5
percent in November after declining 5.8 percent a month earlier.  In
addition, prices for diesel fuel, industrial electric power, liquefied
petroleum gas, jet fuels, and natural gas to electric utilities all turned
up after falling in October.  In addition, the commercial electric power
index rose more than in the previous month.  In contrast, prices for coke
oven products turned down 0.5 percent after rising 2.3 percent a month
earlier, and the index for liquid asphalt rose less than a month ago.
 
     The index for durable manufacturing materials moved up 1.7 percent in
November after an October increase of 1.0 percent.  The copper and brass
mill shapes index increased 8.5 percent after rising 1.7 percent a month
earlier.  Indexes for aluminum mill shapes, plywood, hot rolled steel sheet
and strip, and for building paper and board also rose more than in October.
In addition, prices for aluminum, copper, and hot rolled steel bars turned
up after falling in the previous month.  In contrast, the index for cold
rolled steel sheets  declined 0.5 percent after an increase of about the
same amount a month earlier.
 
      Following a 1.0 percent October decline, prices for intermediate
foods and feeds registered a 0.3 percent advance in November, led by the
index for beef and veal which turned up 2.5 percent after falling 2.2
percent a month earlier.  Prices for confectionery materials, fluid milk
products, and for condensed and evaporated milk also turned up after
falling in October.  In addition, the index for crude vegetable oils rose
more than in the previous month, and pork prices fell less than a month
earlier.  The decline in the prepared animal feeds index, however,
accelerated to 2.6 percent from 0.4 percent in October.  In addition, flour
prices turned down after rising a month earlier.
 
     The index for materials and components for construction increased 0.9
percent after rising 0.7 percent a month earlier.  The increase in prices
for nonferrous wire and cable accelerated to 3.0 percent from 0.3 percent
in October.  Indexes for plywood, fabricated structural metal products,
softwood lumber, concrete products, non-fluid power metal valves, and
wiring devices also rose more than a month ago.  In addition, prices for
asphalt felts and coatings remained unchanged after falling in October.
Conversely, prices for gypsum products turned down 2.0 percent after
increasing 3.1 percent a month earlier, and the plastic construction
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products index rose less than in the prior month.
 
         The rise in the Producer Price Index for nondurable manufacturing
materials slowed to 0.8 percent in November from 1.5 percent the month
before.  The index for intermediate basic organic chemicals turned down 0.2
percent after rising 6.1 percent in October.  Prices for woodpulp and
phosphates also declined after increasing in the prior month.  Indexes for
plastic resins and materials, alkalies and chlorine, synthetic rubber, and
miscellaneous basic organic chemicals rose less than in October.  The index
for gray fabrics, however, turned up 0.4 percent after declining 0.5
percent a month earlier, and paperboard prices rose more than in October.
 
Crude goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
moved up 1.0 percent in November after falling 0.6 percent in October.  The
index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs turned up after falling a month
earlier, and the basic industrial materials index rose more than in
October.  In contrast, the crude energy materials index  fell after
remaining unchanged in the prior month.  (See table B.)
 
     The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs turned up 1.5 percent in
November after declining in 7 of the last 8 months.  The slaughter cattle
index rose 6.5 percent after dropping 3.1 percent in October.  Prices for
corn, soybeans, and unprocessed finfish also turned up after falling a
month earlier.  By contrast, the slaughter broilers index turned down 10.3
percent after increasing over 5 percent in each of the pervious 2 months.
Prices for fresh vegetables except potatoes, fluid milk, and hay also moved
down after rising in October.
 
     The crude nonfood materials less energy index moved up 3.4 percent
after rising 0.9 percent in October.  The raw cotton index turned up 8.4
percent after declining 9.1 percent a month ago.  Prices for wastepaper and
softwood logs, bolts, and timber also turned up after falling in October.
In addition, indexes for iron and steel scrap and nonferrous scrap rose
more than a month earlier.  In contrast, indexes for both cattle hides and
for construction sand and gravel turned down after rising in October.
 
     The crude energy materials index fell 1.0 percent in November after
remaining unchanged in October.  The crude petroleum index turned down 0.6
percent following an increase of 2.5 percent in October.  Prices for
natural gas to pipelines fell more than in the previous month.  The rise in
the coal index, however, accelerated to 2.3 percent from 0.9 percent in
October.
 
.Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries
 
     Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of the domestic
mining sector declined 0.8 percent in November after falling 3.0 percent in
September and 0.3 percent in October.  (Net output price indexes are not
seasonally adjusted.)  Price declines for the oil and gas extraction
industry group accelerated from -0.9 percent in October to -2.0 percent in
November.  Prices for the nonmetallic mining industry group turned down
after rising in each of the 2 previous months.  However, prices rose more
rapidly than in the previous month for the metal mining and the bituminous
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coal and lignite mining industry groups.  In November, the Producer Price
Index for total mining stood at 71.4 (December 1984=100), 4.5 percent lower
than a year earlier.
 
     Manufacturing.  Prices received by producers for the net output of the
domestic manufacturing sector moved up 0.4 percent in November after rising
0.3 percent in October.   Increases were registered for the following
industry groups: petroleum refining; paper and allied products; primary
metal industries; lumber and wood products; rubber and plastic products;
chemicals and allied products, fabricated metal products; and printing and
publishing.  By contrast indexes for both the transportation and the
apparel industry groups inched down.  The index for the net output of the
domestic manufacturing sector stood at 121.9 in November (December
1984=100), 2.2 percent higher than a year earlier.
 
     Other.  Among other industries, price increases accelerated for crude
petroleum pipelines, passenger car rental, and nonferrous metal scrap
collection.  Prices turned up after falling a month earlier for ferrous
metal scrap collection, waste paper collection, natural gas utilities,
cable and other pay tv services, and scheduled air passenger
transportation.  Price declines slowed for electric power utilities and for
truck rental and leasing.  Prices continued to rise for other specialty
hospitals.  By contrast, prices turned down after rising in October for
water transportation of freight, n.e.c., deep sea foreign transportation of
freight, local trucking without storage, tugging and towing services,
travel agencies, and for airports and airport services.  Price increases
slowed for scheduled air cargo transportation, radio broadcasting, non-
local trucking, general medical and surgical hospitals, help supply
services, and for hotels and motels.  Prices fell more than a month earlier
for psychiatric hospitals
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Table 1.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing
(1982=100)
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                                                 |          |                       |Unadjusted     |
                                                 |          |                       |  percent      |Seasonally adjusted
                                                 | Relative |    Unadjusted index   |change to      |percent change from:
                    Grouping                     |importance|                       |Nov. 1994 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |           July   |Oct.   |Nov.   |  Nov. | Oct.  |Aug. to|Sept. to |Oct.  to
                                                 |   1993 1/|1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993 | 1994  |  Sept.|   Oct.  |  Nov.
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|____________
                                                 |
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   126.0   125.8   126.1     1.3    0.2     -0.5     -0.5     0.5
  Finished consumer goods........................|   76.656   123.8   123.4   123.8     1.2     .3      -.6      -.4      .6
    Finished consumer foods......................|   22.954   126.2   126.1   126.8      .2     .6      -.2      -.2      .2
      Crude......................................|    1.627   106.3   103.8   113.9    -7.7    9.7      3.3     -1.6      .6
      Processed..................................|   21.327   127.7   127.8   127.7      .6    -.1      -.4      -.1      .3
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   53.702   122.5   122.0   122.3     1.7     .2      -.7      -.6      .7
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   35.788   117.5   116.4   116.8     1.6     .3     -1.0      -.3      .9
      Durable goods..............................|   17.914   130.9   132.0   132.0     1.8    0        -.2     -1.0      .5
  Capital equipment..............................|   23.344   134.2   134.8   134.8     1.7    0         .1     -1.0      .1
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.061   133.4   133.7   133.8     1.4     .1       .1      -.4      .2
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.284   134.4   135.1   135.0     1.8    -.1       .1     -1.2      .1
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   118.7   120.0   120.9     3.9     .8       .3       .3     1.1
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   49.021   121.7   124.4   125.5     5.4     .9       .8       .7      .9
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.384   116.2   116.5   118.0      .6    1.3      1.1     -1.0     1.5
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   14.858   118.1   124.1   125.4     8.7    1.0      1.7      1.5      .8
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   11.271   125.1   128.4   130.4     9.3    1.6       .8      1.0     1.7
    Components for manufacturing 3/..............|   19.508   124.4   124.5   124.8     1.2     .2       .1       .2      .2
  Materials and components for construction......|   14.211   136.3   137.8   139.0     4.3     .9       .5       .7      .9
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   12.758    85.9    83.2    83.7      .5     .6     -2.1     -1.6     2.8
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    5.273    89.0    86.0    85.9      .1    -.1     -1.8     -1.8     2.4
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    7.485    83.9    81.3    82.2      .5    1.1     -2.2     -1.5     3.0
  Containers.....................................|    3.450   128.2   134.0   136.0     7.7    1.5      1.4      1.4     1.3
  Supplies.......................................|   20.559   126.9   127.5   127.9     1.8     .3       .2       .4      .3
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    7.601   130.3   131.8   132.7     2.8     .7       .2       .6      .7
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   12.958   125.1   125.2   125.4     1.1     .2       .2       .2      .3
      Feeds......................................|    1.415   106.4   101.4    98.4    -8.9   -3.0     -1.3      -.6    -3.1
      Other supplies.............................|   11.544   127.8   128.6   129.2     2.4     .5       .2       .4      .6
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   102.2    98.6    99.4    -2.7     .8     -1.6      -.6     1.0
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   44.024   103.6    98.8   100.2    -9.1    1.4       .2     -2.0     1.5
  Nonfood materials..............................|   55.976    97.3    94.7    95.1     2.0     .4     -2.8       .4      .7
    Nonfood materials except fuel 4/.............|   35.673   103.0    99.7   101.7    11.0    2.0     -5.8     -2.0     5.0
      Manufacturing 4/...........................|   30.260    94.7    91.3    93.5    12.9    2.4     -4.0      1.6     2.6
      Construction...............................|    5.413   197.0   195.2   195.2     -.5    0         .4       .1      .9
    Crude fuel 3/ 5/.............................|   20.303    78.3    77.2    74.7   -14.6   -3.2     -1.3     -1.8    -3.2
      Manufacturing industries 3/................|    4.322    78.1    77.2    74.9   -13.0   -3.0     -1.1     -1.4    -3.0
      Nonmanufacturing industries 3/.............|   15.981    79.3    78.1    75.6   -15.1   -3.2     -1.2     -2.0    -3.2
                                                 |
               Special groupings                 |
                                                 |
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|6/ 77.046   125.8   125.6   125.8     1.7     .2      -.5      -.6      .6
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|7/ 95.201   119.0   120.4   121.3     4.1     .7       .3       .4     1.1
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|7/  4.799   113.4   112.1   112.2    -2.2     .1       .4     -1.0      .3
Crude materials less agricultural products 4/ 8/.|9/ 54.269    96.7    93.9    94.2     1.6     .3     -2.9       .5      .5
                                                 |
Finished energy goods............................|6/ 13.311    79.6    77.1    77.8     2.1     .9     -2.9     -1.2     2.1
Finished goods less energy.......................|6/ 86.689   134.0   134.5   134.7     1.2     .1      0        -.4      .2
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|6/ 63.345   133.9   134.3   134.6     1.0     .2      -.1      -.2      .2
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|6/ 63.735   137.1   137.8   137.8     1.6    0         .1      -.5      .1
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|6/ 40.391   138.9   139.6   139.7     1.5     .1       .1      -.3      .2
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|6/ 22.477   144.2   144.7   144.8     1.3     .1       .2       .3      .1
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|7/ 12.902    85.8    83.1    83.6      .4     .6     -2.0     -1.7     2.8
Intermediate materials less energy...............|7/ 87.098   125.9   128.1   129.1     4.4     .8       .6       .6      .8
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|7/ 82.299   126.7   129.1   130.2     4.8     .9       .6       .7      .9
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/ 4/.....................|9/ 34.751    75.3    71.0    70.3    -5.5   -1.0     -5.3      0      -1.0
Crude materials less energy......................|9/ 65.249   117.0   114.5   116.7    -1.1    1.9       .5      -.9     2.2
Crude nonfood materials less energy 5/...........|9/ 21.225   155.6   159.2   163.6    15.4    2.8      1.3       .9     3.4
                                                 |
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  1/  Comprehensive relative importance figures are computed                    6/  Percent of total finished goods.
      once each year in December.                                               7/  Percent of total intermediate materials.
  2/  Data for July  1994 have been revised to reflect the availability         8/  Formerly titled "Crude materials for
      of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject          further processing, excluding crude
      to revision 4  months  after original publication.                            foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and
  3/  Not seasonally adjusted.                                                      animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."
  4/  Includes crude petroleum.                                                 9/  Percent of total crude materials.
  5/  Excludes crude petroleum.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Nov. 1994 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |July   |Oct.   |Nov.   | Nov.  | Oct.  |Aug. to|Sept.to|Oct. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  Sept.|  Oct. |  Nov.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 126.0   125.8   126.1     1.3    0.2     -0.5    -0.5     0.5
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 123.8   123.4   123.8     1.2     .3      -.6     -.4      .6
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 126.2   126.1   126.8      .2     .6      -.2     -.2      .2
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons.............................|  84.5    74.9    71.2   -22.1   -4.9      3.8    -9.2    -3.8
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables............................| 120.3   117.5   133.3   -13.2   13.4      6.6    10.3    -8.1
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............|  73.7    74.4    85.0    -4.0   14.2      -.2    -8.6    14.2
02-11      |   Bakery products.....................................| 160.4   160.9   161.6     2.3     .4       .1     0        .7
02-13      |   Milled rice.........................................| 106.6   100.9    99.7   -29.0   -1.2      4.4    -5.6    -3.1
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 132.3   128.5   127.4     6.8    -.9     -4.1     4.9     -.9
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................|  96.7    99.9   102.8    -4.1    2.9      -.7    -2.2     2.5
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................| 102.6    94.0    90.1   -14.2   -4.1     -2.6    -3.4     -.1
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 116.0   113.0   107.1    -4.0   -5.2       .6     1.0    -1.1
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................| 109.3   112.5   108.9     3.5   -3.2       .6      .7    -1.7
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 159.1   161.3   165.5     7.5    2.6      -.5    -5.2     2.2
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 117.1   118.2   119.5     -.7    1.1      -.3     -.9      .8
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 121.9   120.5   120.0     -.2    -.4     -1.1     0       -.6
02-55      |   Confectionery end products..........................| 158.0   157.6   156.9     -.8    -.4      -.1      .1     -.6
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 126.7   126.8   126.7     1.1    -.1       .1      .4     0
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee......................................| 153.2   151.4   152.1    50.7     .5    -10.3     1.3      .6
02-76      |   Shortening and cooking oils.........................| 132.5   136.9   141.6    12.5    3.4      4.4     1.5     4.0
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 122.5   122.0   122.3     1.7     .2      -.7     -.6      .7
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 124.2   124.5   124.3    -1.1    -.2       .7      .3     -.2
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel.....................................| 119.9   120.0   119.4     -.4    -.5      -.4      .4     -.3
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 128.6   128.8   128.8      .9    0        0        .2     0
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel............| 121.0   119.1   118.3    -1.8    -.7      0       -.4    -1.0
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 117.0   117.7   118.2     1.0     .4      -.1      .3      .4
04-3       |   Footwear............................................| 135.3   136.0   135.9      .7    -.1       .5      .4      .1
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 113.4   110.3   109.5     2.1    -.7      -.8     1.7     2.0
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 107.7   106.7   106.7    -2.6    0        -.9    -1.2     -.1
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  66.5    62.1    64.4     6.6    3.7     -7.5    -5.8     4.5
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  56.6    56.9    57.5    -3.4    1.1     -7.3    -6.0     -.9
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 249.2   249.6   251.5     3.1     .8       .9    -1.0     1.4
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 184.0   184.4   184.8     1.8     .2       .6      .8      .5
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 121.4   121.6   121.3     -.7    -.2       .1      .1     -.2
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations.............| 127.1   129.5   127.7    -1.0   -1.4     -2.3     1.4    -1.5
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc............................|  98.9    98.4    99.3      .9     .9       .7     0        .5
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products.................| 132.4   133.3   132.9     -.8    -.3       .4      .9     -.2
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation...............................| 176.2   176.5   176.6     2.6     .1       .1     -.2      .2
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 172.0   172.0   172.1     4.8     .1      -.1      .4      .5
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 174.0   177.0   178.9     4.9    1.1      1.1      .3     1.1
12-1       |   Household furniture.................................| 138.1   138.9   139.1     2.0     .1       .2      .1      .1
12-3       |   Floor coverings.....................................| 121.9   121.2   121.8      .3     .5      -.3      .2      .5
12-4       |   Household appliances................................| 112.9   112.9   112.8     -.2    -.1      0       0       -.1
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment...........................|  80.0    80.0    79.9    -1.1    -.1      0        .3     -.1
12-62      |   Household glassware.................................| 150.0   150.3   150.3     5.3    0         .3     4.4      .1
12-64      |   Household flatware..................................| 135.7   136.9   136.9     4.5    0         .1     1.2     0
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors................| 128.4   129.0   129.1     1.7     .1       .1      .5      .3
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 134.1   135.9   135.7     2.3    -.1     -1.1    -2.6     1.0
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 122.6   121.8   122.6      .8     .7      -.1     -.5      .7
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods.........................| 120.1   120.3   120.3      .8    0         .1     -.1      .5
15-2       |   Tobacco products....................................| 224.7   223.7   224.2     5.0     .2      2.0      .6     -.4
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 137.2   139.8   141.0     7.9     .9       .6     -.4      .9
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 127.3   127.7   127.5      .3    -.2       .3     -.2     -.2
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 134.4   134.4   134.4     1.1    0        0       0       0
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 134.2   134.8   134.8     1.7    0         .1    -1.0      .1
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment................| 136.7   137.4   137.6     2.0     .1       .3      .6     -.1
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 133.6   133.6   134.0     1.6     .3       .4      .1      .2
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools.........................| 143.1   143.7   144.5     2.0     .6       .8     -.2      .6
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools.........................| 142.2   143.1   143.7     3.4     .4       .1      .8      .5
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 131.6   131.9   132.0     1.6     .1       .2      .4      .1
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 135.3   135.5   135.5     1.7    0        -.4     0        .2
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 122.4   122.8   123.2     1.6     .3       .1      .3      .3
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............|  58.0    57.4    55.8    -7.2   -2.8      0       -.5    -2.8
11-62      |   Textile machinery...................................| 144.7   145.2   145.2      .7    0         .3      .1      .1
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 147.6   147.7   147.8     1.5     .1       .1     0        .1
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 131.0   131.8   131.8     1.5    0         .2     0       0
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators...................| 125.3   127.1   126.6     1.9    -.4       .7      .4     -.2
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 111.1   110.6   111.1     1.4     .5      -.4     0        .5
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 112.2   112.0   112.1    -1.5     .1      0       -.2      .1
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 110.6   112.0   111.9     2.7    -.1      -.2      .9     -.1
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment......................| 130.5   132.3   133.1     1.9     .6       .3      .9      .3
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 110.9   111.1   111.1     -.2    0         .5      .1     0
12-2       |   Commercial furniture................................| 145.6   144.3   145.2     3.0     .6      -.6     -.2      .4
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 157.3   160.5   158.1     2.5   -1.5       .3    -3.5     -.9
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks..................................| 139.2   139.6   139.1     2.6    -.4      1.5    -5.4     -.2
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 120.5   124.4   126.0     5.1    1.3      3.1      .1     1.3
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100) 2/................| 135.3   136.5   136.6     2.2     .1       .4      .7      .1
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 131.3   131.3   131.3     1.5    0        0       0       0
14-4       |   Railroad equipment..................................| 129.1   130.2   130.2     3.6    0         .1      .6      .1
           |                                                       |
           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 118.7   120.0   120.9     3.9     .8       .3      .3     1.1
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 113.4   112.1   112.2    -2.2     .1       .4    -1.0      .3
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour...............................................| 102.9   114.8   113.1     2.4   -1.5      9.6     2.1    -1.5
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 118.2   118.7   119.3      .8     .5      -.5      .3      .5
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................| 118.6   107.5   106.9     1.1    -.6      -.8    -3.3      .2
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils................................| 123.7   129.7   141.3    20.2    8.9     11.5      .8     7.7
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds...............................| 112.1   107.3   104.7    -7.6   -2.4     -1.6     -.4    -2.6
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 119.0   120.4   121.3     4.1     .7       .3      .4     1.1
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03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 104.6   104.1   103.5     -.7    -.6      -.7     -.2     -.6
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads.........................| 109.1   109.3   109.9     2.4     .5      0        .9      .3
03-3       |   Gray fabrics........................................| 116.3   116.9   117.1      .1     .2       .7     -.5      .4
03-4       |   Finished fabrics....................................| 119.1   119.3   119.8      .4     .4       .3     0        .3
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products.........................| 116.8   117.2   117.2     1.3    0         .3     -.3     -.3
04-2       |   Leather.............................................| 180.7   187.4   189.7    12.3    1.2      2.1     1.6     1.3
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas.............................|  58.4    59.4    61.9     4.0    4.2     -6.8    -7.1     4.8
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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 |                                                       |                       |Nov. 1994 from:|
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           |                                                       |July   |Oct.   |Nov.   | Nov.  | Oct.  |Aug. to|Sept.to|Oct. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  Sept.|  Oct. |  Nov.
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 135.8   128.9   126.0     1.4   -2.2      0.3     0.5     2.0
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 134.5   129.5   127.0      .6   -1.9       .3     -.2     1.9
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 100.4    99.2   101.7    -4.0    2.5      -.7     -.3     2.5
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........|  97.2    94.1    96.4    -7.3    2.4     -2.6    -1.2     2.4
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/|  83.9    86.7    98.7     5.2   13.8      1.6     -.6    13.8
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  54.5    55.9    58.2    -5.1    4.1     -5.2    -2.9     2.3
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  56.4    58.4    61.1    -3.0    4.6     -4.5    -4.0     5.1
05-74      |   Residual fuel.......................................|  51.3    48.2    48.4     3.6     .4     -9.1    -8.5    -1.8
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals................................| 112.9   121.9   122.6    11.0     .6      2.7     1.7     -.1
06-21      |   Prepared paint 2/...................................| 135.3   135.8   135.9     1.5     .1       .4      .1      .1
06-22      |   Paint materials.....................................| 131.9   133.5   134.1     2.4     .4       .2     -.2     -.4
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 125.5   125.6   126.3     4.0     .6       .5     0        .6
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 106.6   118.5   122.2    35.6    3.1      4.6     1.5      .7
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 107.0   106.7   107.0     8.1     .3      0        .5      .3
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 112.6   118.4   121.5    11.8    2.6      1.9     -.4      .8
06-52-02   |   Phosphates..........................................|  97.2    99.5    99.1    18.3    -.4      3.0     2.8     -.3
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals........................| 140.4   142.8   142.8     4.8    0        1.1     1.5     -.2
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials........................| 119.6   130.4   133.0    14.5    2.0      3.7     2.4     1.6
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber....................................| 108.5   114.6   115.4     8.4     .7      1.5     2.5      .3
07-21      |   Plastic construction products.......................| 121.9   127.1   128.2     7.8     .9      1.7     1.5     1.0
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 121.1   125.4   128.3     6.5    2.3      1.2     1.5     2.3
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 113.2   113.6   113.8     -.1     .2       .1      .2      .2
08-11      |   Softwood lumber.....................................| 192.6   189.4   192.4    -3.3    1.6       .7      .9     2.1
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber.....................................| 168.8   168.8   168.5     1.3    -.2      -.3     0       -.4
08-2       |   Millwork............................................| 161.5   162.5   163.2     2.1     .4       .4     1.0     1.0
08-3       |   Plywood.............................................| 153.7   164.3   172.5    14.4    5.0      2.0     3.1     6.1
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 113.5   136.2   134.8    36.4   -1.0      1.6     9.8    -1.0
09-13      |   Paper...............................................| 123.5   130.8   133.6     7.9    2.1      2.4     2.0     2.1
09-14      |   Paperboard..........................................| 137.8   151.4   156.5    20.2    3.4      1.0     3.1     3.7
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers..........................| 134.2   142.9   145.5    12.5    1.8      2.0     2.1     1.5
09-2       |   Building paper and board............................| 143.2   147.2   150.1    11.1    2.0      1.1      .3     3.0
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100).................| 136.3   137.6   138.0     2.1     .3       .1      .8      .1
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 123.9   124.6   124.5     2.2    -.1      0        .4     0
10-17      |   Steel mill products.................................| 113.4   115.1   115.6     4.5     .4       .4      .3      .4
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals...........................| 117.3   128.6   136.1    47.3    5.8       .5     5.7     6.7
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 127.7   131.1   135.5    13.3    3.4       .5     1.5     3.4
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes........................| 171.5   177.8   189.4    35.2    6.5      5.3     1.7     8.5
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable...........................| 139.6   144.0   147.4    12.3    2.4      2.4      .3     3.0
10-3       |   Metal containers....................................| 106.9   108.3   108.6    -2.2     .3      0       -.3      .1
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 137.6   138.1   138.5     1.9     .3       .1     -.1      .5
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 159.7   160.7   161.3     2.8     .4       .7      .2      .6
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 142.6   142.8   143.1     1.7     .2       .3     -.3      .2
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 127.4   129.1   130.3     4.7     .9       .6      .5      .9
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 122.3   122.8   123.4     2.4     .5       .2      .2      .5
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products..........................| 122.7   123.1   123.7     1.6     .5       .2      .2      .5
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment 2/..........| 140.3   140.7   140.8     2.5     .1      0        .2      .1
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 127.1   127.0   127.3      .7     .2      0        .2      .2
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 140.7   140.6   142.3     3.2    1.2       .1      .1     1.3
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings............................| 145.6   146.4   146.9     2.9     .3       .5      .3      .5
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 141.5   142.5   143.4     3.1     .6       .6      .1      .6
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 140.3   140.8   140.9     1.4     .1       .1     -.4      .1
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 136.4   136.8   137.2     1.9     .3      -.1     -.3      .1
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories...............| 117.4   115.8   115.6    -1.7    -.2      -.7      .1     -.1
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 132.7   133.6   133.4     2.1    -.1       .1      .3      .1
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 129.8   130.5   130.6     1.8     .1       .1      .5      .1
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 111.3   112.0   113.8     6.1    1.6     -1.6     1.4     1.6
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 120.4   122.0   122.2     7.1     .2       .2      .3      .6
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 124.7   125.5   126.3     3.8     .6       .3      .2      .6
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings..........................|  95.2    95.5    95.7      .1     .2      -.9     -.7     0
13-7       |   Gypsum products.....................................| 139.8   149.0   146.2    28.0   -1.9      1.1     3.1    -2.0
13-8       |   Glass containers....................................| 127.9   128.2   128.2     1.3    0         .2      .2      .1
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts.................................| 114.5   114.3   114.3      .5    0         .1      .1      .1
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100) 2/..| 130.4   130.6   131.1     2.7     .4       .4     0        .4
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 134.3   134.0   134.3     1.7     .2       .2      .6      .2
15-42      |   Photographic supplies...............................| 124.2   123.4   123.7    -1.3     .2     -2.6     -.2      .1
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 140.7   140.6   140.8     2.0     .1      0        .1      .4
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 102.2    98.6    99.4    -2.7     .8     -1.6     -.6     1.0
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 103.6    98.8   100.2    -9.1    1.4       .2    -2.0     1.5
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat...............................................|  93.0   111.6   109.1      .4   -2.2     16.3     1.8    -4.2
01-22-02-05|   Corn................................................|  93.7    82.1    82.9   -19.7    1.0      1.4    -5.4      .1
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle....................................| 101.7    98.1   102.8    -5.8    4.8     -2.1    -3.1     6.5
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  70.0    55.1    45.1   -38.1  -18.1     -9.9    -9.3   -10.1
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 136.7   123.2   108.1   -15.6  -12.3      5.6     5.2   -10.3
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 119.3   137.1   139.8     9.0    2.0      4.2      .6     5.3
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................|  90.9    95.7    93.9    -4.9   -1.9      1.7      .5    -1.7
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans............................................| 105.8    88.5    94.2   -11.9    6.4     -1.8    -3.2     5.4
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw......................................| 118.1   113.2   113.2    -1.2    0        -.8    -1.0     -.3
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................|  97.3    94.7    95.1     2.0     .4     -2.8      .4      .7
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 114.8   111.4   120.8    35.3    8.4      2.8    -9.1     8.4
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco........................................|  87.2   104.8   106.1      .6    1.2      4.9     2.0     1.4
04-11      |   Cattle hides........................................| 202.3   229.8   228.2    25.7    -.7      2.4     9.7    -1.6
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  95.6    97.4    99.6      .1    2.3      0        .9     2.3
05-31      |   Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................|  73.9    72.2    69.6   -18.3   -3.6     -1.6    -2.8    -3.6
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  56.2    49.4    49.1     6.7    -.6    -11.1     2.5     -.6
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 215.5   213.0   213.5    -1.0     .2      -.4     -.4      .2
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 282.1   249.2   267.4   148.5    7.3     -4.7    -4.5     7.3
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  82.6    82.6    83.7     1.3    1.3      0       0       1.3
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap................................| 176.5   190.1   194.4     -.8    2.3      1.5     1.8     4.9
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............|  85.6    89.9    92.3    45.1    2.7      4.2     1.2     2.7
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap...................................| 163.2   164.9   175.2    52.1    6.2      3.1     2.7     7.2
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 177.0   193.3   217.1    81.2   12.3      3.6    13.1    15.5
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 138.1   138.6   138.2     2.1    -.3      0        .5     -.2
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/  Data for July 1994      have been revised to reflect                             2/  Not seasonally adjusted.
    the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.                 3/  Not available.
    All data 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                    | July 1994 | Oct. 1994 | Nov. 1994 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   353.5   |   353.0   |   353.8   |
         | All commodities................................|   120.7   |   120.9   |   121.5   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   117.5   |   115.9   |   116.8   |
01       |   Farm products................................|   102.8   |    98.7   |   101.2   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   124.9   |   124.5   |   124.6   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   121.2   |   121.8   |   122.4   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   118.4   |   118.6   |   118.6   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   148.7   |   153.4   |   153.7   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    80.6   |    77.7   |    77.9   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   131.2   |   136.4   |   137.2   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   117.1   |   119.2   |   120.5   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   177.4   |   177.8   |   179.7   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   152.0   |   155.9   |   157.5   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   124.7   |   127.2   |   129.2   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   125.3   |   125.2   |   125.4   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   126.4   |   126.3   |   126.6   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   124.5   |   125.3   |   125.7   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   137.2   |   138.4   |   138.2   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   141.8   |   141.7   |   142.1   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   132.5   |   134.2   |   134.9   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|   100.3   |    99.3   |   115.4   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|    96.4   |    91.1   |    91.2   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|    94.3   |    88.1   |    89.6   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   131.0   |   125.0   |   114.4   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|   114.5   |   111.1   |   120.4   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|    89.3   |    89.2   |   100.5   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   130.0   |   117.2   |   122.5   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|   117.2   |    99.0   |   105.3   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   130.1   |   156.3   |   158.2   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   150.0   |   151.1   |   151.2   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   110.1   |   109.3   |   108.9   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   116.6   |   114.9   |   111.0   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   134.7   |   131.6   |   131.3   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   129.9   |   129.9   |   129.9   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   147.6   |   146.1   |   146.7   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   128.5   |   135.4   |   142.6   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   123.6   |   123.7   |   123.4   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   136.4   |   137.7   |   137.9   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    69.1   |    68.1   |    66.7   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   133.9   |   129.0   |   127.1   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    62.0   |    60.0   |    61.9   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   206.0   |   206.1   |   207.3   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   120.5   |   123.5   |   124.1   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   126.6   |   128.5   |   128.4   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   112.0   |   112.9   |   113.6   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   108.1   |   114.0   |   114.8   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   128.6   |   129.2   |   129.6   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   122.6   |   125.4   |   127.0   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   184.4   |   182.0   |   184.2   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   132.3   |   139.2   |   141.8   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   135.2   |   140.4   |   142.4   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   120.4   |   122.9   |   123.7   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   128.1   |   134.0   |   139.9   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   128.5   |   132.1   |   137.1   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   136.7   |   137.1   |   137.3   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   134.9   |   135.5   |   135.8   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   146.4   |   146.6   |   146.8   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   123.8   |   123.3   |   123.5   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   124.5   |   125.6   |   125.6   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   141.1   |   141.8   |   141.9   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   129.2   |   130.1   |   130.0   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   131.5   |   132.8   |   132.4   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   127.4   |   126.7   |   127.4   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   116.4   |   115.0   |   115.8   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   127.7   |   127.9   |   128.3   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
 
1/  Data for  July 1994 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
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                  |                                              |     |                       |    Unadjusted
                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  percent change
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Nov._1994_from:__
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |July   |Oct.   |Nov.   |  Nov.  |  Oct.
                  |                                              |     |1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993  |  1994
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  74.3    72.0    71.4    -4.5    -0.8
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84|  84.9    88.4    91.3    37.3     3.3
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  92.1    94.0    96.4     2.4     2.6
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  72.4    68.6    67.2    -9.2    -2.0
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 120.5   120.8   120.6     1.3     -.2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 120.9   121.4   121.9     2.2      .4
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 119.7   119.6   119.6      .2     0
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 187.7   187.4   187.8     5.1      .2
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 113.6   114.0   114.3      .5      .3
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 119.8   119.9   119.8      .3     -.1
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 152.7   153.9   155.9     3.0     1.3
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 130.2   130.4   130.8     3.2      .3
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 122.1   128.0   130.0     8.4     1.6
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 149.4   150.4   151.1     3.1      .5
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 129.2   133.5   134.3     5.5      .6
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  78.0    76.2    78.3     3.2     2.8
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 116.7   118.4   119.7     3.5     1.1
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 130.3   131.8   132.1     2.3      .2
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 120.1   120.9   121.3     4.1      .3
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 117.0   119.6   121.5     8.7     1.6
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 120.3   121.1   121.8     2.4      .6
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.6   117.7   117.7      .9     0
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 112.8   112.5   112.7      .4      .2
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 130.1   131.6   131.3     2.3     -.2
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 122.3   122.3   122.6     1.2      .2
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 123.5   123.6   124.0     1.6      .3
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 102.1   102.3   102.5     2.4      .2
       43         | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 119.8   119.8   119.8     0       0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92|  99.5   102.9   101.8     2.2    -1.1
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 109.0   108.7   109.2      .6      .5
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 102.3   103.7   106.4    10.0     2.6
                  |                                              |     |
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|____________________________________________
01/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes shown in table 5.
   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 shown in table 6.
2/ Data for July 1994 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
   All data are subject to revision four months after original publication.  Data are not seasonally adjusted.
3/ Not available.