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                  Producer Price Indexes -- January 2005

     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.3 percent in
January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  This increase followed a 0.3-percent
decline in December and a 0.7-percent rise in November.  At the earlier
stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate
goods moved up 0.4 percent in January, after inching down 0.1 percent in
December.  The crude goods index fell 2.0 percent, following a 3.0-percent
drop in December.  (See table A.)

Table A.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-processing price
indexes, seasonally adjusted
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|        |                                                         |         |         |
|        |                   Finished goods                        |         |         |
|        |                                                         |         |         |
|        |---------------------------------------------------------|         |         |
|        |          |          |          |         |  Change in   |         |         |
|        |          |          |          | Except  |finished goods| Inter-  |         |
|        |          |          |          |foods and|from 12 months| mediate |  Crude  |
| Month  |  Total   |  Foods   |  Energy  | energy  |  ago(unadj.) | goods   |  goods  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 2004                                                    
   Jan.      0.3       -1.5         2.6       0.3          3.3         0.7       4.6
   Feb.      -.1         .1         -.4       -.1          2.1          .9        .9
   Mar.       .5        1.4          .3        .3          1.5          .7       1.7
   Apr.       .7        1.3         1.8        .3          3.7         1.4       1.7
   May        .6        1.4         1.4        .1          4.9         1.0       3.3
   June      -.1        -.4         -.8        .3          4.0          .4        .8
   July       .1       -1.5         2.5       -.1          3.8          .6        .1
   Aug.       .1        -.2          .3        .3          3.3         1.0       -.3
   Sept.      .3         .5         -.2        .3          3.3          .3      -4.5
   Oct.      1.3        1.2         5.6        .3          4.4          .8       3.8
   Nov.       .7         .4         2.8        .2          5.0          .9       8.4
   Dec.      -.3         .1        -2.5        .2          4.1         -.1      -3.0
                                                                              
 2005                                                                          
   Jan.       .3        -.2        -1.0        .8          4.2          .4      -2.0
NOTE:  Some of the percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may 
differ from those previously reported because seasonal adjustment factors have been
recalculated to reflect developments during 2004.  In addition, indexes for September 
2004 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.  
All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.

                                    -2-

     Among finished goods in January, prices for finished goods other than
foods and energy climbed 0.8 percent, compared with a 0.2-percent gain in
December.  The index for finished energy goods decreased at a slower rate
in January than it did in December.  By contrast, prices for finished
consumer foods turned down in January, after edging up in December.

     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods advanced 0.7 percent in January to 151.5 (1982=100).  From January
2004 to January 2005, finished goods prices increased 4.2 percent.  During
the same period, the finished energy goods index jumped 9.8 percent, prices
for finished goods other than foods and energy rose 2.7 percent, and the
index for finished consumer foods went up 4.1 percent.  At the earlier
stages of processing, prices for intermediate goods moved up 8.7 percent
during the 12 months ended January 2005, while the crude goods index gained
10.8 percent.

Table B.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for 
intermediate goods and crude goods, seasonally adjusted
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|      |                                     |                                     |
|      |       Intermediate goods            |       Crude goods                   |
|      |                                     |                                     |
|      |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      |       |        |         |Change in |       |         |         | Change  |
|      |       |        |         | interme- |       |         |         |in crude |
|      |       |        |         |  diate   |       |         |         | goods   |
|      |       |        |         |goods from|       |         |         | from 12 |
|      |       |        | Except  |12 months |       |         | Except  | months  |
|      |       |        |foods and|   ago    |       | Energy  |foods and|  ago    |
|Month | Foods | Energy | energy  | (unadj.) | Foods | (unadj.)| energy  |(unadj.) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 2004                                                           
  Jan.    -1.3      2.2      0.6        3.9    -5.8     15.3       3.9       16.1
  Feb.      .9       .3       .9        2.8     3.4     -2.8       4.4       12.0
  Mar.     2.4      -.2       .8        1.5     7.3     -3.7       2.6         .5
  Apr.     4.3      1.5      1.2        5.4     2.6      3.8      -3.8       21.6
  May      2.7      1.5       .8        7.2     2.3      8.4      -4.6       23.6
  June    -2.0      1.0       .3        7.0    -2.7      4.6       -.4       19.4
  July    -1.8      1.8       .5        7.3    -3.8     -1.2      10.9       22.5
  Aug.    -4.1      2.3      1.0        8.0    -5.0      2.2       2.5       23.5
  Sept.   -1.1     -1.1       .8        8.4    -1.4     -8.4      -1.3       14.6
  Oct.    -2.4      3.9       .3        9.0    -1.7      7.7       4.9       15.7
  Nov.       0      3.0       .4        9.8     1.2     17.0       2.2       25.5
  Dec.      .8     -2.2       .5        9.1     2.6     -7.3      -1.3       18.0
                                                                        
 2005                                                                  
  Jan.      .9     -1.3       .8        8.7     1.9     -4.5      -2.5       10.8
NOTE:  Some of the percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may 
differ from those previously reported because seasonal adjustment factors have 
been recalculated to reflect developments during 2004.  In addition, indexes for 
September 2004 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections 
by respondents.  All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original
publication.

                                    -3-

Finished goods

     Prices for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy climbed
0.9 percent in January, after inching up 0.1 percent in December.  The
cigarettes index rose 3.4 percent in January, compared with a 0.1-percent
increase a month earlier.  Prices for light motor trucks and pharmaceutical
preparations also went up faster than they did in December.  The indexes
for alcoholic beverages, passenger cars, and sporting and athletic goods
turned up in January, following declines in the preceding month.  Prices
for women's, girls', and infants' apparel, as well as household furniture,
advanced after showing no change in the previous month.  Alternatively, the
index for cosmetics and other toilet preparations decreased 0.2 percent in
January, following a 0.5-percent gain in December.  Prices for platinum and
karat gold jewelry also turned down, while the pet food index fell, after
remaining unchanged in December.  (See table 2.)

     The finished energy goods index moved down 1.0 percent in January,
following a 2.5-percent decline in December.  In January, falling prices
for gasoline, residential natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas
outweighed increasing prices for residential electric power and home
heating oil.

     The capital equipment index advanced 0.6 percent in January, after
posting a 0.2-percent gain in the preceding month.  Prices for
communication and related equipment turned up 0.5 percent, following a 0.9-
percent decrease in December.  The indexes for passenger cars and truck
trailers also increased, after falling a month earlier.  Prices for heavy
motor trucks, light motor trucks, and printed circuit board manufacturing
machinery moved up more in January than they did in December.  The index
for construction machinery and equipment rose 0.9 percent, following no
change in December, while prices for integrating and measuring instruments
were unchanged in January, after declining in the prior month.  By
contrast, the index for electronic computers dropped 6.1 percent, compared
with a 0.4-percent dip in December.  Price increases slowed from December
to January for railroad equipment, while the indexes for transformers and
power regulators, x-ray and electromedical equipment, and metal cutting
machine tools turned down.

     Prices for finished consumer foods went down 0.2 percent in January,
after edging up 0.1 percent in the previous month.  The eggs for fresh use
index fell 23.5 percent, following a 22.9-percent upsurge in December.
Prices for fresh fruits and melons, soft drinks, and processed young
chickens also moved down, after rising a month earlier.  The indexes for
beef and veal and dairy products advanced less in January than they did in
December.  By contrast, price decreases for fresh and dry vegetables slowed
from 26.4 percent in December to 12.0 percent in January.  The roasted
coffee index jumped 10.8 percent, following no change in the prior month.
Prices for confectionery end products and processed turkeys increased more
in January than they did in December.

Intermediate goods

     The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and
Components increased 0.4 percent in January, after inching down 0.1 percent
in the previous month.  Prices for materials for durable manufacturing,
materials and components for construction, materials for nondurable
manufacturing, and intermediate foods and feeds rose in January, while the
intermediate energy goods index declined in January.  Excluding foods and
energy prices, the index for intermediate goods advanced 0.8 percent,
following a 0.5-percent gain in December.  (See table B.)

                                    -4-

     Prices for materials for durable manufacturing increased 1.8 percent
in January, compared with a 1.1-percent rise in the preceding month.  The
aluminum mill shapes index advanced 4.0 percent, following a 2.1-percent
gain in the previous month. The indexes for cold rolled steel sheet and
strip, cement, and prepared paint also increased more than they did in
December.  Prices for adhesives and sealants and hardwood lumber turned up,
after falling a month earlier.  Alternatively, the hot rolled steel bars,
plates, and structural shapes index declined 0.5 percent in January, after
moving up 2.1 percent in the previous month.  Prices for plywood, copper
cathode and refined copper, copper and brass mill shapes, and cold finished
steel bars rose less than they did in December, while the semifinished
steel mill products index decreased in January, after showing no change in
the prior month.  (See table 2.)
     
     Subsequent to a 0.5-percent rise in December, prices for materials and
components for construction went up 1.0 percent in January.  The concrete
products index advanced 2.2 percent in January, following a 0.6-percent
gain in the preceding month.  Prices for fabricated structural metal
products, softwood lumber, heating equipment, and paving mixtures and
blocks also increased more than they did in December, while the indexes for
plastic construction products and treated wood turned up in January.  By
contrast, prices for asphalt felts and coatings turned down 3.5 percent in
January, after posting a 1.5-percent gain in the previous month.  The
indexes for millwork and metal valves (except fluid power) also declined,
following increases a month earlier.  Prices for plywood, steel mill
products, and nonferrous wire and cable rose less than they did in the
December.
     
     The rate of increase in the index for materials for nondurable
manufacturing slowed from 1.2 percent in December to 0.6 percent in
January.  Plastic resins and materials prices rose 2.3 percent, after
increasing 4.5 percent in December.  The indexes for intermediate basic
organic chemicals, paper, fertilizer materials, paint materials, and
medicinal and botanical chemicals turned down in January.  Alternatively,
the fats and oils (inedible) index jumped 12.5 percent in January,
following a 1.2-percent decline in the preceding month.  Prices for gray
fabrics, finished fabrics, and paperboard also turned up, after decreasing
a month earlier.  The index for primary basic organic chemicals fell less
than it did in December, and prices for basic inorganic chemicals rose more
in January than they did in the prior month.
     
     The intermediate foods and feeds index advanced 0.9 percent in
January, after increasing 0.8 percent in the previous month.  In January,
rising prices for prepared animal feeds, fluid milk products, beef and
veal, dry milk products, refined sugar and byproducts, and liquid beverage
bases (used for soft drinks) outweighed falling prices for natural,
processed, and imitation cheese; shortening and cooking oils; processed
young chickens, and liquid milk products.
     
     The rate of decrease in the intermediate energy goods index slowed
from 2.2 percent in December to 1.3 percent in January.  Prices for jet
fuels fell 1.9 percent in January, compared with a 21.9-percent drop in the
preceding month.  The indexes for gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas also
fell less in January than they did in December.  Prices for diesel fuel and
home heating oil turned up in January, while the industrial electric power
index increased at a quicker pace than it did a month earlier.  By
contrast, industrial natural gas prices moved down 4.5 percent in January,
after posting a 1.9-percent gain in the prior month.  The commercial
natural gas index declined, following no change in December, and prices for
natural gas to electric utilities fell more than they did in the preceding
month.
     
Crude goods

     The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
declined 2.0 percent in January, following a 3.0-percent fall in December.
Prices for crude energy materials decreased less in January than they did
in December.  By contrast, the index for basic industrial materials fell at
a faster pace in January than it did in the prior month, and the crude
foodstuffs and feedstuffs index posted a smaller increase in January than
it did in December.  (See table B.)

                                    -5-

     The crude energy materials index decreased 4.5 percent in January,
after declining 7.3 percent in December.  Natural gas prices dropped 12.3
percent in January, while coal prices inched up 0.2 percent.  By contrast,
crude petroleum prices climbed 10.4 percent in January.  (See table 2.)

     Prices for basic industrial materials decreased 2.5 percent in
January, after falling 1.3 percent in December.  In January, declining
prices for iron and steel scrap, gold ores, leaf tobacco, aluminum base
scrap, and copper ores outweighed rising prices for construction sand,
gravel, and crushed stone; iron ore; raw cotton; and softwood logs, bolts,
and timber.

     The crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index gained 1.9 percent in
January, following a 2.6-percent advance in December.  A 6.5-percent
increase in prices for slaughter cattle led the increase in the crude
foodstuffs and feedstuffs index in January.  Rising prices for slaughter
broilers and fryers, corn, wheat, and raw cane sugar and byproducts also
were registered in January.  By contrast, the indexes for fluid milk,
slaughter hogs, fresh and dry vegetables, fresh fruits and melons, and
soybeans declined in January.
     
Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and services industries

Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Mining
Industries declined 3.6 percent in January, following a 5.8-percent drop in
the prior month.  (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.)
Prices received by the natural gas liquid extraction industry fell 7.4
percent in January, compared with a 12.7-percent decline in December.  The
crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry index also decreased
less in January, while prices received by the industries for bituminous
coal underground mining and for crushed and broken limestone mining and
quarrying rose more than they did in the preceding month.  Alternatively,
the industry index for copper ore and nickel ore mining slipped 0.6
percent, compared with a 15.6-percent increase in December.  Prices
received by the industries for gold ore mining, bituminous coal and lignite
surface mining, and for potash, soda, and borate mineral mining also turned
down, after rising a month earlier.  The index for the oil and gas well
drilling industry increased less than it did in December.  In January, the
Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total Mining Industries was
163.8 (December 1984=100), 13.3 percent above its year-ago level.
     
Manufacturing.  The Producer Price Index for the Net Output of Total
Manufacturing Industries increased 1.0 percent in January, following a 0.9-
percent decrease in the previous month.  Prices received by manufacturers
of petroleum and coal products turned up 3.4 percent, after falling 13.0
percent in December.  The industry group indexes for transportation
equipment, beverages and tobacco, chemicals, machinery, fabricated metal
products, nonmetallic mineral products, and primary metals rose more in
January than they did in the preceding month.  By contrast, prices received
by food manufacturers increased 0.6 percent in January, following a 0.8-
percent gain in December.  The industry group indexes for wood product
manufacturing and paper manufacturing also rose less than they did in the
prior month.  In January, the Producer Price Index for the Net Output of
Total Manufacturing Industries was 146.2 (December 1984=100), 5.3 percent
above its year-ago level.

Services.  Among services industries in January, prices received by
commercial bankers advanced 4.9 percent, after edging down 0.2 percent in
the preceding month.  The industry indexes for offices of lawyers, hotels
(except casino hotels) and motels, investment banking and securities
dealing, and saving institutions also turned up, following declines in
December.  Prices for direct health and medical insurance carriers, offices
of real estate agents and brokers, and general medical and surgical
hospitals rose more quickly than they did in the previous month.  By
contrast, the industry index for scheduled freight air transportation
declined 3.2 percent in January, following a 3.4-percent increase a month
earlier.  Prices received by the industries for passenger car rental, radio
stations, cable networks, and residential property managers also turned
down, after moving up in December.

                                    -6-

                                   *****
Producer Price Index data for February 2005 are scheduled to be released on
Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).





                                     
               Recalculation of Seasonal Adjustment Factors

     Effective with this release, seasonal adjustment factors have been
recalculated to reflect price-movement patterns during 2004 for stage-of-
processing (SOP) and commodity-grouping indexes.  This routine annual
recalculation may affect previously published seasonally adjusted indexes
and percent changes for January 2000 through December 2004.  Revised
seasonally adjusted data for this period, as well as seasonal factors for
commodity indexes to be used through December 2005, were released February
16, 2005.  To request this information, contact the Division of Industrial
Prices and Price Indexes, Section of Index Analysis and Public Information
at ppi-info@bls.gov or (202) 691-7705.

     The table below provides monthly seasonally adjusted percent changes
for the three major SOP categories during 2004, based on former and
recalculated seasonal factors.  These percent changes include final price
data through August 2004 and may differ from values shown in tables A and B
of this release, which include final price data through September 2004.

Over-the-month percent changes in major stage-of-processing indexes,
seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated seasonal factors for
2004

               Finished Goods       Intermediate Goods        Crude Goods
Month       Former  Recalculated   Former  Recalculated   Former
Recalculated
January       0.6       0.3          0.9       0.7          4.1       4.6
February       .1       -.1          1.0        .9          1.5        .9
March          .6        .5           .8        .7          1.6       1.7
April          .7        .7          1.4       1.4          1.8       1.7
May            .6        .6          1.0       1.0          3.2       3.3
June          -.2       -.1           .5        .4           .7        .8
July            0        .1           .5        .6          -.4        .1
August          0        .1          1.1       1.0          -.1       -.3
September      .1        .2           .2        .4         -5.1      -4.9
October       1.7       1.4           .9        .8          4.3       4.2
November       .5        .7           .8        .9          8.7       8.4
December      -.7       -.3          -.3       -.1         -2.9      -3.0


                                    -7-
                                     
                                     
                         Resampling of Industries
                                     
     Effective with this release, the Producer Price Index (PPI) includes
data for 58 resampled and 3 newly introduced industries classified
according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
The Bureau of Labor Statistics periodically updates the sample of producers
providing data for the PPI to reflect current conditions more accurately
when the structure, membership, technology, or product mix of an industry
shifts.  The first results of this systematic process were published in
July 1986.  Subsequent efforts have been completed at 6-month intervals.

     For information on specific index additions, deletions, and recodes
that are effective with this semiannual update, see the upcoming issue of
the PPI Detailed Report for January 2005 or contact the Division of
Industrial Prices and Price Indexes, Section of Index Analysis and Public
Information at ppi-info@bls.gov or (202) 691-7705.

NAICS
Code                        Industry

113310            Logging
212113            Anthracite mining
212392            Phosphate rock
311119            Other animal food manufacturing
311211            Flour milling
311223            Other oilseed processing
311311            Sugarcane mills
311513            Cheese manufacturing
312221            Cigarettes
313210            Broadwoven fabric mills
315993            Men's and boys' neckwear manufacturing
316999            All other leather good manufacturing
322212            Folding paperboard boxes
322224            Uncoated paper and multiwall bag manufacturing
324121            Asphalt paving mixture and block manufacturing
324191            Petroleum lubricating oils and greases
325191            Gum and wood chemical manufacturing
325414            Biological products (except diagnostic) manufacturing
326191            Plastics plumbing fixture manufacturing
326220            Rubber and plastics hose and belting
326291            Rubber product manufacturing for mechanical use
327121            Brick and structural clay tile
327122            Ceramic wall and floor tile
327123            Structural clay products, not elsewhere classified
327124            Clay refractories
327125            Nonclay refractory manufacturing
327212            Other pressed and blown glass and glassware
327215            Glass products made of purchased glass
327410            Lime
327991            Cut stone and stone products
327992            Minerals and earths ground or otherwise treated
331111            Iron and steel mills
331210            Iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased
                  steel
331221            Rolled steel shape manufacturing
331222            Steel wire drawing
331315            Aluminum sheet, plate, and foil manufacturing
331316            Aluminum extruded products
332994            Small arms, 30 mm and under
333132            Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

                                    -8-

                    Resampling of Industries-Continued

333210            Sawmill and woodworking machinery manufacturing
333291            Paper industries machinery manufacturing
333292            Textile machinery
333991            Power-driven hand tool manufacturing
333994            Industrial process furnace and oven manufacturing
334111            Electronic computer manufacturing
334512            Automatic environmental control manufacturing
335110            Electric lamp bulb and part manufacturing
335122            Commercial electric lighting fixture manufacturing
335314            Relay and industrial control manufacturing
335932            Noncurrent-carrying wiring device manufacturing
336411            Aircraft manufacturing
336412            Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing
336611            Ship building and repairing
337122            Wood household furniture, except upholstered
337214            Nonwood office furniture
339995            Burial caskets
488320            Marine cargo handling
522110            Commercial banking*
522120            Savings institutions*
532412            Construction, mining, and forestry machinery and
                  equipment rental and leasing*
541110            Offices of lawyers

*  For further discussion of these newly introduced PPIs, see "New Producer
Price Indexes for Commercial Banking-NAICS 522110-and Savings
Institutions-NAICS 522120" and "New Producer Price Index for the
Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and
Leasing Industry" in the forthcoming January 2005 issue of the PPI Detailed
Report, or call the Section of Index Analysis and Public Information at
(202) 691-7705.
Technical Note

               Brief Explanation of Producer Prices Indexes

     The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 
is a family of indexes that measure the average change over time in 
the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.  PPIs
measure price change from the perspective of the seller.  This contrasts
with other measures, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI).  CPIs measure
price change from the purchaser's perspective.  Sellers' and purchasers'
prices can differ due to government subsidies, sales and excise taxes, and
distribution costs.

     More than 8,000 PPIs for individual products and groups of products
are released each month.  PPIs are available for the products of virtually
every industry in the mining and manufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy.
New PPIs are gradually being introduced for the products of industries in
the trade, finance, and services sectors of the economy.

     More than 100,000 price quotations per month are organized into three
sets of PPIs:  (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 organizes products by class of buyer and degree of
fabrication.  The commodity structure 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.
                                     
                        Stage-of-Processing Indexes
     
     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, as well as 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.
                                     
                             Commodity Indexes

     The commodity classification structure of the PPI organizes products
by similarity of end use or material composition, disregarding industry of
origin.  Fifteen major commodity groupings (2-digit commodity codes) make
up the All Commodities Index. Each major commodity grouping includes (in
descending order of aggregation) subgroups (3-digit), product classes (4-
digit), subproduct classes (6-digit), and individual items (8-digit).
Nearly all 8-digit commodities under the traditional commodity coding
system are now derived from corresponding industry-classified product
indexes.  In such instances, movements in the traditional commodity price
indexes and corresponding percent changes will be virtually identical to
their industry-based counterparts, even if their index levels differ.
                                     
                     Industry Net-Output Price Indexes
                                     
     PPIs for the net output of industries and their products are grouped
according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Prior to the release of January 2004, industry-based PPIs were published
according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.  Industry
price indexes are compatible with other economic time series organized by
industry, such as data on employment, wages, and productivity.  Table 5 of
the PPI Detailed Report includes data for NAICS industries and industry
groups (3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit codes); Census product classes (7- and 
8-digits), products (9-digits), and more detailed subproducts (11-digits); 
and, for some industries, indexes for other sources of revenue.

     Indexes may represent one of three kinds of product indexes.  Every
industry has primary product indexes to show changes in prices received by
establishments classified in the industry for products made primarily, but
not necessarily exclusively, by that industry.  The industry classification
of an establishment is determined by which products comprise a plurality of
its total shipment value.  In addition, most industries have secondary
product indexes that show changes in prices received by establishments
classified in the industry for products chiefly made in some other
industry.  Finally, some industries have miscellaneous receipts indexes to
show price changes in other sources of revenue received by establishments
within the industry that are not derived from sales of their products, for
example, resales of purchased materials, or revenues from parking lots
owned by a manufacturing plant.
                                     
                              Data Collection

     PPIs 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.  The BLS
strongly encourages cooperating companies to supply actual transaction
prices at the time of shipment to minimize the use of list prices.  Prices
submitted by survey respondents are effective on the Tuesday of the week
containing the 13th day of the month.  This survey is conducted primarily
through the mail.

     Price data are provided on a voluntary and confidential basis; only
sworn BLS employees are allowed access to individual company price reports.
BLS publishes price indexes instead of unit dollar prices.  All PPIs are
subject to revision 4 months after original publication to reflect the
availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

     BLS periodically updates the PPI sample of survey respondents to
better reflect current conditions when the structure, membership,
technology, or product mix of an industry shifts significantly and to
spread reporting burden among smaller firms.  Results of these resampling
efforts are incorporated into the PPI with the release of data for January
and July.

     As part of an ongoing effort to expand coverage to sectors of the
economy other than mining and manufacturing, an increasing number of
service sector industries have been introduced into the PPI.  The following
list of recently introduced industries includes the month and year in which
an article describing the industry's content appeared in the PPI Detailed
Report.

                                                                   PPI
                                                                   Detailed
                      Title                              Code      Report
                                                                   Issue
                                                         SIC             
Wireless Telecommunications..............................4812     July 1999
Telephone Communications, Except Radio Telephone.........4813     July 1995
Television Broadcasting..................................4833     July 2002
Grocery Stores...........................................5411     July 2000
Meat and Fish (Seafood) Markets..........................5421     July 2000
Fruit and Vegetable Markets..............................5431     July 2000
Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores.....................5441     July 2000
Retail Bakeries..........................................5461     July 2000
Miscellaneous Food Stores................................5499     July 2000
New Car Dealers..........................................5511     July 2000
Gasoline Service Stations................................5541     January 2002
Boat Dealers.............................................5551     January 2002
Recreational Vehicle Dealers.............................5561     January 2002
Miscellaneous Retail.....................................59       January 2001
Security Brokers, Dealers, and Investment Bankers........6211     January 2001
Investment Advice........................................6282     January 2003
Life Insurance Carriers..................................6311     January 1999
Property and Casualty Insurance..........................6331     July 1998
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages........................6412     January 2003
Operators and Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings........6512     January 1996
Real Estate Agents and Managers..........................6531     January 1996
Prepackaged Software.....................................7372     January 1998
Data Processing Services.................................7374     January 2002
Home Health Care Services................................8082     January 1997
Legal Services...........................................8111     January 1997
Engineering Design, Analysis, and Consulting Services....8711     January 1997
Architectural Design, Analysis, and Consulting Services..8712     January 1997
Premiums for Property and Casualty Insurance.............9331     July 1998
                                                         
                                                        NAICS            
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores....................442      January 2004
Electronics and Appliance Stores.........................443      January 2004
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies 
Dealers..................................................444      January 2004
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores.................448      January 2004
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores............451      January 2004
General Merchandise Stores...............................452      January 2004
Miscellaneous Store Retailers............................453      January 2004
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers.............524114   July 2004 

                                  Weights

     Weights for most traditional commodity groupings of the PPI, as well
as weights for commodity-based aggregate indexes calculated using
traditional commodity groupings, such as stage-of-processing indexes,
currently reflect 1997 values of shipments as reported in the Census of
Manufactures and other sources.  From January 1996 through December 2001,
PPI weights were derived from 1992 shipment values.  Industry indexes also
are now calculated with 1997 net output weights.  This periodic update of
the value weights used to calculate the PPI is done to more accurately
reflect changes in production and marketing patterns in the economy.  Net
output values of shipments are used as weights for industry indexes.  Net
output values refer to the value of shipments from establishments within
the industry to buyers outside the 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 PPI for All
Commodities, 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.
                                     
                        Price Index Reference Base
                                     
     Effective with publication of January 1988 data, many important PPI
series (including stage-of-processing groupings and most commodity groups
and individual items) were placed on a new reference base, 1982=100.  From
1971 through 1987, the standard reference base for most PPI series was
1967=100.  Except for rounding differences, the shift to the new reference
base did not alter any previously published percent changes for affected
PPI series.  (See "Calculating Index Changes," below.)  The 1982 reference
base is not used for commodity indexes with a base later than December 1981
or for industry net output indexes and their products.

     For further information on the underlying concepts and methodology of
the Producer Price Index, see chapter 14, "Producer Prices," in BLS Handbook
of Methods (April  1997), Bulletin 2490.  This document can be downloaded 
from the BLS Web site at (http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch14_itc.htm), 
and reprints are available on request.
                                     
                         Calculating Index Changes
                                     
     Each PPI measures price changes from a reference period which equals
100.0.  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
also can be expressed in dollars, as follows:  Prices received by domestic
producers of a sample of finished goods have risen from $100 in 1982 to
$105.50.  Likewise, a current index of 90.0 would indicate that prices
received by producers of finished goods are 10 percent lower than they were
in 1982.

     Movements of price indexes from one month to another are usually
expressed as percent changes, rather than as changes in index points.
Index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to
its base period, whereas percent changes are not.  The following example
shows the computation of index point and percent changes.
     
     Index point change
Finished Goods Price Index      107.5
Less previous index             104.0
Equals index point change         3.5
     
     Index percent change
Index point change                3.5
Divided by the previous index   104.0
Equals                            0.034
Result multiplied by 100          0.034 x 100
Equals percent change             3.4
                                     
                                     
                  Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

     Because price data are used for different purposes by different
groups, BLS publishes seasonally adjusted and unadjusted changes each
month.  Seasonally adjusted data are preferred for analyzing general price
trends in the economy, because these data eliminate the effect of changes
that normally occur at about the same time, and in about the same
magnitude, every year-such as price movements resulting from normal weather
patterns, regular production and marketing cycles, model changeovers,
seasonal discounts, and holidays.  For these reasons, seasonally adjusted
data more clearly reveal underlying cyclical trends.  Unadjusted data are
of primary interest to users who need information that can be related to
actual dollar values of transactions.  Individuals requiring this
information include marketing specialists, purchasing agents, budget and
cost analysts, contract specialists, and commodity traders.  It is the
unadjusted data that are generally cited when 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 the BLS.)

     In 1998, the PPI implemented the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment
Method; prior to that year the PPI employed the X-11 method.  Each year,
the seasonal status of most commodity indexes is re-evaluated to reflect
more recent price behavior.  Industry net output indexes are not seasonally
adjusted.  For time series that exhibit seasonal pricing patterns, new
seasonal factors are estimated and applied to the unadjusted data for the
previous 5 years.  These updated seasonally adjusted indexes replace the
most recent 5 years of seasonal data.

     Seasonal factors may be applied to series using either a direct or
aggregative method.  Generally, commodity indexes are seasonally adjusted
using direct seasonal adjustment, which produces a more complete
elimination of seasonal movements than the aggregative method.  However,
the direct seasonal adjustment process may not yield figures that possess
additive consistency.  Thus, a seasonally adjusted index for a broad
category that is directly adjusted may not be logically consistent with all
seasonally adjusted indexes for its components.  Seasonal movements for
stage-of-processing indexes are derived indirectly through an aggregative
method that combines movements of a wide variety of subproduct class (6-
digit) series.

     Seasonally adjusted indexes can become problematic when previously
stable and predictable price patterns abruptly change.  If the new pattern
persists, the seasonal adjustment method will eventually reflect it
adequately; if these patterns keep shifting, however, seasonally adjusted
data will become chronically troublesome.  This problem occurs relatively
infrequently for farm and food-related products but has more often affected
manufactured products such as automobiles and steel.

     Since January 1988, the PPI has used Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment methods to enhance the calculation of seasonal factors.  With
this technique, outlier values that may distort the seasonal pattern are
removed from the data prior to applying the standard seasonal factor
estimation procedure.  For example, a possible economic cause for large
price movements for petroleum-based products might have been the Persian
Gulf War.  In this case, intervention techniques allowed for better
estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  On the whole, very few series have
required intervention.  Out of nearly 900 seasonally adjusted series, only
16 interventions were performed in 1997.

     For more information relating to seasonal adjustment methods, see (1)
"Appendix A: Seasonal Adjustment Methodology at BLS," in the BLS Handbook
of Methods (April 1997), Bulletin 2490 and (2) "Summary of Changes to the
PPI's Seasonal Adjustment Methodology" in the January 1995 issue of
Producer Price Indexes.

                Producer Price Index Data Via the Internet

     In 1995, the BLS began posting PPI series, news releases, and
technical information to both a World Wide Web (WWW) site and a file
transfer protocol (FTP) site.  During the years following the introduction
of PPI Internet services, usage of these sites eclipsed more traditional
methods of data dissemination, such as subscriptions to the PPI Detailed
Report.  There were more than 1.6 million accesses of PPI series over the
Internet during the 12 months ended December 31, 2003.

                 Retrieving PPI data from the PPI Website

     PPI data can be obtained from the WWW address (http://www.bls.gov/ppi).
Scrolling down the page to the "Get Detailed Statistics" header reveals 
the following 5 methods of data retrieval:

     Most Requested Series is a form-based application that allows the
user to quickly obtain PPI time series data by selecting from two separate
lists (commodity and industry) of the most commonly requested time series,
including the All Commodities Index and the stage-of-processing indexes
(for example, Finished Goods).  Within each list, any one-or all-of the
time series shown can be selected.  A user can modify the date range and
output options after executing the query, using the reformat button above
the data output table.

     Create Customized Tables is a form-based query application designed for
users unfamiliar with the PPI coding structure.  It guides a user through
the PPI classification system by listing index titles and does not require
knowledge of commodity or industry codes.  Data retrieved are based on a
query formulated by selecting data characteristics from lists provided.
Two options are available to create customized tables, depending on a
user's browser capability.  The one-screen option is a JavaScript
application that uses a single screen to guide a user through the available
time series data.  The second option is a multiple screen, nonJava-based
application.  Both methods allow a user to browse the PPI coding structure
and select multiple series codes.  Using the one-screen option, users can
modify the date range and output options after executing the query using
the reformat button above the data output table.

     Series Report is a form-based application that uses formatted PPI time
series identifiers (commodity or industry codes) as input in extracting
data according to a specified set of date ranges and output options.  This
application provides the most efficient path for those users who are
familiar with the format of PPI time series identifiers.  Up to 300 indexes
can be extracted at one time.

     There are three basic formats for creating a unique PPI time series
identifier.  For commodity and stage-of-processing indexes, enter a "wpu"
prefix (not seasonally adjusted) or a "wps" prefix (seasonally adjusted) in
combination with a commodity-based code to create a series identifier.
  
  Commodity code      Will provide data for:
  wps063              Drugs and pharmaceuticals, seasonally adjusted
  wpu063803           Pharmaceutical preparations, cardiovascular system
  wpusop3000          Finished goods, not seasonally adjusted
  
     For a current industry-based price index organized according to the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS), enter the prefix "pcu"
followed by the industry-product code.  The series identifier for products
primary to an industry include 12 numeric digits, the six-digit industry
code is repeated, and up to seven additional digits of product detail.
Dashes are used as place holders for higher-level industry group codes.

  Industry-product code,   Will provide data for:
  Current NAICS series
  pcu325---325---          Chemical manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted
  pcu336110336110          Automobile and light duty motor vehicle manufacturing
  pcu621111621111411       Offices of physicians, one and two physician practices 
                           and single specialty group practices, general/family 
                           practices
                    
     To identify a discontinued industry-product code based on the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC), enter a "pdu" prefix and "#" between the
fourth and fifth characters of the product code.  A series identifier for
the discontinued dataset uses underscores as placeholders to complete a
reference to an SIC industry group code of less than four digits.  (All PPI
industry-based indexes organized by SIC were discontinued with the
introduction of the NAICS.)  In all cases, no spaces are permitted.
  
  Industry-product code,   Will provide data for:
  Discontinued SIC series
  pdu28__#                 Chemicals and allied products, not seasonally adjusted
  pdu331_#                 Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling and
                           finishing mills, not seasonally adjusted
  pdu3711#111              Passenger cars
  
     Flat Files and the FTP server are best suited for those users requiring
access to either a large volume of time series data or other PPI-related
documentation (such as, seasonal factor and relative importance tables).
The FTP site can be accessed at (ftp://ftp.bls.gov) or directly from the
links on the "Get Detailed Statistics" page or the PPI homepage.  Data and
documentation available for download include:

 Data/Documentation          Directory:
 NAICS Current Series        /pub/time.series/pc
 SIC Discontinued Series     /pub/time.series/pd
 Commodity Series            /pub/time.series/wp
 Special Requests            /pub/special.requests/ppi
 Latest News Release         /pub/news.release/ppi.txt

     The FTP site maintains files to help with searches and downloads.  
These files are centrally located in the /pub/doc directory.  Within this
directory, go to the overview.txt file for an overview relating to all BLS
data available through the FTP site.  For commodity-based PPI data (which
appear in tables 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 of the PPI monthly detailed report
and tables 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the monthly news release), the program help
file is wp.txt.  For current industry-based PPI data based on the NAICS
(which appear in tables 4, 5, and 9 of the monthly PPI report and table 4
of the monthly news release), the file is pc.txt.  For industry-based SIC
time series that have been discontinued, go to pd.txt.  (These and other
help files are also maintained within each of the five directories listed
above.)

                         Other Sources of PPI Data

     PPI data can also be accessed via the BLS homepage
(http://www.bls.gov).  After clicking the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at
the top of the homepage a chart appears listing all of the available BLS
programs.  The following four methods are available for PPI data:  Most
requested statistics, create customized tables (one screen or multiple
screens), and flat files.  Additional sources of BLS data also are 
accessible from this page including:  Economic news releases, series
report, and economy at a glance.

                          Additional information

     The PPI homepage (http://www.bls.gov/ppi) contains additional
information regarding PPI data and methodology.  The top section of the
homepage provides PPI news releases, both current and archived, as well as
general PPI information.  The "Tables Created by BLS" section found beneath
the statistics section provides relative importance and seasonal factor
tables.  The remaining sections offer special notices and publications
pertaining to PPI methodology and applications.

     For questions or comments regarding PPI data classification,
methodology, or data availability on the Internet, call or e-mail the
Section of Index Analysis and Public Information directly at (202) 691-7705
or ppi-info@bls.gov.  Data also can be obtained by calling the national fax-
on-demand service at (202) 691-6325. This service enables customers to
request faxes of BLS data 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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|                       |Jan. 2005 from:|                                
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|__________________________ 
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |              
                                                 |          |Sept.  |Dec.   |Jan.   |  Jan. | Dec.  |Oct. to|Nov.  to |Dec.  to      
                                                 |   2004 1/|2004 2/|2004 2/|2005 2/|  2004 | 2004  |  Nov. |   Dec.  |  Jan.        
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________ 
                                                 |                                                                                   
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   148.7   150.4   151.5     4.2    0.7      0.7     -0.3     0.3         
  Finished consumer goods........................|   74.061   152.1   153.5   154.7     4.7     .8       .9      -.6      .2         
    Finished consumer foods......................|   20.897   152.7   154.5   154.2     4.1    -.2       .4       .1     -.2         
      Crude......................................|    1.578   140.2   145.6   130.6    -7.7  -10.3      -.4     -9.0    -9.9         
      Processed..................................|   19.319   153.7   155.2   156.1     5.0     .6       .5       .8      .6         
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   53.164   151.5   152.8   154.5     4.8    1.1      1.1      -.8      .3         
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   37.330   158.2   158.2   160.5     5.8    1.5      1.4     -1.2      .1         
      Durable goods..............................|   15.834   133.5   137.3   138.0     2.8     .5       .3       .2      .7         
  Capital equipment..............................|   25.939   141.2   143.6   144.4     2.8     .6       .2       .2      .6         
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.913   142.8   144.0   144.7     3.0     .5       .1       .3      .5         
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   19.026   140.6   143.4   144.2     2.7     .6       .1       .3      .6         
                                                 |                                                                                   
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   145.3   146.7   148.0     8.7     .9       .9      -.1      .4         
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   46.915   140.6   142.8   143.9     9.1     .8       .5       .7      .8         
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    2.791   144.3   145.1   145.7     5.3     .4       .4      1.0      .5         
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   15.116   152.6   156.8   157.8    12.6     .6       .9      1.2      .6         
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   10.229   152.1   154.8   157.8    18.7    1.9       .5      1.1     1.8         
    Components for manufacturing.................|   18.780   128.0   128.6   129.1     2.5     .4       .2       .1      .4         
  Materials and components for construction......|   12.980   170.9   171.2   173.1    10.8    1.1      0         .5     1.0         
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   17.709   126.9   127.7   129.0    10.4    1.0      3.4     -2.7    -1.4         
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    6.984   125.7   130.9   131.2     9.8     .2      4.4       .1    -1.5         
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   10.725   127.7   125.6   127.6    10.9    1.6      2.6     -4.3    -1.3         
  Containers.....................................|    3.195   163.5   165.2   166.5     8.2     .8       .2       .5      .7         
  Supplies.......................................|   19.201   147.9   148.6   149.7     4.5     .7       .1       .4      .7         
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    4.190   150.3   152.2   153.2     4.4     .7       .1       .5      .7         
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   15.011   146.2   146.5   147.6     4.6     .8       .1       .4      .8         
      Feeds......................................|    0.963   112.5   102.0   104.1   -11.6    2.1     -1.2      0       2.1         
      Other supplies.............................|   14.048   150.5   151.9   152.9     6.0     .7       .2       .4      .7         
                                                 |                                                                                   
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   154.4   166.5   163.7    10.8   -1.7      8.4     -3.0    -2.0         
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   32.851   122.0   121.6   123.8     5.7    1.8      1.2      2.6     1.9         
  Nonfood materials..............................|   67.149   174.9   196.6   189.9    13.5   -3.4     12.1     -5.5    -3.9         
    Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............|   35.005   156.8   154.6   160.0    20.0    3.5     -3.7     -5.7     2.4         
      Manufacturing 3/...........................|   34.462   144.8   142.7   147.8    20.4    3.6     -3.8     -5.7     2.4         
      Construction...............................|    0.543   194.2   193.3   199.0     6.9    2.9      -.1      -.8     2.7         
    Crude fuel 4/................................|   32.144   186.9   247.7   220.7     6.2  -10.9     37.2     -5.3   -10.9         
      Manufacturing industries...................|    2.866   178.0   234.1   209.2     6.1  -10.6     36.1     -5.1   -10.6         
      Nonmanufacturing industries................|   29.278   191.1   253.5   225.8     6.2  -10.9     37.4     -5.3   -10.9         
                                                 |                                                                                   
               Special groupings                 |                                                                                   
                                                 |                                                                                   
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 79.103   147.5   149.1   150.5     4.2     .9       .8      -.5      .4         
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 96.246   145.9   147.5   148.8     9.0     .9       .9      0        .3         
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/  3.754   134.4   131.5   132.6      .3     .8      0         .8      .9         
Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 65.780   178.4   201.1   194.2    14.5   -3.4     12.4     -5.6    -4.0         
                                                 |                                                                                   
Finished energy goods............................|5/ 17.097   115.1   114.5   116.4     9.8    1.7      2.8     -2.5    -1.0         
Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 82.903   152.1   154.4   155.2     3.1     .5       .3       .1      .6         
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 56.964   156.9   159.1   159.8     3.2     .4       .3       .1      .4         
                                                 |                                                                                   
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 62.006   152.3   154.7   155.9     2.7     .8       .2       .2      .8         
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 36.067   159.7   162.2   163.6     2.6     .9       .2       .1      .9         
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 20.233   181.2   182.2   184.3     2.6    1.2       .2       .1     1.1         
                                                 |                                                                                   
Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 18.203   125.8   127.2   128.5    11.0    1.0      3.0     -2.2    -1.3         
Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 81.797   148.5   149.9   151.2     8.2     .9       .3       .5      .8         
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 78.043   149.5   151.1   152.4     8.5     .9       .4       .5      .8         
                                                 |                                                                                   
Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 46.358   166.6   194.7   186.0    13.8   -4.5     17.0     -7.3    -4.5         
Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 53.642   141.6   143.2   144.3     8.3     .8      1.5      1.0      .2         
Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 20.791   197.4   204.3   202.6    13.0    -.8      2.2     -1.3    -2.5         
                                                 |                                                                                   
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                     
  1/  Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed          4/  Excludes crude petroleum.                        
      after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated            5/  Percent of total finished goods.                 
      after final December indexes are available.                               6/  Percent of total intermediate materials.         
  2/  The indexes for September 2004 have been recalculated to incorporate      7/  Formerly titled "Crude materials for             
      late reports and corrections by respondents.  All indexes                     further processing, excluding crude              
      are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.                  foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and             
  3/  Includes crude petroleum.                                                     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 |                                                       |                       |Jan. 2005 from:|                         
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________ 
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         
           |                                                       |Sept.  |Dec.   |Jan.   | Jan.  | Dec.  |Oct. to|Nov. to|Dec. to  
           |                                                       |2004 1/|2004 1/|2005 1/| 2004  | 2004  |  Nov. |  Dec. |  Jan.   
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ 
           |                                                       |                                                                 
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 148.7   150.4   151.5     4.2    0.7      0.7    -0.3     0.3   
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 152.1   153.5   154.7     4.7     .8       .9     -.6      .2   
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 152.7   154.5   154.2     4.1    -.2       .4      .1     -.2   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 117.6   115.9   109.7     8.8   -5.3    -17.0     8.0    -5.3   
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 131.5   135.2   119.0    -7.1  -12.0      4.4   -26.4   -12.0   
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100)..................|  77.5    96.3    71.7   -44.8  -25.5     -6.2    22.9   -23.5   
02-11      |   Bakery products 2/..................................| 196.6   197.4   197.8     1.6     .2       .6     -.1      .2   
02-13      |   Milled rice 2/......................................| 129.6   123.3   120.8    -8.4   -2.0      -.8     -.2    -2.0   
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 128.5   127.3   127.3      .5    0         .2      .1     0     
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal 2/....................................| 136.4   144.1   146.7     9.7    1.8     -1.6     3.9     1.8   
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................| 135.4   137.3   135.9    20.4   -1.0      2.8     0       -.1   
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 133.0   126.2   127.6    -3.3    1.1      2.2     1.8    -1.1   
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................| 110.0   110.5   108.3     9.8   -2.0       .5      .8     3.6   
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 205.6   219.2   209.0      .2   -4.7      8.2     -.5    -4.9   
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 154.7   157.4   157.7    10.8     .2      1.6     2.4      .9   
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 135.2   138.1   138.2     3.0     .1       .1      .4      .2   
02-55      |   Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 194.3   196.6   203.4     9.5    3.5       .7     2.2     3.5   
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 156.3   158.7   159.1     1.7     .3      -.1      .6    -1.1   
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee 2/...................................| 129.6   129.9   143.9    12.5   10.8       .1     0      10.8   
02-78      |   Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 194.4   179.6   176.4    -7.9   -1.8      -.8    -2.4    -1.8   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 151.5   152.8   154.5     4.8    1.1      1.1     -.8      .3   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 151.2   153.0   157.9     2.2    3.2      -.1     -.2     2.8   
03-81-06   |   Women's, girls', & infants' apparel (12/03=100) 2/..| 100.8   100.3   100.9     1.0     .6      -.1     0        .6   
03-81-07   |   Men's and boys' apparel (Dec. 2003=100) 2/..........|  99.8    99.8    99.9     -.2     .1      0       -.3      .1   
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 123.4   123.3   123.3     -.2    0        0       -.1     0     
04-3       |   Footwear 2/.........................................| 146.2   146.6   146.9      .7     .2       .2     0        .2   
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 124.0   121.6   122.7     3.1     .9       .7      .2     1.2   
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 181.0   198.3   198.3    11.9    0        5.8    -1.4    -1.8   
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................| 130.9   120.1   127.9    18.3    6.5      4.9    -5.4    -4.2   
05-73-02-01|   Home heating oil and distillates....................| 132.5   132.1   136.3    30.6    3.2     -2.5    -6.1     8.0   
06-38      |   Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100) 2/......| 112.7   113.6   114.3     3.7     .6       .3      .3      .6   
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 133.6   134.1   134.2     1.3     .1      0        .1      .1   
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 140.2   141.2   140.9      .2    -.2      0        .5     -.2   
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................| 102.9   103.6   105.4     6.0    1.7      0        .3     1.7   
09-15-01   |   Sanitary paper products 2/..........................| 149.3   150.9   151.1     2.9     .1       .7     0        .1   
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation...............................| 236.9   235.2   238.2     2.3    1.3      -.1      .6     1.2   
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 223.1   222.2   226.1     1.3    1.8       .1     -.1     -.1   
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 253.5   259.2   261.5     4.7     .9      1.4      .9      .9   
12-1       |   Household furniture.................................| 160.9   163.5   164.0     3.8     .3      1.1     0        .4   
12-3       |   Floor coverings 2/..................................| 138.1   143.0   142.1     6.8    -.6      2.8     -.2     -.6   
12-4       |   Household appliances 2/.............................| 101.3   101.6   101.9      .1     .3       .2     -.1      .3   
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment 2/........................|  64.1    63.5    64.0    -4.8     .8      0        .5      .8   
12-62      |   Household glassware.................................| 172.1   171.0   171.0      .9    0        0       -.2     -.1   
12-64      |   Household flatware 2/...............................| 145.4     (3)   145.9      .5    (3)      0       (3)     (3)   
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 134.9   135.7   135.5     1.3    -.1       .5      .2     -.1   
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 128.6   134.0   135.2     2.7     .9       .5     -.1     1.2   
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles 2/.............| 125.9   125.9   126.6     1.9     .6      0       0        .6   
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 124.3   123.9   125.0     1.8     .9      -.2     -.7      .9   
15-2       |   Tobacco products 2/.................................| 433.5   435.2   448.6     3.2    3.1       .3      .1     3.1   
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 193.4   196.0   197.9     (3)    1.0       .6      .3     1.0   
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 135.1   137.5   136.8     1.4    -.5       .4      .6     -.5   
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 147.8   147.8   150.0     3.2    1.5      0       0       1.5   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 141.2   143.6   144.4     2.8     .6       .2      .2      .6   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 167.2   170.8   172.1     5.9     .8      -.1     1.2      .8   
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment 2/.............| 159.4   162.8   164.2     5.9     .9      -.5     0        .9   
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 152.1   155.0   153.9     2.3    -.7       .5     1.9     -.7   
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 172.7   173.1   173.1     3.1    0        0        .2     0     
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 139.3   140.0   140.6      .6     .4      -.2      .6      .4   
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 169.3   171.1   172.5     4.8     .8       .8      .2      .6   
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 145.2   146.6   147.5     6.3     .6       .1      .4      .6   
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1998=100) 2/.............|  29.0    27.9    26.2   -16.8   -6.1     -3.1     -.4    -6.1   
11-62      |   Textile machinery 2/................................| 158.6   158.6   159.3      .8     .4      -.1     -.3      .4   
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 174.1   175.1   176.3     3.5     .7      -.1      .2      .7   
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 143.7   143.9   144.6      .9     .5      0        .1      .5   
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 136.8   146.0   145.1     9.8    -.6       .8     3.5     -.6   
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 103.1   102.8   103.3    -1.6     .5      0       -.9      .5   
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............|  96.7    97.3    96.8    -2.4    -.5      -.2      .6     -.5   
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery ..................| 144.0   146.1   148.4     5.1    1.6      1.0      .6     1.4   
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 164.6   169.7   171.7     8.7    1.2       .2     1.7     1.2   
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 113.7   114.9   114.1     1.0    -.7       .1     -.2     -.7   
12-2       |   Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 167.3   168.9   170.1     4.7     .7       .6      .5      .7   
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 143.9   155.4   155.8     1.6     .3      -.4      .5      .9   
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks 2/...............................| 157.1   155.7   158.2     2.7    1.6      -.4      .1     1.6   
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 150.0   153.2   153.7     8.5     .3      2.0     -.5      .3   
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 194.9   197.8   198.4     7.1     .3       .6      .5      .4   
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 172.4   173.0   173.0     3.0    0       -1.8      .3     0     
14-4       |   Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 144.2   150.7   153.4    11.2    1.8      -.3     3.9     1.8   
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           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 145.3   146.7   148.0     8.7     .9       .9     -.1      .4   
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           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 134.4   131.5   132.6      .3     .8      0        .8      .9   
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02-12-03   |   Flour 2/............................................| 131.6   131.6   131.6     4.0    0        3.3    -1.9     0     
02-53      |   Refined sugar and byproducts 2/.....................| 121.3   120.6   121.4     1.6     .7      -.4     -.6      .7   
02-54      |   Confectionery materials 2/..........................| 125.2   125.5   125.6     1.0     .1      1.1     -.2      .1   
02-64-01-11|   Soft drink beverage bases (Dec. 1985=100) 2/........| 176.8   176.8   178.3     2.2     .8      0       0        .8   
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 119.5   110.8   112.3    -8.6    1.4     -1.0      .4     1.4   
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 145.9   147.5   148.8     9.0     .9       .9     0        .3   
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03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 107.5   107.9   108.2     2.7     .3      0        .4      .3   
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 109.5   109.2   109.5     2.7     .3      -.3     -.5      .3   
03-3       |   Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 112.6   112.3   113.9     1.6    1.4      -.9     -.4     1.4   
03-4       |   Finished fabrics 2/.................................| 121.2   121.9   122.5     1.6     .5      1.5     -.8      .5   
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products 2/......................| 132.1   133.1   132.9     1.6    -.2       .2      .5     -.2   
04-2       |   Leather 2/..........................................| 219.1   221.1   222.1      .1     .5       .3      .4      .5   
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas 2/..........................| 205.2   206.5   192.5     2.4   -6.8      4.2   -14.0    -6.8   
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Table 2.  Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued             
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           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted      
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:     
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Jan. 2005 from:|                         
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           |                                                       |Sept.  |Dec.   |Jan.   | Jan.  | Dec.  |Oct. to|Nov. to|Dec. to  
           |                                                       |2004 1/|2004 1/|2005 1/| 2004  | 2004  |  Nov. |  Dec. |  Jan.   
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |                                                                 
           |   -Continued..........................................|                                                                 
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 149.8   143.0   143.6     4.1    0.4      2.2     0.7     0.8   
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 154.0   147.9   150.6     5.2    1.8      2.6      .9     1.9   
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 191.9   212.4   211.5    12.6    -.4      3.0     0      -4.3   
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100)..............| 191.7   222.6   218.5    12.9   -1.8      7.0     1.9    -4.5   
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100)...| 158.7   174.2   185.9     9.6    6.7      1.5    -5.5    -6.1   
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................| 121.2   110.1   108.2    11.2   -1.7      6.2   -21.9    -1.9   
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 140.9   135.3   141.1    29.1    4.3     -1.5    -6.3     4.3   
05-74      |   Residual fuels 2/...................................| 100.6   105.3   101.8    -1.6   -3.3      7.4    -3.2    -3.3   
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 173.6   177.3   177.1    18.0    -.1      1.9     -.3     -.1   
06-21      |   Prepared paint......................................| 176.5   179.5   181.6     4.9    1.2       .5      .2     1.0   
06-22      |   Paint materials 2/..................................| 180.5   188.6   187.4     7.3    -.6      1.0     1.7     -.6   
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 134.3   134.2   133.3    -2.3    -.7       .1      .1     -.7   
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 148.3   128.6   145.5   -11.3   13.1     -8.6    -1.2    12.5   
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 128.9   133.3   135.6    11.0    1.7       .8      .9     1.6   
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 171.0   182.6   183.1    14.4     .3      2.1      .4    -3.6   
06-52-02   |   Phosphates 2/.......................................| 120.6   126.4   126.9    10.7     .4      3.1      .6      .4   
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals 2/.....................| 149.5   149.4   149.3      .3    -.1      -.1      .3     -.1   
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 170.6   186.2   190.4    30.2    2.3      4.1     4.5     2.3   
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 135.8   141.6   145.4    14.7    2.7      1.7     2.0     2.7   
07-21      |   Plastic construction products 2/....................| 147.2   148.1   149.8     7.6    1.1       .3     -.8     1.1   
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 152.7   156.3   159.9    11.6    2.3     -1.6     2.3     2.3   
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 116.5   117.9   117.7     1.0    -.2       .9      .5     -.2   
08-11      |   Softwood lumber 2/..................................| 231.1   195.6   200.2    10.3    2.4     -8.0      .7     2.4   
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber 2/..................................| 201.3   199.0   199.7     1.8     .4      -.1     -.8      .4   
08-2       |   Millwork............................................| 195.4   195.9   195.1     5.9    -.4       .5      .2     -.2   
08-3       |   Plywood 2/..........................................| 208.3   185.5   187.0     7.2     .8     -8.0     6.5      .8   
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 137.9   134.1   134.0     6.1    -.1     -2.9    -1.0     -.1   
09-13      |   Paper 2/............................................| 151.4   156.0   155.2     7.4    -.5       .7     1.6     -.5   
09-14      |   Paperboard 2/.......................................| 179.2   179.4   180.4    14.3     .6       .2     -.3      .6   
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 183.5   184.0   184.4     7.5     .2      -.1     -.2      .2   
09-2       |   Building paper and board 2/.........................| 204.0   175.1   187.1    15.0    6.9     -8.3     7.3     6.9   
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 160.0   160.4   160.5     1.2     .1       .1     -.1      .1   
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 146.6   150.1   153.3    10.4    2.1      1.4      .2     2.2   
10-17      |   Steel mill products.................................| 161.1   166.1   169.1    46.5    1.8      2.3     1.7     1.1   
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 133.6   144.0   146.4    20.8    1.7      -.8     1.6     1.7   
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 153.3   157.2   163.5    14.6    4.0       .2     2.1     4.0   
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 201.8   212.1   215.5    22.1    1.6     -1.6     2.5     1.6   
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 153.4   158.7   160.0    12.4     .8      1.0     1.5      .8   
10-3       |   Metal containers 2/.................................| 117.8   120.3   123.1    10.5    2.3       .3     1.7     2.3   
10-4       |   Hardware 2/.........................................| 162.7   163.5   165.1     3.3    1.0       .1      .1     1.0   
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 190.4   192.0   193.1     5.1     .6       .8      .2      .8   
10-6       |   Heating equipment 2/................................| 171.6   173.5   178.3     8.3    2.8      -.1      .5     2.8   
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 169.6   172.1   174.0    17.5    1.1       .6      .2     1.1   
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 156.2   156.1   156.7    17.0     .4      -.3      .6      .4   
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 134.1   134.9   135.5     5.9     .4      0        .1      .4   
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 181.8   182.3   185.7     6.5    1.9       .3      .1     1.4   
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 140.2   141.9   142.5     4.2     .4       .6      .4      .4   
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 179.2   179.5   179.3     5.2    -.1       .3      .3     -.2   
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings 2/.........................| 178.3   179.5   178.0     3.5    -.8       .3      .3     -.8   
11-71      |   Wiring devices 2/...................................| 175.5   172.0   173.1    12.5     .6     -1.9      .1      .6   
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 150.7   152.9   155.8     5.7    1.9       .5      .7     1.9   
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 165.5   165.5   167.5     4.0    1.2      -.6      .9      .8   
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories 2/............|  88.2    88.3    88.2     -.8    -.1      -.2     -.2     -.1   
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines 2/......................| 145.8   146.2   147.5     1.2     .9       .2      .1      .9   
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 145.7   146.6   147.5     4.7     .6       .5     -.1      .6   
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 108.0   108.7   109.1     -.9     .4       .2      .5      .4   
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 161.7   162.1   165.2     9.5    1.9       .5      .7     2.0   
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 164.3   166.8   171.1     9.3    2.6       .6      .6     2.2   
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 119.4   123.5   118.5     2.7   -4.0      2.9     1.5    -3.5   
13-7       |   Gypsum products 2/..................................| 213.4   212.2   214.1    21.0     .9      -.4      .2      .9   
13-8       |   Glass containers....................................| 145.0   145.2   145.5     1.5     .2       .2      .3    -1.2   
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts 2/..............................| 112.3   112.6   112.9     1.3     .3       .1      .3      .3   
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 163.6   163.7   166.7     3.3    1.8       .1     -.1      .2   
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 152.0   152.0   153.7     1.4    1.1      -.1     0       1.1   
15-42      |   Photographic supplies 2/............................| 114.7   114.8   115.0    -1.5     .2      0       0        .2   
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices 2/............| 159.0   159.6   160.2     1.9     .4       .2      .8      .4   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 154.4   166.5   163.7    10.8   -1.7      8.4    -3.0    -2.0   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 122.0   121.6   123.8     5.7    1.8      1.2     2.6     1.9   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
01-21      |   Wheat 2/............................................| 104.2   105.2   105.6    -4.4     .4      7.0    -3.3      .4   
01-22-02   |   Corn 2/.............................................|  86.0    75.6    77.2   -26.0    2.1     -3.1     8.6     2.1   
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle 2/.................................| 127.9   126.1   134.3    15.0    6.5     -2.8     2.7     6.5   
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  87.7    90.1    88.5    40.9   -1.8     12.6      .4    -4.5   
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers 2/........................| 173.2   169.0   183.1     9.0    8.3      -.5      .7     8.3   
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 135.3   134.8   113.5    12.3  -15.8      -.8     2.1    -4.2   
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................| 115.3   123.6   118.9    20.3   -3.8      4.0     5.6    -2.6   
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans 2/.........................................|  96.0    94.3    92.6   -34.7   -1.8      1.8    10.0    -1.8   
02-52-01-03|   Cane sugar, raw (Dec. 2003=100) 2/..................| 101.8    99.0   101.2     1.7    2.2       .5     0       2.2   
                                                                                                                                     
           |                                                       |                                                                 
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 174.9   196.6   189.9    13.5   -3.4     12.1    -5.5    -3.9   
           |                                                       |                                                                 
01-51      |   Raw cotton 2/.......................................|  80.5    68.8    72.1   -36.6    4.8       .1    -2.7     4.8   
01-92      |   Leaf tobacco 2/.....................................| 111.1   120.5   116.1      .5   -3.7      3.9     3.5    -3.7   
04-1       |   Hides and skins (June 2001=100) 2/..................| 194.3   191.7   192.8    -1.9     .6     -1.2     -.2      .6   
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................| 110.4   110.8   111.0     5.2     .2      0        .8      .2   
05-31      |   Natural gas 2/......................................| 212.8   294.4   258.2     6.6  -12.3     43.7    -6.0   -12.3   
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 118.3   108.4   119.7    31.7   10.4    -11.1   -12.4    10.4   
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc...................................| 194.6   194.4   198.8     5.0    2.3      0       -.6     2.3   
09-12      |   Wastepaper..........................................| 236.5   239.7   239.2    15.2    -.2       .6     2.7     1.3   
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  98.3   107.8   115.9    19.6    7.5      0       9.7     7.5   
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap................................| 338.5   349.4   329.7    23.3   -5.6      6.6    -9.2   -11.7   
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 120.6   135.7   136.7    42.0     .7      1.5    10.0      .7   
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap 2/................................| 183.6   206.7   206.2    24.3    -.2       .3     3.6     -.2   
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 190.2   200.2   201.1     8.4     .4       .5      .7    -1.1   
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 184.8   185.6   188.5     4.7    1.6       .4      .3     1.1   
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                     
1/  The indexes for September 2004 have been recalculated to incorporate             2/  Not seasonally adjusted.                    
    late reports and corrections by respondents.  All indexes are subject            3/  Not available.                              
    to revision 4 months after original publication.

Table 3.  Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings                                                                    
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)                                                                                      
_______________________________________________________________________________________________                                      
         |                                                |                                   |                                      
         |                                                |         Unadjusted index 1/       |                                      
Commodity|                                                |___________________________________|                                      
  code   |                    Grouping                    |Sept. 2004 | Dec. 2004 | Jan. 2005 |                                      
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   417.4   |   422.1   |   425.1   |                                      
         | All commodities................................|   147.7   |   150.1   |   150.9   |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   139.9   |   140.2   |   140.6   |                                      
01       |   Farm products................................|   118.7   |   118.5   |   118.7   |                                      
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   150.4   |   151.0   |   152.0   |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   149.1   |   151.8   |   152.8   |                                      
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   121.4   |   121.4   |   121.9   |                                      
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   165.0   |   165.5   |   165.9   |                                      
05       |   Fuels and related products and power.........|   127.7   |   132.5   |   132.4   |                                      
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   179.4   |   183.6   |   185.3   |                                      
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   135.1   |   137.8   |   139.1   |                                      
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   202.5   |   193.0   |   194.6   |                                      
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   198.4   |   199.2   |   200.9   |                                      
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   154.7   |   158.6   |   160.3   |                                      
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   122.3   |   122.7   |   123.2   |                                      
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   135.6   |   137.1   |   137.6   |                                      
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   155.5   |   156.8   |   158.8   |                                      
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   147.3   |   151.1   |   152.1   |                                      
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   184.3   |   186.5   |   189.1   |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |                                      
         |   products and power...........................|   153.3   |   155.3   |   156.5   |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |                                      
         |                                                |           |           |           |                                      
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |                                      
         |   and tree nuts................................|   130.6   |   133.3   |   123.4   |                                      
01-2     | Grains.........................................|    90.7   |    84.3   |    85.0   |                                      
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|   117.8   |   117.2   |   122.8   |                                      
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   163.2   |   159.8   |   166.7   |                                      
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|    81.5   |    69.8   |    73.2   |                                      
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|    90.2   |   103.3   |    80.0   |                                      
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   119.9   |   118.6   |   116.7   |                                      
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|   106.1   |   105.6   |   103.9   |                                      
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   165.7   |   179.7   |   173.1   |                                      
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   175.5   |   175.1   |   175.5   |                                      
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   138.2   |   141.2   |   141.6   |                                      
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   127.5   |   124.4   |   124.8   |                                      
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   153.7   |   154.6   |   158.3   |                                      
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   152.8   |   154.6   |   158.0   |                                      
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   130.9   |   131.4   |   143.6   |                                      
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   185.2   |   176.8   |   173.2   |                                      
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   125.8   |   125.6   |   126.0   |                                      
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   149.9   |   150.9   |   150.4   |                                      
05-3     | Gas fuels......................................|   205.4   |   271.1   |   239.7   |                                      
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   148.4   |   143.5   |   144.9   |                                      
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|   125.2   |   119.0   |   124.0   |                                      
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   286.0   |   287.8   |   289.3   |                                      
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   144.3   |   148.7   |   149.1   |                                      
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   144.3   |   145.7   |   148.6   |                                      
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   123.8   |   125.7   |   127.2   |                                      
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   135.1   |   140.9   |   144.6   |                                      
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   143.1   |   145.0   |   145.2   |                                      
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   143.8   |   146.8   |   148.1   |                                      
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   218.5   |   194.0   |   197.3   |                                      
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |                                      
         |   paper and board..............................|   166.0   |   168.0   |   168.4   |                                      
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   171.9   |   173.5   |   174.3   |                                      
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   174.0   |   179.4   |   180.6   |                                      
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   147.1   |   154.0   |   156.8   |                                      
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   154.1   |   158.8   |   164.4   |                                      
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   152.9   |   154.6   |   155.3   |                                      
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   161.7   |   163.2   |   164.1   |                                      
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   170.8   |   171.4   |   172.6   |                                      
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   113.3   |   113.4   |   113.6   |                                      
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   141.2   |   142.2   |   143.1   |                                      
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   160.9   |   161.2   |   161.7   |                                      
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   173.1   |   173.8   |   176.7   |                                      
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   128.6   |   133.1   |   133.8   |                                      
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   133.6   |   133.3   |   134.5   |                                      
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   102.5   |   102.6   |   102.8   |                                      
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   143.4   |   144.9   |   145.6   |                                      
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|                                      
                                                                                                                                     
1/  Data for September 2004 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 selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally 
adjusted               
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  Percent change                     
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Jan._2005_from:                 
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |                            
                  |                                              |     |Sep.   |Dec.   |Jan.   |  Jan.  |  Dec.                      
                  |                                              |     |2004 2/|2004 2/|2005 2/|  2004  |  2004                      
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|_________ 
                  |                                              |     |                                                             
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 149.6   170.0   163.8     13.3     -3.6                     
       211        | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 184.0   216.7   204.4     12.9     -5.7                     
       212        | Mining (except oil & gas)................... |12/03| 112.3   116.1   118.4     14.6      2.0                     
       213        | Mining support activities................... |12/03| 106.4   113.1   114.2     12.8      1.0                     
                  |                                              |     |                                                             
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 144.2   144.7   146.2      5.3      1.0                     
       311        | Food mfg.................................... |12/84| 143.8   144.0   144.9      4.0       .6                     
       312        | Beverage & tobacco mfg...................... |12/03| 100.6   101.7   104.1      2.7      2.4                     
       313        | Textile mills............................... |12/03| 101.4   101.6   102.2      1.8       .6                     
       314        | Textile product mills....................... |12/03| 102.1   103.6   103.4      3.5      -.2                     
       315        | Apparel manufacturing....................... |12/03| 100.2   100.1   100.4       .5       .3                     
       316        | Leather & allied product mfg................ |12/84| 143.6   144.1   144.2       .6       .1                     
       321        | Wood products manufacturing................. |12/03| 110.7   106.0   106.9      7.7       .8                     
       322        | Paper manufacturing......................... |12/03| 105.0   106.0   106.2      6.9       .2                     
       323        | Printing and related support activities..... |12/03| 101.8   102.0   102.3      2.1       .3                     
       324        | Petroleum and coal products mfg............. |12/84| 158.9   148.5   153.6     16.8      3.4                     
       325        | Chemical mfg................................ |12/84| 175.5   180.2   183.1      9.6      1.6                     
       326        | Plastics and rubber products mfg............ |12/84| 133.1   135.9   137.1      6.4       .9                     
       327        | Nonmetallic mineral product mfg............. |12/84| 144.9   145.9   147.9      6.3      1.4                     
       331        | Primary metal mfg........................... |12/84| 150.8   154.9   158.3     27.7      2.2                     
       332        | Fabricated metal product mfg................ |12/84| 144.2   145.5   146.7      9.0       .8                     
       333        | Machinery mfg............................... |12/03| 102.5   103.5   104.3      4.0       .8                     
       334        | Computer & electronic product mfg........... |12/03|  98.7    98.4    98.4     -1.4      0                       
       335        | Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg. |12/03| 104.2   105.0   106.1      5.9      1.0                     
       336        | Transportation equipment mfg................ |12/03|  99.9   102.8   103.5      3.3       .7                     
       337        | Furniture & related product mfg............. |12/84| 152.8   155.0   155.6      5.6       .4                     
       339        | Miscellaneous mfg........................... |12/03| 101.8   102.1   102.8      2.3       .7                     
                  |                                              |     |                                                             
                  |Retail trade industries                       |     |                                                             
       441        | Motor vehicle and parts dealers............. |12/03| 104.4   104.3   104.9      3.2       .6                     
       442        | Furniture and home furnishings stores....... |12/03| 103.4   104.1   105.8      6.3      1.6                     
       443        | Electronics and appliance stores............ |12/03|  99.2    93.8    98.5     -2.9      5.0                     
       444        | Bldg material and garden equip and supp      |     |                                                             
                  |  dealers.................................... |12/03| 114.0   108.9   108.9      6.5      0                       
       445        | Food and beverage stores.................... |12/99| 121.3   127.7   126.9      5.0      -.6                     
       446        | Health and personal care stores............. |12/03| 105.1   107.7   103.3      3.7     -4.1                     
       447        | Gasoline stations........................... |06/01|  46.3    62.5    47.1      3.5    -24.6                     
       448        | Clothing and clothing accessories stores.... |12/03| 101.8    99.7   102.2      1.2      2.5                     
       451        | Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores |12/03|  93.6    95.0    94.7     -5.0      -.3                     
       452        | General merchandise stores.................. |12/03| 104.5   101.8   101.9       .4       .1                     
       454        | Nonstore retailers.......................... |12/03| 105.6   117.5   119.1     15.7      1.4                     
                  |                                              |     |                                                             
                  |Transportation and warehousing                |     |                                                             
       481        | Air transportation.......................... |12/92| 159.8   163.0   165.4      1.3      1.5                     
       482        | Rail transportation......................... |12/96| 114.7   117.2   119.5      8.1      2.0                     
       483        | Water transportation........................ |12/03| 103.2   103.5   103.9      4.9       .4                     
       484        | Truck transportation........................ |12/03| 104.5   105.3   106.1      5.7       .8                     
       486110     | Pipeline transportation of crude oil........ |06/86| 116.6   116.6   123.6      7.7      6.0                     
       486910     | Pipeline transportation of refined petroleum |     |                                                             
                  |  products................................... |06/86| 117.4   117.4   117.8      2.7       .3                     
       488        | Transportation support activities........... |12/03| 101.6   102.4   102.4      2.7      0                       
       491        | Postal service.............................. |06/89| 155.0   155.0   155.0      0        0                       
       492        | Couriers and messengers..................... |12/03| 106.5   107.2   112.9      7.7      5.3                     
                  |                                              |     |                                                             
                  |Utilities                                     |     |                                                             
       221        | Utilities................................... |12/03| 105.2   108.5   108.6      6.8       .1                     
                  |                                              |     |                                                             
                  |Health care and social assistance             |     |                                                             
       6211       | Offices of physicians....................... |12/96| 114.4   114.4   114.7       .5       .3                     
       6215       | Medical and diagnostic laboratories......... |12/03| 100.1   100.1   100.1      -.2      0                       
       6216       | Home health care services................... |12/96| 119.8   120.1   120.5       .8       .3                     
       622        | Hospitals................................... |12/92| 141.7   143.6   144.7      3.7       .8                     
       6231       | Nursing care facilities..................... |12/03| 103.2   103.3   104.4      3.2      1.1                     
       62321      | Residential mental retardation facilities... |12/03| 102.5   101.9   103.4      3.3      1.5                     
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                 
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally 
adjusted - Continued  
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                 
                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  Percent change                     
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Jan._2005_from:                 
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |                            
                  |                                              |     |Sep.   |Dec.   |Jan.   |  Jan.  |  Dec.                      
                  |                                              |     |2004 2/|2004 2/|2005 2/|  2004  |  2004                      
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|_________                 
                  |                                              |     |                                                             
                  |Other services industries                     |     |                                                             
       511        | Publishing industries, except Internet...... |12/03| 101.4   101.7   103.1      2.2      1.4                     
       515        | Broadcasting, except Internet............... |12/03| 100.8   104.9   102.1      4.4     -2.7                     
       517        | Telecommunications.......................... |12/03|  99.6    98.9    99.2     -1.2       .3                     
       5182       | Data processing and related services........ |12/03|  98.7    98.5    98.7     -1.2       .2                     
       5221       | Depository credit intermediation............ |12/03| 102.6   100.5   105.1     -2.6      4.6                     
       523        | Security, commodity contracts and like       |     |                                                             
                  |  activity................................... |12/03| 104.5   106.0   108.7      6.8      2.5                     
       524        | Insurance carriers and related activities... |12/03| 102.5   102.7   103.1      2.4       .4                     
       53112      | Lessors of nonres bldg (exc miniwarehouse).. |12/03| 103.9   103.1   103.8      4.7       .7                     
       5312       | Offices of real estate agents and brokers... |12/03| 104.0   100.1   106.0      6.0      5.9                     
       5321       | Automotive equipment rental and leasing..... |06/01| 108.0   108.5   105.0     -2.7     -3.2                     
       5411       | Legal services.............................. |12/96| 131.8   132.0   137.4      4.6      4.1                     
       541211     | Offices of certified public accountants..... |12/03| 101.4   102.1   102.8      2.0       .7                     
       5413       | Architectural, engineering and related       |     |                                                             
                  |  services................................... |12/96| 127.3   127.4   128.1      1.9       .5                     
       54181      | Advertising agencies........................ |12/03| 100.4   100.6   101.6      2.0      1.0                     
       5613       | Employment services......................... |12/96| 114.2   114.1   115.2      2.8      1.0                     
       56151      | Travel agencies............................. |12/03|  94.5    96.1    96.5     -2.5       .4                     
       56172      | Janitorial services......................... |12/03| 100.9   101.1   101.3      1.0       .2                     
       5621       | Waste collection............................ |12/03| 101.4   101.5   101.5       .7      0                       
       721        | Accommodation                                |12/96| 127.2   122.6   126.8      3.8      3.4                     
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                 
1/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes.  Because of differences
   in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the movements of similarly titled
   indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings.                              
2/ The indexes for September 2004 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.                                                                                                                    
   
Note: NAICS 2002 replaced the SIC system beginning with the release of PPI data for January 2004.                  

Table 5.  Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted
(1982=100)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                       |                                                     
                                                       |                      Index 1/                       
                                                       |_____________________________________________________
               Grouping                                |        |        |        |        |        |        
                                                       |  Aug.  |  Sep.  |  Oct.  |  Nov.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  
                                                       |  2004  |  2004  |  2004  |  2004  |  2004  |  2005  
_______________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                                                       |                                                     
      Finished goods...................................|  148.5    148.9    150.9    152.0    151.5    151.9
        Finished consumer goods........................|  151.5    151.9    154.6    156.0    155.1    155.4
          Finished consumer foods......................|  151.7    152.5    154.4    155.0    155.1    154.8
            Crude......................................|  128.3    138.7    157.5    156.8    142.7    128.6
            Processed..................................|  153.6    153.7    154.1    154.8    156.1    157.0
          Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|  151.1    151.3    154.3    156.0    154.8    155.2
            Nondurable goods less foods................|  156.9    157.0    161.2    163.5    161.6    161.8
            Durable goods..............................|  135.1    135.4    135.8    136.2    136.5    137.4
        Capital equipment..............................|  141.8    142.1    142.6    142.9    143.2    144.1
          Manufacturing industries.....................|  142.9    143.1    143.4    143.6    144.0    144.7
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|  141.4    141.7    142.3    142.5    142.9    143.8
                                                       |  
      Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  144.6    145.1    146.3    147.6    147.5    148.1
        Materials and components for manufacturing.....|  139.3    140.7    141.2    141.9    142.9    144.0
          Materials for food manufacturing.............|  144.1    144.1    144.1    144.7    146.2    147.0
          Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|  149.9    152.6    153.6    155.0    156.8    157.7
          Materials for durable manufacturing..........|  150.1    152.1    152.8    153.6    155.3    158.1
          Components for manufacturing.................|  127.7    128.0    128.3    128.5    128.6    129.1
        Materials and components for construction......|  169.7    170.8    170.7    170.7    171.5    173.3
        Processed fuels and lubricants.................|  127.6    125.9    130.5    134.9    131.3    129.5
          Manufacturing industries ....................|  127.5    125.6    127.9    133.5    133.6    131.6
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|  127.7    126.1    132.3    135.8    129.9    128.2
        Containers.....................................|  162.0    163.6    164.1    164.4    165.3    166.5
        Supplies.......................................|  147.6    148.0    147.9    148.0    148.6    149.7
          Manufacturing industries.....................|  149.6    150.3    151.2    151.4    152.2    153.3
          Nonmanufacturing industries..................|  145.9    146.2    145.8    145.9    146.5    147.6
            Feeds......................................|  116.9    112.4    103.1    101.9    101.9    104.0
            Other supplies.............................|  149.7    150.5    151.0    151.3    151.9    152.9
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      Crude materials for further processing...........|  161.5    154.2    160.0    173.5    168.3    165.0
        Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|  123.4    121.7    119.6    121.0    124.1    126.4
        Nonfood materials..............................|  186.4    174.9    186.8    209.4    197.9    190.2
          Nonfood materials except fuel 2/.............|  158.5    156.8    172.5    166.1    156.6    160.4
            Manufacturing 2/...........................|  146.4    144.8    159.5    153.4    144.6    148.1
            Construction...............................|  194.0    194.2    195.5    195.3    193.7    199.0
          Crude fuel 3/................................|  214.0    186.9    190.6    261.5    247.7    220.7
            Manufacturing industries...................|  202.9    178.0    181.4    246.8    234.1    209.2
            Nonmanufacturing industries................|  218.9    191.1    194.9    267.7    253.5    225.8
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      Finished goods, excluding foods..................|  147.5    147.7    149.8    151.0    150.3    150.9
      Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|  145.1    145.7    147.1    148.4    148.4    148.9
      Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|  135.8    134.3    131.1    131.1    132.2    133.4
      Crude materials less agricultural products 2/....|  190.7    178.4    191.0    214.6    202.5    194.5
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      Finished energy goods............................|  113.4    113.2    119.5    122.9    119.8    118.6
      Finished goods less energy.......................|  152.3    152.8    153.6    154.0    154.2    155.1
      Finished consumer goods less energy..............|  156.9    157.5    158.4    158.9    159.1    159.8
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      Finished goods less foods and energy.............|  152.9    153.3    153.7    154.0    154.3    155.5
      Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|  160.4    160.8    161.2    161.6    161.8    163.2
      Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|  180.8    181.3    181.7    182.0    182.2    184.2
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      Intermediate energy goods........................|  126.2    124.8    129.7    133.6    130.7    129.0
      Intermediate materials less energy...............|  147.5    148.5    148.8    149.3    150.0    151.2
      Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|  148.3    149.5    149.9    150.5    151.2    152.4
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      Crude energy materials 2/........................|  181.9    166.6    179.5    210.1    194.7    186.0
      Crude materials less energy......................|  143.3    141.4    142.5    144.7    146.2    146.5
      Crude nonfood materials less energy 3/...........|  199.9    197.4    207.0    211.5    208.8    203.5
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  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 September 2004 have been          
      recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.                               
  2/  Includes crude petroleum.                                                                              
  3/  Excludes crude petroleum.