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Table 1.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
Table 3.  Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings
Table #4       Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups

 
 
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                  PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES--SEPTEMBER 1994
 
     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.5 percent
seasonally adjusted from August to September, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The September
decline followed increases in each of the 3 preceding months.  Prices
received by domestic producers of intermediate goods rose 0.3 percent over
the month following a 0.7 percent advance in August.  Crude material prices
fell 1.6 percent, the third consecutive monthly decrease.  (See table A.)
 
     Among finished goods, the index for finished goods less foods and
energy inched up 0.1 percent after rising 0.4 percent in August.  In
contrast, the indexes for energy goods and consumer foods declined after
rising a month earlier.
 
Table A.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-
processing price
indexes, seasonally adjusted.
                     Finish
                         ed
                      goods
 
                                     Change in
                            Except   finished   Inter-
                                       goods
                             foods    from 12   mediateCrude
                              and     months
Month  Total  Foods  Energy energy      ago      goods goods
                                     (unadj.)
 1993
Sept.     0.2    0.6   -0.1     0.1         0.4      0    0.7
 Oct.    -0.1   -0.2    0.8    -0.3         0.2    0.1    2.2
 Nov.     0.1    0.8   -2.1     0.4         0.4    0.2   -0.3
 Dec.    -0.1    0.6   -2.9     0.1         0.2   -0.3   -1.5
 
 1994
 Jan.     0.3   -0.4    1.1     0.5         0.2    0.1    1.7
 Feb.     0.4   -0.3    2.8     0.1         0.2    0.4   -1.4
 Mar.     0.2    0.6   -0.3     0.1         0.2    0.2    1.3
 Apr.       0   -0.5    0.3     0.1        -0.4      0   -0.2
 May    r-0.2  r-0.9   -1.2    r0.4        -0.4   r0.1  r-1.5
 June    r0.1  r-0.1    0.3    r0.1           0   r0.4   r1.2
 July     0.5    0.5    2.5     0.1         0.6    0.5   -0.9
 Aug.     0.6    0.7    1.7     0.4         1.9    0.7   -0.4
Sept.    -0.5   -0.2   -2.9     0.1         1.4    0.3   -1.6
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously
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reported because data for May 1994 have been revised to reflect the
availability of late reports and corrections
by respondents.
 
     During the third quarter of 1994, prices received by domestic
producers of finished goods advanced at a seasonally adjusted annual rate
of 2.6 percent, after inching down at an annual rate of 0.3 percent from
March to June.  The index for finished goods other than foods and energy
rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.1 percent, the same amount
posted in the second quarter.  The index for finished energy goods rose
moderately from June to September after falling from March to June.  After
two consecutive quarterly declines, the consumer foods index increased in
the third quarter.  Prices for intermediate goods increased much faster in
the third quarter than they had in each of the 2 previous quarters, and the
Crude Goods Price Index fell much more in the third quarter than it had in
the second quarter.
 
     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods declined 0.9 percent in September to 125.5 (1982=100).  From
September 1993 to September 1994, this index increased 1.4 percent.  During
this same period, consumer food prices rose 0.6 percent, the index for
finished energy goods was unchanged, and the prices for finished goods
other than foods and energy advanced 1.9 percent.  The Intermediate Goods
Price index increased 2.7 percent during the 12 months ended in September
1994, and crude material prices were 1.5 percent lower than a year earlier.
 
 
Finished goods
 
     Prices for finished energy goods turned down 2.9 percent in September
on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 1.7 percent a month earlier.
During the third quarter, this index rose at a 4.8 percent annual rate
following a decline at a 2.6 percent annual rate from March to June.
Gasoline prices turned down in September after sizable advances in July and
August.  Prices also declined after rising a month earlier for residential
electric power, and home heating oil prices declined after showing no
change in August.  The index for residential gas fell for the second
consecutive month.
 
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Table B.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for
intermediate goods and crude goods,
seasonally adjusted.
              Interm                           Crude
              ediate                           goods
              goods
                            Change in                        Change in
                            intermedi                          crude
                               ate
                     Exclud   goods                  Excludi   goods
                      ing      from                    ng
                     foods  12 months         Energy  foods   from 12
                      and      ago                     and   months ago
Month  Foods  Energy energy  (unadj.)   Foods (unadj energy   (unadj.)
                                                .)
 1993
Sept.    -0.4      0      0        0.9    0.5    1.2    0.1         -1.4
 Oct.     0.6    0.1      0        1.0   -1.4    6.6    1.3          0.9
 Nov.     1.1   -0.2    0.2        1.2    4.7   -6.3    1.1          0.4
 Dec.     1.4   -3.5    0.2        1.0    1.0   -5.9    1.2          0.1
 
 1994
 Jan.     0.3   -0.2    0.2        0.9   -0.9    4.1    2.7          1.8
 Feb.     0.8    2.8    0.1        0.9    0.9   -6.3    2.2          0.4
 Mar.    -0.3      0    0.2        0.7   -1.1    5.0    0.3          1.5
 Apr.    -0.3   -0.6    0.1        0.5   -1.1    1.1   -0.3          0.2
 May    r-0.9  r-1.1    0.3        0.9  r-3.9   r1.2  r-1.1        r-3.3
 June   r-1.2   r0.2    0.6        1.1  r-0.8   r3.7   r0.8         -0.6
 July    -2.0    1.7    0.4        1.6   -2.1   -1.3    2.0          0.6
 Aug.     0.4    2.2    0.5        2.4   -1.4   -0.1    1.4          0.8
Sept.     0.4   -2.0    0.6        2.7    0.2   -5.3    1.3         -1.5
r=revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously reported because
data for May 1994 have been revised to reflect the availability of late
reports and corrections by respondents.
 
 
     Prices for finished consumer foods moved down 0.2 percent over the
month following a 0.7 percent rise in August.  After falling at a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.8 percent in the second quarter and
0.6 percent in the first quarter, this index turned up at a 4.2 percent
rate from June to September.  In September, prices turned down after rising
in August for beef and veal, roasted coffee (-10.3 vs. 12.0 percent), pork,
finfish and shellfish, eggs for fresh use, processed fruits and vegetables,
and dairy products.  Pasta prices fell more than they had in the previous
month.  By contrast, prices turned up after falling in the previous month
for fresh and dry vegetables, processed young chickens, fresh fruits and
melons, shortening and cooking oils, bakery products, and milled rice.
Prices continued to rise for turkeys.
 
     Prices for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy moved
up 0.1 percent from August to September following a 0.4 percent rise in the
previous month.  This index rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
2.0 percent in the third quarter following an increase at a 1.5 percent
rate in the second quarter.  The deceleration in price increases from
August to September was led by the index for passenger cars, which fell 1.1
percent (-4.0 percent before seasonal adjustment) after rising 0.7 percent
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in the previous month.  Prices also decreased in September after increasing
in August for cosmetics and women's apparel.  Price increases slowed for
sanitary papers, newspaper circulation, light trucks, and household
glassware.  The index for home electronic equipment was unchanged after
rising in August, and prices for floor coverings fell slightly more than in
the previous month.  By contrast, the tobacco products index increased 2.0
percent after rising 1.4 percent in August.  Price increases also
accelerated for prescription drugs, book publishing, alcoholic beverages,
mobile homes, household furniture, over the counter drugs, and gold
jewelry.  Prices turned up after declining a month earlier for tires and
tubes, sporting and athletic goods, footwear, and for lawn and garden
equipment.  Prices were unchanged in September after moving down in August
for household appliances and girls' apparel.
 
     In September, the capital equipment index increased 0.1 percent for
the third consecutive month.  This index moved up at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 1.8 percent from June to September, half as much as in the
second quarter.  In September, increases were registered for truck
trailers, heavy motor trucks, metal cutting machine tools, transformers and
power regulators, and for office and store machines and equipment.
Declines occurred for commercial furniture, communication equipment, and
for pumps and compressors.
 
Intermediate goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and
Components increased 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted in September following
a 0.7 percent rise in August.  During the third quarter, this index rose at
a 5.9 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate after increasing at a 2.1
percent rate in the second quarter.  The index for energy goods turned down
in September by about the same amount it rose in August.  By contrast,
indexes for nondurable manufacturing and construction products rose more
than in August.  In addition, prices for durable manufacturing and for
foods and feeds rose about the same amount as in the previous month.  (See
table B.)
 
     The index for intermediate energy goods turned down 2.0 percent in
September after three consecutive monthly increases.  Prices for energy
goods rose at a 7.5 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate in the last 3
months after declining at a 5.7 percent rate from March to June.  In
September, the gasoline index fell 7.5 percent after climbing 6.8 percent
in August.  Indexes for residual fuel, jet fuels, and industrial natural
gas also turned down after advancing in August.  Prices for diesel fuel and
liquefied petroleum gas fell more than in the previous month.  In addition,
the commercial electric power index  rose less than in August.  In
contrast, prices for miscellaneous petroleum and coal products as well as
coke oven products fell less than in August.
 
         Prices for nondurable manufacturing materials registered a 1.7
percent advance in September following August's increase of 1.4 percent.
Nondurable manufacturing material prices rose at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 17.0 percent from June to September, much more than the 8.6
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percent rate of increase in the second quarter.  In September, indexes for
plastic resins and materials, paper, and intermediate organic chemicals
rose more than a month earlier.  In addition, phosphate prices turned up
after falling in August.  Prices for paperboard, woodpulp, and alkalies and
chlorine, however, rose less than in August.  In addition, the synthetic
fiber index turned down after rising a month earlier.
 
     The index for construction materials moved up 0.5 percent in September
after an August increase of 0.3 percent.  This index advanced at a 4.5
percent seasonally adjusted annual rate during the third quarter after
increasing at a 3.0 percent rate in the second quarter.  The nonferrous
wire and cable index turned up 2.4 percent in September after decreasing
0.9 percent a month earlier.  The index for plumbing fixtures and brass
fittings also rose after falling in August.  In addition, prices for
fabricated structural metal products and plastic construction products rose
more than a month ago.  In contrast, the rise in the index for softwood
lumber slowed to 0.7 percent after increasing 4.1 percent in the previous
month.  Prices for plywood and concrete products also rose less than a
month earlier.  In addition, the index for asphalt felts and coatings
turned down after rising the prior month.
 
     The Producer Price Index for durable manufacturing materials rose 0.8
percent after increasing 0.7 percent a month earlier.  From June to
September, prices for durable manufacturing materials rose at an 8.6
percent seasonally adjusted annual rate, slightly more than the 8.1 percent
rate of advance from March to June.  In September, prices advanced for
copper and brass mill shapes, copper, aluminum, silver, and lead.
Conversely, indexes for flat glass, hot rolled steel sheet and strip,
hardwood lumber, and cold finished steel bars declined.
 
     The index for intermediate foods and feeds moved up 0.4 percent in
September, the same as the month before.  This index fell at a 4.4 percent
seasonally adjusted annual rate from June to September, after declining at
a 9.5 percent rate in the preceding 3 months.  From August to September,
increases for crude vegetables oils, flour, natural and processed cheese,
and miscellaneous beverage materials outweighed declines for prepared
animal feeds, pork, condensed and evaporated milk products, and butter.
 
Crude goods
 
       The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
moved down 1.6 percent in September after falling 0.4 percent in August.
During the third quarter, crude material prices decreased at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 10.8 percent, following a 1.9 percent rate of
decline in the previous 3 months.  In September, the index for crude energy
materials fell much more than a month earlier, and basic industrial
material prices rose about the same amount as in July.  In contrast, the
crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index turned up after falling for 6
consecutive months.  (See table B.)
 
     The decline in the crude energy materials index accelerated to 5.3
percent in September from 0.1 percent a month earlier.  From June to
September, this index moved down at an annual rate of 24.2 percent, mostly
offsetting a slightly larger rate of increase in the second quarter.  The
September decline was broad-based.  The crude petroleum index fell 11.1
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percent after dropping 3.4 percent in August.  Natural gas prices turned
down after rising a month earlier, and coal prices were unchanged after
increasing in 5 of the previous 6 months.
 
     The crude nonfood materials less energy index moved up 1.3 percent
after rising 1.4 percent in August.  These prices rose at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of  20.4 percent in the third quarter after falling at
a 2.1 percent rate from March to June.  In September, increases in indexes
for copper ores, aluminum base scrap, leaf tobacco, and miscellaneous
roundwood products outweighed declines for softwood logs, bolts, and
timber, silver ores, wastepaper, and pulpwood logs.
 
     The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs moved up 0.2 percent in
     September following a decrease
of 1.4 percent in August.  This index fell at a seasonally adjusted annual
     rate of 12.6 percent in the third quarter
following a decrease at a 20.9 percent rate in the previous 3 months.  The
     slaughter broiler index turned up 5.6
percent in September following a decrease of 8.5 percent in August.  Prices
     for wheat, fluid milk, Louisiana
rough rice, and for fresh and dry vegetables turned up after falling in the
     previous month.  In addition, the
soybean index fell less than in August, and corn prices advanced after
     showing no change in the previous
month.  The slaughter cattle index, however, turned down 2.1 percent after
     rising about 1 percent in August.
Prices for slaughter hogs and hay also turned down after rising a month
     earlier.
 
 
 
     Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other
industries
 
     Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of the domestic
mining sector declined 3.0 percent in September after rising 0.3 percent in
the preceding month.  (Net output price indexes are not seasonally
adjusted.)  From June to September, this index fell at an 18.1 percent
annual rate following an increase at a 7.7 percent annual rate in the
second quarter.  In September, the oil and gas extraction industry group
index turned down 4.6 percent following a 0.4 percent increase in August.
Price increases slowed for the industry group for bituminous coal and
lignite mining.  By contrast, the metal mining industry group index turned
up 3.7 percent in September after decreasing 0.8 percent in August.  The
index for the nonmetallic minerals mining group also moved up after falling
in the previous month.  In September, the Producer Price Index for total
mining stood at 72.2 (December 1984=100), 4.0 percent lower than a year
earlier.
 
     Manufacturing.  Prices received by producers for the net output of the
domestic manufacturing sector dropped 0.4 percent in September after moving
up 0.6 percent in August.  During the third quarter, this index moved up at
a 1.7 percent annual rate, somewhat less than the rate posted in the second
quarter (2.0 percent).  Prices for the transportation equipment industry
group fell 1.6 percent after showing no change in the previous month.
Prices for the petroleum refining industry group decreased 3.9 percent in
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September after increasing 5.8 percent in the previous month.  Prices for
the food and kindred products industry group also fell after increasing a
month earlier.  Price increases for the paper and allied products industry
slowed from 1.1 percent in August to 1.6 percent in September.  The
industry group for chemicals and allied products rose 1.1 percent, about
the same as in August.  By contrast, price increases accelerated for the
industry groups for primary metal industries, leather and leather products,
lumber and wood products, and for rubber and plastic products.  The index
for the net output of the domestic manufacturing sector stood at 121.0 in
September (December 1984=100), 2.2 percent higher than a year earlier.
 
     Other.  Among other industries, the index for passenger car rental
turned down 12.1 percent following a 0.9 percent rise in August.  Declines
also were registered for nonlocal trucking, railroad line haul operations,
travel agencies, and natural gas utilities.  However, prices advanced for
water transportation of freight, n.e.c., tugging and towing services, scrap
and waste materials collection, truck rental and leasing, and psychiatric
hospitals.
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Table 1.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing
(1982=100)
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                                                 |          |                       |Unadjusted     |
                                                 |          |                       |  percent      |Seasonally adjusted
                                                 | Relative |    Unadjusted index   |change to      |percent change from:
                    Grouping                     |importance|                       |Sept.1994 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |            May   |Aug.   |Sept.  |  Sept.| Aug.  |June to|July  to |Aug.  to
                                                 |   1993 1/|1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993 | 1994  |  July |   Aug.  |  Sept.
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|____________
                                                 |
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   125.3   126.6   125.5     1.4   -0.9      0.5      0.6    -0.5
  Finished consumer goods........................|   76.656   122.9   124.6   123.4     1.0   -1.0       .6       .7     -.6
    Finished consumer foods......................|   22.954   126.6   127.1   126.4      .6    -.6       .5       .7     -.2
      Crude......................................|    1.627   103.1   104.5   106.5    -1.9    1.9      4.7     -1.5     3.3
      Processed..................................|   21.327   128.3   128.8   127.8      .7    -.8       .2       .9     -.4
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   53.702   121.2   123.3   122.0     1.2   -1.1       .7       .7     -.7
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   35.788   115.6   118.7   117.6      .7    -.9       .9      1.0    -1.0
      Durable goods..............................|   17.914   130.9   130.8   128.9     2.3   -1.5       .2       .3     -.2
  Capital equipment..............................|   23.344   134.1   134.4   133.5     2.5    -.7       .1       .1      .1
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.061   133.2   133.5   133.1     1.8    -.3       .1       .1      .1
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.284   134.3   134.7   133.6     2.7    -.8       .1       .2      .1
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   117.2   119.4   120.0     2.7     .5       .5       .7      .3
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   49.021   120.7   122.4   123.5     3.8     .9       .3       .7      .8
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.384   120.1   117.9   118.6     2.0     .6     -1.3      1.2     1.1
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   14.858   116.4   119.6   122.0     5.9    2.0       .9      1.4     1.7
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   11.271   122.7   126.1   127.3     6.6    1.0       .6       .7      .8
    Components for manufacturing 3/..............|   19.508   124.1   124.2   124.3     1.0     .1       .1      0        .1
  Materials and components for construction......|   14.211   135.3   136.7   137.4     3.9     .5       .3       .3      .5
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   12.758    81.3    87.4    86.4     -.8   -1.1      1.8      2.0    -2.1
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    5.273    84.4    90.4    89.3    -1.3   -1.2      1.5      1.8    -1.8
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    7.485    79.3    85.5    84.6     -.2   -1.1      2.1      2.0    -2.2
  Containers.....................................|    3.450   127.5   130.0   131.8     4.5    1.4       .3      1.4     1.4
  Supplies.......................................|   20.559   126.6   126.8   127.0     1.3     .2      -.1       .1      .2
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    7.601   129.9   130.6   131.0     1.6     .3       .2       .5      .2
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   12.958   125.0   124.8   125.0     1.1     .2      -.2      -.1      .2
      Feeds......................................|    1.415   107.7   103.5   102.9    -4.0    -.6     -3.8     -1.6    -1.3
      Other supplies.............................|   11.544   127.4   127.9   128.1     1.7     .2       .2       .2      .2
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   103.0   101.4    99.5    -1.5   -1.9      -.9      -.4    -1.6
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   44.024   109.7   101.7   101.2    -6.0    -.5     -2.1     -1.4      .2
  Nonfood materials..............................|   55.976    94.7    97.3    94.6     1.9   -2.8      -.1       .4    -2.8
    Nonfood materials except fuel 4/.............|   35.673    96.5   102.4    98.8     8.6   -3.5      1.8     -1.6    -5.8
      Manufacturing 4/...........................|   30.260    87.6    94.1    90.4     9.8   -3.9      4.1      -.5    -4.0
      Construction...............................|    5.413   199.8   196.5   195.6     1.0    -.5      0         .6      .4
    Crude fuel 3/ 5/.............................|   20.303    83.0    79.6    78.6   -10.3   -1.3     -7.6      2.3    -1.3
      Manufacturing industries 3/................|    4.322    82.2    79.2    78.3    -9.2   -1.1     -6.8      2.1    -1.1
      Nonmanufacturing industries 3/.............|   15.981    84.2    80.7    79.7   -10.5   -1.2     -7.8      2.4    -1.2
                                                 |
               Special groupings                 |
                                                 |
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|6/ 77.046   124.8   126.4   125.2     1.6    -.9       .5       .6     -.5
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|7/ 95.201   117.3   119.7   120.3     2.8     .5       .6       .7      .3
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|7/  4.799   116.5   113.7   114.0      .3     .3     -2.0       .4      .4
Crude materials less agricultural products 4/ 8/.|9/ 54.269    93.7    96.7    93.7     1.4   -3.1       .2       .4    -2.9
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Finished energy goods............................|6/ 13.311    76.2    81.3    79.5     0     -2.2      2.5      1.7    -2.9
Finished goods less energy.......................|6/ 86.689   134.1   134.4   133.5     1.6    -.7       .1       .4     0
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|6/ 63.345   134.0   134.3   133.5     1.3    -.6       .1       .6     -.1
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|6/ 63.735   137.0   137.2   136.3     1.9    -.7       .1       .4      .1
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|6/ 40.391   138.8   139.0   138.1     1.8    -.6      0         .4      .1
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|6/ 22.477   144.2   144.5   144.5     1.3    0        -.1       .6      .2
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|7/ 12.902    81.2    87.3    86.3     -.7   -1.1      1.7      2.2    -2.0
Intermediate materials less energy...............|7/ 87.098   125.2   126.4   127.3     3.2     .7       .2       .6      .6
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|7/ 82.299   125.7   127.3   128.2     3.5     .7       .4       .5      .6
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/ 4/.....................|9/ 34.751    73.4    75.0    71.0    -4.7   -5.3     -1.3      -.1    -5.3
Crude materials less energy......................|9/ 65.249   120.3   116.1   116.2      .4     .1      -.7      -.4      .5
Crude nonfood materials less energy 5/...........|9/ 21.225   151.4   157.2   159.0    13.7    1.1      2.0      1.4     1.3
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  1/  Comprehensive relative importance figures are computed                    6/  Percent of total finished goods.
      once each year in December.                                               7/  Percent of total intermediate materials.
  2/  Data for  May  1994 have been revised to reflect the availability         8/  Formerly titled "Crude materials for
      of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject          further processing, excluding crude
      to revision 4  months  after original publication.                            foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and
  3/  Not seasonally adjusted.                                                      animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."
  4/  Includes crude petroleum.                                                 9/  Percent of total crude materials.
  5/  Excludes crude petroleum.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Sept.1994 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       | May   |Aug.   |Sept.  | Sept. | Aug.  |June to|July to|Aug. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  July |  Aug. |  Sept.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 125.3   126.6   125.5     1.4   -0.9      0.5     0.6    -0.5
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 122.9   124.6   123.4     1.0   -1.0       .6      .7     -.6
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 126.6   127.1   126.4      .6    -.6       .5      .7     -.2
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons.............................|  90.8    80.2    84.5    -8.5    5.4      1.5    -2.1     3.8
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables............................| 116.9   111.4   111.7    -4.3     .3     -4.7    -6.9     6.6
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............|  69.2    81.6    81.4     7.5    -.2     -1.6    10.7     -.2
02-11      |   Bakery products.....................................| 159.8   160.3   160.5     2.0     .1       .4     -.1      .1
02-13      |   Milled rice.........................................| 127.3   101.1   106.6    15.2    5.4     -9.1    -2.4     4.4
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 129.2   127.7   122.5     6.7   -4.1      4.1    -3.6    -4.1
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................| 106.3   102.9   101.1    -8.7   -1.7     -2.0     6.9     -.7
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................| 104.0   102.6    97.5   -10.6   -5.0      -.8     3.3    -2.6
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 118.5   113.8   114.3     -.7     .4     -1.4    -3.2      .6
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................| 108.4   110.2   111.8     8.0    1.5      2.8      .2      .6
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 157.7   160.7   162.2     9.8     .9      2.3     4.4     -.5
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 121.2   118.6   118.8      .3     .2     -1.8      .5     -.3
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 122.0   122.7   120.9     1.7   -1.5      0        .3    -1.1
02-55      |   Confectionery end products..........................| 157.4   158.1   158.2      .9     .1      -.3     -.2     -.1
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 127.1   126.0   126.2      .6     .2       .5     -.5      .1
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee......................................| 103.5   168.0   150.0    48.4  -10.7     42.8    12.0   -10.3
02-76      |   Shortening and cooking oils.........................| 141.8   131.4   136.6     9.5    4.0     -5.7     -.8     4.4
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 121.2   123.3   122.0     1.2   -1.1       .7      .7     -.7
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 124.1   124.1   124.4    -1.0     .2      -.2      .4      .7
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel.....................................| 119.9   119.8   119.5     -.5    -.3      0        .4     -.4
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 128.5   128.7   128.8      .7     .1       .2      .1     0
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel............| 120.3   119.9   119.9      .2    0         .1     -.2     0
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 117.0   117.5   117.4      .6    -.1       .2      .2     -.1
04-3       |   Footwear............................................| 135.4   135.2   135.9      .7     .5      0       -.1      .5
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 108.2   113.4   112.7    -1.7    -.6       .9      .5     -.8
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 108.8   107.5   107.0    -2.4    -.5       .9     -.7     -.9
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  61.2    72.4    66.9     5.7   -7.6      8.0     6.8    -7.5
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  54.9    58.0    57.8     -.2    -.3      6.4     0      -7.3
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 250.7   250.5   251.0     3.1     .2      -.6      .2      .9
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 182.4   182.4   183.3      .9     .5      -.1      .4      .6
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 121.4   121.4   121.5     -.7     .1      0       0        .1
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations.............| 129.8   130.7   128.1     -.5   -2.0      -.9     2.8    -2.3
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc............................|  99.1    97.4    98.3     -.3     .9       .5    -1.9      .7
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products.................| 132.5   132.4   132.9      .6     .4     -2.9      .8      .4
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation...............................| 172.4   176.3   176.5     5.6     .1      2.4      .6      .1
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 171.5   172.1   172.0     3.2    -.1       .6      .2     -.1
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 175.2   174.5   176.5     4.9    1.1       .1      .2     1.1
12-1       |   Household furniture.................................| 137.8   138.1   138.6     3.7     .4       .2      .1      .2
12-3       |   Floor coverings.....................................| 121.0   121.5   120.8     -.3    -.6       .7     -.2     -.3
12-4       |   Household appliances................................| 113.2   112.8   112.8     -.5    0         .2     -.2     0
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment...........................|  80.1    80.0    80.0      .8    0        -.4      .3     0
12-62      |   Household glassware.................................| 144.4   144.0   144.1      .8     .1       .2      .7      .3
12-64      |   Household flatware..................................| 131.1   136.0   135.9     4.2    -.1      2.5     0        .1
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors................| 128.3   128.6   128.8     1.5     .2       .2     -.3      .1
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 134.1   134.0   128.6     3.3   -4.0       .7      .7    -1.1
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 122.7   122.6   122.5      .9    -.1      -.2      .1     -.1
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods.........................| 120.1   120.2   120.1      .8    -.1       .1     -.6      .1
15-2       |   Tobacco products....................................| 224.7   223.1   223.9     5.0     .4      -.2     1.4     2.0
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 135.8   139.5   140.4     8.8     .6       .3      .1      .6
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 126.6   127.5   127.9      .9     .3       .1      .1      .3
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 133.7   134.4   134.4     1.1    0        0       0       0
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 134.1   134.4   133.5     2.5    -.7       .1      .1      .1
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment................| 136.5   136.5   137.0     1.9     .4       .2     -.1      .3
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 133.5   133.6   133.8     1.8     .1      -.6      .2      .4
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools.........................| 143.4   142.8   143.7     1.3     .6       .1     -.5      .8
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools.........................| 141.2   142.2   142.3     2.4     .1       .6      .2      .1
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 132.3   131.1   131.4     1.3     .2       .1      .1      .2
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 135.0   136.1   135.5     1.9    -.4      0        .7     -.4
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 122.3   122.3   122.4     1.5     .1       .2      .2      .1
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............|  58.8    57.7    57.7    -5.4    0       -1.5     -.3     0
11-62      |   Textile machinery...................................| 144.6   145.1   145.2      .8     .1      0        .4      .3
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 147.5   147.6   147.7     1.7     .1      -.1     0        .1
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 130.7   131.5   131.8     1.7     .2       .2     0        .2
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators...................| 124.8   125.4   126.4     2.2     .8       .7      .2      .7
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 111.0   111.0   110.6     1.2    -.4      0       0       -.4
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 112.1   112.2   112.2    -1.4    0        -.3     0       0
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 110.0   111.2   111.0     2.8    -.2       .5     0       -.2
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment......................| 130.5   130.8   131.0      .7     .2       .2      .4      .3
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.5   110.5   111.0     -.1     .5      -.1     -.7      .5
12-2       |   Commercial furniture................................| 145.3   145.7   144.8     2.9    -.6       .5      .3     -.6
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 157.7   157.7   152.4     6.3   -3.4      -.1      .6      .3
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks..................................| 138.6   142.1   141.7     5.6    -.3      -.1      .7     1.5
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 120.3   120.6   124.3     4.0    3.1       .2     0       3.1
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100) 2/................| 134.8   135.1   135.6     2.8     .4      0       -.1      .4
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 131.3   131.3   131.3     1.5    0        0       0       0
14-4       |   Railroad equipment..................................| 128.7   129.9   130.0     3.1     .1      -.1      .5      .1
           |                                                       |
           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 117.2   119.4   120.0     2.7     .5       .5      .7      .3
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 116.5   113.7   114.0      .3     .3     -2.0      .4      .4
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour...............................................| 111.5   102.5   111.1     6.6    8.4     -1.9      .4     9.6
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 118.0   118.9   118.3     -.1    -.5       .3     0       -.5
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................| 115.9   118.2   118.0    13.1    -.2     -2.8     -.4     -.8
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils................................| 138.1   122.1   133.0    17.4    8.9     -5.6    -2.8    11.5
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds...............................| 113.2   109.6   109.0    -3.2    -.5     -2.9    -1.2    -1.6
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 117.3   119.7   120.3     2.8     .5       .6      .7      .3
           |                                                       |
03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 103.2   105.0   104.3     -.2    -.7       .2     1.5     -.7
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads.........................| 107.3   108.3   108.2      .4    -.1       .7      .5     0
03-3       |   Gray fabrics........................................| 116.4   117.1   117.7      .2     .5      -.3      .7      .7
03-4       |   Finished fabrics....................................| 119.2   119.0   119.2     -.2     .2       .1      .2      .3
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products.........................| 116.0   116.9   117.5     1.9     .5       .2      .8      .3
04-2       |   Leather.............................................| 174.9   181.5   185.0     9.5    1.9      1.8      .9     2.1
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas.............................|  55.8    59.1    60.0    -2.8    1.5       .6    -1.0    -6.8
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Sept.1994 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       | May   |Aug.   |Sept.  | Sept. | Aug.  |June to|July to|Aug. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  July |  Aug. |  Sept.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 124.6   136.1   136.8     0.1    0.5      0.1     1.6     0.3
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 126.0   134.4   134.9    -2.0     .4       .4     1.0      .3
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 104.8   100.2    99.5    -3.2    -.7       .3     -.6     -.7
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 102.7    97.7    95.2    -7.1   -2.6      -.5      .8    -2.6
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/|  93.6    85.8    87.2    -2.4    1.6     -1.8     2.1     1.6
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  51.7    56.1    55.6    -2.5    -.9      5.0     2.1    -5.2
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  54.8    57.4    57.2    -5.9    -.3      7.3     -.2    -4.5
05-74      |   Residual fuel.......................................|  43.6    56.6    52.7    13.3   -6.9      4.3    15.6    -9.1
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals................................| 110.8   115.5   119.6     8.4    3.5      1.5     2.0     2.7
06-21      |   Prepared paint 2/...................................| 135.1   135.2   135.7     1.7     .4      -.1      .1      .4
06-22      |   Paint materials.....................................| 130.8   132.4   133.0     1.4     .5      -.3     1.1      .2
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 125.3   125.0   125.6     3.7     .5       .2     -.4      .5
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible.............................|  99.3   111.7   115.4    26.5    3.3      2.4     3.0     4.6
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 107.8   107.0   106.3     8.9    -.7      -.9     -.3     0
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 112.3   111.2   115.9    21.2    4.2      2.5     1.2     1.9
06-52-02   |   Phosphates..........................................|  95.9    94.4    96.9    21.6    2.6       .4    -2.3     3.0
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals........................| 140.7   139.6   141.0     4.5    1.0       .4      .2     1.1
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials........................| 117.7   121.2   126.2     7.5    4.1       .3     1.4     3.7
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber....................................| 105.0   109.6   110.9     3.2    1.2       .1     1.0     1.5
07-21      |   Plastic construction products.......................| 120.4   123.4   125.6     6.2    1.8      1.0      .8     1.7
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 120.2   122.0   123.5     2.4    1.2       .7      .6     1.2
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 113.3   113.3   113.4     -.4     .1      0        .1      .1
08-11      |   Softwood lumber.....................................| 194.4   194.2   194.0     4.4    -.1     -3.6     4.1      .7
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber.....................................| 168.5   169.7   169.0     1.2    -.4      -.4     1.0     -.3
08-2       |   Millwork............................................| 161.5   161.1   161.5     1.8     .2      0        .3      .4
08-3       |   Plywood.............................................| 149.2   157.8   165.4    10.6    4.8       .4     4.9     2.0
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 108.3   122.0   124.0    21.8    1.6      1.5     6.9     1.6
09-13      |   Paper...............................................| 121.8   124.7   127.9     2.8    2.6      1.4      .7     2.4
09-14      |   Paperboard..........................................| 133.1   142.7   145.3    13.5    1.8      3.0     3.5     1.0
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers..........................| 132.8   136.7   139.6     8.0    2.1       .6     1.9     2.0
09-2       |   Building paper and board............................| 142.3   145.9   148.7    10.4    1.9       .2     2.9     1.1
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100).................| 135.9   136.3   136.7     1.3     .3       .3      .3      .1
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 123.6   124.1   124.2     2.2     .1       .1      .4     0
10-17      |   Steel mill products.................................| 112.5   114.2   114.6     4.4     .4       .4     1.5      .4
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals...........................| 106.0   120.8   123.0    26.2    1.8      2.0     1.1      .5
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 124.4   128.6   129.2     6.6     .5      2.6      .2      .5
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes........................| 157.7   169.4   177.8    21.2    5.0     -2.2    -3.5     5.3
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable...........................| 136.9   139.5   143.7     9.1    3.0      -.3     -.9     2.4
10-3       |   Metal containers....................................| 108.0   108.2   108.3    -1.4     .1     -1.4     1.5     0
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 137.4   137.8   138.0     1.8     .1       .1      .4      .1
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 159.3   159.9   160.5     2.6     .4       .2    -1.2      .7
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 142.6   143.0   143.0     1.9    0        -.1      .4      .3
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 126.3   127.7   128.5     3.8     .6       .4      .3      .6
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 122.1   122.3   122.6     1.7     .2      -.1      .2      .2
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products..........................| 122.4   122.8   122.9     1.2     .1       .1      .1      .2
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment 2/..........| 141.0   140.4   140.4     2.6    0         .1     -.5     0
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 126.5   126.8   126.8      .5    0        -.1     -.2     0
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 139.3   140.5   140.5     1.7    0         .2      .1      .1
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings............................| 144.9   145.6   146.1     2.7     .3       .3      .1      .5
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 140.9   141.7   142.4     2.4     .5       .1      .1      .6
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 140.4   140.9   141.3     1.9     .3      0        .4      .1
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 137.1   137.6   137.0     1.6    -.4       .2      .6     -.1
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories...............| 117.4   116.7   115.7    -1.6    -.9       .1     -.6     -.7
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 132.2   133.6   133.5     2.3    -.1      -.2      .4      .1
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 129.5   129.8   129.9     1.2     .1       .2     -.1      .1
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 110.0   112.2   110.4     2.6   -1.6      -.2      .9    -1.6
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 119.2   121.5   121.5     7.1    0         .5     1.2      .2
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 124.0   125.2   125.3     3.8     .1       .3      .6      .3
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings..........................|  94.9    96.1    95.5    -1.0    -.6     -1.0     1.3     -.9
13-7       |   Gypsum products.....................................| 131.3   140.7   145.9    29.7    3.7      1.2      .1     1.1
13-8       |   Glass containers....................................| 127.9   128.0   128.2     1.2     .2       .1      .2      .2
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts.................................| 114.0   114.1   114.2      .2     .1       .1      .4      .1
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100) 2/..| 130.7   130.1   130.6     2.4     .4      0       -.3      .4
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 133.7   133.0   133.2     1.1     .2       .2     0        .2
15-42      |   Photographic supplies...............................| 124.4   126.9   123.7     -.6   -2.5       .2     -.1    -2.6
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 140.1   140.7   140.6     2.1    -.1       .1     -.1     0
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 103.0   101.4    99.5    -1.5   -1.9      -.9     -.4    -1.6
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 109.7   101.7   101.2    -6.0    -.5     -2.1    -1.4      .2
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat...............................................| 105.4    91.4   105.7    10.3   15.6       .4    -2.0    16.3
01-22-02-05|   Corn................................................| 104.5    89.0    88.7    -3.0    -.3    -14.0     0       1.4
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle....................................| 107.3   104.6   100.7   -11.2   -3.7      6.4     1.1    -2.1
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  71.3    70.6    59.8   -26.7  -15.3       .9     3.5    -9.9
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 148.2   120.1   129.3    -8.4    7.7    -13.0    -8.5     5.6
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 113.3   125.2   131.5     8.1    5.0       .7     1.6     4.2
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................|  95.3    91.5    94.1      .1    2.8     -2.5    -3.7     1.7
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans............................................| 113.9    97.3    97.0    -9.2    -.3     -7.9    -5.0    -1.8
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw......................................| 115.6   115.0   114.4     -.8    -.5      -.1    -2.7     -.8
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................|  94.7    97.3    94.6     1.9   -2.8      -.1      .4    -2.8
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 129.9   119.2   122.5    36.1    2.8    -11.8     3.8     2.8
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco........................................|  98.9    91.1   102.8     1.9   12.8      (3)    -7.2     4.9
04-11      |   Cattle hides........................................| 194.0   204.4   211.4    16.0    3.4      6.3     3.7     2.4
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  96.8    96.5    96.5    -1.3    0         .3      .8     0
05-31      |   Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................|  79.4    75.5    74.3   -13.1   -1.6     -9.7     3.0    -1.6
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  48.9    54.2    48.2     3.7  -11.1      6.3    -3.4   -11.1
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 220.7   214.7   213.8      .6    -.4     -1.1     -.5     -.4
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 158.0   273.8   261.0   139.2   -4.7     36.3     1.4    -4.7
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  82.6    82.6    82.6     -.1    0        0       0       0
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap................................| 185.7   188.6   191.7     9.9    1.6      4.1     5.4     1.5
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............|  73.3    85.2    88.8    30.2    4.2      6.3     -.7     4.2
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap...................................| 145.4   160.3   164.5    29.5    2.6       .3    -2.6     3.1
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 153.9   177.8   181.2    41.6    1.9      7.7     -.5     3.6
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 137.5   138.2   138.1     2.5    -.1       .5      .1     0
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/  Data for May 1994       have been revised to reflect                             2/  Not seasonally adjusted.
    the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.                 3/  Not available.
    All data are subject to revision 4 months after original
    publication.
 
Table 3.  Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings
          (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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         |                                                |                                   |
         |                                                |         Unadjusted index 1/       |
Commodity|                                                |___________________________________|
  code   |                    Grouping                    |  May 1994 | Aug. 1994 |Sept. 1994 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   351.5   |   355.4   |   352.3   |
         | All commodities................................|   119.9   |   121.2   |   120.9   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   120.3   |   117.4   |   117.2   |
01       |   Farm products................................|   108.7   |   100.9   |   101.2   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   126.1   |   125.7   |   125.2   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   119.8   |   121.8   |   121.5   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   118.0   |   118.5   |   118.5   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   146.7   |   149.0   |   150.8   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    77.2   |    81.8   |    79.7   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   130.2   |   132.6   |   134.6   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   116.5   |   117.2   |   118.1   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   178.2   |   178.0   |   178.7   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   150.1   |   153.0   |   154.4   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   122.7   |   125.4   |   126.4   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   125.2   |   125.2   |   125.1   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   126.1   |   126.3   |   126.1   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   123.7   |   125.0   |   125.0   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   137.1   |   137.1   |   135.3   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   141.5   |   142.0   |   141.9   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   131.7   |   132.9   |   133.1   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|   101.4   |    95.1   |    96.9   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|   106.8   |    90.2   |    94.2   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|    98.5   |    96.8   |    91.3   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   138.2   |   119.9   |   128.3   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|   129.2   |   118.7   |   122.1   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|    84.2   |   100.1   |    98.8   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   138.4   |   121.3   |   122.4   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|   125.5   |   107.7   |   107.6   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   147.6   |   135.9   |   153.4   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   151.7   |   149.2   |   150.5   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   114.0   |   112.3   |   110.7   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   117.8   |   115.2   |   115.9   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   133.6   |   134.6   |   134.4   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   124.8   |   131.2   |   129.5   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   106.9   |   159.7   |   145.0   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   137.8   |   129.4   |   135.5   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   123.5   |   123.6   |   123.5   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   136.2   |   136.4   |   137.0   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    72.7   |    70.5   |    69.8   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   125.7   |   134.0   |   133.9   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    58.1   |    66.0   |    62.8   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   206.2   |   206.1   |   206.5   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   120.3   |   119.1   |   121.4   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   126.6   |   127.9   |   127.3   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   111.4   |   111.5   |   112.2   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   104.6   |   109.1   |   110.4   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   128.1   |   128.6   |   128.8   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   122.0   |   123.1   |   124.1   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   185.7   |   185.9   |   185.5   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   128.6   |   134.2   |   136.2   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   134.3   |   136.6   |   138.4   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   120.6   |   122.1   |   122.7   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   120.5   |   128.6   |   131.3   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   123.9   |   128.6   |   130.6   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   136.7   |   136.6   |   136.8   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   134.3   |   135.0   |   135.0   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   146.0   |   146.5   |   146.5   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   123.7   |   123.7   |   123.3   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   124.2   |   124.8   |   125.1   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   140.0   |   140.8   |   140.8   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   128.4   |   129.7   |   129.7   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   131.4   |   131.6   |   128.7   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   126.7   |   126.9   |   126.8   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   116.9   |   117.6   |   115.8   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   127.3   |   127.5   |   127.7   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
 
1/  Data for   May 1994 have been revised to reflect the
    availability of late reports and corrections by
    respondents.  All data are subject to revision 4
    months after original publication.
 
2/  Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month.
 
Table #4       Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups
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                  |                                              |     |                       |    Unadjusted
                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  percent change
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Sep._1994_from:__
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |May    |Aug.   |Sep.   |  Sep.  |  Aug.
                  |                                              |     |1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993  |  1994
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  73.7    74.4    72.2    -4.0    -3.0
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84|  74.6    84.4    87.5    24.1     3.7
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  93.2    93.0    93.1     -.1      .1
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  72.0    72.5    69.2    -7.1    -4.6
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 120.6   119.8   120.0      .9      .2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 120.4   121.5   121.0     2.2     -.4
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 120.6   120.4   120.0      .8     -.3
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 187.7   187.5   187.7     5.2      .1
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 113.2   113.8   113.7     -.1     -.1
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 119.7   119.8   119.7      .3     -.1
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 152.5   153.1   154.1     4.0      .7
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 130.1   130.3   130.3     3.6     0
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 120.7   123.6   125.6     4.9     1.6
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 149.2   149.6   150.1     2.9      .3
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 128.0   130.3   131.7     3.6     1.1
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  73.5    82.5    79.3     3.4    -3.9
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 116.0   116.9   117.5     1.6      .5
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 129.8   130.6   131.4     1.9      .6
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 119.1   120.5   120.6     3.9      .1
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 115.1   117.5   118.6     6.0      .9
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 119.8   120.5   120.7     1.8      .2
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.4   117.6   117.5      .6     -.1
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 112.9   112.8   112.5      .4     -.3
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 130.1   130.1   128.0     3.1    -1.6
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 122.0   122.4   122.2      .8     -.2
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 123.2   123.5   123.6     1.4      .1
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 101.7   102.0   101.7     1.8     -.3
       43         | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 119.8   119.8   119.8     0       0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92|  99.9    99.7   101.0     2.0     1.3
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 108.0   109.1   109.3     2.8      .2
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 100.9   102.3   102.4     6.1      .1
                  |                                              |     |
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|____________________________________________
01/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes shown in table 5.
   Because of differences in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the movements
   of similarly-titled indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings shown in table 6.
2/ Data for May  1994 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
   All data are subject to revision four months after original publication.  Data are not seasonally adjusted.
3/ Not available.