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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, not seasonally adjusted

 
 
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                   PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES -- AUGUST 1995
 
 
     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods inched down 0.1 percent in
August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S.
Department of Labor reported today.  The Finished Goods Price Index was
unchanged in July and moved down 0.1 percent in June.  As in July, prices
received by domestic producers of intermediate goods were unchanged in
August.  Crude material prices declined 1.4 percent after falling 0.8
percent in the previous month.  (See table A.)
 
     Among finished goods in August, a decrease in the index for energy
goods outweighed a slight increase in prices for other finished goods.  The
index for finished goods other than foods and energy increased 0.1 percent
in August after moving up 0.2 percent in each of the previous 3 months.
 
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.)
 1994
 Aug.     0.6    0.2    2.3     0.2         1.9    0.7    0.0
Sept.    -0.3   -0.2   -2.4     0.1         1.5    0.4   -2.4
 Oct.    -0.4   -0.1   -1.3    -0.4         1.0    0.3   -0.6
 Nov.     0.6    1.0    2.2     0.2         1.3    0.8    0.6
 Dec.     0.3    1.3   -0.9     0.2         1.7    0.4    0.5
 
 1995
 Jan.     0.5   -0.5    2.5     0.4         1.7    1.3    0.3
 Feb.     0.2    0.3    0.3     0.1         1.7    0.7    1.6
 Mar.     0.2   -0.1      0     0.2         1.8    0.4   -1.3
 Apr.    r0.2  r-0.2   r0.9    r0.3         2.1    0.6   r1.7
 May     r0.1  r-0.8   r0.6    r0.2         2.2    0.2  r-0.4
 June    -0.1   -0.3   -1.0     0.2         2.1    0.1    0.7
 July       0    1.2   -2.5     0.2         1.8      0   -0.8
 Aug.    -0.1      0   -0.9     0.1         1.3      0   -1.4
r=revised.  Some percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously
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reported because indexes for April 1995 have been recalculated to
incorporate late reports and corrections
by respondents.  All indexes are subject to revision four months after
original publication.
 
     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods decreased 0.2 percent in August to 128.1 (1982 = 100).  From August
1994 to August 1995, the Finished Goods Price Index rose 1.3 percent.
During this same period, consumer food prices rose 1.6 percent.  The
finished energy goods index decreased 2.7 percent, and prices for finished
goods other than foods and energy advanced 2.0 percent.  The Intermediate
Goods Price Index increased 5.4 percent during the 12 months ended in
August 1995, and prices for crude goods moved down 1.7 percent.
 
Finished goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for finished energy goods moved down 0.9
percent in August after declining 2.5 percent in July and 1.0 percent in
June.  Gasoline price decreases slowed from 10.1 percent in July to 1.9
percent in August.  Price declines for home heating oil slowed to 1.2
percent from 2.2 percent in the previous month.  Prices turned down after
rising a month earlier for residential natural gas.  Prices for residential
electric power increased modestly for the fourth consecutive month.
 
     The Producer Price Index for finished consumer foods was unchanged,
seasonally adjusted, in August after increasing 1.2 percent in July.
Indexes turned down after rising a month earlier for beef and veal and for
shortening and cooking oils.  Prices turned down after showing no change in
the previous month for pasta products.  Prices for fresh and dry vegetables
fell 12.7 percent after declining 2.2 percent in July.  Price increases for
pork slowed from 7.4 percent a month earlier to 1.5 percent in August.
Price increases also slowed markedly for finfish and shellfish, eggs for
fresh use, soft drinks, processed fruits and vegetables, and milled rice.
Prices continued to rise rapidly for processed chickens and turkeys.  Price
increases accelerated for dairy products, bakery products, and fresh fruits
and melons.
 
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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                 foods   from 12
                      and      ago                     and   months ago
Month  Foods  Energy energy  (unadj.)   Foods Energy energy   (unadj.)
 1994
 Aug.     0.3    1.6    0.6        2.5   -1.1    0.0    1.7     1.3
Sept.     0.5   -1.7    0.8        2.8   -0.2   -6.6    0.8     -1.3
 Oct.    -0.9   -1.7    0.7        3.0   -1.1   -1.0    0.6     -4.5
 Nov.       0    2.0    0.8        3.9    0.9   -1.8    3.4     -3.0
 Dec.    -0.5    0.1    0.5        4.4   -0.1    0.1    2.2     -0.5
 
 1995
 Jan.     0.4    1.3    1.2        5.4      0   -1.4    3.0     -1.6
 Feb.    -0.1    0.6    0.8        5.8    1.3    2.5    1.1     0.8
 Mar.     0.4    0.6    0.4        6.2   -2.4   -1.4    0.9     -1.7
 Apr.    -1.0   r0.6    0.6        6.7  r-1.1   r5.2   r1.2    r-0.5
 May     -1.0   r1.0    0.2        6.9  r-2.9   r2.5  r-0.7     0.5
 June     1.0   -1.3    0.2        6.5    4.0   -2.7    0.6     0.2
 July     1.5   -2.4    0.3        6.1    4.1   -5.4   -1.8     -0.3
 Aug.     1.1   -0.7    0.1        5.4    0.7   -4.1   -0.9     -1.7
r=revised.  Some percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously reported because indexes for April 1995
have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by
respondents.  All indexes are
subject to revision four months after original publication.
 
 
     The index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy
moved up 0.1 percent in August after increasing 0.2 percent in both June
and July.  Increases were registered for passenger cars, light trucks,
newspapers, periodicals, and sanitary papers.  Decreases occurred for
cosmetics and other toilet preparations, household glassware, tires and
tubes, and for sporting and athletic goods.
 
     In August, the capital equipment index inched up 0.1 percent, the same
as in July.  Increases for motor vehicles, metal cutting machine tools,
tools and dies, and railroad equipment outweighed declines for electronic
computers.
 
Intermediate goods
 
     The August Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies,
and Components remained unchanged, seasonally adjusted, for the second
consecutive month.  Price increases for foods and feeds and construction
materials were offset by declines for energy goods and for both nondurable
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and durable manufacturing materials.  Excluding food and energy prices,
this index increased 0.1 percent, after rising 0.3 percent in July.  (See
table B.)
 
     The index for intermediate foods and feeds advanced 1.1 percent in
August after rising 1.5 percent a month earlier.  The index for beef and
veal turned down 3.4 percent after rising 3.2 percent in July.  Prices for
fluid milk products and for natural and processed cheese also declined
after increasing in the previous month.  Indexes for pork and flour rose
less than a month ago.  By contrast, the rise in the prepared animal feeds
index accelerated to 2.4 percent from 1.1 percent in July.  Prices for
confectionery materials fell less than a month earlier, and the crude
vegetable oils index turned up after falling in the previous month.
 
     The index for construction materials rose 0.3 percent after increasing
0.6 percent a month earlier.  The advance in the softwood lumber index
slowed to 2.5 percent from 6.8 percent in July.  Prices for plywood,
fabricated structural metal products, and wiring devices also rose less
than in the previous month.  Indexes for nonferrous wire and cable,
switchgear, and for plumbing fixtures and brass fittings turned down after
rising in the preceding month.  Conversely, the rise in the index for
plastic construction products accelerated to 0.8 percent from 0.2 percent
in the prior month.  Prices for millwork rose more than in July, and the
index for gypsum products fell less than in the previous month.
 
     The decline in the index for intermediate energy goods slowed to 0.7
percent from 2.4 percent in July.  The index for gasoline fell 1.9 percent
after decreasing 10.1 percent in the previous month.  Prices for jet fuels
and industrial natural gas also fell less than a month earlier.  Indexes
for diesel fuel and commercial electric power turned up after falling in
the prior month.  In addition, prices for liquid asphalt rose more than a
month ago.  By contrast, the index for liquefied petroleum gas declined 8.6
percent after falling 3.8 percent in July.  Prices for commercial natural
gas also fell more than in the previous month, and the industrial electric
power index rose less than a month earlier.
 
     The index for nondurable manufacturing materials turned down 0.1
percent in August after rising 0.3 percent a month ago.  The August decline
was the first in 18 months.  The rise in the index for paper slowed to 0.6
percent from over 2 percent in July.  Prices for miscellaneous basic
organic chemicals also rose less than in the previous month.  Indexes for
intermediate basic organic chemicals and miscellaneous inorganic chemicals
turned down after rising a month earlier.  In addition, primary basic
organic chemical prices fell more than in the prior month.  On the other
hand, the index for phosphates turned up 2.6 percent after falling about
the same amount in July.  Prices for gray fabrics also increased after
declining a month earlier.  The index for nitrogenates fell less than in
the prior month, and paperboard prices rose more than in July.
 
 
 
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       The index for durable manufacturing materials turned down 0.1
percent after rising 0.3 percent in the previous month.  The index for hot
rolled steel sheet and strip fell 1.7 percent after decreasing 0.3 percent
in July.  Prices for copper and brass mill shapes, cold rolled steel sheet
and strip, copper, and flat glass turned down after rising in the previous
month.  The index for plywood rose less than a month earlier.  The decline
in the aluminum mill shapes index, however, slowed to 0.1 percent in August
from 1.5 percent in the previous month.  Prices for hot rolled steel bars
rose after remaining unchanged a month earlier, and the aluminum index
turned up after falling in July.
 
Crude goods
 
     After falling 0.8 percent in July, the Producer Price Index for Crude
Materials for Further Processing fell 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, in
August.    Prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose 0.7 percent in
August after increasing 4.1 percent in the prior month.  By contrast, the
indexes for crude energy materials and basic industrial materials fell
slightly less in August than in July.  (See table B.)
 
     In August, the index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose 0.7
percent, after gaining about 4 percent in each of the past 2 months.
Prices for corn, wheat, and slaughter hogs rose less than in July.  The
index for soybeans showed no change following a drop of over 10 percent
during the preceding month.  Prices for Irish potatoes for processing
turned down 11.8 percent following a decline of 45.5 percent in July.  By
contrast, prices for slaughter broilers rose considerably more than in
July.  In addition, the fluid milk index turned up 1.2 percent in August,
after dropping 1.4 percent in July.
 
     The index for crude energy goods declined 4.1 percent in August.
Price declines for natural gas and coal outweighed an increase in crude
petroleum prices.
 
     The decline in the index for crude nonfood materials less energy
slowed to 0.9 percent after falling 1.8 percent in July.  Price declines
for both softwood and hardwood logs, bolts, and timber slowed in August.
The index for iron and steel scrap advanced considerably after showing no
change last month.  Prices turned up after falling for aluminum base scrap
and phosphates.  In contrast, the index for raw cotton indicated a sizable
drop of 11.5 percent in August, following a decline of 5.7 percent in July.
 
Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries
 
Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of total domestic
mining industries declined 4.3 percent in August after falling 3.6 percent
in July and 2.3 percent in June.  (Net output price indexes are not
seasonally adjusted.)  Prices for the oil and gas extraction industry group
fell somewhat more in August (-6.1 percent) than in July (-5.6 percent).
The indexes for the metal mining and the bituminous coal and lignite mining
and industry groups both turned down after rising in July.
 
Manufacturing.  The Producer Price Index for total domestic manufacturing
industries was unchanged in August after inching down 0.1 percent in July.
In August, a 1.4 percent decline was registered for the industry group for
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petroleum refining.  Prices increased, however, for the industry groups for
paper and allied products (0.6 percent) and for food and kindred products
(0.3 percent).  Both indexes for the machinery industry groups were
unchanged from July to August.   Price movements for the other
manufacturing industry groups were mixed but moderate in August.
 
 
Other.  Among other industries, prices for waste paper collection fell 12.7
percent in August after falling substantially in each of the previous 2
months.  Other notable declines in August occurred for deep sea domestic
transportation of freight, radio broadcasting, medical laboratories, travel
agencies, truck rental and leasing, scheduled air transportation, and
natural gas utilities.  By contrast, prices increased for passenger car
rental, metal scrap collection, water transportation of freight not
elsewhere classified, freight transportation arrangement, and for skilled
and intermediate care facilities.
 
 
 
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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|                       |Aug. 1995 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |           Apr.   |July   |Aug.   |  Aug. | July  | May to|June  to |July  to
                                                 |   1994 1/|1995 2/|1995 2/|1995 2/|  1994 | 1995  |  June |   July  |  Aug.
_________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|____________
                                                 |
Finished goods...................................|  100.000   127.6   128.3   128.1     1.3   -0.2     -0.1      0      -0.1
  Finished consumer goods........................|   76.521   125.2   126.0   125.8     1.0    -.2      -.2      -.1     -.1
    Finished consumer foods......................|   22.785   128.7   128.5   128.6     1.6     .1      -.3      1.2     0
      Crude......................................|    1.749   130.8   109.9   107.9     3.1   -1.8     -9.2      -.5    -1.1
      Processed..................................|   21.036   128.5   129.9   130.1     1.5     .2       .3      1.2     0
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   53.736   123.6   124.8   124.4      .8    -.3      -.1      -.6     -.2
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   35.843   118.4   120.2   119.8      .9    -.3      -.3      -.8     -.3
      Durable goods..............................|   17.893   132.4   132.1   131.9      .7    -.2       .2      -.1      .1
  Capital equipment..............................|   23.479   136.4   136.7   136.6     1.7    -.1       .2       .1      .1
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.074   135.4   135.9   136.0     1.9     .1       .2       .1      .1
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.404   136.7   136.9   136.8     1.7    -.1       .2       .2      .1
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   124.7   126.0   126.0     5.4    0         .1      0       0
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   49.659   130.7   131.5   131.4     7.3    -.1       .2       .3     0
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.210   117.2   119.3   120.1     2.0     .7       .8      1.7      .3
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   15.705   135.9   137.8   137.6    15.0    -.1       .7       .3     -.1
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   11.851   136.9   136.4   136.3     8.2    -.1      -.2       .3     -.1
    Components for manufacturing.................|   18.893   126.3   126.5   126.5     1.8    0        0         .2     0
  Materials and components for construction......|   14.139   142.2   142.6   142.9     4.5     .2      -.1       .6      .3
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   12.570    83.5    86.5    86.0    -1.7    -.6     -1.3     -2.4     -.7
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    5.160    86.4    89.6    88.9    -1.8    -.8     -1.3     -2.1    -1.0
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    7.411    81.7    84.4    84.1    -1.6    -.4     -1.2     -2.6     -.6
  Containers.....................................|    3.609   146.9   150.8   151.2    16.8     .3      1.1       .1      .2
  Supplies.......................................|   20.023   131.2   132.5   132.8     4.6     .2       .4       .5      .2
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    7.508   136.5   137.8   137.9     5.5     .1       .4       .4      .1
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   12.515   128.4   129.6   130.0     4.1     .3       .4       .6      .3
      Feeds......................................|    1.182    98.8    99.7   102.7     -.6    3.0      1.4      1.4     3.0
      Other supplies.............................|   11.334   132.6   133.8   133.9     4.7     .1       .4       .5      .1
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   103.6   101.9   100.2    -1.7   -1.7       .7      -.8    -1.4
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   40.088   101.8   104.7   104.6     2.8    -.1      4.0      4.1      .7
  Nonfood materials..............................|   59.912   100.7    96.2    93.6    -4.5   -2.7     -1.5     -3.8    -2.8
    Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............|   41.842   111.8   104.9   104.5     1.8    -.4     -1.5     -4.5     -.3
      Manufacturing 3/...........................|   36.339   103.3    96.5    96.1     1.7    -.4     -1.7     -4.6     -.2
      Construction...............................|    5.504   207.1   201.2   198.9     1.7   -1.1      -.2     -2.6    -1.1
    Crude fuel 4/................................|   18.069    71.9    71.9    65.8   -18.5   -8.5     -1.2     -2.4    -8.9
      Manufacturing industries...................|    3.891    72.3    72.4    67.0   -16.5   -7.5      -.9     -2.1    -7.8
      Nonmanufacturing industries................|   14.178    72.7    72.7    66.3   -19.0   -8.8     -1.0     -2.6    -9.2
                                                 |
               Special groupings                 |
                                                 |
Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 77.215   127.2   128.1   127.8     1.1    -.2      0        -.3     -.1
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 95.525   125.4   126.7   126.6     5.7    -.1      0        0       -.1
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/  4.475   111.7   113.5   114.9     1.1    1.2      1.0      1.5     1.1
Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 57.845    99.3    94.8    92.4    -5.0   -2.5     -1.8     -3.8    -2.7
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Finished energy goods............................|5/ 13.533    78.2    80.0    79.2    -2.7   -1.0     -1.0     -2.5     -.9
Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 86.467   136.4   136.7   136.7     1.9    0         .1       .4      .1
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 62.988   136.4   136.7   136.7     1.9    0        0         .6     0
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 63.682   139.4   140.0   139.9     2.0    -.1       .2       .2      .1
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 40.203   141.3   142.0   141.9     2.1    -.1       .2       .2      .1
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 22.310   147.5   149.0   149.1     3.3     .1       .3       .4      .1
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 12.712    83.5    86.3    85.9    -1.6    -.5     -1.3     -2.4     -.7
Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 87.288   133.8   134.8   134.9     6.6     .1       .2       .4      .1
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 82.813   135.2   136.1   136.2     7.0     .1       .2       .3      .1
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 34.885    72.0    67.7    65.1   -13.9   -3.8     -2.7     -5.4    -4.1
Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 65.115   122.7   123.6   122.9     5.6    -.6      2.6      1.7      .1
Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 25.027   181.4   176.7   174.6    10.6   -1.2       .6     -1.8     -.9
                                                 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
  1/  Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed          3/  Includes crude petrolem.
      after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated            4/  Excludes crude petroleum.
      after final December indexes are available.  The first-published          5/  Percent of total finished goods.
      and final December relative importances initially appear,                 6/  Pecent of total intermediate materials.
      respectively, in the release tables containing January and May data.      7/  Formerly titled "Crude materials for
  2/  The indexes for Apr.  1995 have been recalculated to incorporate              further processing, excluding crude
      late reports and corrections by respondents.  All indexes                     foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and
      are subject to revision four months after original publication.               animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."
                                                                                8/  Percent of total crude materials.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
           |                                                       |                       |Unadjusted     |
           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Aug. 1995 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |Apr.   |July   |Aug.   | Aug.  | July  | May to|June to|July to
           |                                                       |1995 1/|1995 1/|1995 1/| 1994  | 1995  |  June |  July |  Aug.
___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 127.6   128.3   128.1     1.3   -0.2     -0.1     0      -0.1
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 125.2   126.0   125.8     1.0    -.2      -.2     -.1     -.1
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 128.7   128.5   128.6     1.6     .1      -.3     1.2     0
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................|  75.3    86.8    92.3    14.2    6.3    -13.5     3.8     6.3
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 184.9   129.6   113.2     1.6  -12.7    -16.6    -2.2   -12.7
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............|  83.1    80.6    81.3     -.4     .9      3.7     7.5      .9
02-11      |   Bakery products 2/..................................| 162.6   163.7   165.3     3.2    1.0       .1      .2     1.0
02-13      |   Milled rice 2/......................................|  98.9   115.4   116.0    12.6     .5     12.3     1.0      .5
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 124.7   122.2   119.5    -6.4   -2.2     -5.5     0      -2.2
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................| 100.5   100.7    97.7    -5.4   -3.0      3.8     3.2    -3.4
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................|  95.5   105.2   107.4     4.1    2.1      1.9     7.4     1.5
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 107.7   113.6   119.0     5.4    4.8      2.7     4.3     4.2
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................| 100.6   102.6   104.7    -5.0    2.0       .6     1.5     1.1
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 179.8   168.7   170.9     6.5    1.3      -.2     6.0     3.2
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 118.1   118.1   119.1      .8     .8      -.5      .3     1.1
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 120.7   122.6   122.8     1.0     .2       .3      .4      .2
02-55      |   Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 160.1   161.0   161.6     2.6     .4       .4      .5      .4
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 133.4   133.3   133.6     5.9     .2      0        .8      .4
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee......................................| 148.8   147.2   147.2    -4.5    0         .3    -1.8      .1
02-76      |   Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 142.5   143.5   141.8     8.1   -1.2     -1.7     5.1    -1.2
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 123.6   124.8   124.4      .8    -.3      -.1     -.6     -.2
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 128.9   128.8   128.9     4.1     .1       .5     0        .3
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel 2/..................................| 119.4   119.6   119.6      .2    0        -.4      .3     0
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 130.1   130.3   130.4     1.3     .1       .1      .3     0
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 121.1   121.8   121.9     1.1     .1       .4      .2      .1
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 119.1   119.6   120.2     2.6     .5      0        .3      .5
04-3       |   Footwear............................................| 138.8   138.9   139.1     2.8     .1       .1     -.1      .2
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 108.0   115.5   115.7     1.8     .2       .3      .2      .3
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 104.5   103.7   103.1    -4.0    -.6      -.4      .5     -.8
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  67.7    66.5    64.5   -10.9   -3.0     -3.1   -10.1    -1.9
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  56.3    54.3    55.3    -4.7    1.8     -5.8    -2.2    -1.2
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 256.2   256.3   257.4     2.9     .4       .4      .6      .2
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 186.3   186.8   186.6     1.1    -.1       .2     -.1     -.1
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 123.0   123.4   122.9     1.2    -.4       .1     1.1     -.4
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 129.1   130.1   128.3    -1.5   -1.4      -.2     0      -1.4
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................|  99.9   101.5   100.9     2.5    -.6      1.6      .5     -.6
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 138.9   146.0   148.2    11.8    1.5      2.0     1.0     1.5
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation...............................| 180.7   185.0   186.1     5.6     .6       .7     1.6      .9
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 175.7   175.8   176.4     2.5     .3       .4      .2      .6
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 181.2   185.6   185.7     5.9     .1       .3     2.2      .1
12-1       |   Household furniture.................................| 141.0   142.1   142.1     2.9    0         .3      .3      .1
12-3       |   Floor coverings 2/..................................| 123.1   122.7   122.8      .8     .1     -1.3      .2      .1
12-4       |   Household appliances 2/.............................| 112.4   112.4   112.2     -.4    -.2      -.6     -.3     -.2
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment 2/........................|  79.1    79.6    79.5     -.6    -.1      -.1     -.3     -.1
12-62      |   Household glassware 2/..............................| 153.3   154.0   153.7     2.4    -.2      -.5      .3     -.2
12-64      |   Household flatware 2/...............................| 138.5   138.1   138.1     1.6    0         .3     -.7     0
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 130.0   130.2   130.1     1.2    -.1      0        .2     -.1
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 134.0   132.2   131.4    -1.9    -.6       .4     -.7      .2
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 124.5   124.7   124.4     1.6    -.2       .4     -.1     -.2
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 121.8   122.5   121.8     1.4    -.6       .2      .3     -.6
15-2       |   Tobacco products 2/.................................| 228.5   233.4   233.8     4.3     .2      0       -.1      .2
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 144.9   145.8   146.2     6.5     .3       .6     0        .3
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 127.8   128.1   128.4      .5     .2       .1      .5      .2
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 135.4   135.2   135.3      .7     .1      0       -.1      .1
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 136.4   136.7   136.6     1.7    -.1       .2      .1      .1
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 141.1   142.5   142.8     4.4     .2       .1     1.5      .2
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 136.2   136.8   136.8     2.4    0         .1     -.1     0
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 146.4   148.3   149.7     4.7     .9      0        .6      .9
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 144.8   145.9   145.9     2.5    0         .1      .6     0
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 133.3   133.5   134.4     2.1     .7      0       0        .7
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 139.0   138.9   139.2     2.9     .2       .1     -.1      .3
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 124.8   125.5   125.4     2.4    -.1       .2      .2     -.1
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............|  53.6    52.7    51.5   -10.3   -2.3      -.6     0      -2.3
11-62      |   Textile machinery 2/................................| 146.2   146.5   146.7     1.1     .1      0       0        .1
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 151.3   149.5   149.9     1.5     .3      3.2    -3.2      .3
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 133.3   134.3   134.5     2.6     .1       .1      .1      .1
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 127.7   129.4   129.9     3.4     .4      1.3      .1      .4
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 112.2   112.2   112.2     1.3    0        -.1      .3     0
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 112.0   111.8   112.0     -.2     .2      -.5      .4      .2
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 113.3   114.7   114.7     3.8    0         .4      .9     0
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 135.1   135.3   135.9     3.9     .4       .1      .1      .4
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.3   112.0   111.8      .7    -.2       .3     0       -.2
12-2       |   Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 147.8   148.0   148.1     1.9     .1       .2     0        .1
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 159.5   158.1   158.1      .4    0         .1     -.3      .6
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks..................................| 143.3   146.2   145.3     3.9    -.6      1.2      .3     -.5
14-14      |   Truck trailers......................................| 131.5   132.1   132.0     9.5    -.1       .5      .1      .2
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 140.1   142.4   142.2     4.9    -.1       .4     1.5     -.1
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100)...............................| 133.1   133.1     (3)     (3)    (3)       .3      .2     (3)
14-4       |   Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 134.2   135.6   136.3     5.0     .5       .4      .4      .5
           |                                                       |
           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 124.7   126.0   126.0     5.4    0         .1     0       0
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 111.7   113.5   114.9     1.1    1.2      1.0     1.5     1.1
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour 2/............................................| 111.8   127.3   129.5    25.6    1.7      4.5     5.6     1.7
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 118.5   118.6   118.7      .2     .1      -.1     -.1      .1
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................| 109.4   109.1   109.3    -7.5     .2      -.4    -3.6     -.1
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................| 130.8   125.1   129.4     5.4    3.4      1.4    -2.1     3.4
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 105.2   106.0   108.5     -.8    2.4      1.0     1.1     2.4
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 125.4   126.7   126.6     5.7    -.1      0       0       -.1
           |                                                       |
03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 108.4   109.6   110.0     4.2     .4      -.4      .9      .4
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 112.2   112.4   112.7     3.5     .3       .3     -.1      .3
03-3       |   Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 121.0   121.4   121.5     3.7     .1       .4     -.6      .1
03-4       |   Finished fabrics....................................| 121.3   122.1   122.4     2.8     .2       .1      .5      .2
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products 2/......................| 118.2   118.6   119.0     1.6     .3       .4     -.2      .3
04-2       |   Leather 2/..........................................| 198.4   193.9   189.7     4.7   -2.2     -2.3     -.7    -2.2
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas.............................|  65.7    64.5    60.3     1.2   -6.5      -.3    -3.8    -8.6
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2.  Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued
(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)
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           |                                                       |                       | percent       |Seasonally adjusted
           |                                                       |   Unadjusted index    |change to      |percent change from:
 Commodity |                                                       |                       |Aug. 1995 from:|
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           |                                                       |Apr.   |July   |Aug.   | Aug.  | July  | May to|June to|July to
           |                                                       |1995 1/|1995 1/|1995 1/| 1994  | 1995  |  June |  July |  Aug.
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 126.5   139.6   139.9     2.9    0.2     -0.8    -0.4     0.4
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 126.4   136.6   136.6     1.6    0       -2.0      .3      .1
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........|  98.0    93.8    92.8    -7.5   -1.1       .4     -.7    -1.1
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........|  92.3    88.2    87.2   -10.7   -1.1       .3    -1.5    -1.1
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/|  92.8    82.4    81.9    -4.0    -.6      -.4     -.4     -.6
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  53.6    53.8    53.9    -4.6     .2     -1.9    -2.1    -1.6
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  58.2    54.2    56.0    -2.4    3.3     -1.4    -7.3      .9
05-74      |   Residual fuel.......................................|  54.7    56.8    53.7    -5.1   -5.5      6.6    -6.8    -7.1
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 131.5   132.2   131.2    13.9    -.8      -.5      .6     -.8
06-21      |   Prepared paint......................................| 141.9   142.9   143.5     6.1     .4       .4      .4      .6
06-22      |   Paint materials 2/..................................| 138.1   141.4   142.1     7.0     .5       .8      .2      .5
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 128.4   128.4   128.0     2.0    -.3      0       0       -.3
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible 2/..........................| 122.0   125.9   125.1    11.1    -.6      2.1     3.6     -.6
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 112.0   112.0   111.5     4.5    -.4       .4     -.2     0
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 137.3   127.5   122.7     9.9   -3.8       .4    -4.4    -1.2
06-52-02   |   Phosphates 2/.......................................| 111.0   104.6   107.3    11.4    2.6     -2.8    -2.5     2.6
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals........................| 143.8   144.2   144.5     2.8     .2       .6      .7      .9
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 148.5   147.9   145.8    20.0   -1.4      -.7    -1.3    -1.4
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 126.2   127.8   129.1    17.9    1.0       .3      .6     1.0
07-21      |   Plastic construction products 2/....................| 134.8   135.8   136.9    11.0     .8      -.1      .2      .8
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 135.4   136.5   135.1    11.1   -1.0      1.5     -.4    -1.0
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 115.6   115.7   115.7     2.1    0        -.2      .1     0
08-11      |   Softwood lumber.....................................| 180.9   178.5   177.3    -8.6    -.7      -.8     6.8     2.5
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber 2/..................................| 169.3   166.2   166.0    -1.9    -.1      -.5     -.6     -.1
08-2       |   Millwork............................................| 163.8   163.8   164.1     1.7     .2       .5      .6      .8
08-3       |   Plywood 2/..........................................| 164.0   166.5   170.1     7.9    2.2     -3.5     4.3     2.2
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 173.7   194.4   198.7    67.1    2.2     15.8     2.4     2.2
09-13      |   Paper 2/............................................| 155.2   164.4   165.4    32.7     .6      2.4     2.2      .6
09-14      |   Paperboard 2/.......................................| 183.8   188.9   190.5    32.8     .8      1.6      .3      .8
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 159.0   166.6   167.5    23.3     .5      2.0      .4      .5
09-2       |   Building paper and board 2/.........................| 146.6   142.8   143.1    -2.0     .2     -3.0      .9      .2
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 143.0   145.5   145.9     6.9     .3       .2     1.0      .3
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 128.9   129.0   130.0     4.8     .8       .4      .1      .8
10-17      |   Steel mill products 2/..............................| 121.7   121.6   120.9     6.0    -.6       .3     -.1     -.6
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 149.7   146.9   147.8    22.5     .6      -.5     1.3      .6
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 165.1   160.0   159.8    24.2    -.1     -2.3    -1.5     -.1
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 197.7   198.2   195.7    15.5   -1.3      3.7     1.3    -1.3
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 152.0   153.0   152.0     8.7    -.7       .7      .7     -.7
10-3       |   Metal containers 2/.................................| 118.1   118.0   118.0     9.2    0         .2     -.3     0
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 140.8   141.5   141.7     2.8     .1       .4      .2      .1
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 165.9   166.6   166.7     4.0     .1       .2      .5     -.1
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 147.2   147.8   148.2     3.7     .3       .6     -.1      .4
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products................| 134.4   135.7   136.0     6.3     .2       .4      .4      .2
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 125.6   125.9   125.9     2.7    0         .4     -.1     0
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 124.6   125.3   125.3     2.0    0        0        .2     0
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 146.3   147.6   148.3     5.6     .5       .1     1.0      .5
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment........| 130.1   130.1   130.6     2.7     .4      -.2      .3      .5
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 143.8   146.0   146.6     3.8     .4       .3      .9      .3
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings 2/.........................| 150.6   152.0   152.3     4.5     .2       .1      .9      .2
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 146.0   147.0   147.5     3.9     .3      -.2     1.0      .4
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 143.3   144.0   144.4     2.7     .3       .5      .3      .4
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 140.3   140.3   139.7     1.9    -.4       .4      .6     -.5
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 114.4   112.7   112.4    -3.5    -.3      -.7     -.6     -.3
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 134.9   134.9   135.9     1.9     .7       .1     -.4      .4
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 131.1   131.7   131.6     1.4    -.1       .3      .2     -.1
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 115.5   112.8   112.5      .6    -.3     -2.9      .4     -.3
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 128.9   129.6   129.8     6.8     .2       .5      .6      .2
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 129.1   129.6   129.8     3.8     .2       .2      .2      .2
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings..........................|  99.8   100.2   100.8     5.2     .6      -.3     0        .5
13-7       |   Gypsum products 2/..................................| 161.2   154.9   153.4     9.0   -1.0     -1.2    -1.9    -1.0
13-8       |   Glass containers 2/.................................| 129.9   131.0   131.0     2.4    0        -.3      .2     0
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts.................................| 115.9   115.8   115.8     1.0    0         .2     -.2      .1
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 131.4   133.5   134.6     3.1     .8       .6     1.4      .7
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 136.1   135.8   134.0     -.1   -1.3      -.7     -.4    -1.3
15-42      |   Photographic supplies 2/............................| 125.7   130.3   128.1     3.1   -1.7       .6     3.2    -1.7
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 140.6   141.4   141.7      .9     .2       .7      .4      .1
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 103.6   101.9   100.2    -1.7   -1.7       .7     -.8    -1.4
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 101.8   104.7   104.6     2.8    -.1      4.0     4.1      .7
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat...............................................| 103.2   124.6   121.6    33.0   -2.4      8.5    15.5      .4
01-22-02-05|   Corn................................................| 100.3   112.9   109.9    23.5   -2.7      5.4    10.9     1.0
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle....................................| 101.9    94.2    93.2   -10.9   -1.1      5.1     -.3    -3.0
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  59.8    78.3    81.9    16.0    4.6     13.4    15.2     5.9
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 110.6   136.6   145.8    21.4    6.7     19.8     1.9    12.0
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 108.4   115.4   127.8     2.1   10.7      3.1     2.1     7.1
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................|  90.7    90.1    90.7    -1.5     .7      -.5    -1.4     1.2
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans............................................|  99.8   103.9    99.1     1.8   -4.6       .2    10.4     0
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................| 118.4   125.1   123.1     7.0   -1.6      1.2     4.1    -1.6
 
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 100.7    96.2    93.6    -4.5   -2.7     -1.5    -3.8    -2.8
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton..........................................| 176.2   164.4   139.7    17.2  -15.0      9.8    -5.7   -11.5
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco........................................|  90.0     (3)   102.0    12.0    (3)      (3)     (3)     (3)
04-11      |   Cattle hides........................................| 223.7   217.6   206.7     1.1   -5.0     -5.6      .4    -3.3
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  95.9    94.5    93.8    -2.5    -.7     -1.2      .2     -.7
05-31      |   Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................|  66.3    66.2    58.8   -23.5  -11.2     -3.0    -3.9   -11.2
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  55.3    48.5    49.0    -9.9    1.0     -4.6    -9.3     1.0
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 229.3   220.2   216.0     1.2   -1.9       .3    -4.3    -1.9
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 508.9   451.7   393.4    35.3  -12.9     -5.4   -11.0   -12.9
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  93.5    93.5    93.6    13.3     .1      0      10.7      .1
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap 2/.............................| 202.9   200.9   212.7    11.6    5.9       .7     0       5.9
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 106.2   104.5   102.4    20.2   -2.0      -.4     2.1    -2.0
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap 2/................................| 191.4   201.4   202.3    24.8     .4      6.2     3.1      .4
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 216.7   207.2   213.2    19.4    2.9     -1.2    -2.6     3.1
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 141.5   142.5   142.6     3.1     .1       .3      .3      .1
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/  The indexes for  April 1995    have been recalculated                            2/  Not seasonally adjusted.
    to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.                      3/  Not available.
    All indexes are subject to revision four 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                    |April 1995 | July 1995 | Aug. 1995 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   358.0   |   359.9   |   359.4   |
         | All commodities................................|   124.6   |   125.3   |   125.0   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   118.7   |   119.8   |   119.9   |
01       |   Farm products................................|   104.8   |   106.0   |   104.8   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   125.6   |   126.7   |   127.4   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   125.6   |   126.3   |   126.0   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   120.4   |   120.8   |   121.0   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   156.1   |   154.8   |   153.0   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    78.5   |    79.1   |    78.0   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   144.1   |   144.4   |   143.7   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   124.1   |   125.3   |   125.1   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   180.4   |   178.2   |   177.8   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   170.6   |   174.8   |   175.4   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   135.2   |   135.1   |   135.5   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   126.4   |   126.6   |   126.6   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   127.8   |   128.2   |   128.2   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   129.3   |   129.2   |   129.3   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   139.3   |   139.2   |   138.9   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   144.3   |   145.9   |   145.9   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   139.0   |   139.6   |   139.6   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|   118.9   |   101.1   |    96.6   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|   101.1   |   116.2   |   114.0   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|    92.3   |    90.7   |    90.8   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   109.1   |   130.0   |   139.7   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|   175.2   |   163.5   |   139.2   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|    97.1   |    97.4   |    99.2   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   121.6   |   120.5   |   114.2   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|   110.4   |   113.8   |   108.9   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   134.2   |  'N.A.'   |   152.1   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   151.3   |   154.9   |   155.6   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   110.4   |   112.2   |   112.3   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   110.1   |   113.8   |   117.2   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   133.5   |   134.3   |   134.5   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   134.3   |   134.1   |   134.4   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   144.3   |   143.0   |   143.0   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   138.2   |   138.5   |   139.1   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   124.0   |   124.3   |   124.3   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   138.4   |   138.9   |   138.9   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    65.2   |    64.8   |    58.2   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   126.3   |   136.7   |   136.9   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    63.1   |    62.0   |    60.9   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   210.4   |   210.8   |   211.0   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   132.5   |   128.4   |   128.1   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   130.5   |   131.3   |   130.7   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   116.5   |   118.1   |   118.2   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   125.5   |   127.0   |   128.3   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   132.2   |   133.9   |   134.2   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   131.0   |   132.0   |   131.8   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   175.7   |   173.3   |   172.3   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   162.2   |   168.4   |   168.9   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   153.3   |   159.3   |   160.5   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   129.8   |   129.6   |   130.4   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   152.1   |   150.3   |   150.5   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   158.6   |   156.1   |   155.6   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   139.2   |   140.1   |   140.7   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   138.5   |   139.3   |   139.6   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   149.3   |   150.2   |   150.2   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   124.2   |   124.0   |   124.0   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   126.6   |   127.0   |   127.3   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   144.5   |   145.1   |   145.1   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   134.5   |   135.3   |   135.5   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   132.9   |   132.2   |   131.9   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   129.0   |   129.4   |   128.9   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   118.5   |   121.6   |   119.9   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   131.4   |   132.4   |   132.9   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
 
1/  Data for April 1995 have been revised to reflect the
    availability of late reports and corrections by
    respondents.  All data are subject to revision 4
    months after original publication.
 
2/  Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month.
 
Table #4       Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups, not seasonally adjusted
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                  |                                              |     |         Index         |  Percent change
  Industry        |                Industry 1/                   |Index|_______________________|to_Aug._1995_from:__
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |Apr.   |July   |Aug.   |  Aug.  |  July
                  |                                              |     |1995 2/|1995 2/|1995 2/|  1994  |  1995
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  72.6    70.0    67.0   -10.7    -4.3
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84| 105.1   103.4   101.6    20.4    -1.7
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  92.6    91.0    90.4    -2.5     -.7
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  68.3    65.2    61.2   -16.5    -6.1
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 123.5   123.7   123.9     2.9      .2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 124.1   124.4   124.4     2.4     0
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 120.5   121.4   121.8     1.4      .3
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 190.7   195.1   195.0     3.9     -.1
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 116.1   116.7   116.8     2.6      .1
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 120.4   120.5   120.7      .8      .2
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 155.0   154.1   154.3      .7      .1
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 132.6   133.4   133.5     2.6      .1
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 143.9   149.6   150.5    22.1      .6
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 157.2   159.4   159.9     6.9      .3
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 144.8   144.7   144.6    11.0     -.1
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  80.2    78.6    77.5    -6.1    -1.4
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 123.2   124.2   123.9     5.9     -.2
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 134.2   134.2   134.0     2.6     -.1
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 124.5   124.5   124.6     3.5      .1
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 129.7   128.7   128.5     9.4     -.2
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 124.4   125.1   125.4     4.0      .2
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 119.0   119.3   119.3     1.4     0
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 113.3   113.2   113.2      .4     0
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 131.9   131.7   131.4     1.0     -.2
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 123.6   124.6   124.4     1.8     -.2
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 125.6   126.1   126.1     2.1     0
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 104.3   104.7   104.7     2.4     0
       43         | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 132.1   132.3   132.3    10.4     0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 102.0   103.5   103.5     3.4     0
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 110.0   115.6   114.9     5.4     -.6
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 110.9   110.7   110.6     7.5     -.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/ The indexes for Apr. 1995 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.
   All indexes are subject to revision four months  after original publication.
3/ Not available.