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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--MAY 1994
 
     The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods  moved down 0.1 percent
seasonally adjusted from April to May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  This followed a decrease of
the same size in April and a small increase in March.  The Intermediate
Goods Price Index  rose 0.2 percent over the month  after showing no change
in April.  The Crude Goods Price Index  declined 1.4 percent, considerably
more than its drop of 0.5 percent a month earlier.  (See table  A.)
 
     Among finished goods, prices for both consumer foods and energy goods
decreased about 1 percent following smaller declines in April.  The index
for finished goods other than foods and energy advanced 0.4 percent after
moving up 0.1 percent in April and 0.2 percent in March.
 
Table A.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected
          stage-of-processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted
 
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|     |                                                ||       |      |
|     |                 Finished  goods                ||       |      |
|     |________________________________________________||       |      |
|     |        |      |      |          |  Change in   ||       |      |
|     |        |      |      |          |  fin. goods  || Inter-|      |
|     |        |      |      | Ex. foods|from 12 months||mediate|Crude |
|Month| Total  |Foods |Energy|and energy| ago (unadj.) || goods |goods |
|_____|________|______|______|__________|______________||_______|______|
|     |        |      |      |          |              ||       |      |
|1993 |        |      |      |          |              ||       |      |
|May  |    0   |  -0.4|  -0.5|     0.2  |       2.1    ||  -0.3 |   2.1|
|June |    -.5 |   -.6|   -.9|     -.3  |       1.3    ||   0   |  -1.5|
|July |    0   |   -.1|   -.8|      .1  |       1.3    ||   0   |  -2.0|
|Aug. |    -.8 |    .3|  -1.0|    -1.1  |        .5    ||   0   |   -.7|
|Sept.|     .2 |    .6|   -.1|      .1  |        .4    ||   0   |    .7|
|Oct. |    -.1 |   -.2|    .8|     -.3  |        .2    ||    .1 |   2.2|
|Nov. |     .1 |    .8|  -2.1|      .4  |        .4    ||    .2 |   -.3|
|Dec. |    -.1 |    .6|  -2.9|      .1  |        .2    ||   -.3 |  -1.5|
|     |        |      |      |          |              ||       |      |
|1994 |        |      |      |          |              ||       |      |
|Jan. |    r.3 |  r-.4|   1.1|     r.5  |        .2    ||    .1 | r 1.7|
|Feb. |    r.4 |  r-.3|   2.8|      .1  |        .2    ||    .4 | r-2.2|
|Mar. |     .2 |    .5|   0  |      .2  |        .2    ||    .2 |   2.8|
|Apr. |    -.1 |   -.5|   -.1|      .1  |       -.4    ||   0   |   -.5|
|May  |    -.1 |   -.9|  -1.0|      .4  |       -.4    ||    .2 |  -1.4|
|_____|________|______|______|__________|______________||_______|______|
r= revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously reported because data for January 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and
corrections by respondents.
                                    -2-
     Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished
Goods increased 0.2 percent in May to 125.3 (1982=100).  From May 1993 to
May 1994, the Finished Goods Price Index  declined 0.4 percent.  During
this same period, consumer food prices eased down 0.3 percent, the index
for finished energy goods dropped 4.3 percent, and prices for finished
goods other than foods and energy edged up 0.4 percent.  The Intermediate
Goods Price Index increased 0.9 percent during the 12 months ended in May
1994, while crude material prices were 3.0 percent lower than they had been
a year earlier.
 
Finished goods
 
     The index for finished consumer foods fell 0.9 percent seasonally
adjusted from April to May following a 0.5 percent decline a month before.
Prices for red meats, fresh and dry vegetables, processed chickens, and
chicken eggs dropped considerably more than they did  in April.  In
addition, indexes for dairy products and processed turkeys turned down
after advancing in the preceding month, and prices for shortening and
cooking oils and for pasta products moved up only marginally following much
larger April advances.  By contrast, the fresh fruits and melons index
turned up 5.6 percent after falling more than 4 percent in the previous
month.  The processed fruits and vegetables index climbed substantially
after showing no change in April, and soft drink prices rose more than they
had a month before.
 
Table B.  Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for
          intermediate goods and crude goods, seasonally adjusted
 
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|     |       Intermediate goods       |         Crude goods              |
|     |________________________________|__________________________________|
|     |      |      |      |  Change in|      |        |      | Change in |
|     |      |      |      |  intermed.|      |        |      |   crude   |
|     |      |      |  Ex. |    goods  |      |        |  Ex. |   goods   |
|     |      |      | foods|  from 12  |      |        | foods| from 12   |
|     |      |      |  and | months ago|      | Energy |  and | months ago|
|Month| Foods|Energy|energy|  (unadj.) | Foods|(unadj.)|energy| (unadj.)  |
|_____|______|______|______|___________|______|________|______|___________|
|     |      |      |      |           |      |        |      |           |
|1993 |      |      |      |           |      |        |      |           |
|May  |   0.1|  -0.8|  -0.2|     1.5   |   0.8|    4.2 |   1.1|     5.2   |
|June |  -1.0|    .6|   0  |     1.1   |  -3.2|    -.5 |    .1|     2.1   |
|July |   2.4|  -1.3|    .1|     1.0   |   1.5|   -7.3 |    .7|     -.2   |
|Aug. |    .6|  -1.3|    .2|     1.0   |   1.1|   -1.9 |  -2.0|     0     |
|Sept.|   -.4|   0  |   0  |      .9   |    .5|    1.2 |    .1|    -1.4   |
|Oct. |    .6|    .1|   0  |     1.0   |  -1.4|    6.6 |   1.3|      .9   |
|Nov. |   1.1|   -.2|    .2|     1.2   |   4.7|   -6.3 |   1.1|      .4   |
|Dec. |   1.4|  -3.5|    .2|     1.0   |   1.0|   -5.9 |   1.2|      .1   |
|     |      |      |      |           |      |        |      |           |
|1994 |      |      |      |           |      |        |      |           |
|Jan. |  r .3|  r-.2|    .2|     r.9   |  r-.9|  r 4.1 |  r2.7|    r1.8   |
|Feb. |  r .9|  r3.0|   0  |     r.9   |  r .6|  r-8.2 |  r1.7|     -.5   |
|Mar. |   -.3|    .1|    .2|      .7   |  -1.0|    9.3 |    .9|     2.1   |
|Apr. |   -.3|  -1.0|    .2|      .4   |  -1.1|    -.1 |   -.3|      .5   |
|May  |   -.9|   -.5|    .3|      .9   |  -3.4|    1.0 |  -1.1|    -3.0   |
|_____|______|______|______|___________|______|________|______|___________|
r= revised.  Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release
may differ from those previously reported because data for January 1994
have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and
corrections by respondents.
                                    -3-
     After showing little or no change in both March and April, the index
for finished energy goods decreased 1.0 percent in May.  Gasoline prices
turned down 2.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis following an April
advance of 1.0 percent; before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose
3.0 percent.  Indexes for both residential gas and electricity declined
more than they did in the preceding month.  Home heating oil prices,
however, turned up after decreasing in April.
 
     Prices for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy rose
0.4 percent over the month after inching down 0.1 percent a month before.
The upturn was led by the index for tobacco products, which rose 1.9
percent seasonally adjusted after decreasing 0.9 percent in April; before
seasonal adjustment, the tobacco products index was unchanged from April to
May.  Passenger car prices rose more than they did in April, and   indexes
for women's apparel, prescription drugs, sanitary papers and health
products, and household furniture turned up following declines in the prior
month.  The index for alcoholic beverages, however, turned down after a
slight increase a month earlier.
 
     The capital equipment index rose 0.4 percent for the second
consecutive month.  Higher prices for motor vehicles accounted for most of
the May advance, and commercial furniture prices also increased.  The
civilian aircraft index  turned down, however.
 
 
Intermediate goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and
Components rose 0.2 percent in May after showing no change in April.
Higher prices for durable and nondurable manufacturing materials were
responsible for most of the May advance, while prices for energy goods and
for foods and feeds declined over the month.  (See table B.)
 
     In May, the index for durable manufacturing materials advanced 0.9
percent after declining 0.3 percent in April.  Prices for copper and brass
mill shapes increased 6.9 percent following a 0.9 percent drop in the prior
month.  Indexes also turned up in May for both hot and cold rolled steel
sheet and strip, plywood, copper cathode, flat glass, and aluminum mill
shapes.  In contrast, the aluminum ingot index advanced less than in the
previous month, building paper and building board prices turned down, and
the cement index rose less than in April.
 
     Prices for nondurable manufacturing materials registered a 0.7 percent
advance in May following April's increase of 0.9 percent.  Indexes for
primary and intermediate basic organic chemicals, fertilizer materials,
woodpulp, paperboard, paper, and plastic resins and materials advanced in
May.  In contrast, prices for miscellaneous basic organic chemicals
declined from April to May.
 
     The index for construction materials moved up 0.2 percent in May after
an April drop of 0.4 percent.  Softwood lumber prices fell 2.6 percent
following a more substantial April decline, and the millwork index also
fell less than it had a month before.  The plywood index turned up, and
prices for fabricated structural metal products and for nonferrous wire and
cable rose considerably more than in April.  Indexes for concrete products
and for plastic construction materials, however, rose less in May than in
the previous month, and the index for gypsum products turned down after
rising in each of the previous 7 months.
                                    -4-
     The Producer Price Index for intermediate energy goods fell 0.5
percent in May after dropping 1.0 percent in the prior month.  The diesel
fuel index advanced 0.9 percent after an April decline of 7.6 percent.
Indexes for industrial natural gas, natural gas to electric utilities,
residual fuel, and jet fuels also turned up in May, and prices for
miscellaneous petroleum and coal products rose much more than in April.
Conversely, indexes for commercial electric power, gasoline, and liquefied
petroleum gas turned down in May, and industrial electric power prices fell
considerably more than in April.
 
     The intermediate foods and feeds index moved down 0.9 percent in May
after declining 0.3 percent a month before.  The confectionery materials
index decreased 0.8 percent after a 6.0 percent April gain; prices for
natural and processed cheese and for condensed and evaporated milk also
turned down.  In addition, indexes for beef and veal and for pork declined
more than in the previous month.  By contrast, prices for flour, crude
vegetable oils, and refined sugar advanced in May after falling in April.
 
Crude goods
 
     The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing
moved down 1.4 percent in May seasonally adjusted following a decline of
0.5 percent in the preceding month.  Indexes for crude foodstuffs and
feedstuffs and for basic industrial materials fell much more than in April.
In contrast, the crude energy materials index turned up after edging down
in the prior month.  (See table B.)
 
     The crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index dropped 3.4 percent in May
after falling 1.1 percent a month earlier.  The slaughter cattle index
turned down 6.4 percent after increasing 1.6 percent in the preceding
month.  Indexes for fluid milk, hay, and slaughter turkeys also turned down
sharply after rising a month earlier.  In addition, prices for slaughter
hogs, fresh vegetables except potatoes, and for unprocessed finfish fell
more than a month ago.  The decline in the corn index, however, slowed to
3.5 percent in May after a drop of almost 6 percent in the prior month.
Prices for soybeans also decreased considerably less than in April.  In
addition, indexes for wheat and for fresh fruits and melons turned up after
falling in the previous month, and the Irish potatoes for processing index
rose more than in April.
 
     The crude nonfood materials less energy index moved down 1.1 percent
after declining 0.3 percent in April.  The softwood logs, bolts, and timber
index fell 3.9 percent after remaining unchanged in the prior month.  The
index for iron and steel scrap decreased more than it did a month earlier.
In addition, indexes for other roundwood products and for construction sand
and gravel moved down after rising in April.  Conversely, the rise in the
wastepaper index accelerated to 11.8 percent in May, far more than its
increase a month earlier.  Indexes for copper base scrap, raw cotton, and
copper ores rose considerably more than they had in April.
 
     The crude energy materials index turned up 1.0 percent in May after
inching 0.1 percent lower a month earlier.  Prices for crude petroleum
climbed 14.8 percent after increasing 7.6 percent in April.  In addition,
coal prices turned up after declining in 5 of the 6 preceding months.  By
contrast, the index for natural gas to pipelines dropped 9.3 percent, much
more than its 4.7 percent decrease in the previous month.
 
Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries
                                    -5-
     Mining.  The Producer Price Index for the net output of total domestic
mining industries decreased 1.5 percent in May following a 1.2 percent
decline in April.  (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.)
In May, prices for the oil and gas extraction industry group moved down 2.3
percent after falling 1.6 percent a month earlier.  The index for the
nonmetallic minerals mining industry group turned down 0.2 percent after
rising 0.6 percent in the previous month.  In contrast, prices turned up
after falling a month earlier for the metal mining and the coal industry
groups.  In May, the Producer Price Index for total mining industries stood
at 74.0 (December 1984=100), 6.9 percent lower than a year earlier.
 
     Manufacturing.  The Producer Price Index for total domestic
manufacturing industries increased 0.2 percent in May, the same as in
April.  Prices for the petroleum refining industry group advanced 2.4
percent in May following a 1.4 percent increase in the previous month.
Prices for the furniture and fixtures industry group rose 1.1 percent after
edging down slightly in the previous month.  Increases were also registered
over the month for the industry groups for primary metal industries,
transportation equipment, and paper products.  Prices for the lumber and
wood products industry group fell only half as much in May (0.7 percent) as
they had in April.  The index for the net output of the domestic
manufacturing sector stood at 120.4 in May (December 1984=100), 0.5 percent
higher than its level of a year earlier.
 
     Other.  Prices for wastepaper collection advanced 7.5 percent in May
after edging up 0.1 a month earlier.  Prices turned up after declining in
April for truck rental and leasing, gas and electric utilities, travel
agencies, and scheduled air passenger transportation.   In addition, price
increases accelerated for radio broadcasting, deep sea domestic
transportation of freight, and nonferrous metal scrap collection.  In
contrast, prices fell more in May than a month earlier for ferrous metal
scrap collection, freight transportation on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Seaway, passenger car rental, and scheduled air cargo transportation.
Prices turned down after rising in the previous month for hotel and motels
and for water transportation of freight not elsewhere classified.  Prices
for airports and airport services were unchanged after climbing 2.4 percent
in April.
 
 
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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|                       | May 1994 from:|
                                                 |          |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________
                                                 |   Dec.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
                                                 |           Jan.   |Apr.   | May   |   May | Apr.  |Feb. to|Mar.  to |Apr.  to
                                                 |   1993 1/|1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993 | 1994  |  Mar. |   Apr.  |   May
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Finished goods...................................|  100.000   124.5   125.0   125.3    -0.4    0.2      0.2     -0.1    -0.1
  Finished consumer goods........................|   76.627   122.2   122.7   122.9    -1.3     .2       .2      -.2     -.2
    Finished consumer foods......................|   22.940   127.0   127.0   126.5     -.3    -.4       .5      -.5     -.9
      Crude......................................|    1.622   124.2   105.0   102.9   -17.8   -2.0      4.3     -5.8    -5.2
      Processed..................................|   21.317   127.2   128.6   128.2      .9    -.3       .3      -.1     -.7
    Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....|   53.687   119.9   120.7   121.3    -1.6     .5       .1      -.2      .2
      Nondurable goods less foods................|   35.764   114.0   115.1   115.7    -3.5     .5      0        -.2     -.1
      Durable goods..............................|   17.923   130.5   130.4   130.9     2.4     .4       .3       .2      .4
  Capital equipment..............................|   23.373   133.3   133.9   134.4     2.4     .4       .3       .4      .4
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    6.059   132.4   132.9   133.3     1.8     .3       .2       .2      .4
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   17.314   133.5   134.2   134.7     2.7     .4       .3       .4      .4
                                                 |
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.|  100.000   116.2   116.8   117.3      .9     .4       .2      0        .2
  Materials and components for manufacturing.....|   49.060   119.5   120.4   120.7     1.5     .2       .3       .4      .2
    Materials for food manufacturing.............|    3.394   118.9   120.9   120.3     4.1    -.5      0         .7    -1.1
    Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......|   14.878   114.9   115.7   116.3      .5     .5       .5       .9      .7
    Materials for durable manufacturing..........|   11.289   120.6   122.0   122.7     3.3     .6       .5      -.3      .9
    Components for manufacturing 3/..............|   19.499   123.6   124.0   124.0      .8    0         .1       .2     0
  Materials and components for construction......|   14.221   135.0   135.1   135.4     2.6     .2      0        -.4      .2
  Processed fuels and lubricants.................|   12.695    79.5    80.7    81.7    -4.1    1.2       .2      -.8     -.7
    Manufacturing industries ....................|    5.301    83.1    83.9    84.8    -4.2    1.1       .2      -.8     -.6
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|    7.394    77.2    78.6    79.6    -4.2    1.3       .1      -.9     -.7
  Containers.....................................|    3.458   126.2   126.4   127.4      .7     .8      -.1      -.1      .9
  Supplies.......................................|   20.567   126.4   126.5   126.6     1.5     .1      0        -.1      .1
    Manufacturing industries.....................|    7.602   129.4   129.6   129.8     1.2     .2       .1       .2      .2
    Nonmanufacturing industries..................|   12.964   124.9   124.9   124.9     1.7    0        -.1      -.2      .1
      Feeds......................................|    1.419   111.5   108.7   107.9     5.4    -.7     -1.1     -2.3     -.8
      Other supplies.............................|   11.545   126.8   127.2   127.4     1.4     .2       .1       .2     0
                                                 |
Crude materials for further processing...........|  100.000   103.2   104.4   103.3    -3.0   -1.1      2.8      -.5    -1.4
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................|   44.050   112.2   113.1   110.0    -2.0   -2.7     -1.0     -1.1    -3.4
  Nonfood materials..............................|   55.950    93.5    94.9    95.0    -3.8     .1      5.8      -.1      .1
    Nonfood materials except fuel 4/.............|   36.150    88.6    92.7    96.5    -2.6    4.1      2.4      2.7     2.0
      Manufacturing 4/...........................|   30.594    79.1    83.2    87.6    -2.6    5.3      1.9      2.7     5.5
      Construction...............................|    5.556   201.9   206.5   201.2    -2.8   -2.6       .9     -1.0    -2.9
    Crude fuel 3/ 5/.............................|   19.801    93.8    90.2    83.6    -6.5   -7.3     13.8     -4.0    -7.3
      Manufacturing industries 3/................|    4.228    91.7    88.5    82.7    -5.8   -6.6     12.2     -3.8    -6.6
      Nonmanufacturing industries 3/.............|   15.573    95.5    91.8    84.9    -6.7   -7.5     14.2     -4.1    -7.5
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               Special groupings                 |
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Finished goods, excluding foods..................|6/ 77.060   123.7   124.4   124.9     -.4     .4       .2      0        .2
Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|7/ 95.187   116.2   116.8   117.3      .7     .4       .2      0        .2
Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|7/  4.813   116.8   117.4   116.7     4.4    -.6      -.3      -.3     -.9
Crude materials less agricultural products 4/ 8/.|9/ 54.232    92.8    94.1    94.0    -4.7    -.1      6.3      -.2     -.1
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Finished energy goods............................|6/ 13.340    73.6    75.4    76.2    -4.3    1.1      0        -.1    -1.0
Finished goods less energy.......................|6/ 86.660   133.9   134.0   134.2      .2     .1       .3      -.1      .1
Finished consumer goods less energy..............|6/ 63.287   134.1   134.1   134.1     -.6    0         .3      -.2     -.1
                                                 |
Finished goods less foods and energy.............|6/ 63.720   136.6   136.8   137.2      .4     .3       .2       .1      .4
Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|6/ 40.347   138.6   138.6   139.0     -.7     .3       .1      -.1      .4
Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|6/ 22.424   144.1   144.2   144.4    -3.1     .1      0        -.3      .6
                                                 |
Intermediate energy goods........................|7/ 12.841    79.5    80.5    81.5    -4.2    1.2       .1     -1.0     -.5
Intermediate materials less energy...............|7/ 87.159   124.3   124.8   125.1     1.7     .2       .2       .1      .2
Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|7/ 82.346   124.8   125.3   125.7     1.5     .3       .2       .2      .3
                                                 |
Crude energy materials 3/ 4/.....................|9/ 34.414    72.9    73.0    73.7    -9.3    1.0      9.3      -.1     1.0
Crude materials less energy......................|9/ 65.586   121.2   123.3   120.6      .8   -2.2      -.4      -.7    -2.7
Crude nonfood materials less energy 5/...........|9/ 21.536   147.9   153.5   151.6     6.6   -1.2       .9      -.3    -1.1
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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 Jan.  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 |                                                       |                       | May 1994 from:|
   code    |                      Grouping                         |_______________________|_______________|________________________
           |                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           |                                                       |Jan.   |Apr.   | May   |  May  | Apr.  |Feb. to|Mar. to|Apr. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  Mar. |  Apr. |   May
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           |                                                       |
           |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 124.5   125.0   125.3    -0.4    0.2      0.2    -0.1    -0.1
           | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 122.2   122.7   122.9    -1.3     .2       .2     -.2     -.2
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 127.0   127.0   126.5     -.3    -.4       .5     -.5     -.9
           |                                                       |
01-11      |   Fresh fruits and melons.............................|  82.7    80.8    89.6    -1.2   10.9      1.4    -4.1     5.6
01-13      |   Fresh and dry vegetables............................| 154.3   113.3   117.1   -28.7    3.4      9.8    -2.9    -6.1
01-71-07   |   Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............|  82.9    81.5    69.2   -16.5  -15.1      4.0   -11.2   -15.1
02-11      |   Bakery products.....................................| 158.5   159.2   159.6     2.3     .3      0        .3      .4
02-13      |   Milled rice.........................................| 145.2   134.3   125.1    43.6   -6.9     -1.6    -3.0    -5.9
02-14-02   |   Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 119.9   129.0   129.2     3.8     .2     -9.0     6.5      .2
02-21-01   |   Beef and veal.......................................| 105.0   110.4   106.6   -11.5   -3.4      3.4     -.9    -4.1
02-21-04   |   Pork................................................| 104.0   105.7   103.1    -3.8   -2.5     -4.4    -2.2    -7.0
02-22-03   |   Processed young chickens............................| 109.7   117.0   117.6     6.6     .5      3.2     -.3    -3.4
02-22-06   |   Processed turkeys...................................| 105.6   109.7   106.4     8.8   -3.0     -3.6     1.4    -4.0
02-23      |   Finfish and shellfish...............................| 171.2   159.2   158.1     -.6    -.7      3.8     -.4    -1.0
02-3       |   Dairy products......................................| 120.3   121.5   121.1     2.2    -.3      1.3      .8     -.7
02-4       |   Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 120.8   121.5   122.8     5.2    1.1       .4     0        .9
02-55      |   Confectionery end products..........................| 155.7   156.9   157.3     3.9     .3       .6      .9      .4
02-62      |   Soft drinks.........................................| 126.9   126.9   126.9      .5    0        -.2      .2      .7
02-63-01   |   Roasted coffee......................................| 102.0   101.6   101.9      .9     .3     -1.1     -.8      .4
02-76      |   Shortening and cooking oils.........................| 140.1   141.7   143.3    19.3    1.1     -2.5     2.7      .1
           |                                                       |
           |  FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 119.9   120.7   121.3    -1.6     .5       .1     -.2      .2
           |                                                       |
02-61      |   Alcoholic beverages.................................| 126.4   126.0   125.3     -.9    -.6     -1.6      .1     -.5
03-81-01   |   Women's apparel.....................................| 119.9   119.1   120.0     -.3     .8       .2    -1.1     1.1
03-81-02   |   Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 128.0   128.4   128.6      .7     .2      0        .3      .3
03-81-03   |   Girls', children's, and infants' apparel............| 120.4   120.9   120.9      .5    0         .3      .2      .1
03-82      |   Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 117.0   117.0   117.0     1.7    0        -.1     0       0
04-3       |   Footwear............................................| 135.5   135.7   135.7     1.2    0        -.1      .3      .1
05-41      |   Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 107.3   107.1   107.9     -.6     .7       .2     -.2     -.5
05-51      |   Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 110.9   109.8   109.7     3.4    -.1      1.9     -.4    -1.5
05-71      |   Gasoline............................................|  53.4    59.4    61.2   -12.4    3.0     -1.8     1.0    -2.8
05-73-02-01|   Fuel oil No. 2......................................|  52.0    54.7    54.9   -11.6     .4      -.7    -5.3     1.4
06-35      |   Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 247.9   249.3   250.7     3.8     .6       .3     -.7     1.1
06-36      |   Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 181.5   183.1   183.5     2.8     .2       .1     -.7     -.1
06-71      |   Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 121.6   121.1   121.4     -.8     .2      -.6      .2      .2
06-75      |   Cosmetics and other toilet preparations.............| 129.2   129.1   129.9      .2     .6       .2      .1      .6
07-12      |   Tires, tubes, tread, etc............................|  98.4    99.2    99.4     -.3     .2      -.3     1.2     0
09-15-01   |   Sanitary papers and health products.................| 133.3   132.7   133.1    -2.7     .3       .1    -1.6      .4
09-31-01   |   Newspaper circulation...............................| 172.4   172.4   172.5     1.2     .1      -.1      .2      .3
09-32-01   |   Periodical circulation..............................| 169.9   170.8   171.1     3.8     .2       .6     -.2      .4
09-33      |   Book publishing 2/..................................| 172.0   173.1   173.4      .9     .2      -.3      .2      .2
12-1       |   Household furniture.................................| 136.1   137.0   137.3     3.5     .2       .4     -.5      .2
12-3       |   Floor coverings.....................................| 121.4   119.9   120.5     1.1     .5      -.2     -.3      .5
12-4       |   Household appliances................................| 112.8   113.4   113.4      .4    0         .2      .1     0
12-5       |   Home electronic equipment...........................|  80.7    80.6    80.0     -.2    -.7      1.5     0       -.9
12-62      |   Household glassware.................................| 143.1   144.1   144.6     1.0     .3      1.3      .2     0
12-64      |   Household flatware..................................| 131.1   131.1   131.1      .5    0        1.3     -.3     -.8
12-66      |   Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors................| 127.4   127.7   128.3     2.1     .5       .2     -.3      .5
14-11-01   |   Passenger cars......................................| 133.7   133.3   134.2     3.8     .7       .2      .3      .8
15-11      |   Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 121.9   122.2   122.8      .9     .5       .2     -.2      .4
15-12      |   Sporting and athletic goods.........................| 120.1   120.7   120.3     1.8    -.3       .8      .2     -.5
15-2       |   Tobacco products....................................| 224.7   224.7   224.7   -24.3    0         .6     -.9     1.9
15-5       |   Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 132.6   138.4   138.1     8.5    -.2      1.9      .7     -.2
15-94-02   |   Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 127.6   127.5   127.5     2.1    0        0       0       0
15-94-04   |   Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 133.4   133.8   133.8      .1    0         .2      .3     0
           |                                                       |
           | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 133.3   133.9   134.4     2.4     .4       .3      .4      .4
           |                                                       |
11-1       |   Agricultural machinery and equipment................| 135.8   135.5   135.8     1.7     .2       .1      .1      .3
11-2       |   Construction machinery and equipment................| 133.4   133.5   133.6     1.1     .1       .2      .4      .2
11-37      |   Metal cutting machine tools.........................| 141.6   143.0   143.4     2.1     .3       .2      .9      .6
11-38      |   Metal forming machine tools.........................| 140.2   141.1   141.2     1.9     .1      -.1     -.2      .1
11-39      |   Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 129.9   131.5   131.6     3.2     .1       .1     1.5      .1
11-41      |   Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 134.5   135.2   135.2     1.8    0         .1      .1      .1
11-44      |   Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 121.8   121.9   122.3     2.2     .3       .1     0        .3
11-51      |   Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............|  59.6    58.9    58.8    -7.5    -.2      -.5     -.2     -.2
11-62      |   Textile machinery...................................| 144.5   144.7   144.7      .4    0         .1     -.1     -.5
11-64      |   Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 146.6   147.4   147.7     2.0     .2       .4      .1      .2
11-65      |   Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 130.3   131.0   131.1     1.2     .1      0       0        .1
11-74      |   Transformers and power regulators...................| 123.8   124.0   124.2     1.7     .2       .6     -.7     0
11-76      |   Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 110.0   111.0   111.1     1.9     .1      -.1      .8      .1
11-79-05   |   X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 114.0   113.4   113.0     -.9    -.4       .4     -.2     -.4
11-91      |   Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 109.8   110.7   110.7     2.4    0         .1     -.2     0
11-92      |   Mining machinery and equipment......................| 130.3   130.3   130.5     1.0     .2       .2     -.1      .2
11-93      |   Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.5   111.7   111.7      .8    0         .4     -.1     0
12-2       |   Commercial furniture................................| 143.2   143.7   144.7     3.1     .7       .1      .1      .7
14-11-05   |   Light motor trucks..................................| 155.9   155.7   158.1     5.9    1.5       .5     1.6     2.0
14-11-06   |   Heavy motor trucks..................................| 137.2   141.1   141.9     6.6     .6      2.2      .1      .6
14-14      |   Truck trailers 2/...................................| 119.9   120.3   120.3     2.7    0        0        .3     0
14-21-02   |   Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100) 2/................| 133.8   135.7   135.3     2.2    -.3       .5      .8     -.3
14-31      |   Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 130.4   131.3   131.3     1.6    0         .7     0       0
14-4       |   Railroad equipment..................................| 127.9   128.9   128.8     3.5    -.1       .2      .5     0
           |                                                       |
           |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 116.2   116.8   117.3      .9     .4       .2     0        .2
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 116.8   117.4   116.7     4.4    -.6      -.3     -.3     -.9
           |                                                       |
02-12-03   |   Flour...............................................| 113.9   110.1   111.0     3.5     .8     -1.5    -2.2     2.0
02-53      |   Refined sugar 2/....................................| 117.8   118.1   118.4      .2     .3      0       -.2      .3
02-54      |   Confectionery materials.............................| 106.9   116.6   116.2    22.3    -.3       .7     6.0     -.8
02-72      |   Crude vegetable oils................................| 142.4   136.7   138.5    33.0    1.3     -3.0     -.7      .1
02-9       |   Prepared animal feeds...............................| 115.9   113.9   113.4     4.5    -.4      -.5    -1.9    -2.0
           |                                                       |
           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 116.2   116.8   117.3      .7     .4       .2     0        .2
           |                                                       |
03-1       |   Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 103.8   102.2   102.3     -.6     .1      -.4    -1.0      .1
03-2       |   Processed yarns and threads.........................| 107.1   107.0   107.2     -.5     .2      -.6     -.3      .3
03-3       |   Gray fabrics........................................| 116.5   116.6   116.4    -1.7    -.2      0        .5     -.3
03-4       |   Finished fabrics....................................| 119.2   119.0   119.2     -.7     .2      0        .1      .2
03-83-03   |   Industrial textile products.........................| 115.6   115.9   116.0      .4     .1      -.3     0        .1
04-2       |   Leather.............................................| 171.2   174.0   174.8     3.0     .5       .8     1.3     -.3
05-32      |   Liquefied petroleum gas.............................|  55.4    55.4    55.0   -17.0    -.7      3.0     1.9     -.7
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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 |                                                       |                       | May 1994 from:|
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           |                                                       |Jan.   |Apr.   | May   |  May  | Apr.  |Feb. to|Mar. to|Apr. to
           |                                                       |1994 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993  | 1994  |  Mar. |  Apr. |   May
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           | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS           |
           |   -Continued..........................................|
05-42      |   Commercial electric power...........................| 124.1   123.8   125.1     2.2    1.1      0       0.2    -1.4
05-43      |   Industrial electric power...........................| 126.2   125.4   126.2    -1.0     .6      0       -.1    -1.1
05-52      |   Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 108.9   107.3   105.5     3.2   -1.7       .7    -1.9    -1.7
05-53      |   Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 104.0   103.2   104.8     2.3    1.6       .4    -2.3     1.6
05-54      |   Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/|  92.2    90.6    95.3    -2.4    5.2       .9    -4.2     5.2
05-72-03   |   Jet fuels...........................................|  49.3    50.7    51.8   -15.4    2.2      -.7     -.2      .6
05-73-03   |   No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................|  51.4    54.6    55.0   -13.2     .7      3.3    -7.6      .9
05-74      |   Residual fuel.......................................|  42.4    43.5    44.3   -16.6    1.8     12.5    -4.5      .2
06-1       |   Industrial chemicals................................| 108.6   110.0   110.4     -.6     .4      1.7     1.4      .5
06-21      |   Prepared paint 2/...................................| 134.1   134.8   135.1     1.4     .2       .1      .1      .2
06-22      |   Paint materials.....................................| 130.8   130.5   130.7     -.8     .2       .9      .4      .8
06-31      |   Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 125.3   125.3   125.3     4.0    0         .2     3.3     0
06-4       |   Fats and oils, inedible.............................|  99.9    99.0    97.9    -2.0   -1.1      1.8    -3.4     -.8
06-51      |   Mixed fertilizers...................................| 102.1   106.2   108.5    10.7    2.2       .9     1.9     2.4
06-52-01   |   Nitrogenates........................................| 101.7   109.9   112.4    12.1    2.3      1.3     5.4     4.1
06-52-02   |   Phosphates..........................................|  88.0    94.1    94.4    17.0     .3       .1     2.6     1.1
06-53      |   Other agricultural chemicals........................| 138.3   139.7   139.9     4.1     .1      -.6      .4      .1
06-6       |   Plastic resins and materials........................| 115.0   116.7   117.1      .7     .3       .5     2.3      .3
07-11-02   |   Synthetic rubber....................................| 105.6   104.5   105.0      .5     .5      1.2     -.2      .8
07-21      |   Plastic construction products.......................| 118.5   119.7   120.5     4.3     .7      -.1      .7      .3
07-22      |   Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 120.2   120.2   120.3    -1.8     .1       .2     -.2      .1
07-26      |   Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 113.5   113.7   113.6     -.9    -.1      -.3      .2     -.1
08-11      |   Softwood lumber.....................................| 216.8   199.1   194.5    -2.8   -2.3     -2.0    -7.3    -2.6
08-12      |   Hardwood lumber.....................................| 166.5   168.1   169.2     2.9     .7       .6      .2      .1
08-2       |   Millwork............................................| 162.8   162.4   161.7     2.2    -.4      -.4    -1.1     -.2
08-3       |   Plywood.............................................| 159.7   147.7   150.4     1.3    1.8      -.9    -3.5     2.0
09-11      |   Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 100.9   106.4   109.2     2.1    2.6       .5     4.1     2.6
09-13      |   Paper...............................................| 122.6   121.2   121.4    -1.9     .2      -.4     -.4      .4
09-14      |   Paperboard..........................................| 130.2   134.6   134.7     3.7     .1      1.2     2.7      .5
09-15-03   |   Paper boxes and containers..........................| 130.2   131.0   132.5     1.8    1.1       .4      .1     1.2
09-2       |   Building paper and board............................| 138.7   142.2   142.3     6.4     .1       .5      .7     -.4
09-37      |   Commercial printing (June 1982=100).................| 135.4   135.7   135.9      .7     .1      0        .1      .3
10-15      |   Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 122.4   123.2   123.5     2.0     .2      0        .3      .3
10-17      |   Steel mill products.................................| 111.4   111.7   112.4     4.8     .6      0       -.3      .5
10-22      |   Primary nonferrous metals...........................|  94.2   103.5   105.5     9.3    1.9      3.3     0       3.3
10-25-01   |   Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 119.4   123.0   124.2     3.4    1.0      1.7     -.2     1.0
10-25-02   |   Copper and brass mill shapes........................| 146.0   151.5   158.6     9.5    4.7       .6     -.9     6.9
10-26      |   Nonferrous wire and cable...........................| 132.5   135.2   137.3     4.2    1.6       .1      .3     2.6
10-3       |   Metal containers....................................| 109.0   108.1   108.0    -1.0    -.1      -.1     -.8     -.4
10-4       |   Hardware............................................| 136.4   137.0   137.3     1.9     .2       .1      .3      .4
10-5       |   Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 157.4   158.7   159.2     1.9     .3       .3     -.4      .3
10-6       |   Heating equipment...................................| 141.2   142.1   142.5     1.3     .3       .1      .5      .3
10-7       |   Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 124.9   125.6   126.5     2.9     .7       .2      .2      .7
10-88      |   Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 121.7   122.2   122.2     2.9    0        0        .1     0
10-89      |   Other misc. metal products..........................| 122.1   122.3   122.3      .8    0         .4     -.2      .1
11-45      |   Mechanical power transmission equipment 2/..........| 139.2   141.1   141.1     3.8    0         .1      .6     0
11-48      |   Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 126.6   127.2   127.3     1.3     .1       .5     0        .1
11-49-02   |   Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 138.3   139.4   139.4     2.3    0        -.2      .4     -.1
11-49-05   |   Ball and roller bearings............................| 144.9   145.0   145.0     2.3    0         .8      .3      .1
11-71      |   Wiring devices......................................| 139.5   140.6   141.0     1.7     .3       .9     -.1      .4
11-73      |   Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 139.6   140.2   140.8     1.6     .4       .4      .1      .4
11-75      |   Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 135.1   136.8   136.9     1.6     .1      -.5      .6     0
11-78      |   Electronic components and accessories...............| 117.4   117.8   117.6     -.3    -.2      -.2      .2     -.1
11-94      |   Internal combustion engines.........................| 132.5   132.2   132.2     1.8    0        -.5      .1      .2
11-95      |   Machine shop products 2/............................| 128.9   129.6   129.4     1.1    -.2       .2      .2     -.2
13-11      |   Flat glass 2/.......................................| 107.5   108.7   111.3     3.7    2.4      1.2     -.4     2.4
13-22      |   Cement..............................................| 114.6   118.2   119.6     6.6    1.2       .3     1.6     1.0
13-3       |   Concrete products...................................| 122.5   123.2   123.5     3.2     .2       .3      .5      .2
13-6       |   Asphalt felts and coatings..........................|  95.8    94.9    94.9    -1.9    0        -.7      .2     0
13-7       |   Gypsum products.....................................| 113.0   130.6   131.3    21.3     .5      9.0     1.2    -1.1
13-8       |   Glass containers....................................| 126.6   126.4   127.9     2.0    1.2      -.2     0       1.3
14-12      |   Motor vehicle parts.................................| 113.7   113.5   113.4     -.4    -.1       .1      .1     -.1
14-23      |   Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100) 2/..| 130.6   130.8   131.5     2.9     .5       .2      .2      .5
14-25      |   Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 133.0   132.5   132.7     1.7     .2       .1      .1      .2
15-42      |   Photographic supplies...............................| 126.3   126.1   126.2     1.8     .1       .3     -.1     0
15-6       |   Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 139.3   140.4   140.5     1.4     .1       .1      .3      .1
           |                                                       |
           | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 103.2   104.4   103.3    -3.0   -1.1      2.8     -.5    -1.4
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 112.2   113.1   110.0    -2.0   -2.7     -1.0    -1.1    -3.4
           |                                                       |
01-21      |   Wheat...............................................| 113.1   104.0   105.4    14.8    1.3     -6.5     -.9     3.9
01-22-02-05|   Corn................................................| 119.3   109.0   104.5    15.1   -4.1     -8.2    -5.9    -3.5
01-31      |   Slaughter cattle....................................| 110.1   115.8   107.3   -13.5   -7.3     -1.0     1.6    -6.4
01-32      |   Slaughter hogs......................................|  70.8    71.0    71.3    -8.4     .4     -7.3    -5.6    -7.2
01-41-02   |   Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 115.1   133.0   148.2     5.2   11.4      5.3     -.5    -1.1
01-42      |   Slaughter turkeys...................................| 100.7   112.5   113.3     3.2     .7     -7.2     2.5    -3.4
01-6       |   Fluid milk..........................................|  99.3    99.6    97.6     1.8   -2.0      3.9     1.4    -3.2
01-83-01-31|   Soybeans............................................| 116.4   113.0   113.9    11.6     .8     -1.6    -4.3     -.9
02-52-01-01|   Cane sugar,raw......................................| 115.1   115.4   115.6     3.8     .2      -.9      .2      .5
           |                                                       |
           |  CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................|  93.5    94.9    95.0    -3.8     .1      5.8     -.1      .1
           |                                                       |
01-51-01-01|   Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 107.9   124.1   129.9    38.3    4.7      1.3     2.1     4.7
01-92-01-01|   Leaf tobacco........................................| 105.5     (3)    98.9     7.7    (3)    -13.2     (3)     (3)
04-11      |   Cattle hides........................................| 179.8   191.3   194.0     5.7    1.4      1.0     1.7     2.4
05-1       |   Coal 2/.............................................|  97.3    95.7    96.3     2.3     .6     -1.0    -1.0      .6
05-31      |   Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................|  92.9    88.6    80.4    -8.2   -9.3     17.9    -4.7    -9.3
05-61      |   Crude petroleum 2/..................................|  39.3    42.6    48.9   -15.5   14.8      4.8     7.6    14.8
08-5       |   Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 223.7   230.8   222.8    -4.6   -3.5      1.8      .2    -3.5
09-12      |   Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 108.8   132.4   148.0    20.0   11.8     14.4     1.1    11.8
10-11      |   Iron ore 2/.........................................|  82.6    82.6    82.6      .1    0         .2     0       0
10-12      |   Iron and steel scrap................................| 203.8   198.8   186.7    16.5   -6.1     -1.7    -2.5    -5.7
10-21      |   Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............|  68.6    72.0    73.1    12.6    1.5      2.1     -.7     1.5
10-23-01   |   Copper base scrap...................................| 127.0   138.4   145.1     9.6    4.8      1.0      .2     5.3
10-23-02   |   Aluminum base scrap.................................| 128.7   157.3   153.6    20.8   -2.4      5.4      .9      .7
13-21      |   Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 136.7   138.0   137.3     3.1    -.5       .1      .4     -.4
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/  Data for January 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                    | Jan. 1994 |April 1994 |  May 1994 |
_________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................|   349.4   |   350.9   |   351.7   |
         | All commodities................................|   119.1   |   119.8   |   119.9   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |            MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS              |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....|   121.4   |   121.6   |   120.4   |
01       |   Farm products................................|   112.0   |   111.3   |   109.0   |
02       |   Processed foods and feeds....................|   126.0   |   126.7   |   126.1   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities.........................|   118.7   |   119.4   |   119.8   |
03       |   Textile products and apparel.................|   117.9   |   117.7   |   117.9   |
04       |   Hides, skins, leather, and related products..|   145.1   |   146.4   |   146.7   |
05       |   Fuels and related products and power 2/......|    75.4   |    76.5   |    77.4   |
06       |   Chemicals and allied products 2/.............|   128.3   |   129.5   |   130.0   |
07       |   Rubber and plastic products..................|   116.2   |   116.2   |   116.6   |
08       |   Lumber and wood products.....................|   184.6   |   181.2   |   178.9   |
09       |   Pulp, paper, and allied products.............|   148.6   |   149.4   |   149.9   |
10       |   Metals and metal products....................|   120.7   |   122.3   |   122.7   |
11       |   Machinery and equipment......................|   124.6   |   125.2   |   125.2   |
12       |   Furniture and household durables.............|   125.2   |   125.5   |   125.8   |
13       |   Nonmetallic mineral products.................|   121.8   |   123.2   |   123.8   |
14       |   Transportation equipment.....................|   136.5   |   136.6   |   137.1   |
15       |   Miscellaneous products.......................|   141.9   |   141.9   |   142.0   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         | Industrial commodities less fuels and related  |           |           |           |
         |   products and power...........................|   130.9   |   131.5   |   131.7   |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
         |             OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS          |           |           |           |
         |                                                |           |           |           |
01-1     | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables,   |           |           |           |
         |   and tree nuts................................|   113.3   |    96.1   |   101.0   |
01-2     | Grains.........................................|   118.0   |   109.3   |   106.8   |
01-3     | Slaughter livestock............................|   100.7   |   104.9   |    98.5   |
01-4     | Slaughter poultry..............................|   110.9   |   126.8   |   138.2   |
01-5     | Plant and animal fibers........................|   107.1   |   123.4   |   129.2   |
01-7     | Chicken eggs...................................|   100.1   |    99.0   |    84.2   |
01-8     | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................|   141.7   |   143.3   |   138.4   |
01-83    | Oilseeds.......................................|   127.4   |   125.3   |   125.5   |
01-9     | Other farm products............................|   157.3   |  'N.A.'   |   147.6   |
02-1     | Cereal and bakery products.....................|   152.0   |   151.5   |   151.3   |
02-2     | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................|   113.9   |   115.9   |   113.7   |
02-22    | Processed poultry..............................|   112.7   |   117.2   |   116.9   |
02-5     | Sugar and confectionery........................|   130.6   |   133.5   |   133.7   |
02-6     | Beverages and beverage materials...............|   125.5   |   125.2   |   125.0   |
02-63    | Packaged beverage materials....................|   106.3   |   105.5   |   105.6   |
02-7     | Fats and oils..................................|   137.3   |   137.9   |   139.8   |
03-81    | Apparel........................................|   123.3   |   123.2   |   123.6   |
04-4     | Other leather and related products.............|   137.8   |   136.1   |   136.0   |
05-3     | Gas fuels 2/...................................|    82.7   |    79.5   |    73.2   |
05-4     | Electric power.................................|   125.2   |   124.8   |   125.8   |
05-7     | Refined petroleum products.....................|    52.9   |    56.9   |    58.2   |
06-3     | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................|   204.6   |   205.6   |   206.3   |
06-5     | Agricultural chemicals and products............|   113.8   |   118.6   |   119.7   |
06-7     | Other chemicals and allied products............|   126.0   |   126.1   |   126.6   |
07-1     | Rubber and rubber products.....................|   110.9   |   111.3   |   111.5   |
07-11    | Rubber, except natural rubber..................|   105.2   |   104.1   |   104.6   |
07-13    | Miscellaneous rubber products..................|   127.5   |   128.0   |   128.0   |
07-2     | Plastic products...............................|   121.8   |   121.6   |   122.1   |
08-1     | Lumber.........................................|   202.0   |   189.1   |   185.9   |
09-1     | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building  |           |           |           |
         |   paper and board..............................|   126.7   |   127.8   |   128.7   |
09-15    | Converted paper and paperboard products........|   133.2   |   133.5   |   134.4   |
10-1     | Iron and steel.................................|   121.3   |   121.2   |   120.5   |
10-2     | Nonferrous metals..............................|   112.8   |   118.9   |   120.4   |
10-25    | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................|   118.5   |   121.9   |   124.0   |
11-3     | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........|   134.8   |   136.2   |   136.5   |
11-4     | General purpose machinery and equipment........|   133.6   |   134.5   |   134.5   |
11-6     | Special industry machinery.....................|   145.1   |   145.8   |   146.1   |
11-7     | Electrical machinery and equipment.............|   123.1   |   123.7   |   123.8   |
11-9     | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........|   123.9   |   124.3   |   124.3   |
12-6     | Other household durable goods..................|   139.4   |   139.7   |   140.0   |
13-2     | Concrete ingredients...........................|   126.2   |   128.3   |   128.4   |
14-1     | Motor vehicles and equipment...................|   130.7   |   130.7   |   131.5   |
15-1     | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........|   126.5   |   126.9   |   126.9   |
15-4     | Photographic equipment and supplies............|   120.3   |   118.0   |   118.4   |
15-9     | Other miscellaneous products...................|   126.8   |   127.1   |   127.3   |
__________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|
 
1/  Data for  Jan. 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_May__1994_from:__
    code          |                                              |base |       |       |       |        |
                  |                                              |     |Jan.   |Apr.   |May    |  May   |  Apr.
                  |                                              |     |1994 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/|  1993  |  1994
__________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total mining industries...................... |12/84|  75.8    75.1    74.0    -6.9    -1.5
       10         | Metal mining................................ |12/84|  70.5    73.6    74.6     9.9     1.4
       12         | Coal mining................................. |12/85|  93.8    92.3    93.0      .3      .8
       13         | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85|  75.1    74.2    72.5   -10.2    -2.3
       14         | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic         |     |
                  |  minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 119.8   120.9   120.6     1.9     -.2
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 119.3   120.1   120.4      .5      .2
       20         | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 120.0   121.0   120.6     1.3     -.3
       21         | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 187.6   187.7   187.7   -24.6     0
       22         | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 113.5   113.1   113.2     -.2      .1
       23         | Apparel and other finished products made     |     |
                  |  from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 119.5   119.5   119.7      .4      .2
       24         | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 156.6   153.6   152.6     1.5     -.7
       25         | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 127.6   128.3   129.7     3.7     1.1
       26         | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 119.9   120.2   120.9      .2      .6
       27         | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 148.4   148.7   148.9     2.3      .1
       28         | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 126.9   127.4   127.7      .4      .2
       29         | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84|  67.5    72.0    73.7   -10.7     2.4
       30         | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 115.7   115.8   116.1      .8      .3
       31         | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 130.1   129.9   129.9      .9     0
       32         | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 116.9   118.4   119.0     3.4      .5
       33         | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 112.7   114.2   115.1     3.9      .8
       34         | Fabricated metal products, except machinery  |     |
                  |  and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 119.1   119.6   119.8     1.5      .2
       35         | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 117.1   117.5   117.5      .7     0
       36         | Electrical and electronic machinery,         |     |
                  |  equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 112.5   113.0   112.9     1.0     -.1
       37         | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 129.4   129.3   130.1     3.2      .6
       38         | Measuring and controlling instruments;       |     |
                  |  photographic, medical, optical goods;       |     |
                  |  watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 121.8   122.1   122.2     1.2      .1
       39         | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 122.6   123.3   123.3     1.6     0
                  |                                              |     |
                  |Services industries                           |     |
       42         | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 100.6   101.4   101.7     (3)      .3
       43         | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 119.8   119.8   119.8     0       0
       44         | Water transportation........................ |12/92|  98.4    99.2    99.4     -.5      .2
       45         | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 109.2   108.1   108.3     3.6      .2
       46         | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 100.8   101.0   100.9     4.6     -.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 Jan. 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.