Producer Price Index May 2011

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P RODUCER P RICE INDEXES M AY 2011

The Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 0.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This advance followed increases of 0.8 percent in April and0.7 percent in March. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods climbed 0.9 percent in May, and the crude goods index declined 4.1 percent. On anunadjusted basis, prices for finished goods moved up 7.3 percent for the 12 months ended May 2011, thelargest year-over-year gain since an 8.8-percent advance in September 2008. (See table A.)

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Chart 1. Monthly percent changes in the Producer Price Index for finished goods, seasonally adjusted:May 2010 May 2011

Chart 2. 12-month percent changes in the Producer Price Index for finished goods, not seasonally adjusted:May 2010 May 2011

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Stage of Processing Analysis

Finished goods

The May advance in the finished goods index can be traced primarily to prices for finished energygoods, which rose 1.5 percent. The index for finished goods less foods and energy moved up 0.2percent. By contrast, prices for finished consumer foods fell 1.4 percent in May.

Finished energy: The index for finished energy goods increased 1.5 percent in May, the eighth straightmonthly advance. Prices for gasoline moved up 2.7 percent and accounted for about three-quarters of theMay rise. Increases in the indexes for residential electric power and finished lubricants also were majorfactors in the advance in finished energy goods prices. (See table 2.)

Finished core: The index for finished goods less foods and energy moved up 0.2 percent in May, thesixth consecutive rise. A 1.2-percent increase in prices for plastic products led the May advance. Higherprices for converted paper and paperboard products also contributed to the rise in the finished coreindex.

Finished foods: The index for finished consumer foods fell 1.4 percent in May, the largest decreasesince a 2.4-percent drop in June 2010. Almost forty percent of the May decline can be attributed toprices for fresh and dry vegetables, which moved down 12.2 percent.

Intermediate goods

The Producer Price Index for intermediate materials, supplies, and components moved up 0.9 percent inMay, the tenth consecutive monthly increase. About two-thirds of the May rise can be traced to a 0.9-percent advance in prices for intermediate goods other than foods and energy. A 1.4-percent jump in theindex for intermediate energy goods also contributed to the increase in intermediate goods prices. Bycontrast, the index for intermediate foods and feeds moved down 0.4 percent in May. For the 12 monthsended May 2011, intermediate goods prices rose 10.3 percent, the largest gain since a 15.3-percent jumpfor the 12 months ended September 2008. (See table B.)

Intermediate core: Prices for intermediate goods other than foods and energy moved up 0.9 percent inMay, the tenth straight monthly rise. Over half of the May increase can be attributed to the index forindustrial chemicals, which climbed 4.1 percent. Higher prices for plastic products and for processedyarns and threads also were factors in the advance in the intermediate core index. (See table 2.)

Intermediate energy: The index for intermediate energy goods advanced 1.4 percent in May, thesmallest rise since a 0.4-percent increase in September 2010. Jet fuel prices, which climbed 3.6 percent,were a major contributor to the May advance. Higher prices for gasoline and asphalt also weresignificant factors in the increase in the intermediate energy goods index.

Intermediate foods: The index for intermediate foods and feeds fell 0.4 percent in May, the firstdecline since July 2010. Leading the May decrease, meat prices dropped 3.2 percent.


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Chart 3. Monthly percent changes in the Producer Price Index for intermediate goods, seasonally adjusted:May 2010 May 2011

Chart 4. 12-month percent changes in the Producer Price Index for intermediate goods, not seasonally adjusted:May 2010 May 2011

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Crude goods

The Producer Price Index for crude materials for further processing decreased 4.1 percent in May. Forthe 3-month period ending in May, crude materials prices moved down 0.8 percent following a 13.6-percent increase from November to February. In May, about half of the broad-based monthly declinecan be attributed to a 5.2-percent drop in the index for crude energy materials. Also contributing to theMay decrease, prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs fell 4.4 percent and the index for crude nonfoodmaterials less energy moved down 0.9 percent. (See table B.)

Crude energy: The index for crude energy materials declined 5.2 percent in May. From February toMay, prices for crude energy materials fell 1.2 percent subsequent to a 17.0-percent increase for the 3months ending in February. The monthly decrease was the result of a 10.9-percent drop in crudepetroleum prices. (See table 2.)

Crude foods: The index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs decreased 4.4 percent in May. FromFebruary to May, prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs edged down 0.3 percent following a 12.2-percent rise in the previous 3-month period. Over thirty percent of the monthly decline in prices forcrude foodstuffs and feedstuffs can be traced to a 5.8-percent decrease in the index for slaughter steersand heifers. Lower prices for slaughter hogs also contributed to the fall in the crude foodstuffs andfeedstuffs index.

Crude core: The index for crude nonfood materials less energy moved down 0.9 percent in May. Forthe 3-month period ending in May, crude core prices decreased 0.7 percent after advancing 10.0 percentfrom November to February. A major contributor to the monthly decline was the index for copper basescrap, which fell 4.7 percent. A decrease in the index for corn also was a significant factor in the crudecore decline.


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Chart 5. Monthly percent changes in the Producer Price Index for crude materials, seasonally adjusted:May 2010 May 2011

Chart 6. 12-month percent changes in the Producer Price Index for crude materials, not seasonally adjusted:May 2010 May 2011

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Services Analysis

Trade industries: The Producer Price Index for the net output of total trade industries moved up 1.6percent in May, the largest increase since a 2.2-percent rise in January 2007. (Trade indexes measurechanges in margins received by wholesalers and retailers.) Over sixty percent of the May advance can betraced to a 2.4-percent rise in margins received by wholesale trade industries. Higher margins receivedby gasoline stations and non-discount department stores also contributed to the increase in the total tradeindustries index.

Transportation and warehousing industries: The Producer Price Index for the net output of transportation and warehousing industries moved up 0.4 percent in May, the eighth straight advance.Leading the May increase was a 2.4-percent rise in prices received by line-haul railroads. Advances inthe indexes for the U.S. Postal Service and for couriers also were factors in the May rise in thetransportation and warehousing industries index.

Traditional service industries: The Producer Price Index for the net output of total traditional serviceindustries declined 0.2 percent in May following a 0.7-percent increase in April. Leading this decrease,prices received by the depository credit intermediation industry group fell 4.5 percent. Declines in theindexes for automotive equipment rental and leasing and for direct life insurance carriers alsocontributed to the drop in the total traditional service industries index.____________The Producer Price Index for June 2011 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at8:30 a.m. (EDT).


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Technical NoteBrief Explanation of Producer Price Indexes

The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measure theaverage change over time in the prices received by domesticproducers of goods and services. PPIs measure price changefrom the perspective of the seller. This contrasts with othermeasures, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPIsmeasure price change from the purchasers perspective.Sellers and purchasers prices can differ due to governmentsubsidies, sales and excise taxes, and distribution costs.

More than 9,000 PPIs for individual products andgroups of products are released each month. PPIs areavailable for the products of virtually every industry in themining and manufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy. NewPPIs are gradually being introduced for the products of industries in the construction, trade, finance, and servicessectors of the economy.

More than 100,000 price quotations per month areorganized into three sets of PPIs: (1) Stage-of-processingindexes, (2) commodity indexes, and (3) indexes for the netoutput of industries and their products. The stage-of-processing structure organizes products by class of buyer anddegree of fabrication. The commodity structure organizesproducts by similarity of end use or material composition.The entire output of various industries is sampled to deriveprice indexes for the net output of industries and theirproducts.

Stage-of-Processing Indexes

Within the stage-of-processing system, finishedgoods are commodities that will not undergo further

processing and are ready for sale to the final-demand user,either an individual consumer or business firm. Consumerfoods include unprocessed foods such as eggs and freshvegetables, as well as processed foods such as bakery productsand meats. Other finished consumer goods include durablegoods such as automobiles, household furniture, andappliances, as well as nondurable goods such as apparel andhome heating oil. Capital equipment includes durable goodssuch as heavy motor trucks, tractors, and machine tools.

The stage-of-processing category for intermediatematerials, supplies, and components consists partly of commodities that have been processed but require furtherprocessing. Examples of such semifinished goods include

flour, cotton yarn, steel mill products, and lumber. Theintermediate goods category also encompasses nondurable,physically complete items purchased by business firms asinputs for their operations. Examples include diesel fuel, beltsand belting, paper boxes, and fertilizers.

Crude materials for further processing are productsentering the market for the first time that have not beenmanufactured or fabricated and that are not sold directly toconsumers. Crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs include itemssuch as grains and livestock. Examples of crude nonfoodmaterials include raw cotton, crude petroleum, coal, hides andskins, and iron and steel scrap.

Commodity Indexes

The commodity classification structure of the PPIorganizes goods and services by similarity of materialcomposition or end use, disregarding their industry of origin.Table 6 of the PPI Detailed Report includes data forcommodity indexes, organized in a hierarchal structure,including major commodity groupings (two-digit commoditycodes), subgroups (three-digit codes), product classes (four-digit codes), subproduct classes (five- and six-digit codes),item groupings (seven-digit codes) and individual items(eight-, nine-, and ten-digit codes).

Industry Net-Output Price Indexes

PPIs for the net output of industries and theirproducts are grouped according to the North AmericanIndustry Classification System (NAICS). Prior to the releaseof January 2004, industry-based PPIs were publishedaccording to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)system. Industry price indexes are compatible with othereconomic time series organized by industry, such as data onemployment, wages, and productivity. Table 5 of the PPI

Detailed Report includes data for NAICS industries andindustry groups (3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit codes), Census productclasses (7- and 8-digit codes), products (9-digit codes), andmore detailed subproducts (11-digit codes), and, for someindustries, indexes for other sources of revenue.

Indexes may represent one of three kinds of productcategories. Every industry has primary product indexes toshow changes in prices received by establishments classifiedin the industry for products made primarily, but notnecessarily exclusively, by that industry. The industry

classification of an establishment is determined by whichproducts make up a plurality of its total shipment value. Inaddition, most industries have secondary product indexes thatshow changes in prices received by establishments classifiedin the industry for products chiefly made in some otherindustry. Finally, some industries have miscellaneous receiptsindexes to show price changes in other sources of revenuereceived by establishments within the industry that are notderived from sales of their productsfor example, resales of purchased materials, or revenues from parking lots owned by amanufacturing plant.

Data Collection

PPIs are based on selling prices reported byestablishments of all sizes selected by probability sampling,with the probability of selection proportionate to size.Individual items and transaction terms from these firms alsoare chosen by probability proportionate to size. BLS stronglyencourages cooperating companies to supply actualtransaction prices at the time of shipment to minimize the useof list prices. Prices submitted by survey respondents areeffective on the Tuesday of the week containing the 13th dayof the month. This survey is conducted primarily through themail.


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Price data are provided on a voluntary andconfidential basis; only sworn BLS employees are allowedaccess to individual company price reports. BLS publishesprice indexes instead of actual prices. All PPIs are subject torevision 4 months after original publication to reflect theavailability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

BLS periodically updates the PPI sample of surveyrespondents to better reflect current conditions when thestructure, membership, technology, or product mix of anindustry shifts significantly and to spread reporting burdenamong smaller firms. Results of these resampling efforts areincorporated into the PPI with the release of data for Januaryand July.

As part of an ongoing effort to expand coverage tosectors of the economy other than mining and manufacturing,an increasing number of service sector industries have beenintroduced into the PPI. The following list of industriesintroduced since the mid-1990s includes the month and year inwhich an article describing the industrys content appeared inthe PPI Detailed Report .

Service sector industries introduced into the Producer PriceIndex, by SIC or NAICS code and the PPI Detailed Report thatannounces their introduction

Title Code PPI Detailed Report Issue

SIC

Wireless telecommunications . 4812 July 1999

Telephone communications, exceptradio telephone . 4813 July 1995Television broadcasting .. 4833 July 2002

Grocery stores .. 5411 July 2000

Meat and fish (seafood) markets ... 5421 July 2000

Fruit and vegetable markets ... 5431 July 2000

Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 5441 July 2000

Retail bakeries .. 5461 July 2000

Miscellaneous food stores .. 5499 July 2000New car dealers 5511 July 2000

Gasoline service stations 5541 January 2002

Boat dealers .. 5551 January 2002

Recreational vehicle dealers .. 5561 January 2002

Miscellaneous retail . 59 January 2001

Security brokers, dealers, andinvestment bankers .. 6211 January 2001Investment advice 6282 January 2003

Life insurance carriers . 6311 January 1999

Property and casualty insurance 6331 July 1998

Insurance agencies and brokerages . 6412 January 2003

Operators and lessors of nonresidentialbuildings . 6512 January 1996Real estate agents and managers . 6531 January 1996

Prepackaged software . 7372 January 1998

Data processing services 7374 January 2002

Home health care services . 8082 January 1997

Legal services ... 8111 January 1997

Engineering design, analysis, andconsulting services .. 8711 January 1997Architectural design, analysis, andconsulting services ... 8712 January 1997Premiums for property and casualtyinsurance ... 9331 July 1998

Title Code PPI Detailed Report Issue

NAICS

New Industrial building construction .. 236211 January 2008

New warehouse building construction .. 236221 July 2005

New school construction . 236222 July 2006

New office construction ... 236223 January 2007

Concrete contractors, nonresidentialbuilding work . 23811X July 2008Roofing contractors, nonresidentialbuilding work . 23816X July 2008Electrical contractors, nonresidentialbuilding work . 23821X July 2008Plumbing / HVAC contractors,nonresidential building work ... 23822X July 2008Merchant wholesalers, durable goods .. 423 July 2005

Merchant wholesalers, nondurablegoods .. 424 July 2005Wholesale trade agents and brokers 425120 July 2005

Furniture and home furnishings stores . 442 January 2004

Electronics and appliance stores ... 443 January 2004

Building material and garden equipmentand supplies dealers . 444 January 2004 Clothing and clothing accessoriesstores .. 448 January 2004Sporting goods, hobby, book, andmusic stores ... 451 January 2004General merchandise stores .. 452 January 2004

Miscellaneous store retailers .. 453 January 2004

Internet service providers . 518111 July 2005

Internet publishing and web searchportals ..... 519130 January 2010Commercial banking . 522110 January 2005

Savings institutions ... 522120 January 2005

Direct health and medical insurancecarriers 524114 July 2004Construction, mining, and forestrymachinery and equipment rental andleasing . 532412 January 2005Management consulting services ... 541610 January 2007

Security guards and patrol services ... 561612 July 2005

Computer training . 611420 July 2007

Offices of dentists .. 621210 January 2011

Blood and organ banks 621991 January 2007

Amusement and theme parks . 713110 July 2006

Golf courses and country clubs .. 713910 July 2006

Fitness and recreational sports centers . 713940 July 2005

Commercial machinery repair andmaintenance... 811310 July 2007

Weights Weights for most traditional commodity groupings of

the PPI, as well as weights for commodity-based aggregateindexes calculated using traditional commodity groupings,such as stage-of-processing indexes, currently reflect 2002values of shipments as reported in the Census of Manufacturesand other sources. From January 2002 through December2006, PPI weights were derived from 1997 shipment values.Industry indexes now are calculated with 2002 weights and netoutput ratios. This periodic update of the value weights usedto calculate the PPI is done to more accurately reflect changes


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in production and marketing patterns in the economy. Netoutput values of shipments are used as weights for industryindexes. Net output values refer to the value of shipmentsfrom establishments within the industry to buyers outside theindustry. However, weights for commodity price indexes arebased on gross shipment values, including values of shipmentsbetween establishments within the same industry. As a result,broad commodity grouping indexes, such as the PPI for AllCommodities (which is comprised of major commoditygroupings 01 through 15), are affected by the multiplecounting of price change at successive stages of processing,which can lead to exaggerated or misleading signals aboutinflation. Stage-of-processing indexes partially correct for thisdefect, but industry indexes consistently correct for this at alllevels of aggregation. Therefore, industry and stage-of-processing indexes are more appropriate than broadcommodity groupings for economic analysis of general pricetrends.

Price Index Reference Base

Effective with publication of January 1988 data,many important PPI series (including stage-of-processinggroupings and most commodity groups and individual items)were placed on a new reference base, 1982 = 100. From1971 through 1987, the standard reference base for most PPIseries was 1967 = 100. Except for rounding differences, theshift to the new reference base did not alter any previouslypublished percent changes for affected PPI series. (SeeCalculating Index Changes, below.) The 1982 referencebase is not used for commodity indexes with a base later thanDecember 1981 or for industry net output indexes and theirproducts.

For further information on the underlying conceptsand methodology of the Producer Price Index, see chapter 14,Producer Prices, in the BLS Handbook of Methods (July

2010). This chapter can be downloaded from the BLS Website at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch14.htm .

Calculating Index Changes

Each PPI measures price changes from a referenceperiod that equals 100.0. An increase of 5.5 percent from thereference period in the Finished Goods Price Index, forexample, is shown as 105.5. This change also can beexpressed in dollars, as follows: prices received by domesticproducers of a sample of finished goods have risen from $100in 1982 to $105.50. Likewise, a current index of 90.0 wouldindicate that prices received by producers of finished goods

are 10 percent lower than they were in 1982.Movements of price indexes from one month to

another are usually expressed as percent changes, rather thanas changes in index points. Index point changes are affectedby the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereaspercent changes are not. The following example shows thecomputation of index point and percent changes.

Index point change

Finished Goods Price Index 107.5Less previous index 104.0Equals index point change 3.5

Index percent change

Index point change 3.5Divided by the previous index 104.0Equals 0.034Result multiplied by 100 0.034 x 100Equals percent change 3.4

Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

Because price data are used for different purposes bydifferent groups, BLS publishes seasonally adjusted andunadjusted changes each month. Seasonally adjusted data arepreferred for analyzing general price trends in theeconomy because these data eliminate the effect of changesthat normally occur at about the same time, and in about thesame magnitude, every yearsuch as price movementsresulting from normal weather patterns, regular productionand marketing cycles, model changeovers, seasonal discounts,and holidays. For these reasons, seasonally adjusted datamore clearly reveal underlying cyclical trends. Unadjusteddata are of primary interest to users who need information thatcan be related to actual dollar values of transactions.Individuals requiring this information include marketingspecialists, purchasing agents, budget and cost analysts,contract specialists, and commodity traders. It is theunadjusted data that are generally cited when escalating long-term contracts such as purchasing agreements or real estateleases. For more information, see Escalation and Producer Price Indexes: A Guide for Contracting Parties, BLS Report807, September 1991, on the Web atwww.bls.gov/ppi/ppiescalation.htm .

In 1998, the PPI implemented the X-12-ARIMASeasonal Adjustment Method; prior to that year, the PPIemployed the X-11 method. Each year, the seasonal status of most commodity indexes is reevaluated to reflect more recentprice behavior. Industry net output indexes are not seasonallyadjusted. For time series that exhibit seasonal pricing patterns,new seasonal factors are estimated and applied to theunadjusted data for the previous 5 years. These updatedseasonally adjusted indexes replace the most recent 5 years of seasonal data.

Seasonal factors may be applied to series using eithera direct or an aggregative method. Generally, commodity

indexes are seasonally adjusted using direct seasonaladjustment, which produces a more complete elimination of seasonal movements than does the aggregative method.However, the direct seasonal adjustment process may not yieldfigures that possess additive consistency. Thus, a seasonallyadjusted index for a broad category that is directly adjustedmay not be logically consistent with all seasonally adjusted


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indexes for its components. Seasonal movements for stage-of-processing indexes are derived indirectly through anaggregative method that combines movements of a widevariety of subproduct class (six-digit) series.

Seasonally adjusted indexes can become problematicwhen previously stable and predictable price patterns abruptlychange. If the new pattern persists, the seasonal adjustmentmethod will eventually reflect it adequately; if the patternkeeps shifting, however, seasonally adjusted data will becomechronically troublesome. This problem occurs relativelyinfrequently for farm and food-related products, but has moreoften affected manufactured products such as automobiles andsteel.

Since January 1988, the PPI has used InterventionAnalysis Seasonal Adjustment methods to enhance thecalculation of seasonal factors. With this technique, outliervalues that may distort the seasonal pattern are removed fromthe data prior to applying the standard seasonal factorestimation procedure. For example, a possible economiccause for large price movements for petroleum-based productsmight have been the Persian Gulf War. In this case,intervention techniques allowed for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. On the whole, very few series haverequired intervention. Out of almost 300 seasonally adjustedseries, only 27 were subject to intervention in 2009.

For more information relating to seasonal adjustmentmethods, see (1) Appendix A: Seasonal AdjustmentMethodology at BLS, in the BLS Handbook of Methods (July2010) and (2) Summary of Changes to the PPIs SeasonalAdjustment Methodology in the January 1995 issue of Producer Price Indexes .

Producer Price Index Data on the Internet

In 1995, the BLS began posting PPI series, newsreleases, and technical information to both a World Wide Web

(WWW) site and a file transfer protocol (FTP) site. Duringthe years following the introduction of PPI Internet services,use of these sites eclipsed more traditional methods of datadissemination, such as subscriptions to the PPI Detailed

Report . There were more than 2.1 million instances of PPIseries being downloaded from the Internet during the 12months ended December 31, 2008.

Retrieving PPI data from the PPI Web site

PPI data can be obtained from the WWW address(www.bls.gov/ppi ). Clicking on the PPI Databases link reveals the following methods of data retrieval:

Top Picks is a form-based application for bothIndustry Data and Commodity Data that allows theuser to quickly obtain PPI time series data byselecting the most commonly requested time series,including the All Commodities Index and the stage-of-processing indexes (for example, Finished Goods).Within each list, any oneor allof the time series

shown can be selected. A user can modify the daterange and output options after executing the query,using the reformat button above the data output table.

One-Screen Data Search and Multi-Screen DataSearch are form-based query applications for bothIndustry Data and Commodity Data designed forusers unfamiliar with the PPI coding structure. Theseapplications guide a user through the PPI

classification system by listing index titles and do notrequire knowledge of commodity or industry codes.Data retrieved are based on a query formulated byselecting data characteristics from lists provided.Two options are available to create customizedtables, depending on a users browser capability. Theone-screen option is a JavaScript application that usesa single screen to guide a user through the availabletime series data. The second option is a multiple-screen, non-Java-based application. Both methodsallow a user to browse the PPI coding structure andselect multiple series codes. Users can modify thedate range and output options after executing thequery using the reformat button above the data outputtable.

Series Report is a form-based application that usesformatted PPI time series identifiers (commodity orindustry codes) as input in extracting data accordingto a specified set of date ranges and output options.This application provides the most efficient path forusers who are familiar with the format of PPI timeseries identifiers. Up to 300 indexes can be extractedat a time.

There are five alphabetic prefixes used tocreate unique PPI time series identifiers: WP, WD,PC, PD, and ND. Each provides the user access to adifferent PPI database. Adding either a u (notseasonally adjusted) or an s (seasonally adjusted) tothe end of these prefixes further specifies the type of data needed.

EXAMPLES

For commodity and stage-of-processing indexesseries identifiers combine a wpu prefix (notseasonally adjusted) or a wps prefix (seasonallyadjusted) with a commodity code.

Commodity code Provides data for: wps141101 Passenger cars, seasonallyadjusted

wpu141101 Passenger cars, notseasonally adjusted

wpusop3000 Finished goods, notseasonally adjusted


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For discontinued commodity indexes , seriesidentifiers combine a wdu prefix (not seasonallyadjusted) or a wds prefix (seasonally adjusted) witha commodity code.

Commodity code Provides data for: wds019 Other farm products,

seasonally adjustedwdu0635 Preparations, ethical

(prescription), notseasonally adjusted

wdusi138011 Stainless steel millproducts, not seasonallyadjusted

Current price indexes grouped by industryaccording to NAICS have series identifiers thatbegin with the prefix pcu. After the prefix, thereare 12 digits (the 6-digit industry code is listed twice)followed by up to 7 alphanumeric charactersidentifying product detail. Dashes are used asplaceholders for higher-level industry group codes.

Industry-product code, current NAICS series Provides data for: pcu325---325--- Chemical manufacturing,

not seasonally adjustedpcu336110336110 Automobile and light duty

motor vehiclemanufacturing

pcu621111621111411 Offices of physicians, one-and two-physicianpractices and single-specialty group practices,general/family practice

pcu325412325412A Pharmaceutical

preparationmanufacturing,pharmaceuticals acting onthe respiratory system

Discontinued industry-product codes based onSIC combine a pdu prefix and # between thefourth and fifth characters of the product code.Series identifiers for the discontinued dataset useunderscores as placeholders to complete a referenceto an SIC industry group code of fewer than fourdigits. (All PPI industry-based indexes organized bySIC were discontinued with the introduction of NAICS.)

Industry-product code, discontinued SIC series Provides data for: pdu28_ _# Chemicals and allied

products, not seasonallyadjusted

pdu331_# Blast furnaces, steelworks, and rolling andfinishing mills, notseasonally adjusted

pdu3711#111 Passenger cars

Price indexes for discontinued series grouped byindustry according to NAICS have identifiers thatbegin with the prefix ndu. After the prefix, thereare 12 numeric digits (the 6-digit industry code islisted twice), and up to 7 additional alphanumericcharacters that identify product detail. Dashes areused as placeholders for higher-level industry groupcodes.

Industry-product code, discontinued NAICS series Provides data for ndu212231212231 Lead ore and zinc

ore miningndu2122312122312 Lead and zinc

concentratesndu212231212231214 Lead

concentrates

Text Files (FTP) and the FTP server are best suitedfor users requiring access to either a large volume of time series data or other PPI-related documentation(such as seasonal factor and relative importancetables). The FTP sites can be accessed at

ftp://ftp.bls.gov or directly from the links on thePPI Databases page or the PPI homepage. Dataand documentation available for download includethe following:

Directory :Industry Data /pub/time.series/pcIndustry Data - Discontinued

(NAICS basis) /pub/time.series/nd(SIC basis) /pub/time.series/pd

Commodity Data /pub/time.series/wpCommodity Data - Discontinued

Series / pub/time.series/wdSpecial requests /pub/special.requests/ppi

The FTP site maintains files to help with searchesand downloads. These files are centrally located in the

/pub/doc directory. Within this directory, the overview.txtfile contains an overview relating to all BLS data availablethrough the FTP site. For current commodity-based PPI data,the program help file is wp.txt; for discontinued commodityseries, wd.txt; for current industry-based PPI data based onNAICS, pc.txt; for industry-based SIC time series that havebeen discontinued, pd.txt; and for industry-based NAICSseries that have been discontinued, nd.txt .

Users who prefer downloading PPI datasets asindividual ZIP files should go to the directory labeled

/pub/time.series/compressed/tape.format/ on the FTP site.This directory includes six PPI-specific ZIP files, one for eachof the PPI databasesWP, WD, PC, ND, and PDand a ZIPfile for the annual 5-year revision to historical seasonal PPIs.

Other Sources of PPI Data

PPI data can also be accessed via the BLS homepage(www.bls.gov ). Clicking on the Databases & Tools tab atthe top of the homepage calls up a listing all available BLSprograms.


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Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing[1982=100]

GroupingRelative

importanceDec. 2010 1

Unadjusted indexUnadjusted percent

change to May 2011from:

Seasonally adjusted percent changefrom:

Jan.2011 2

Apr.2011 2

May2011 2

May2010

Apr.2011

Feb. toMar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May

Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 184.4 191.7 192.9 7.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.2Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74.445 195.2 205.2 206.9 9.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.2

Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.642 186.9 193.6 191.2 3.9 -1.2 -0.2 0.3 -1.4Crude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.961 190.5 182.6 160.1 -9.0 -12.3 -14.0 -4.1 -10.7Processed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.681 186.3 194.7 194.6 5.3 -0.1 1.7 0.8 -0.4

Finished consumer goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.803 197.0 208.1 211.3 11.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.7Nondurable goods less foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.346 219.7 235.8 240.6 14.8 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.0Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.457 145.7 146.6 146.4 1.0 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1

Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.555 158.4 159.1 159.2 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5.698 160.9 162.1 162.0 1.5 -0.1 0.5 0.2 -0.1Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.857 157.4 158.0 158.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . 100.000 190.6 200.5 203.2 10.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.9Materials and components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . .. 43.907 181.5 189.9 192.2 9.6 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.1

Materials for food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3.425 180.4 193.7 193.3 10.4 -0.2 1.9 1.3 -0.8Materials for nondurable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.856 231.9 248.2 254.9 17.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.7Materials for durable manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.817 196.0 207.4 208.6 9.3 0.6 1.6 1.7 0.5Components for manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.808 143.8 145.3 145.7 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3

Materials and components for construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.392 208.3 211.9 213.0 2.7 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.4Processed fuels and lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.132 196.2 218.9 225.4 21.2 3.0 2.7 1.6 1.4

Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5.623 193.7 212.0 219.3 18.2 3.4 2.0 1.3 1.8Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.509 197.6 222.1 228.3 22.4 2.8 2.8 1.8 1.3

Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.609 203.4 204.8 205.3 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3

Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.960 179.6 183.6 184.5 5.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.4Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2.915 176.0 179.0 181.0 5.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.1Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.045 178.7 182.8 183.6 5.8 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.3

Feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.626 189.2 204.8 209.2 31.6 2.1 2.5 4.2 0.8Other supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.418 179.4 182.6 183.0 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.2

Crude materials for further processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 100.000 235.9 261.0 255.8 22.8 -2.0 -0.5 4.0 -4.1Foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.460 171.6 193.3 190.1 24.2 -1.7 0.3 4.0 -4.4Nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.540 274.9 301.0 294.3 21.9 -2.2 -1.0 4.0 -3.9

Nonfood materials except fuel 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.906 323.8 365.6 352.6 29.1 -3.6 1.6 3.1 -5.9Manufacturing 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.543 306.9 347.7 335.0 30.0 -3.7 1.6 3.2 -6.1Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.364 205.9 205.9 206.4 1.7 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.3

Crude fuel 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.633 186.5 187.1 190.5 5.7 1.8 -8.2 6.8 2.2Manufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.626 207.0 209.7 212.7 7.8 1.4 -4.2 4.0 2.1Nonmanufacturing industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.008 189.5 190.1 193.6 5.6 1.8 -8.4 6.9 2.2

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.358 5 183.0 190.3 192.4 8.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.2096

191.4 201.1 203.9 10.0 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0Intermediate f oods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.791 6 180.2 192.6 193.2 13.1 0.3 2.2 1.8 -0.4Crude materials less agricultural products 3 , 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.509 8 277.7 303.0 296.5 20.1 -2.1 -0.7 3.7 -3.7

Finished energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.742 5 177.4 200.9 207.9 24.7 3.5 2.6 2.5 1.5Finished goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.258 5 178.2 180.5 180.1 2.5 -0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.2Finished consumer goods less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.703 5 187.5 190.7 189.9 3.1 -0.4 0.1 0.3 -0.4

Finished goods less foods and energy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.616 5 175.8 176.7 176.9 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2Finished consumer goods less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . 34.061 5 188.2 189.4 189.6 2.7 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy. . . . . . .. 19.603 5 226.6 227.9 228.5 4.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3

Intermediate energy goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22. 072 6 199.5 223.9 230.5 22.3 2.9 2.9 1.9 1.4Intermedia te mater ia ls less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.928 6 185.9 191.9 193.5 6.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.8Intermediate materials less foods and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 70.137 6 186.4 191.6 193.4 6.3 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9

Crude energy materials 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.558 8 232.0 260.4 252.9 22.8 -2.9 -0.5 4.8 -5.2Crude mat erials less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.442 8 224.1 245.4 242.1 22.5 -1.3 -0.6 3.6 -3.2Crude nonfood materials less energy 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.981 8 381.1 396.8 393.5 19.2 -0.8 -2.3 2.6 -0.9

1 Comprehensive relative importance gures are initially computed after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated after nal December indexes are available. Individual itemsand subtotals may not add exactly to totals because of rounding differences.

2 The indexes for January 2011 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.3 Includes crude petroleum.4 Excludes crude petroleum.5 Percent of total nished goods.6 Percent of total intermediate materials.7 Formerly titled Crude materials for further processing, excluding crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and animal bers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco.

8 Percent of total crude materials.

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Jan. 2011 1 Apr. 2011 1 May 2011 1 May 2010 Apr. 2011 Feb. toMar.Mar. to

Apr.Apr. to

May

F i n i s h e d g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.4 191.7 192.9 7.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.2

Finished consumer goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 195.2 205.2 206.9 9.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.2

Finished consumer foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186.9 193.6 191.2 3.9 -1.2 -0.2 0.3 -1.4

Fresh fruits and melons 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 01-11 136.0 118.6 105.4 -20.2 -11.1 -4.0 7.4 -11.1Fresh and dry vegetables 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-13 204.4 179.3 157.4 -17.9 -12.2 -21.4 -24.6 -12.2Eggs for fresh use (Dec 1991=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-71-07 128.9 148.2 122.9 32.4 -17.1 -19.8 56.7 0.0

Bakery products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-11 248.5 251.0 251.4 2.8 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.2Milled rice 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-13 204.3 192.9 190.5 4.6 -1.2 -1.7 -1.6 -1.2Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-14-02 174.3 181.4 181.2 6.3 -0.1 0.0 3.2 -0.1Beef and veal 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-21-01 165.7 190.2 184.1 5.0 -3.2 4.9 5.6 -3.2Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-21-04 143.7 160.9 159.2 5.2 -1.1 5.0 -0.5 -5.3Processed young chickens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-22-03 140.6 143.8 145.5 -3.6 1.2 1.4 0.8 -1.2Processed turkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-22-06 140.4 144.9 147.4 14.4 1.7 -0.2 1.5 0.1Finsh and shellsh 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-23 287.3 298.3 292.0 3.3 -2.1 -0.1 3.1 -2.1Dairy products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-3 174.9 193.3 194.2 15.5 0.5 4.8 1.2 0.5Processed fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-4 177.4 181.3 180.4 1.6 -0.5 0.2 1.5 -0.4Confectionery end products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-55 239.5 251.3 250.8 5.9 -0.2 0.4 3.3 -0.2Soft drinks 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-62 185.2 182.6 185.7 -0.2 1.7 2.1 -4.5 1.7Roasted coffee 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-63-01 204.1 227.5 224.6 21.3 -1.3 3.9 4.1 -1.3

Shortening and cooking oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-78 271.2 302.6 307.9 33.6 1.8 0.7 -0.9 -0.3Frozen specialties 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-85 177.5 179.5 180.4 2.4 0.5 1.1 -0.2 0.5

Finished consumer goods excluding foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197.0 208.1 211.3 11.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.7

Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-61 179.4 179.8 179.7 3.4 -0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2Pet food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-94-02 228.1 230.5 234.2 5.9 1.6 0.1 0.4 1.5

Womens, girls, & infants apparel (Dec 2003=100) 2 . . . . . . . 03-81-06 102.0 102.5 102.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3Mens and boys apparel (Dec 2003=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-81-07 102.0 104.1 104.2 2.4 0.1 0.4 -0.6 0.1Textile housefurnishings 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-82 134.5 134.8 139.5 6.2 3.5 0.0 -0.5 3.5

Footwear 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 04-3 165.1 166.5 166.5 3.0 0.0 -0.1 0.8 0.0

Residential electric power (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 05-41 155.3 156.5 158.6 3.9 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.9Residential gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 05-51 199.3 201.0 198.8 0.8 -1.1 -1.2 3.5 0.4Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-71 253.0 321.9 344.5 49.7 7.0 5.7 3.6 2.7Home heating oil and distillates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 05-73-02 242.7 296.7 289.5 39.7 -2.4 2.7 3.9 -3.5

Pharmaceutical preparations (June 2001=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-38 161.5 161.1 160.7 4.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1Soaps and synthetic detergents 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-71 161.1 161.7 163.4 1.1 1.1 -0.8 0.2 1.1Cleaning and polishing products (June 1983=100) 2 . . . . . . . . 06-72 161.8 163.5 163.6 -2.4 0.1 0.4 -0.5 0.1Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-75 151.3 151.8 151.9 2.1 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.1

Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-12 145.1 153.7 155.0 14.3 0.8 0.3 4.5 0.8

Sanitary paper products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15-01 181.7 182.7 183.7 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5

Household furniture 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 188.8 190.2 190.2 2.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0Floor coverings 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 171.0 171.7 173.1 2.2 0.8 -0.2 0.4 0.8Household appliances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4 110.3 111.1 111.1 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2Home electronic equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5 52.1 51.9 52.0 -1.7 0.2 0.8 -1.1 0.2Household glassware 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-62 204.2 204.2 204.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Household atware 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-64 190.2 213.3 14.4 Lawn and garden equip, ex tractors 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-66 139.6 139.8 139.8 -1.5 0.0 0.1 -1.4 0.0

Passenger cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14-11-01 129.1 129.6 129.5 0.5 -0.1 0.9 0.5 0.5Travel trailers and campers (June 1984=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 168.9 169.7 169.7 -0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0

Toys, games, and childrens vehicles 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11 140.5 139.5 140.5 0.9 0.7 0.0 -0.7 0.7Sporting and athletic goods 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-12 133.0 134.1 134.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2Tobacco products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2 593.9 594.2 594.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Mobile homes2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15-5 231.8 234.1 234.9 3.7 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-94-02 195.6 208.9 210.8 12.8 0.9 3.7 -2.3 0.9Costume jewelry and novelties 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-94-04 159.5 161.5 161.6 2.2 0.1 2.1 -0.5 0.1

Capital equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 158.4 159.1 159.2 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2

Agricultural machinery and equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 206.3 207.5 209.1 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.8Construction machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 194.1 195.5 196.1 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3Metal cutting machine tools 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11-37 175.1 179.5 177.6 1.9 -1.1 -1.5 2.0 -1.1Metal forming machine tools 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-38 200.6 202.0 202.4 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2Tools, dies, jigs, xtures, and ind. molds 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-39 144.1 145.9 145.6 1.7 -0.2 0.3 0.6 -0.2Pumps, compressors, and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-41 220.7 222.4 223.2 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.5Industrial material handling equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-44 184.5 187.1 187.6 2.5 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.3

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Apr.Apr. to

May

Capital equipment - Continued

Electronic computers (Dec 2004=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-51 28.5 27.4 26.9 -12.9 -1.8 -2.1 -0.4 -1.8Textile machinery 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-62 165.9 167.4 167.4 0.9 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-64 199.6 200.0 200.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.4

Printing trades machinery 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-65 155.0 155.9 155.9 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0Transformers and power regulators 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-74 226.3 230.8 232.7 3.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8Communication & related equip (Dec 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-76 106.4 106.1 106.2 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.1X-ray and electromedical equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-79-05 88.3 88.2 88.5 -1.1 0.3 0.1 -0.9 0.3Oil eld and gas eld machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11-91 201.6 202.9 204.1 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.7Mining machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-92 225.5 228.6 229.1 3.6 0.2 1.6 -0.2 0.4Office and store machines and equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-93 121.6 121.8 121.9 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.1

Commercial furniture 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 197.2 200.9 201.8 2.8 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.4

Light motor trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11-05 154.0 154.2 152.8 -0.9 -0.9 0.7 0.6 -0.6Heavy motor trucks 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11-06 198.9 198.2 200.3 3.8 1.1 -0.2 0.0 1.1Truck trailers 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14-14 187.0 188.7 190.1 4.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.7Civilian aircraft (Dec 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14-21-02 240.9 241.9 242.4 2.5 0.2 -0.6 1.2 0.3Ships (Dec 1985=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14-31 217.7 219.4 218.9 1.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.2Railroad equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4 184.9 185.2 187.0 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.0

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 190.6 200.5 203.2 10.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.9

Intermediate foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.2 192.6 193.2 13.1 0.3 2.2 1.8 -0.4

Flour 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-12-03 217.1 231.2 229.2 34.0 -0.9 -8.9 8.1 -0.9Rened sugar and byproducts 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-53 196.9 200.2 202.5 9.3 1.1 2.7 -5.5 1.1Confectionery materials 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-54 178.6 184.7 184.7 9.2 0.0 -1.0 1.2 0.0Soft drink beverage bases (Dec 1985=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 02-64-01-11 226.8 227.4 227.4 2.0 0.0 -0.2 1.2 0.0Processed eggs 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 02-83 121.4 151.2 159.0 25.3 5.2 14.4 5.2 5.2Prepared animal feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-9 190.5 202.8 207.0 25.3 2.1 2.0 3.8 0.7

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191.4 201.1 203.9 10.0 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0

Synthetic bers 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-1 110.2 110.8 113.6 -0.4 2.5 -1.0 1.0 2.5Processed yarns and threads 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-2 147.1 162.6 165.2 28.4 1.6 2.2 3.8 1.6Gray fabrics 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-3 139.6 141.0 145.6 13.1 3.3 2.4 0.1 3.3Finished fabrics 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 03-4 141.3 146.5 150.5 9.9 2.7 -1.1 2.6 2.7Industrial textile products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-83-03 150.3 152.0 153.8 4.1 1.2 0.3 0.3 1.2

Leather 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 04-2 251.3 263.8 263.9 13.9 0.0 -0.8 2.1 0.0

Liqueed petroleum gas 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-32 342.8 417.2 434.7 53.4 4.2 6.1 4.5 4.2Commercial electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 05-42 179.3 180.2 185.6 1.8 3.0 0.1 0.1 1.1

Industrial electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 05-43 193.1 193.0 197.1 2.7 2.1 0.1 -0.5 0.5Commercial natural gas (Dec 1990=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-52 203.9 200.6 197.4 -1.0 -1.6 0.3 -3.1 -1.6Industrial natural gas (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-53 204.2 202.4 196.1 0.1 -3.1 -0.5 2.3 -0.9Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec 1990=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-54 174.7 169.7 161.9 -4.7 -4.6 -0.8 1.4 -4.0Jet fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-72-03 262.5 320.1 334.8 44.8 4.6 8.4 1.1 3.6No 2 Diesel fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-73-03 270.0 339.8 329.0 39.5 -3.2 0.7 3.5 -3.8Residual fuels 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 05-74 242.3 284.2 294.9 33.2 3.8 7.5 3.9 3.8

Basic inorganic chemicals 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-13 280.2 294.1 302.8 21.1 3.0 0.3 2.2 3.0Basic organic chemicals 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-14 302.6 330.7 345.2 24.1 4.4 3.4 3.3 4.4Prepared paint 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-21 244.3 247.1 247.4 5.0 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.1Paint materials 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-22 235.8 250.5 244.4 11.6 -2.4 2.7 2.9 -2.4Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-31 177.1 176.6 176.3 1.2 -0.2 1.6 0.2 -0.2Fats and oils, inedible 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 06-4 316.5 361.1 357.4 54.4 -1.0 2.3 4.8 -1.0Mixed fertilizers 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 06-51 189.3 196.7 195.3 10.9 -0.7 0.1 0.7 -0.7Nitrogenates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-52-01 293.8 329.2 335.9 32.9 2.0 8.2 0.5 1.0Phosphates 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-52-02 313.1 284.4 280.6 23.7 -1.3 1.6 2.0 -1.3Other agricultural chemicals 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-53 174.7 174.6 174.2 -1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2

Plastic resins and materials2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-6 213.2 229.1 239.6 12.4 4.6 0.8 2.6 4.6Synthetic rubber 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 07-11-02 226.0 258.0 264.4 22.9 2.5 5.0 3.7 2.5Plastic construction products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-21 192.9 196.0 199.5 3.9 1.8 1.4 0.3 1.8Unsupported plastic lm, sheet, & other shapes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-22 206.1 207.2 211.4 5.2 2.0 -0.3 0.8 2.0Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-26 136.7 137.8 138.3 2.3 0.4 -0.1 1.1 0.4

Softwood lumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-11 163.5 163.0 159.0 -11.7 -2.5 0.5 -3.8 -3.3Hardwood lumber 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 08-12 187.3 186.6 185.5 -1.5 -0.6 0.4 -0.4 -0.6Millwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-2 208.0 209.7 209.7 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 -0.1Plywood 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-3 174.1 177.8 177.2 -9.5 -0.3 0.7 1.6 -0.3Treated wood (June 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-71-01 166.0 168.3 164.3 -17.0 -2.4 1.0 -4.6 -3.4

Woodpulp 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 09-11 194.4 199.0 198.8 6.8 -0.1 1.6 0.3 -0.1


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Paper 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 09-13 188.1 190.3 190.3 5.7 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.0Paperboard 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 09-14 233.6 233.4 232.9 1.6 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.2Paper boxes and containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15-03 224.9 225.7 225.6 3.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1

Building paper and board 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-2 163.4 165.3 163.2 -19.4 -1.3 1.8 -0.1 -1.3Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-47 169.0 169.7 169.5 1.0 -0.1 0.1 0.4 -0.1

Foundry and forge shop products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15 196.6 200.2 200.7 4.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2Steel mill products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17 198.2 220.7 223.1 10.1 1.1 5.3 2.2 1.1Primary nonferrous metals 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10-22 246.5 255.5 252.7 25.9 -1.1 -0.7 1.6 -1.1Aluminum mill shapes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10-25-01 181.6 192.1 197.0 11.9 2.6 1.9 2.8 2.6Copper and brass mill shapes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25-02 487.6 491.4 471.6 17.0 -4.0 -6.0 2.6 -4.0Titanium mill shapes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10-25-05 204.7 203.1 209.8 8.7 3.3 -7.3 3.9 3.3Nonferrous wire and cable 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26 283.3 290.5 282.5 10.4 -2.8 0.7 2.7 -2.8Metal containers 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 150.0 151.3 151.7 -4.9 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3Hardware 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 195.3 195.8 196.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5Plumbing xtures and brass ttings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5 233.3 235.2 236.9 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.6Heating equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6 223.2 225.4 226.6 3.2 0.5 0.4 -0.1 0.5Fabricated structural metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 205.3 210.9 212.1 5.1 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.2Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100). . . . . . . . . . . 10-88 208.4 213.5 215.8 6.5 1.1 1.6 0.5 0.6Other misc metal products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89 156.8 158.7 158.6 2.9 -0.1 0.3 1.2 -0.1

Mechanical power transmission equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-45 236.8 239.6 240.2 4.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-48 165.9 168.0 167.4 2.3 -0.4 -1.1 1.3 -0.4Metal valves, ex.uid power (Dec. 1982=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-49-02 252.9 259.6 259.5 4.5 0.0 2.3 0.5 0.0Ball and roller bearings 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-49-05 230.4 231.4 231.8 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2Wiring devices 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-71 213.7 218.4 218.3 2.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0Motors, generators, motor generator sets 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-73 198.2 199.6 200.3 6.1 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.4Switchgear, switchboard, etc, equipment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-75 206.5 210.0 209.1 2.0 -0.4 0.9 0.2 -0.4Electronic components and accessories 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-78 71.4 71.6 71.1 -4.2 -0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.7Internal combustion engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-94 162.9 163.5 163.5 1.5 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.3Machine shop products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-95 177.6 178.6 178.6 2.6 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0

Flat glass 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13-11 112.3 111.9 111.9 1.6 0.0 -0.4 0.4 0.0Cement 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13-22 187.3 191.7 192.3 -0.7 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.3Concrete products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3 210.9 210.5 210.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0Asphalt felts and coatings 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 222.6 223.8 231.3 2.0 3.4 0.0 0.8 3.4Gypsum products 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 199.5 201.6 210.3 -1.2 4.3 7.0 -4.9 4.3Glass containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8 183.6 184.0 184.2 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4

Motor vehicle parts 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14-12 122.7 123.4 123.7 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23 202.9 203.8 203.9 3.6 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.3Aircraft parts & aux. equip.,nec (June 1985=100). . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-25 168.2 169.0 170.0 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5

Photographic supplies 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-42 124.3 124.2 124.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.2Medical/surgical/personal aid devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6 171.5 172.3 172.1 2.2 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 0.1

Crude materials for further processing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235.9 261.0 255.8 22.8 -2.0 -0.5 4.0 -4.1

Crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171.6 193.3 190.1 24.2 -1.7 0.3 4.0 -4.4

Wheat 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-21 215.0 234.5 243.8 82.1 4.0 -14.7 11.6 4.0Corn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 01-22-02 232.2 287.1 278.2 91.3 -3.1 -7.6 14.4 -6.6Slaughter cattle 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 01-31 158.8 179.6 170.7 15.3 -5.0 4.0 5.1 -5.0Slaughter hogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-32 90.1 113.4 112.1 2.4 -1.1 -3.5 8.0 -15.2Slaughter broilers/fryers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-41-02 200.7 222.7 229.3 0.0 3.0 15.3 1.6 -2.1Slaughter turkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-42 171.7 189.9 194.5 26.1 2.4 -3.6 4.7 -1.4Fluid milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-6 124.8 147.3 145.0 28.3 -1.6 12.8 -4.4 -3.1Soybeans 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-83-01-31 227.4 224.5 226.2 39.9 0.8 -6.7 4.7 0.8

Cane sugar, raw 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-52-01 198.7 202.1 195.0 13.0 -3.5 2.0 0.0 -3.5

Crude nonfood materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.9 301.0 294.3 21.9 -2.2 -1.0 4.0 -3.9Raw cotton 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-51 137.0 139.8 133.8 21.6 -4.3 -7.5 2.7 -4.3

Hides and skins 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 04-1 254.1 291.4 288.5 23.2 -1.0 3.7 6.2 -1.0

Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1 202.4 206.7 209.0 10.3 1.1 1.6 0.4 2.1Natural gas 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 05-31 179.6 178.6 182.6 3.9 2.2 -11.7 9.4 2.2Crude petroleum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-61 251.9 310.8 290.9 41.8 -6.4 5.7 3.6 -10.9

Logs, timber, etc 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-5 216.3 221.4 229.4 3.4 3.6 -1.8 0.4 3.6

Wastepaper 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 09-12 487.0 503.8 499.0 21.3 -1.0 2.5 1.0 -1.0

Iron ore 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10-11 153.5 153.4 161.6 8.9 5.3 0.0 0.0 5.3


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Iron and steel scrap 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10-12 649.0 653.5 638.9 9.7 -2.2 -1.2 0.1 -2.2Nonferrous metal ores (Dec 1983=100) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21 361.3 372.5 378.6 35.0 1.6 -1.1 2.0 1.6Copper base scrap 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23-01 622.4 678.0 646.4 18.9 -4.7 -0.1 4.5 -4.7

Aluminum base scrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23-02 264.4 286.9 289.9 18.5 1.0 -4.8 -0.4 4.2

Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21 265.7 265.6 266.2 1.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.2Industrial sand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-99-01 245.6 247.6 247.3 3.4 -0.1 1.3 -0.7 0.0

1 The indexes for January 2011 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.2 Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available.

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Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings[1982=100, unless otherwise indicated]

GroupingCommodity

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Jan. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011

All commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.7 202.8 204.2

Major commodity groups

Farm products and processed foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.9 195.4 193.6Farm products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 173.3 191.1 185.9Processed foods and feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 187.9 197.5 197.6

Industrial commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194.2 203.9 205.9

Textile products and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 136.1 139.7 142.3Hides, skins, leather, and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 192.8 203.8 203.2Fuels and related products and power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 198.4 224.4 229.0Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 262.2 273.2 278.8Rubber and plastic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 175.2 180.2 182.7Lumber and wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 193.4 195.1 194.9Pulp, paper, and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 09 243.0 245.0 245.5Metals and metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 219.8 228.4 228.5Machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 131.6 132.5 132.5Furniture and household durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 153.7 155.1 155.6Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 202.3 203.5 205.0Transportation equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 164.7 165.3 165.3Miscellaneous products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 225.7 227.5 227.8

Industrial commodities less fuels and related products and power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188.6 192.3 193.4

Other commodity groupings

Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, and tree nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-1 183.3 163.0 146.2

Grains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-2 226.7 272.3 266.6Slaughter livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-3 144.5 167.0 160.2Slaughter poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-4 192.1 213.1 219.2Plant and animal bers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-5 138.0 141.2 135.2Chicken eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-7 137.2 171.3 147.3Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-8 245.3 252.3 262.2Oilseeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-83 243.7 241.8 244.1Cereal and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 02-1 231.5 236.4 236.6Meats, poultry, and sh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 02-2 160.7 174.2 171.7Processed poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 02-22 138.3 141.2 141.3Sugar and confectionery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 02-5 207.1 215.2 215.1Beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 02-6 185.8 186.6 187.7Packaged beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-63 198.2 218.1 215.9Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-7 276.8 303.9 309.1Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-81 130.6 132.2 132.5Other leather and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 04-4 163.7 164.0 164.2Gas fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-3 215.2 232.8 238.8Electric power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-4 183.4 184.3 188.2Rened petroleum products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-7 255.9 319.4 332.4Drugs and pharmaceuticals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 06-3 397.1 396.1 396.2Agricultural chemicals and products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 06-5 238.4 238.9 239.0Other chemicals and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-7 178.4 181.7 183.3Rubber and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-1 169.5 180.1 183.7Rubber, except natural rubber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-11 224.8 256.6 263.1Miscellaneous rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-13 175.7 180.0 185.2Plastic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-2 183.5 186.7 189.0Lumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-1 169.0 168.5 165.6Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building paper and board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-1 214.0 216.1 216.7Converted paper and paperboard products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15 213.5 215.1 216.7Iron and steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 239.8 256.4 257.0Nonferrous metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 269.5 280.5 278.6Nonferrous mill shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25 223.6 230.4 230.8Metalworking machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 172.3 175.1 175.2General purpose machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4 203.6 206.2 206.5Special industry machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 190.4 191.3 191.2

Electrical machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7 112.9 113.3 113.1Miscellaneous machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9 172.6 173.5 173.8Other household durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6 178.3 179.4 180.5Concrete ingredients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2 232.7 234.3 234.8Motor vehicles and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1 138.4 138.9 138.7Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 149.2 149.7 151.2Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15-4 110.8 110.7 110.8Other miscellaneous products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-9 168.3 172.0 172.1

1 Data for January 2011 have been revised to reect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.

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Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonallyadjusted

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