[Economic Indicators December, 1995]
[Page Number 22]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                 PRICES

PRODUCER PRICES

In November, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.5 
percent. Prices of finished consumer foods rose 1.2 percent and prices 
of other finished consumer goods rose 0.2 percent. Capital equipment 
prices rose 0.4 percent.
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                                                                          [1982=100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]                                                                          
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                                                                                               Finished goods                                   Intermediate materials       Crude materials    
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                                                                                      Finished goods excluding consumer foods                                                      Food-        
                            Period                               Total    Con-  ---------------------------------------------------   Total                                       stuffs        
                                                               finished   sumer                   Consumer goods                    finished   Total  Foods and   Other   Total     and    Other
                                                                 goods    foods   Total  -------------------------------  Capital   consumer           feeds\1\                    feed-        
                                                                                           Total    Durable  Nondurable  equipment    goods                                       stuffs        
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1985.........................................................     104.7   104.6    104.6    103.3     106.5       101.7     107.5      103.8   102.7      97.3    103.0     95.8    94.8    96.9
1986.........................................................     103.2   107.3    101.9     98.5     108.9        93.3     109.7      101.4    99.1      96.2     99.3     87.7    93.2    81.6
1987.........................................................     105.4   109.5    104.0    100.7     111.5        94.9     111.7      103.6   101.5      99.2    101.7     93.7    96.2    87.9
1988.........................................................     108.0   112.6    106.5    103.1     113.8        97.3     114.3      106.2   107.1     109.5    106.9     96.0   106.1    85.5
1989.........................................................     113.6   118.7    111.8    108.9     117.6       103.8     118.8      112.1   112.0     113.8    111.9    103.1   111.2    93.4
1990.........................................................     119.2   124.4    117.4    115.3     120.4       111.5     122.9      118.2   114.5     113.3    114.5    108.9   113.1   101.5
1991.........................................................     121.7   124.1    120.9    118.7     123.9       115.0     126.7      120.5   114.4     111.1    114.6    101.2   105.5    94.6
1992.........................................................     123.2   123.3    123.1    120.8     125.7       117.3     129.1      121.7   114.7     110.7    114.9    100.4   105.1    93.5
1993.........................................................     124.7   125.7    124.4    121.7     128.0       117.6     131.4      123.0   116.2     112.7    116.4    102.4   108.4    94.7
1994.........................................................     125.5   126.8    125.1    121.6     130.9       116.2     134.1      123.3   118.5     114.8    118.7    101.8   106.5    94.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1994:Nov.....................................................     126.1   127.3    125.6    122.2     131.4       116.9     134.5      123.9   120.9     112.5    121.4    100.1   102.4    94.7
      Dec....................................................     126.5   129.0    125.7    122.2     131.6       116.7     134.9      124.3   121.4     111.9    121.9    100.6   102.3    95.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995: Jan....................................................     127.1   128.3    126.6    123.2     132.0       118.0     135.5      124.8   123.0     112.3    123.5    100.9   102.3    96.0
      Feb....................................................     127.3   128.7    126.9    123.4     132.2       118.3     135.7      125.1   123.9     112.2    124.5    102.5   103.6    97.8
      Mar....................................................     127.5   128.6    127.1    123.6     132.0       118.6     135.9      125.3   124.4     112.6    125.0    101.2   101.1    97.4
      Apr....................................................     127.8   128.4    127.5    124.2     132.3       119.3     136.2      125.6   125.1     111.5    125.8    102.9   100.0   100.8
      May....................................................     128.0   127.5    128.0    124.7     132.3       120.0     136.5      125.7   125.4     110.4    126.2    101.8    97.2   100.8
      June...................................................     127.7   127.1    127.8    124.5     132.3       119.7     136.5      125.4   125.4     111.5    126.2    103.1   100.9   100.5
      Julyr..................................................     127.8   128.4    127.5    123.9     132.5       118.7     136.8      125.4   125.5     113.3    126.1    102.6   105.0    97.1
      Aug....................................................     127.7   128.5    127.4    123.7     132.6       118.5     137.1      125.3   125.5     114.5    126.1    101.0   105.8    94.0
      Sept...................................................     128.1   129.8    127.5    123.8     132.9       118.5     137.2      125.7   125.4     115.5    126.0    102.9   110.2    94.3
      Oct....................................................     128.0   129.8    127.4    123.6     132.9       118.2     137.1      125.6   125.2     119.0    125.5    103.2   112.5    93.3
      Nov....................................................     128.6   131.4    127.6    123.8     133.7       118.1     137.7      126.2   125.2     121.8    125.4    104.9   116.6    93.3
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    \1\Intermediate materials for 
food manufacturing and feeds.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.