[Economic Indicators February, 1999]
[Page Number 22]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                 PRICES

PRODUCER PRICES

The producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.5 percent in 
January. Prices of finished consumer foods rose 1.6 percent, while 
prices of other finished consumer goods rose 0.4 percent. Capital 
equipment prices fell 0.1 percent. (Series revised.)
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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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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
1995............................................................    127.9    129.0   127.5   124.0     132.7       118.8     136.7     125.6    124.9     114.8    125.5   102.7   105.8    96.8
1996 ...........................................................    131.3    133.6   130.5   127.6     134.2       123.3     138.3     129.5    125.7     128.1    125.6   113.8   121.5   104.5
1997 ...........................................................    131.8    134.5   130.9   128.2     133.7       124.3     138.2     130.2    125.6     125.4    125.7   111.1   112.2   106.4
1998 p..........................................................    130.6    134.3   129.5   126.4     132.8       122.2     137.5     128.9    123.0     116.1    123.5    96.7   103.8    88.3
 
1998:Jan r......................................................    130.6    133.9   129.5   126.5     132.8       122.3     137.6     128.8    124.4     119.2    124.7   102.6   107.5    95.5
      Feb r.....................................................    130.5    134.3   129.3   126.2     132.8       121.8     137.6     128.7    124.1     118.8    124.4   100.7   106.8    92.9
      Mar r.....................................................    130.5    134.0   129.4   126.2     132.8       121.9     137.7     128.7    123.7     117.2    124.1    99.3   106.5    90.8
      Apr r.....................................................    130.7    134.6   129.4   126.4     132.8       122.1     137.6     128.9    123.7     116.2    124.1   100.6   106.8    92.7
      May r.....................................................    130.6    133.9   129.6   126.6     132.5       122.5     137.5     128.9    123.6     116.5    124.0   100.0   105.2    92.7
      June r....................................................    130.4    133.8   129.3   126.3     132.1       122.3     137.3     128.7    123.2     115.8    123.6    97.3   105.6    88.1
      July r....................................................    130.7    134.5   129.5   126.5     132.7       122.4     137.4     129.1    123.2     116.3    123.6    97.4   102.0    90.7
      Aug r.....................................................    130.3    134.1   129.1   126.1     132.4       121.9     137.2     128.6    122.8     115.8    123.2    93.3   100.9    84.8
      Sept r....................................................    130.6    134.4   129.4   126.2     133.1       121.8     137.6     128.8    122.4     114.7    122.9    91.6   100.0    82.6
      Oct r.....................................................    130.9    134.9   129.6   126.6     133.3       122.3     137.5     129.2    122.2     114.2    122.7    93.8   102.9    84.1
      Nov r.....................................................    130.6    134.3   129.4   126.3     133.3       121.7     137.7     128.8    121.9     114.8    122.3    93.1   102.6    83.2
      Dec r.....................................................    131.1    134.3   130.1   127.3     133.3       123.2     137.7     129.5    121.3     114.1    121.7    89.4    98.4    80.0
 
1999:Jan .......................................................    131.8    136.5   130.4   127.8     132.9       124.0     137.5     130.5    121.4     115.3    121.8    91.7   103.4    80.4
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    \1\ Intermediate materials for 
food manufacturing and feeds.

    Note.--Data beginning 1994 
reflect annual seasonal adjustment 
revisions and sampling
    changes. See Bureau of Labor 
Statistics news release Producer 
Price Indexes dated February 18, 
1999 for details.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.