[Economic Indicators April, 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 0.2 percent in 
March. Prices of finished consumer foods rose 0.4 percent, while prices 
of other finished consumer goods rose 0.3 percent. Capital equipment 
prices were unchanged.
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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:Mar........................................................    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.......................................................    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.......................................................    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......................................................    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......................................................    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.......................................................    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......................................................    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.......................................................    131.0    135.0   129.7   126.7     133.4       122.3     137.7     129.3    122.2     114.2    122.7    93.9   103.2    84.1
      Nov r.....................................................    130.7    134.5   129.5   126.3     133.5       121.7     137.8     128.9    121.9     115.1    122.3    93.8   102.6    84.3
      Dec.......................................................    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
      Feb.......................................................    131.3    134.6   130.2   127.4     132.8       123.6     137.6     129.7    120.8     113.0    121.3    88.6   100.5    77.2
      Mar.......................................................    131.6    135.2   130.4   127.8     132.6       124.2     137.6     130.1    121.2     111.2    121.7    89.5    99.2    79.6
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    \1\ Intermediate materials for 
food manufacturing and feeds.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.