[Economic Indicators September, 1999]
[Page Number 24]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
              CHANGES IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR FINISHED GOODS

                                                [Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]
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                                                              Change from preceding period         Change from 3 months earlier, annual rate    Change from 6 months earlier, annual     Change
                                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                   rate                      from
                                                                      Consumer goods                            Consumer goods               ------------------------------------------   year
                                                                  ---------------------                     ----------------------                          Consumer goods              earlier,
                        Period                            Total                          Capital    Total                           Capital     Total   ---------------------- Capital    total
                                                         finished            Excluding   equip-    finished             Excluding    equip-    finished                         equip-  finished
                                                          goods      Foods     foods      ment      goods      Foods      foods       ment      goods      Foods    Excluding    ment     goods
                                                                                                                                                                      foods                NSA
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                                                                Change, Dec. to Dec., NSA
 
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1989..................................................        4.9       5.2        5.3       3.8  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       5.2
1990..................................................        5.7       2.6        8.7       3.4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       4.9
1991..................................................        -.1      -1.5        -.7       2.5  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       2.1
1992..................................................        1.6       1.6        1.6       1.7  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       1.2
1993..................................................         .2       2.4       -1.4       1.8  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       1.2
1994..................................................        1.7       1.1        2.0       2.0  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......        .6
1995..................................................        2.3       1.9        2.3       2.2  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       1.9
1996..................................................        2.8       3.4        3.7        .4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       2.7
1997..................................................       -1.2       -.8       -1.5       -.6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......        .4
1998 .................................................        0          .1        -.1       0    .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       -.8
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                                                                 Change, month to month
 
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1998:Aug..............................................       -0.3      -0.3       -0.3      -0.1       -0.9        0.6       -1.6       -0.9       -0.3       -0.3       -0.2  -0.6          -.8
      Sept............................................         .2        .2         .1        .3         .6        1.8        -.3         .9         .2         .6        0     -.1          -.9
      Oct ............................................         .3        .4         .4        .1         .9        1.5         .6         .9         .5         .6         .5    .1          -.7
      Nov ............................................        -.2       -.4        -.3        .1        1.2        1.2         .6        1.8         .2         .9        -.5    .4          -.6
      Dec ............................................         .5       0          1.0       -.1        2.2         .3        4.2         .3        1.4        1.0        1.9    .6          0
 
1999:Jan .............................................         .3       1.5        -.1       -.1        2.2        4.5        2.2        -.3        1.5        3.0        1.4    .3           .8
      Feb ............................................        -.5      -1.2        -.2        .1        1.2         .9        2.6        -.3        1.2        1.0        1.6    .7           .5
      Mar.............................................         .3        .3         .4       -.1         .6        2.1         .3        -.6        1.4        1.2        2.2   -.1           .8
      Apr r...........................................         .5       -.7        1.3        .1        1.5       -6.3        6.1         .3        1.8       -1.0        4.1     0          1.2
      May.............................................         .2       r.3        r.1       r.1        4.0        -.3        7.4         .6        2.6         .3        5.0    .1          1.4
      June............................................        -.1        .4        -.2       -.3        2.5         .3        5.1        0          1.5        1.2        2.7   -.3          1.5
      July............................................         .2       -.9         .9       -.1        1.2      r -.6      r 3.1     r -1.2        1.4       -3.5        4.6   -.4          1.5
      Aug.............................................         .5        .4         .8       0          2.7        -.3        6.3       -1.7        3.4        -.3        6.9   -.6          2.3
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    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.