[Economic Indicators March, 2000]
[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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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
1999 p................................................        3.0        .9        5.2        .3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       1.8
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                                                                 Change, month to month
 
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1999:Feb..............................................       -0.4      -1.2       -0.2       0.1        0.9       -0.9        2.6       -0.3        1.1        0.3        1.8   0.6           .5
      Mar.............................................         .4        .4         .5       -.1        1.5        2.7        1.3        -.3        1.5         .6        2.6   -.1           .8
      Apr.............................................         .5       -.8        1.3        .1        1.8       -6.3        6.1        0          1.8       -2.1        4.3     0          1.2
      May.............................................         .1        .1         .2        .1        3.7       -1.2        7.8        0          2.3       -1.0        5.1   -.1          1.4
      June............................................         .1        .6        0         -.1        2.5        -.6        5.8        0          2.0        1.0        3.5   -.1          1.5
      July............................................         .2       -.4         .7       -.1        1.5         .9        3.4        -.9        1.7       -2.8        4.8   -.4          1.5
      Aug.............................................         .6        .5         .8        .1        3.7        2.7        6.3        -.9        3.7         .7        7.0   -.4          2.3
      Sept............................................         .8        .7        1.2        .1        6.8        3.3       11.6         .3        4.6        1.3        8.6    .1          3.1
      Oct.............................................        0        r-.3         .1        .2        5.9       r3.9        8.9        1.8        3.7       r2.4        6.1    .4         r2.8
      Nov.............................................         .2      r-.1         .5       -.1        4.3        1.2        7.2        1.2        4.0        1.9        6.8    .1          3.1
      Dec.............................................         .1       0           .1        .1        1.2       -1.8        2.4        1.2        4.0         .7        6.9    .7          3.0
 
2000:Jan..............................................        0          .1        -.1        .1        1.2       r0          1.8         .6        3.5        1.9        5.3   1.2          2.5
      Feb.............................................        1.0        .4        1.7       0          4.5        2.4        7.1         .9        4.4        1.8        7.1   1.0          4.0
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    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.