[Economic Indicators May, 2001]
[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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1991..................................................       -0.1      -1.5       -0.7       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 .................................................        2.9        .8        5.1        .3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       1.8
2000 .................................................        3.6       1.7       r5.5       1.2  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .......       3.8
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                                                                 Change, month to month
 
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2000:Apr .............................................       -0.3       1.1       -1.0       0.1        6.1        6.6        8.3        0.9        3.7        3.0        5.5   0.6          3.6
      May ............................................        0          .1        0          .1        2.4        5.1        1.8        1.2        3.6        3.6        4.7   1.2          3.7
      June ...........................................         .9       -.4        1.7        .1        2.3        3.3        2.6        1.5        4.6        2.7        7.1   1.2          4.4
      July ...........................................        -.1       -.1        -.1        .1        3.2       -1.4        6.3        1.7        4.6        2.5        7.3   1.3          4.3
      Aug ............................................        -.1       -.4        -.1        .1        2.7       -3.4        6.0        1.5        2.5         .7        3.9   1.3          3.4
      Sept ...........................................         .7        .2        1.2        .2        2.0       -1.2        3.8        1.7        2.2        1.0        3.2   1.6          3.5
      Oct ............................................         .4        .7         .5       -.1        4.1        2.1        6.5         .9        3.7         .3        6.4   1.3          3.7
      Nov ............................................         .1        .2         .1        .1        5.3        4.8        7.4         .9        4.0         .6        6.7   1.2          3.8
      Dec r...........................................         .1       -.3         .4        .1        2.9        2.7        4.1         .3        2.5         .7        3.9   1.0          3.6
 
2001:Jan .............................................        1.1       r.7       r1.7        .3        5.9        2.6        9.1        1.7        5.0        2.3        7.8   1.3          4.8
      Feb.............................................         .1        .6         .2       -.3        5.8        4.4        9.4         .3        5.6        4.6        8.4    .6          4.0
      Mar.............................................        -.1       1.1        -.7       0          4.9      r10.2       r4.9        0          3.9        6.4        4.5    .1          3.1
      Apr.............................................         .3        .6         .2        .3        1.4        9.5       -1.1        0          3.6        6.0        3.9    .9          3.7
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    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.