[Economic Indicators February, 2007]
[Page Number 22]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                 PRICES

PRODUCER PRICES

The producer price index for all finished goods fell 0.6 percent in 
January. Prices of finished consumer foods rose 1.1 percent, while 
prices of other finished consumer goods fell 1.5 percent. Capital 
equipment prices rose 0.2 percent.
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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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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............................................................    130.7    134.3   129.5   126.4     132.9       122.2     137.6     128.9    123.0     116.2    123.4    96.8   103.9    88.4
1999 ...........................................................    133.0    135.1   132.3   130.5     133.0       127.9     137.6     132.0    123.2     111.1    123.9    98.2    98.7    94.3
2000............................................................    138.0    137.2   138.1   138.4     133.9       138.7     138.8     138.2    129.2     111.7    130.1   120.6   100.2   130.4
2001............................................................    140.7    141.3   140.4   141.4     134.0       142.8     139.7     141.5    129.7     115.9    130.5   121.0   106.1   126.8
2002 ...........................................................    138.9    140.1   138.3   138.8     133.0       139.8     139.1     139.4    127.8     115.5    128.5   108.1    99.5   111.4
2003 ...........................................................    143.3    145.9   142.4   144.7     133.1       148.4     139.5     145.3    133.7     125.9    134.2   135.3   113.5   148.2
2004 ...........................................................    148.5    152.7   147.2   150.9     135.0       156.6     141.4     151.7    142.6     137.1    143.0   159.0   127.0   179.2
2005 ...........................................................    155.7    155.7   155.5   161.9     136.6       172.0     144.6     160.4    154.0     133.8    155.1   182.2   122.7   223.4
2006 p..........................................................    160.3    156.7   161.0   169.1     136.8       182.6     146.8     165.9    164.0     135.4    165.4   185.4   119.3   231.7
 
2006:Jan r......................................................    160.3    157.4   160.7   169.4     136.6       183.1     145.5     166.4    161.8     135.3    163.1   199.7   120.8   255.6
      Feb r.....................................................    158.6    154.2   159.5   167.3     137.0       179.8     146.0     163.9    161.3     133.8    162.7   182.9   117.5   228.6
      Mar r.....................................................    159.3    154.8   160.2   168.3     137.1       181.2     146.2     164.8    161.8     133.9    163.2   178.5   115.0   222.9
      Apr r.....................................................    160.4    155.5   161.4   169.9     137.0       183.6     146.5     166.2    163.0     133.3    164.4   183.0   114.2   231.6
      May r.....................................................    160.7    154.2   162.1   170.8     137.1       184.9     146.8     166.5    164.9     132.9    166.4   186.2   111.3   239.4
      June r....................................................    161.5    156.0   162.7   171.6     137.3       186.0     147.0     167.5    165.8     133.7    167.4   181.3   115.7   227.2
      July r....................................................    161.3    156.1   162.4   171.6     135.4       186.8     146.4     167.5    166.1     134.8    167.7   186.3   118.3   233.9
      Aug r.....................................................    161.9    157.9   162.6   171.5     136.5       186.2     147.0     168.0    166.8     134.2    168.4   191.2   118.7   242.3
      Sept r....................................................    160.2    158.6   160.4   167.9     137.2       180.6     147.4     165.6    164.6     135.0    166.1   183.9   120.8   227.8
      Oct r.....................................................    157.3    157.5   157.0   163.4     134.6       175.2     146.2     162.0    163.0     135.6    164.3   165.0   124.1   191.6
      Nov r.....................................................    160.2    157.7   160.6   167.9     138.0       180.2     148.2     165.3    164.0     139.8    165.3   190.6   127.2   234.5
      Dec r.....................................................    161.6    160.0   161.7   169.4     138.2       182.3     148.4     167.1    164.9     141.9    166.1   196.0   127.2   243.9
 
2007:Jan........................................................    160.6    161.7   160.1   166.8     138.0       178.5     148.7     165.6    163.8     144.6    164.8   183.7   129.9   218.3
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    \1\ Intermediate materials for 
food manufacturing and feeds.

    Note.--Seasonally adjusted data 
revised beginning 2002 to reflect 
annual revisions.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.