[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Table B-68.--Changes in producer price indexes for finished goods, 1960-97
[Percent change]
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Total  finished      Finished            Finished goods excluding consumer foods          Finished      Finished goods
goods        consumer  foods ---------------------------------------------------  energy  goods    excluding foods
------------------------------------       Total        Consumer  goods     Capital    -----------------    and energy
------------------------------------   equipment                    -----------------
Year or month          Dec. to           Dec. to                                              ---------------   Dec.    Year
Year to           Year to  Dec. to  Year to  Dec. to  Year to  Dec. to  Year     to      to    Dec. to  Year to
Dec.\1\    year   Dec.\1\    year              year              year             to   Dec.\1\   year              year
Dec.\1\           Dec.\1\           Dec.\1\  year                   Dec.\1\
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1960..........................      1.8      0.9      5.3      2.0  .......  .......      0.3      0.6      0.3  0.3   .......  ......  .......  .......
1961..........................      -.6      0       -1.9      -.3  .......  .......      -.3      -.3      0    .3    .......  ......  .......  .......
1962..........................       .3       .3       .6       .8  .......  .......      0        0         .3  .3    .......  ......  .......  .......
1963..........................      -.3      -.3     -1.4     -1.1  .......  .......      0        0         .6  .3    .......  ......  .......  .......
1964..........................       .6       .3       .6       .3  .......  .......       .3      -.3       .9  .9    .......  ......  .......  .......
1965..........................      3.3      1.8      9.1      4.0  .......  .......       .9       .9      1.5  1.2   .......  ......  .......  .......
1966..........................      2.0      3.2      1.3      6.5  .......  .......      1.8      1.5      3.8  2.4   .......  ......  .......  .......
1967..........................      1.7      1.1      -.3     -1.8  .......  .......      2.0      1.8      3.1  3.5   .......  ......  .......  .......
1968..........................      3.1      2.8      4.6      3.9      2.5      2.6      2.0      2.3      3.0  3.4   .......  ......  .......  .......
1969..........................      4.9      3.8      8.1      6.0      3.3      2.8      2.8      2.3      4.8  3.5   .......  ......  .......  .......

1970..........................      2.1      3.4     -2.3      3.3      4.3      3.5      3.8      3.0      4.8  4.7   .......  ......  .......  .......
1971..........................      3.3      3.1      5.8      1.6      2.0      3.7      2.1      3.5      2.4  4.0   .......  ......  .......  .......
1972..........................      3.9      3.2      7.9      5.4      2.3      2.0      2.1      1.8      2.1  2.6   .......  ......  .......  .......
1973..........................     11.7      9.1     22.7     20.5      6.6      4.0      7.5      4.6      5.1  3.3   .......  ......  .......  .......
1974..........................     18.3     15.4     12.8     14.0     21.1     16.2     20.3     17.0     22.7  14.3  .......  ......     17.7     11.4
1975..........................      6.6     10.6      5.6      8.4      7.2     12.1      6.8     10.4      8.1  15.2     16.3    17.2      6.0     11.4
1976..........................      3.8      4.5     -2.5      -.3      6.2      6.2      6.0      6.2      6.5  6.7      11.6    11.7      5.7      5.7
1977..........................      6.7      6.4      6.9      5.3      6.8      7.1      6.7      7.3      7.2  6.4      12.0    15.7      6.2      6.0
1978..........................      9.3      7.9     11.7      9.0      8.3      7.2      8.5      7.1      8.0  7.9       8.5     6.5      8.4      7.5
1979..........................     12.8     11.2      7.4      9.3     14.8     11.8     17.6     13.3      8.8  8.7      58.1    35.0      9.4      8.9

1980..........................     11.8     13.4      7.5      5.8     13.4     16.2     14.1     18.5     11.4  10.7     27.9    49.2     10.8     11.2
1981..........................      7.1      9.2      1.5      5.8      8.7     10.3      8.6     10.3      9.2  10.3     14.1    19.1      7.7      8.6
1982..........................      3.6      4.1      2.0      2.2      4.2      4.6      4.2      4.1      3.9  5.7       -.1    -1.5      4.9      5.7
1983..........................       .6      1.6      2.3      1.0      0        1.8      -.9      1.2      2.0  2.8      -9.2    -4.8      1.9      3.0
1984..........................      1.7      2.1      3.5      4.4      1.1      1.4       .8      1.0      1.8  2.3      -4.2    -4.2      2.0      2.4
1985..........................      1.8      1.0       .6      -.8      2.2      1.4      2.1      1.1      2.7  2.2       -.2    -3.9      2.7      2.5
1986..........................     -2.3     -1.4      2.8      2.6     -4.0     -2.6     -6.6     -4.6      2.1  2.0     -38.1   -28.1      2.7      2.3
1987..........................      2.2      2.1      -.2      2.1      3.2      2.1      4.1      2.2      1.3  1.8      11.2    -1.9      2.1      2.4
1988..........................      4.0      2.5      5.7      2.8      3.2      2.4      3.1      2.4      3.6  2.3      -3.6    -3.2      4.3      3.3
1989..........................      4.9      5.2      5.2      5.4      4.8      5.0      5.3      5.6      3.8  3.9       9.5     9.9      4.2      4.4

1990..........................      5.7      4.9      2.6      4.8      6.9      5.0      8.7      5.9      3.4  3.5      30.7    14.2      3.5      3.7
1991..........................      -.1      2.1     -1.5      -.2       .3      3.0      -.7      2.9      2.5  3.1      -9.6     4.1      3.1      3.6
1992..........................      1.6      1.2      1.6      -.6      1.6      1.8      1.6      1.8      1.7  1.9       -.3     -.4      2.0      2.4
1993..........................       .2      1.2      2.4      1.9      -.4      1.1     -1.4       .7      1.8  1.8      -4.1      .3       .4      1.2
1994..........................      1.7       .6      1.1       .9      1.9       .6      2.0      -.1      2.0  2.1       3.5    -1.3      1.6      1.0
1995..........................      2.3      1.9      1.9      1.7      2.3      1.9      2.3      2.0      2.2  1.9       1.1     1.4      2.6      2.1
1996..........................      2.8      2.7      3.4      3.6      2.6      2.4      3.7      2.9       .4  1.2      11.7     6.5       .6      1.4
1997..........................     -1.2       .4     -1.0       .7     -1.1       .3     -1.5       .5      -.5   0       -6.4      .2       .1       .4
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Percent change from preceding month
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justed            justed            justed            justed            justed    ad-   justed    ad-    justed
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1996: Jan....................      0.2      0.1     -0.2     -0.2      0.5      0.2      0.6      0.3      0.1    0        2.3     1.4      0.1      0
Feb....................      0        0        0        -.2      -.1      -.1      -.1      0         .1    0        -.9     -.6       .1       .1
Mar....................       .5       .5      1.0       .8       .5       .5       .6       .6      -.1   .1        3.0     2.5      -.1      0
Apr....................       .4       .2      -.6      -.3       .7       .4      1.0       .5      0      0        4.0     2.1      -.1      0
May....................       .4       .2       .2       .2       .4       .1       .6       .2      -.1    0        1.6     -.6       .2       .2
June...................       .5       .3      1.6      1.4       .1      -.1       .1      -.2      0     .1         .1     -.8      0         .1

July...................      -.2      0         .2       .1      -.2       .1      -.2       .1      -.1    0        -.6      .4      -.1      0
Aug....................       .3       .3      1.0       .7       .1       .2       .1       .2       .1   .1         .5      .6      0         .1
Sept...................      -.1       .3       .2       .4      -.3       .3      -.1       .3      -.7   .1         .8      .7      -.6       .1
Oct....................       .7       .4       .7       .8       .8       .2       .6       .4      1.2  -.1        -.6     1.7      1.1      -.1
Nov....................      -.1       .2      -.4      0        0         .2      0         .3      -.1    0         .1      .9      -.1      0
Dec....................       .1       .5      -.4      -.2       .2       .8       .3      1.0      0      0         .9     3.3       .1       .1

1997: Jan....................      -.1      -.3     -1.0     -1.0       .3      -.1       .2      -.1       .2   .1         .9     -.2       .1      0
Feb....................      -.3      -.3      -.2      -.4      -.3      -.3      -.4      -.4      -.1  -.1       -1.5    -1.2      -.1      -.1
Mar....................      -.1      -.2      1.0       .8      -.5      -.5      -.6      -.7      -.1    0       -2.6    -3.1       .1       .1
Apr....................      -.4      -.5      -.7      -.4      -.3      -.6      -.4      -.9      -.1  -.1       -1.4    -3.2      -.1      -.1
May....................      0        -.2       .7       .4      -.2      -.5      -.1      -.5      -.4  -.2         .5    -1.3      -.3      -.2
June...................      0        -.2      -.9      -.9       .3       .2       .4       .2      0     .1        1.7      .5      -.1       .1

July...................      -.2      -.1      0        -.2      -.4      -.2      -.4      -.2      -.2  -.1        -.6      .2      -.2      -.2
Aug \2\................       .3       .3       .7       .2       .2       .4       .4       .6      -.1    0        1.3     1.5      -.1       .1
Sept...................       .1       .5      -.1       .1       .1       .6       .3       .7      -.4   .3        1.2     1.2      -.1       .4
Oct....................       .5       .1       .1       .4       .5      0         .2       .1      1.2  -.1       -2.0      .1      1.1      0
Nov....................      -.5      -.2      -.4      -.1      -.5      -.2      -.5      -.3      -.2  -.1       -1.8     -.8      -.1      -.1
Dec....................      -.5      -.2      -.2      -.1      -.5      -.2      -.7      -.1      -.3  -.2       -2.2     -.2      -.1      -.1
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\1\ Changes from December to December are based on unadjusted indexes.
\2\ Data have been revised through August 1997 to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to
revision 4 months after original publication.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.