[Economic Report of the President (2001)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-68.--Changes in producer price indexes for finished goods, 1960-2000
[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      -.8       .7     -1.2       .3     -1.5       .5      -.6  -.1      -6.4      .2      0         .3
1998..........................      0        -.8       .1      -.1      -.1     -1.1      -.1     -1.4      0    -.4     -11.7   -10.0      2.5       .9
1999..........................      2.9      1.8       .8       .6      3.5      2.2      5.1      3.2       .3   0       18.1     4.9       .9      1.7
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Percent change from preceding month
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1999: Jan....................      0.2      0.4      0.8      1.5      0.0      0.1      0.0      0.1     -0.1  0.0        0.7     1.1     -0.1     -0.1
Feb....................      -.5      -.4     -1.1     -1.2      -.2      -.2      -.4      -.2       .1   .1       -1.7    -1.0       .1       .1
Mar....................       .2       .4       .4       .4       .2       .3       .3       .5      -.2  -.1        1.6     1.9      -.1      -.1
Apr....................       .6       .5     -1.0      -.8      1.1       .8      1.6      1.3       .1   .1        6.6     5.1      0         .1
May....................       .4       .1       .8       .1       .2       .1       .5       .2      -.1   .1        2.1      .3      -.1       .1
June...................       .2       .1       .4       .6       .2      0         .3      0        -.3  -.1        1.4     -.1      -.1      0

July...................       .2       .2      -.4      -.4       .4       .4       .6       .7      -.1  -.1        2.7     2.7      -.1      -.1
Aug....................       .6       .6      1.0       .5       .5       .6       .8       .8      -.1   .1        3.5     3.3      -.1       .1
Sept...................       .7       .8       .6       .7       .8       .9      1.2      1.2      -.1   .1        2.8     2.1       .3       .6
Oct....................       .3      0        -.7      -.3       .5       .1       .1       .1      1.3   .2       -2.7     -.4      1.2       .2
Nov....................      -.1       .1      -.3      -.2      0         .1      -.1       .2      -.1  -.1         .1     1.1      -.1      -.1
Dec....................      0         .1       .1      0        -.1       .2      0         .2      0     .1        0        .7      0         .1

2000: Jan....................      -.1       .1      -.4       .2      -.1      0        -.2      0         .1   .1         .2      .9      -.3      -.2
Feb....................      1.0      1.1       .7       .5      1.0      1.3      1.6      1.8       .1    0        4.4     5.3       .3       .3
Mar....................       .6       .7      0         .1       .7       .9      1.0      1.2      0     .1        3.9     4.4      0         .1
Apr....................      -.1      -.4      1.0      1.1      -.4      -.7      -.6     -1.1      0     .1       -1.9    -3.9      0         .1
May....................       .4       .1       .7      -.2       .4       .1       .7       .1       .1   .2        1.9     -.2       .1       .3
June...................       .9       .9      -.4      -.2      1.3      1.2      2.0      1.8      -.1    0        7.5     6.4      -.1      0

July \2\...............      0         .1      -.1      -.1      0         .1      -.1      0         .1   .1        -.4     -.2       .1       .1
Aug....................      -.4      -.4      -.4      -.8      -.3      -.3      -.4      -.4      -.1   .1       -1.0    -1.4      -.1       .1
Sept...................       .8       .9       .1       .4       .9      1.0      1.3      1.3      0     .2        4.5     3.7       .1       .3
Oct....................       .6       .4       .5       .8       .6       .3       .5       .4      1.0    0        -.9     1.4      1.0      -.1
Nov....................      -.1       .1       .2       .2      -.1       .1      -.2       .1      0      0        -.4      .4      -.1      0
\1\ Changes from December to December are based on unadjusted indexes.
\2\ Data have been revised through July 2000 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.