Recession, energy prices ease producer price inflation, 1991 (ABSTRACT) Monthly Labor Review Online, May, 1992

Recession, energy prices ease producer price inflation, 1991

Craig Howell, William Thomas, Roger Burns, and Jaclyn Shend
Economists, Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics

The weak U. S. economy had a pervasive effect on price movements in 1991. Energy indexes plummeted at all stages of processing, after increasing sharply in the previous 2 years. This article summarizes changes in producer price indexes during 1991.

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