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July 2002, Vol. 125, No. 7

Producer price highlights during 2001

William F. Snyders
Economist, Producer Price Index Program, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Email: Snyders_W@bls.gov

Jon Weinhagen
Economist, Producer Price Index Program, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Email: Weinhagen_J@bls.gov

Amy Popick
Economist, Producer Price Index Program, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Email: Popick_A@bls.gov

The decline of the PPI for finished goods in 2001 was the largest in 15 years; prices for natural gas and crude petroleum fell back to 1999 levels.

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