Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing

Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing 1982=100
Grouping Relative
importance
Dec.
2007(1)		 Unadjusted index Unadjusted
percent
change to
Sept. 2008 from:		 Seasonally adjusted
percent change from:
May
2008(2)		 Aug.
2008(2)		 Sept.
2008(2)		 Sept.
2007		 Aug.
2008		 June to
July		 July to
Aug.		 Aug. to
Sept.

Finished goods

 100.000 179.8 182.1 182.0 8.7 -0.1 1.2 -0.9 -0.4

Finished consumer goods

 78.284 190.3 193.1 192.7 10.2 -0.2 1.2 -1.2 -0.6

Finished consumer foods

 21.296 177.6 181.4 182.0 8.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Crude

 2.258 172.1 158.2 168.7 3.8 6.6 -9.8 -3.7 3.9

Processed

 19.038 178.2 183.7 183.3 8.4 -0.2 1.3 0.7 -0.1

Finished consumer goods, excluding foods

 56.988 195.0 197.4 196.7 11.1 -0.4 1.6 -1.7 -0.9

Nondurable goods less foods

 42.845 220.0 223.8 222.6 14.4 -0.5 2.0 -2.3 -1.3

Durable goods

 14.143 140.3 139.9 140.1 2.5 0.1 0.6 -0.1 0.4

Capital equipment

 21.716 152.7 153.7 154.3 3.6 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.5

Manufacturing industries

 5.508 156.3 158.4 159.1 4.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5

Nonmanufacturing industries

 16.208 151.3 152.1 152.6 3.5 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.5

Intermediate materials, supplies, and components

 100.000 192.8 200.2 198.7 15.4 -0.7 2.7 -1.0 -1.2

Materials and components for manufacturing

 41.867 179.1 190.6 187.1 14.6 -1.8 2.7 2.2 -1.8

Materials for food manufacturing

 2.911 182.7 187.4 185.2 11.2 -1.2 0.9 -0.1 -1.1

Materials for nondurable manufacturing

 15.185 215.9 243.8 236.9 27.4 -2.8 5.4 5.2 -2.9

Materials for durable manufacturing

 8.624 211.9 220.1 213.0 12.6 -3.2 1.5 0.4 -3.2

Components for manufacturing

 15.147 139.4 142.1 142.5 4.4 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.4

Materials and components for construction

 13.389 203.3 213.1 214.4 11.0 0.6 1.7 1.5 0.7

Processed fuels and lubricants

 22.403 227.3 224.2 223.2 25.1 -0.4 3.7 -9.4 -2.6

Manufacturing industries

 5.999 213.5 219.0 215.9 21.0 -1.4 4.1 -5.3 -2.5

Nonmanufacturing industries

 16.404 233.6 227.0 226.8 26.7 -0.1 3.5 -10.8 -2.7

Containers

 2.923 187.6 194.2 198.1 9.4 2.0 1.7 1.4 2.0

Supplies

 19.418 173.1 179.4 179.9 10.8 0.3 2.0 0.9 0.3

Manufacturing industries

 3.911 169.1 172.7 174.2 6.5 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9

Nonmanufacturing industries

 15.507 172.6 179.6 179.8 12.0 0.1 2.2 1.0 0.2

Feeds

 1.081 186.1 204.7 203.7 46.4 -0.5 9.9 -0.6 -0.4

Other supplies

 14.426 172.3 178.0 178.4 9.0 0.2 1.3 1.2 0.3

Crude materials for further processing

 100.000 293.1 280.0 257.8 26.0 -7.9 4.2 -11.9 -7.9

Foodstuffs and feedstuffs

 32.756 173.2 170.4 168.0 10.6 -1.4 0.1 -5.2 -1.1

Nonfood materials

 67.244 382.4 360.5 320.8 35.1 -11.0 6.0 -14.8 -10.9

Nonfood materials except fuel(3)

 40.982 372.4 358.9 326.0 27.8 -9.2 5.2 -10.6 -9.1

Manufacturing(3)

 40.533 347.4 334.6 303.7 28.1 -9.2 5.2 -10.7 -9.1

Construction

 0.449 200.1 200.3 199.4 -0.9 -0.4 1.6 -0.6 -0.3

Crude fuel(4)

 26.262 369.2 335.1 287.1 48.7 -14.3 7.3 -21.4 -14.3

Manufacturing industries

 2.338 349.1 317.9 273.6 48.4 -13.9 7.2 -20.9 -13.9

Nonmanufacturing industries

 23.924 377.7 342.7 293.5 48.7 -14.4 7.3 -21.4 -14.4

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods

 (5)78.704 180.1 182.0 181.7 8.9 -0.2 1.4 -1.2 -0.5

Intermediate materials less foods and feeds

 (6)96.008 193.3 200.5 199.1 15.2 -0.7 2.6 -1.0 -1.2

Intermediate foods and feeds

 (6)3.992 184.5 194.0 192.2 21.5 -0.9 4.0 -0.2 -0.9

Crude materials less agricultural products(3)(7)

 (8)66.545 394.1 371.3 329.7 35.3 -11.2 6.1 -15.0 -11.1

Finished energy goods

 (5)21.654 194.8 198.2 195.5 22.4 -1.4 3.1 -4.6 -2.9

Finished goods less energy

 (5)78.346 168.8 170.7 171.3 5.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4

Finished consumer goods less energy

 (5)56.630 175.9 178.3 178.9 5.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3

Finished goods less foods and energy

 (5)57.050 166.1 167.3 167.9 4.0 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4

Finished consumer goods less foods and energy

 (5)35.334 175.2 176.6 177.2 4.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.5

Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy

 (5)21.191 205.4 208.8 209.8 5.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5

Intermediate energy goods

 (6)23.306 228.7 230.3 226.2 26.0 -1.8 4.3 -8.2 -3.8

Intermediate materials less energy

 (6)76.694 181.4 190.1 189.4 12.6 -0.4 2.2 1.5 -0.4

Intermediate materials less foods and energy

 (6)72.702 181.2 189.9 189.3 12.1 -0.3 2.0 1.7 -0.3

Crude energy materials(3)

 (8)50.873 386.1 352.7 311.4 41.6 -11.7 6.9 -19.4 -11.7

Crude materials less energy

 (8)49.032 223.9 223.2 213.3 13.3 -4.4 1.3 -3.9 -4.2

Crude nonfood materials less energy(4)

 (8)16.371 372.4 379.1 342.6 18.2 -9.6 3.4 -1.9 -9.4

Footnotes
 (1) Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated after final December indexes are available.
(2) The indexes for May 2008 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject revision 4 months after original publication.
(3) Includes crude petroleum.
(4) Excludes crude petroleum.
(5) Percent of total finished goods.
(6) Percent of total intermediate materials.
(7) Formerly titled "Crude materials for further processing, excluding crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."
(8) Percent of total crude materials.

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Last Modified Date: October 15, 2008