Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings

Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings 1982=100, unless otherwise indicated
Grouping Commodity
code		 Unadjusted index(1)
May
2008		 Aug.
2008		 Sept.
2008

All commodities

   196.6 199.9 197.2

Major commodity groups

Farm products and processed foods and feeds

   177.1 179.3 178.8

Farm products

01

 169.7 164.5 164.1

Processed foods and feeds

02

 180.8 187.4 186.7

Industrial commodities

   200.0 203.5 200.4

Textile products and apparel

03

 128.2 130.1 131.0

Hides, skins, leather, and related products

04

 172.9 175.4 175.5

Fuels and related products and power

05

 243.2 239.5 230.2

Chemicals and allied products(2)

06

 246.5 268.7 266.5

Rubber and plastic products

07

 162.8 169.1 171.3

Lumber and wood products

08

 193.8 193.7 193.8

Pulp, paper, and allied products

09

 225.2 230.0 231.4

Metals and metal products

10

 223.4 232.2 223.8

Machinery and equipment

11

 129.2 130.8 131.0

Furniture and household durables

12

 147.3 149.9 150.8

Nonmetallic mineral products

13

 192.1 203.1 204.7

Transportation equipment

14

 157.5 157.3 157.6

Miscellaneous products

15

 216.4 219.1 219.3

Industrial commodities less fuels and related products and power

   181.8 187.5 186.6

Other commodity groupings

Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, and tree nuts

01-1

 157.2 138.1 158.9

Grains

01-2

 233.4 210.2 202.4

Slaughter livestock

01-3

 131.4 141.6 133.8

Slaughter poultry

01-4

 201.9 201.2 199.5

Plant and animal fibers

01-5

 101.7 99.9 108.6

Chicken eggs

01-7

 153.4 163.7 191.8

Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds

01-8

 260.1 238.5 238.0

Oilseeds

01-83

 244.2 218.8 219.4

Cereal and bakery products

02-1

 230.2 232.7 229.9

Meats, poultry, and fish

02-2

 151.1 160.9 160.1

Processed poultry

02-22

 139.6 140.5 141.2

Sugar and confectionery

02-5

 177.9 182.4 182.9

Beverages and beverage materials

02-6

 172.2 173.9 174.1

Packaged beverage materials

02-63

 175.4 177.9 180.3

Fats and oils

02-7

 318.2 319.6 301.3

Apparel

03-81

 127.7 128.5 128.2

Other leather and related products

04-4

 158.3 159.9 159.4

Gas fuels

05-3

 433.4 390.3 331.1

Electric power

05-4

 173.8 183.5 182.7

Refined petroleum products

05-7

 321.7 314.3 312.1

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

06-3

 340.3 343.4 348.9

Agricultural chemicals and products

06-5

 256.8 333.5 336.9

Other chemicals and allied products

06-7

 168.9 175.0 176.5

Rubber and rubber products

07-1

 148.4 158.2 160.7

Rubber, except natural rubber

07-11

 187.9 221.6 234.1

Miscellaneous rubber products

07-13

 160.1 165.8 166.8

Plastic products

07-2

 173.6 179.0 181.1

Lumber

08-1

 169.1 167.9 166.9

Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building paper and board

09-1

 196.1 203.7 206.6

Converted paper and paperboard products

09-15

 194.8 201.0 206.1

Iron and steel

10-1

 270.6 296.4 273.3

Nonferrous metals

10-2

 267.1 261.0 247.3

Nonferrous mill shapes

10-25

 229.2 225.8 212.0

Metalworking machinery and equipment

11-3

 167.7 170.5 171.3

General purpose machinery and equipment

11-4

 190.5 196.4 197.9

Special industry machinery

11-6

 186.8 188.3 188.7

Electrical machinery and equipment

11-7

 113.5 114.0 114.0

Miscellaneous machinery and equipment

11-9

 163.7 167.6 167.7

Other household durable goods

12-6

 172.5 174.6 175.6

Concrete ingredients

13-2

 228.8 231.9 231.4

Motor vehicles and equipment

14-1

 133.3 132.0 132.1

Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc

15-1

 143.2 145.3 145.9

Photographic equipment and supplies

15-4

 111.3 112.8 113.0

Other miscellaneous products

15-9

 161.3 163.4 162.9

Footnotes
 (1) Data for May 2008 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.
(2) Prices of some items in this grouping are lagged 1 month.

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Last Modified Date: October 15, 2008