Category: PPI Detailed Report

Table 6. Producer price indexes and percent changes for commodity groupings and individual items, not seasonally adjusted Table 6. Producer price indexes and percent changes for commodity groupings and individual items, not seasonally adjusted (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) Other Commodity Commodity index code base All commodities Industrial commodities Farm products, processed foods and feeds Farm […]

New Producer Price Index for the Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers Industry—NAICS 524114 In July 2004, in its ongoing effort to expand coverage of the service sector in the Producer Price Index (PPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) introduced a new price index for the direct health and medical insurance carriers industry. This […]

Price movements February 2004 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods edged up 0.1 percent in February, seasonally adjusted. This increase followed a 0.6-percent jump in January and a 0.2-percent increase in December. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods rose 0.9 percent in February, after advancing 0.8 percent […]

Price movements September 2004 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.1 percent in September, seasonally adjusted. This increase followed a 0.1-percent decline in August and a 0.1-percent rise in July. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods edged up 0.1 percent in September, after a 1.0-percent gain […]

Technical note The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measure the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services. PPIs measure price change from the perspective of the seller. This contrasts with other measures, such as the […]

Report on quality changes for 2005 model vehicles Passenger cars The value of quality changes for a sample of 13 model-year 2005 domestic passenger cars included in the Producer Price Index (PPI) for October averaged $283.12, according to estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. This change represents […]

Table 6. Producer proce indexes and percen changes for commodity groupings and individual items, not seasonnaly adjusted Table 6. Producer price indexes and percent changes for commodity groupings and individual items, not seasonally adjusted (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) Commodity Other index Commodity code base All commodities Industrial commodities Farm products, processed foods and feeds Farm […]

Recalculation of seasonal adjustment factors Effective with this report, seasonal adjustment factors have been recalculated to reflect price movement patterns during 2003 for stage-of-processing (SOP) and commodity-grouping indexes. This routine annual recalculation may affect previously published seasonally adjusted indexes and percent changes for January 1999 through December 2003. To request recalculation information, contact the Division […]

PPI introduces industries to complete coverage of the retail trade sector With the release of indexes for January 2004, the Producer ice Index (PPI) introduced data for 19 additional retail trade industries classified using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Publication of these industries completes the expansion of PPI coverage of the retail trade […]

Report on quality changes for 2004 model vehicles Passenger cars The value of quality changes for a sample of fifteen 2004 model-year domestic passenger cars included in the Producer Price Index (PPI) for October averaged $75.86, according to estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. This change represents […]