[Economic Indicators October, 2008]
[Page Number 24]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CHANGES IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR FINISHED GOODS
[Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]
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Change from preceding period Change from 3 months earlier, annual rate Change from 6 months earlier, annual Change
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Consumer goods Consumer goods ------------------------------------------ year
---------------------- ---------------------- Consumer goods earlier,
Period Total Capital Total Capital Total ---------------------- Capital total
finished Excluding equip- finished Excluding equip- finished equip- finished
goods Foods foods ment goods Foods foods ment goods Foods Excluding ment goods
foods NSA
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Change, Dec. to Dec., NSA
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1998 ............................................... 0 0.1 -0.1 0 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... -0.8
1999 ............................................... 2.9 .8 5.1 .3 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 1.8
2000 ............................................... 3.6 1.7 5.5 1.2 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 3.8
2001 ............................................... -1.6 1.8 -3.9 0 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 2.0
2002 ............................................... 1.2 -.6 2.9 -.6 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... -1.3
2003 ............................................... 4.0 7.7 4.1 .8 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 3.2
2004 ............................................... 4.2 3.1 5.5 2.4 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 3.6
2005 ............................................... 5.4 1.7 8.8 1.2 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 4.8
2006 ............................................... 1.1 1.7 .4 2.3 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 3.0
2007 ............................................... 6.2 7.6 7.7 1.4 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 3.9
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Change, month to month
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2007:Sept .......................................... 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.4 0.0 0.5 3.2 1.6 4.8 1.1 4.4
Oct .......................................... .5 1.3 .5 .1 1.0 10.0 -1.8 .3 2.9 3.0 3.7 .9 6.1
Nov .......................................... 2.6 -.2 4.5 .4 15.8 9.2 24.1 1.9 7.1 4.0 10.5 1.6 7.3
Dec .......................................... -.5 1.3 -1.3 -.1 11.0 9.9 15.6 1.6 5.8 7.1 7.5 1.1 6.2
2008:Jan ........................................... 1.2 1.7 1.2 .5 13.8 12.0 18.8 3.2 7.2 11.0 8.0 1.7 7.4
Feb .......................................... .3 -.6 .8 .4 4.0 10.0 2.6 3.2 9.7 9.6 12.8 2.6 6.5
Mar .......................................... .9 1.4 1.1 .0 10.2 10.4 12.9 3.5 10.6 10.1 14.2 2.6 6.7
Apr .......................................... .3 .0 .2 .6 6.4 3.0 8.5 4.0 10.0 7.4 13.6 3.6 6.4
May r......................................... 1.4 .6 2.3 .3 11.0 8.3 15.4 3.5 7.4 9.2 8.8 3.4 7.3
June ......................................... r 1.7 r 1.6 r 2.4 r .1 14.6 9.2 21.8 4.0 12.4 9.8 17.2 3.8 9.2
July ......................................... 1.2 .3 1.6 .8 18.9 r 10.4 28.8 4.8 12.5 6.6 18.2 4.4 9.8
Aug .......................................... -.9 .3 -1.7 .1 r 8.3 r 9.1 r 9.4 r 4.3 9.6 8.7 12.4 3.9 9.6
Sept ......................................... -.4 .2 -.9 .5 -.4 3.1 -4.2 5.6 6.8 6.1 8.0 4.8 8.7
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Source: Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.