TEXT Table 1. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued Table 3. Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings Table #4 Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups, not seasonally adjusted FOR DATA ONLY:(202) 606-7828 USDL 95-360 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS (202) 606-7705 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL MEDIA CONTACT:(202) 606-5902 8:30 A.M. (E.D.T.), TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES -- AUGUST 1995 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods inched down 0.1 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor reported today. The Finished Goods Price Index was unchanged in July and moved down 0.1 percent in June. As in July, prices received by domestic producers of intermediate goods were unchanged in August. Crude material prices declined 1.4 percent after falling 0.8 percent in the previous month. (See table A.) Among finished goods in August, a decrease in the index for energy goods outweighed a slight increase in prices for other finished goods. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy increased 0.1 percent in August after moving up 0.2 percent in each of the previous 3 months. Table A. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of- processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted Finish ed goods Change in Except finished Inter- goods foods from 12 mediateCrude and months Month Total Foods Energy energy ago goods goods (unadj.) 1994 Aug. 0.6 0.2 2.3 0.2 1.9 0.7 0.0 Sept. -0.3 -0.2 -2.4 0.1 1.5 0.4 -2.4 Oct. -0.4 -0.1 -1.3 -0.4 1.0 0.3 -0.6 Nov. 0.6 1.0 2.2 0.2 1.3 0.8 0.6 Dec. 0.3 1.3 -0.9 0.2 1.7 0.4 0.5 1995 Jan. 0.5 -0.5 2.5 0.4 1.7 1.3 0.3 Feb. 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.7 0.7 1.6 Mar. 0.2 -0.1 0 0.2 1.8 0.4 -1.3 Apr. r0.2 r-0.2 r0.9 r0.3 2.1 0.6 r1.7 May r0.1 r-0.8 r0.6 r0.2 2.2 0.2 r-0.4 June -0.1 -0.3 -1.0 0.2 2.1 0.1 0.7 July 0 1.2 -2.5 0.2 1.8 0 -0.8 Aug. -0.1 0 -0.9 0.1 1.3 0 -1.4 r=revised. Some percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously -2- reported because indexes for April 1995 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision four months after original publication. Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.2 percent in August to 128.1 (1982 = 100). From August 1994 to August 1995, the Finished Goods Price Index rose 1.3 percent. During this same period, consumer food prices rose 1.6 percent. The finished energy goods index decreased 2.7 percent, and prices for finished goods other than foods and energy advanced 2.0 percent. The Intermediate Goods Price Index increased 5.4 percent during the 12 months ended in August 1995, and prices for crude goods moved down 1.7 percent. Finished goods The Producer Price Index for finished energy goods moved down 0.9 percent in August after declining 2.5 percent in July and 1.0 percent in June. Gasoline price decreases slowed from 10.1 percent in July to 1.9 percent in August. Price declines for home heating oil slowed to 1.2 percent from 2.2 percent in the previous month. Prices turned down after rising a month earlier for residential natural gas. Prices for residential electric power increased modestly for the fourth consecutive month. The Producer Price Index for finished consumer foods was unchanged, seasonally adjusted, in August after increasing 1.2 percent in July. Indexes turned down after rising a month earlier for beef and veal and for shortening and cooking oils. Prices turned down after showing no change in the previous month for pasta products. Prices for fresh and dry vegetables fell 12.7 percent after declining 2.2 percent in July. Price increases for pork slowed from 7.4 percent a month earlier to 1.5 percent in August. Price increases also slowed markedly for finfish and shellfish, eggs for fresh use, soft drinks, processed fruits and vegetables, and milled rice. Prices continued to rise rapidly for processed chickens and turkeys. Price increases accelerated for dairy products, bakery products, and fresh fruits and melons. -3- Table B. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for intermediate goods and crude goods, seasonally adjusted Interm Crude ediate goods goods Change in Change in intermedi crude ate Exclud goods Excludi goods ing from ng foods 12 months foods from 12 and ago and months ago Month Foods Energy energy (unadj.) Foods Energy energy (unadj.) 1994 Aug. 0.3 1.6 0.6 2.5 -1.1 0.0 1.7 1.3 Sept. 0.5 -1.7 0.8 2.8 -0.2 -6.6 0.8 -1.3 Oct. -0.9 -1.7 0.7 3.0 -1.1 -1.0 0.6 -4.5 Nov. 0 2.0 0.8 3.9 0.9 -1.8 3.4 -3.0 Dec. -0.5 0.1 0.5 4.4 -0.1 0.1 2.2 -0.5 1995 Jan. 0.4 1.3 1.2 5.4 0 -1.4 3.0 -1.6 Feb. -0.1 0.6 0.8 5.8 1.3 2.5 1.1 0.8 Mar. 0.4 0.6 0.4 6.2 -2.4 -1.4 0.9 -1.7 Apr. -1.0 r0.6 0.6 6.7 r-1.1 r5.2 r1.2 r-0.5 May -1.0 r1.0 0.2 6.9 r-2.9 r2.5 r-0.7 0.5 June 1.0 -1.3 0.2 6.5 4.0 -2.7 0.6 0.2 July 1.5 -2.4 0.3 6.1 4.1 -5.4 -1.8 -0.3 Aug. 1.1 -0.7 0.1 5.4 0.7 -4.1 -0.9 -1.7 r=revised. Some percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because indexes for April 1995 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision four months after original publication. The index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy moved up 0.1 percent in August after increasing 0.2 percent in both June and July. Increases were registered for passenger cars, light trucks, newspapers, periodicals, and sanitary papers. Decreases occurred for cosmetics and other toilet preparations, household glassware, tires and tubes, and for sporting and athletic goods. In August, the capital equipment index inched up 0.1 percent, the same as in July. Increases for motor vehicles, metal cutting machine tools, tools and dies, and railroad equipment outweighed declines for electronic computers. Intermediate goods The August Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components remained unchanged, seasonally adjusted, for the second consecutive month. Price increases for foods and feeds and construction materials were offset by declines for energy goods and for both nondurable -4- and durable manufacturing materials. Excluding food and energy prices, this index increased 0.1 percent, after rising 0.3 percent in July. (See table B.) The index for intermediate foods and feeds advanced 1.1 percent in August after rising 1.5 percent a month earlier. The index for beef and veal turned down 3.4 percent after rising 3.2 percent in July. Prices for fluid milk products and for natural and processed cheese also declined after increasing in the previous month. Indexes for pork and flour rose less than a month ago. By contrast, the rise in the prepared animal feeds index accelerated to 2.4 percent from 1.1 percent in July. Prices for confectionery materials fell less than a month earlier, and the crude vegetable oils index turned up after falling in the previous month. The index for construction materials rose 0.3 percent after increasing 0.6 percent a month earlier. The advance in the softwood lumber index slowed to 2.5 percent from 6.8 percent in July. Prices for plywood, fabricated structural metal products, and wiring devices also rose less than in the previous month. Indexes for nonferrous wire and cable, switchgear, and for plumbing fixtures and brass fittings turned down after rising in the preceding month. Conversely, the rise in the index for plastic construction products accelerated to 0.8 percent from 0.2 percent in the prior month. Prices for millwork rose more than in July, and the index for gypsum products fell less than in the previous month. The decline in the index for intermediate energy goods slowed to 0.7 percent from 2.4 percent in July. The index for gasoline fell 1.9 percent after decreasing 10.1 percent in the previous month. Prices for jet fuels and industrial natural gas also fell less than a month earlier. Indexes for diesel fuel and commercial electric power turned up after falling in the prior month. In addition, prices for liquid asphalt rose more than a month ago. By contrast, the index for liquefied petroleum gas declined 8.6 percent after falling 3.8 percent in July. Prices for commercial natural gas also fell more than in the previous month, and the industrial electric power index rose less than a month earlier. The index for nondurable manufacturing materials turned down 0.1 percent in August after rising 0.3 percent a month ago. The August decline was the first in 18 months. The rise in the index for paper slowed to 0.6 percent from over 2 percent in July. Prices for miscellaneous basic organic chemicals also rose less than in the previous month. Indexes for intermediate basic organic chemicals and miscellaneous inorganic chemicals turned down after rising a month earlier. In addition, primary basic organic chemical prices fell more than in the prior month. On the other hand, the index for phosphates turned up 2.6 percent after falling about the same amount in July. Prices for gray fabrics also increased after declining a month earlier. The index for nitrogenates fell less than in the prior month, and paperboard prices rose more than in July. -5- The index for durable manufacturing materials turned down 0.1 percent after rising 0.3 percent in the previous month. The index for hot rolled steel sheet and strip fell 1.7 percent after decreasing 0.3 percent in July. Prices for copper and brass mill shapes, cold rolled steel sheet and strip, copper, and flat glass turned down after rising in the previous month. The index for plywood rose less than a month earlier. The decline in the aluminum mill shapes index, however, slowed to 0.1 percent in August from 1.5 percent in the previous month. Prices for hot rolled steel bars rose after remaining unchanged a month earlier, and the aluminum index turned up after falling in July. Crude goods After falling 0.8 percent in July, the Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing fell 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, in August. Prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose 0.7 percent in August after increasing 4.1 percent in the prior month. By contrast, the indexes for crude energy materials and basic industrial materials fell slightly less in August than in July. (See table B.) In August, the index for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs rose 0.7 percent, after gaining about 4 percent in each of the past 2 months. Prices for corn, wheat, and slaughter hogs rose less than in July. The index for soybeans showed no change following a drop of over 10 percent during the preceding month. Prices for Irish potatoes for processing turned down 11.8 percent following a decline of 45.5 percent in July. By contrast, prices for slaughter broilers rose considerably more than in July. In addition, the fluid milk index turned up 1.2 percent in August, after dropping 1.4 percent in July. The index for crude energy goods declined 4.1 percent in August. Price declines for natural gas and coal outweighed an increase in crude petroleum prices. The decline in the index for crude nonfood materials less energy slowed to 0.9 percent after falling 1.8 percent in July. Price declines for both softwood and hardwood logs, bolts, and timber slowed in August. The index for iron and steel scrap advanced considerably after showing no change last month. Prices turned up after falling for aluminum base scrap and phosphates. In contrast, the index for raw cotton indicated a sizable drop of 11.5 percent in August, following a decline of 5.7 percent in July. Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries Mining. The Producer Price Index for the net output of total domestic mining industries declined 4.3 percent in August after falling 3.6 percent in July and 2.3 percent in June. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.) Prices for the oil and gas extraction industry group fell somewhat more in August (-6.1 percent) than in July (-5.6 percent). The indexes for the metal mining and the bituminous coal and lignite mining and industry groups both turned down after rising in July. Manufacturing. The Producer Price Index for total domestic manufacturing industries was unchanged in August after inching down 0.1 percent in July. In August, a 1.4 percent decline was registered for the industry group for -6- petroleum refining. Prices increased, however, for the industry groups for paper and allied products (0.6 percent) and for food and kindred products (0.3 percent). Both indexes for the machinery industry groups were unchanged from July to August. Price movements for the other manufacturing industry groups were mixed but moderate in August. Other. Among other industries, prices for waste paper collection fell 12.7 percent in August after falling substantially in each of the previous 2 months. Other notable declines in August occurred for deep sea domestic transportation of freight, radio broadcasting, medical laboratories, travel agencies, truck rental and leasing, scheduled air transportation, and natural gas utilities. By contrast, prices increased for passenger car rental, metal scrap collection, water transportation of freight not elsewhere classified, freight transportation arrangement, and for skilled and intermediate care facilities. ***** Producer Price Index data for September 1995 are scheduled for release on Thursday, October 12, at 8:30 a.m. (E.D.T.) ***** Information in this news release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-7828; TDD phone: 202-606- 5897; TDD Message Referral phone: 1-800-326-2577. Table 1. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing (1982=100) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Unadjusted | | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted | Relative | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: Grouping |importance| |Aug. 1995 from:| | |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________ | Dec. | | | | | | | | | Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July | May to|June to |July to | 1994 1/|1995 2/|1995 2/|1995 2/| 1994 | 1995 | June | July | Aug. _________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|____________ | Finished goods...................................| 100.000 127.6 128.3 128.1 1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 -0.1 Finished consumer goods........................| 76.521 125.2 126.0 125.8 1.0 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 Finished consumer foods......................| 22.785 128.7 128.5 128.6 1.6 .1 -.3 1.2 0 Crude......................................| 1.749 130.8 109.9 107.9 3.1 -1.8 -9.2 -.5 -1.1 Processed..................................| 21.036 128.5 129.9 130.1 1.5 .2 .3 1.2 0 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 53.736 123.6 124.8 124.4 .8 -.3 -.1 -.6 -.2 Nondurable goods less foods................| 35.843 118.4 120.2 119.8 .9 -.3 -.3 -.8 -.3 Durable goods..............................| 17.893 132.4 132.1 131.9 .7 -.2 .2 -.1 .1 Capital equipment..............................| 23.479 136.4 136.7 136.6 1.7 -.1 .2 .1 .1 Manufacturing industries.....................| 6.074 135.4 135.9 136.0 1.9 .1 .2 .1 .1 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 17.404 136.7 136.9 136.8 1.7 -.1 .2 .2 .1 | Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 100.000 124.7 126.0 126.0 5.4 0 .1 0 0 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 49.659 130.7 131.5 131.4 7.3 -.1 .2 .3 0 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 3.210 117.2 119.3 120.1 2.0 .7 .8 1.7 .3 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 15.705 135.9 137.8 137.6 15.0 -.1 .7 .3 -.1 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 11.851 136.9 136.4 136.3 8.2 -.1 -.2 .3 -.1 Components for manufacturing.................| 18.893 126.3 126.5 126.5 1.8 0 0 .2 0 Materials and components for construction......| 14.139 142.2 142.6 142.9 4.5 .2 -.1 .6 .3 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 12.570 83.5 86.5 86.0 -1.7 -.6 -1.3 -2.4 -.7 Manufacturing industries ....................| 5.160 86.4 89.6 88.9 -1.8 -.8 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 7.411 81.7 84.4 84.1 -1.6 -.4 -1.2 -2.6 -.6 Containers.....................................| 3.609 146.9 150.8 151.2 16.8 .3 1.1 .1 .2 Supplies.......................................| 20.023 131.2 132.5 132.8 4.6 .2 .4 .5 .2 Manufacturing industries.....................| 7.508 136.5 137.8 137.9 5.5 .1 .4 .4 .1 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 12.515 128.4 129.6 130.0 4.1 .3 .4 .6 .3 Feeds......................................| 1.182 98.8 99.7 102.7 -.6 3.0 1.4 1.4 3.0 Other supplies.............................| 11.334 132.6 133.8 133.9 4.7 .1 .4 .5 .1 | Crude materials for further processing...........| 100.000 103.6 101.9 100.2 -1.7 -1.7 .7 -.8 -1.4 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 40.088 101.8 104.7 104.6 2.8 -.1 4.0 4.1 .7 Nonfood materials..............................| 59.912 100.7 96.2 93.6 -4.5 -2.7 -1.5 -3.8 -2.8 Nonfood materials except fuel 3/.............| 41.842 111.8 104.9 104.5 1.8 -.4 -1.5 -4.5 -.3 Manufacturing 3/...........................| 36.339 103.3 96.5 96.1 1.7 -.4 -1.7 -4.6 -.2 Construction...............................| 5.504 207.1 201.2 198.9 1.7 -1.1 -.2 -2.6 -1.1 Crude fuel 4/................................| 18.069 71.9 71.9 65.8 -18.5 -8.5 -1.2 -2.4 -8.9 Manufacturing industries...................| 3.891 72.3 72.4 67.0 -16.5 -7.5 -.9 -2.1 -7.8 Nonmanufacturing industries................| 14.178 72.7 72.7 66.3 -19.0 -8.8 -1.0 -2.6 -9.2 | Special groupings | | Finished goods, excluding foods..................|5/ 77.215 127.2 128.1 127.8 1.1 -.2 0 -.3 -.1 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|6/ 95.525 125.4 126.7 126.6 5.7 -.1 0 0 -.1 Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|6/ 4.475 111.7 113.5 114.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.1 Crude materials less agricultural products 3/ 7/.|8/ 57.845 99.3 94.8 92.4 -5.0 -2.5 -1.8 -3.8 -2.7 | Finished energy goods............................|5/ 13.533 78.2 80.0 79.2 -2.7 -1.0 -1.0 -2.5 -.9 Finished goods less energy.......................|5/ 86.467 136.4 136.7 136.7 1.9 0 .1 .4 .1 Finished consumer goods less energy..............|5/ 62.988 136.4 136.7 136.7 1.9 0 0 .6 0 | Finished goods less foods and energy.............|5/ 63.682 139.4 140.0 139.9 2.0 -.1 .2 .2 .1 Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|5/ 40.203 141.3 142.0 141.9 2.1 -.1 .2 .2 .1 Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|5/ 22.310 147.5 149.0 149.1 3.3 .1 .3 .4 .1 | Intermediate energy goods........................|6/ 12.712 83.5 86.3 85.9 -1.6 -.5 -1.3 -2.4 -.7 Intermediate materials less energy...............|6/ 87.288 133.8 134.8 134.9 6.6 .1 .2 .4 .1 Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|6/ 82.813 135.2 136.1 136.2 7.0 .1 .2 .3 .1 | Crude energy materials 3/........................|8/ 34.885 72.0 67.7 65.1 -13.9 -3.8 -2.7 -5.4 -4.1 Crude materials less energy......................|8/ 65.115 122.7 123.6 122.9 5.6 -.6 2.6 1.7 .1 Crude nonfood materials less energy 4/...........|8/ 25.027 181.4 176.7 174.6 10.6 -1.2 .6 -1.8 -.9 | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially computed 3/ Includes crude petrolem. after the publication of December indexes and are recalculated 4/ Excludes crude petroleum. after final December indexes are available. The first-published 5/ Percent of total finished goods. and final December relative importances initially appear, 6/ Pecent of total intermediate materials. respectively, in the release tables containing January and May data. 7/ Formerly titled "Crude materials for 2/ The indexes for Apr. 1995 have been recalculated to incorporate further processing, excluding crude late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and are subject to revision four months after original publication. animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco." 8/ Percent of total crude materials. Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Unadjusted | | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted | | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: Commodity | | |Aug. 1995 from:| code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ | | | | | | | | | | |Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July | May to|June to|July to | |1995 1/|1995 1/|1995 1/| 1994 | 1995 | June | July | Aug. ___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ | | |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 127.6 128.3 128.1 1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 -0.1 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 125.2 126.0 125.8 1.0 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 | FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 128.7 128.5 128.6 1.6 .1 -.3 1.2 0 | | 01-11 | Fresh fruits and melons 2/..........................| 75.3 86.8 92.3 14.2 6.3 -13.5 3.8 6.3 01-13 | Fresh and dry vegetables 2/.........................| 184.9 129.6 113.2 1.6 -12.7 -16.6 -2.2 -12.7 01-71-07 | Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............| 83.1 80.6 81.3 -.4 .9 3.7 7.5 .9 02-11 | Bakery products 2/..................................| 162.6 163.7 165.3 3.2 1.0 .1 .2 1.0 02-13 | Milled rice 2/......................................| 98.9 115.4 116.0 12.6 .5 12.3 1.0 .5 02-14-02 | Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 124.7 122.2 119.5 -6.4 -2.2 -5.5 0 -2.2 02-21-01 | Beef and veal.......................................| 100.5 100.7 97.7 -5.4 -3.0 3.8 3.2 -3.4 02-21-04 | Pork................................................| 95.5 105.2 107.4 4.1 2.1 1.9 7.4 1.5 02-22-03 | Processed young chickens............................| 107.7 113.6 119.0 5.4 4.8 2.7 4.3 4.2 02-22-06 | Processed turkeys...................................| 100.6 102.6 104.7 -5.0 2.0 .6 1.5 1.1 02-23 | Finfish and shellfish...............................| 179.8 168.7 170.9 6.5 1.3 -.2 6.0 3.2 02-3 | Dairy products......................................| 118.1 118.1 119.1 .8 .8 -.5 .3 1.1 02-4 | Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 120.7 122.6 122.8 1.0 .2 .3 .4 .2 02-55 | Confectionery end products 2/.......................| 160.1 161.0 161.6 2.6 .4 .4 .5 .4 02-62 | Soft drinks.........................................| 133.4 133.3 133.6 5.9 .2 0 .8 .4 02-63-01 | Roasted coffee......................................| 148.8 147.2 147.2 -4.5 0 .3 -1.8 .1 02-76 | Shortening and cooking oils 2/......................| 142.5 143.5 141.8 8.1 -1.2 -1.7 5.1 -1.2 | | | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 123.6 124.8 124.4 .8 -.3 -.1 -.6 -.2 | | 02-61 | Alcoholic beverages.................................| 128.9 128.8 128.9 4.1 .1 .5 0 .3 03-81-01 | Women's apparel 2/..................................| 119.4 119.6 119.6 .2 0 -.4 .3 0 03-81-02 | Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 130.1 130.3 130.4 1.3 .1 .1 .3 0 03-81-03 | Girls', children's, and infants' apparel 2/.........| 121.1 121.8 121.9 1.1 .1 .4 .2 .1 03-82 | Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 119.1 119.6 120.2 2.6 .5 0 .3 .5 04-3 | Footwear............................................| 138.8 138.9 139.1 2.8 .1 .1 -.1 .2 05-41 | Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 108.0 115.5 115.7 1.8 .2 .3 .2 .3 05-51 | Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 104.5 103.7 103.1 -4.0 -.6 -.4 .5 -.8 05-71 | Gasoline............................................| 67.7 66.5 64.5 -10.9 -3.0 -3.1 -10.1 -1.9 05-73-02-01| Fuel oil No. 2......................................| 56.3 54.3 55.3 -4.7 1.8 -5.8 -2.2 -1.2 06-35 | Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 256.2 256.3 257.4 2.9 .4 .4 .6 .2 06-36 | Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 186.3 186.8 186.6 1.1 -.1 .2 -.1 -.1 06-71 | Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 123.0 123.4 122.9 1.2 -.4 .1 1.1 -.4 06-75 | Cosmetics and other toilet preparations 2/..........| 129.1 130.1 128.3 -1.5 -1.4 -.2 0 -1.4 07-12 | Tires, tubes, tread, etc 2/.........................| 99.9 101.5 100.9 2.5 -.6 1.6 .5 -.6 09-15-01 | Sanitary papers and health products 2/..............| 138.9 146.0 148.2 11.8 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 09-31-01 | Newspaper circulation...............................| 180.7 185.0 186.1 5.6 .6 .7 1.6 .9 09-32-01 | Periodical circulation..............................| 175.7 175.8 176.4 2.5 .3 .4 .2 .6 09-33 | Book publishing 2/..................................| 181.2 185.6 185.7 5.9 .1 .3 2.2 .1 12-1 | Household furniture.................................| 141.0 142.1 142.1 2.9 0 .3 .3 .1 12-3 | Floor coverings 2/..................................| 123.1 122.7 122.8 .8 .1 -1.3 .2 .1 12-4 | Household appliances 2/.............................| 112.4 112.4 112.2 -.4 -.2 -.6 -.3 -.2 12-5 | Home electronic equipment 2/........................| 79.1 79.6 79.5 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 12-62 | Household glassware 2/..............................| 153.3 154.0 153.7 2.4 -.2 -.5 .3 -.2 12-64 | Household flatware 2/...............................| 138.5 138.1 138.1 1.6 0 .3 -.7 0 12-66 | Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors 2/.............| 130.0 130.2 130.1 1.2 -.1 0 .2 -.1 14-11-01 | Passenger cars......................................| 134.0 132.2 131.4 -1.9 -.6 .4 -.7 .2 15-11 | Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 124.5 124.7 124.4 1.6 -.2 .4 -.1 -.2 15-12 | Sporting and athletic goods 2/......................| 121.8 122.5 121.8 1.4 -.6 .2 .3 -.6 15-2 | Tobacco products 2/.................................| 228.5 233.4 233.8 4.3 .2 0 -.1 .2 15-5 | Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 144.9 145.8 146.2 6.5 .3 .6 0 .3 15-94-02 | Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 127.8 128.1 128.4 .5 .2 .1 .5 .2 15-94-04 | Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 135.4 135.2 135.3 .7 .1 0 -.1 .1 | | | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 136.4 136.7 136.6 1.7 -.1 .2 .1 .1 | | 11-1 | Agricultural machinery and equipment 2/.............| 141.1 142.5 142.8 4.4 .2 .1 1.5 .2 11-2 | Construction machinery and equipment................| 136.2 136.8 136.8 2.4 0 .1 -.1 0 11-37 | Metal cutting machine tools 2/......................| 146.4 148.3 149.7 4.7 .9 0 .6 .9 11-38 | Metal forming machine tools 2/......................| 144.8 145.9 145.9 2.5 0 .1 .6 0 11-39 | Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 133.3 133.5 134.4 2.1 .7 0 0 .7 11-41 | Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 139.0 138.9 139.2 2.9 .2 .1 -.1 .3 11-44 | Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 124.8 125.5 125.4 2.4 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 11-51 | Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............| 53.6 52.7 51.5 -10.3 -2.3 -.6 0 -2.3 11-62 | Textile machinery 2/................................| 146.2 146.5 146.7 1.1 .1 0 0 .1 11-64 | Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 151.3 149.5 149.9 1.5 .3 3.2 -3.2 .3 11-65 | Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 133.3 134.3 134.5 2.6 .1 .1 .1 .1 11-74 | Transformers and power regulators 2/................| 127.7 129.4 129.9 3.4 .4 1.3 .1 .4 11-76 | Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 112.2 112.2 112.2 1.3 0 -.1 .3 0 11-79-05 | X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 112.0 111.8 112.0 -.2 .2 -.5 .4 .2 11-91 | Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 113.3 114.7 114.7 3.8 0 .4 .9 0 11-92 | Mining machinery and equipment 2/...................| 135.1 135.3 135.9 3.9 .4 .1 .1 .4 11-93 | Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.3 112.0 111.8 .7 -.2 .3 0 -.2 12-2 | Commercial furniture 2/.............................| 147.8 148.0 148.1 1.9 .1 .2 0 .1 14-11-05 | Light motor trucks..................................| 159.5 158.1 158.1 .4 0 .1 -.3 .6 14-11-06 | Heavy motor trucks..................................| 143.3 146.2 145.3 3.9 -.6 1.2 .3 -.5 14-14 | Truck trailers......................................| 131.5 132.1 132.0 9.5 -.1 .5 .1 .2 14-21-02 | Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100)...................| 140.1 142.4 142.2 4.9 -.1 .4 1.5 -.1 14-31 | Ships (Dec. 1985=100)...............................| 133.1 133.1 (3) (3) (3) .3 .2 (3) 14-4 | Railroad equipment 2/...............................| 134.2 135.6 136.3 5.0 .5 .4 .4 .5 | | |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 124.7 126.0 126.0 5.4 0 .1 0 0 | | | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 111.7 113.5 114.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.1 | | 02-12-03 | Flour 2/............................................| 111.8 127.3 129.5 25.6 1.7 4.5 5.6 1.7 02-53 | Refined sugar 2/....................................| 118.5 118.6 118.7 .2 .1 -.1 -.1 .1 02-54 | Confectionery materials.............................| 109.4 109.1 109.3 -7.5 .2 -.4 -3.6 -.1 02-72 | Crude vegetable oils 2/.............................| 130.8 125.1 129.4 5.4 3.4 1.4 -2.1 3.4 02-9 | Prepared animal feeds 2/............................| 105.2 106.0 108.5 -.8 2.4 1.0 1.1 2.4 | | | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 125.4 126.7 126.6 5.7 -.1 0 0 -.1 | | 03-1 | Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 108.4 109.6 110.0 4.2 .4 -.4 .9 .4 03-2 | Processed yarns and threads 2/......................| 112.2 112.4 112.7 3.5 .3 .3 -.1 .3 03-3 | Gray fabrics 2/.....................................| 121.0 121.4 121.5 3.7 .1 .4 -.6 .1 03-4 | Finished fabrics....................................| 121.3 122.1 122.4 2.8 .2 .1 .5 .2 03-83-03 | Industrial textile products 2/......................| 118.2 118.6 119.0 1.6 .3 .4 -.2 .3 04-2 | Leather 2/..........................................| 198.4 193.9 189.7 4.7 -2.2 -2.3 -.7 -2.2 05-32 | Liquefied petroleum gas.............................| 65.7 64.5 60.3 1.2 -6.5 -.3 -3.8 -8.6 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Unadjusted | | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted | | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: Commodity | | |Aug. 1995 from:| code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ | | | | | | | | | | |Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July | May to|June to|July to | |1995 1/|1995 1/|1995 1/| 1994 | 1995 | June | July | Aug. ___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ | | | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS | | -Continued..........................................| 05-42 | Commercial electric power...........................| 126.5 139.6 139.9 2.9 0.2 -0.8 -0.4 0.4 05-43 | Industrial electric power...........................| 126.4 136.6 136.6 1.6 0 -2.0 .3 .1 05-52 | Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 98.0 93.8 92.8 -7.5 -1.1 .4 -.7 -1.1 05-53 | Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 92.3 88.2 87.2 -10.7 -1.1 .3 -1.5 -1.1 05-54 | Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/| 92.8 82.4 81.9 -4.0 -.6 -.4 -.4 -.6 05-72-03 | Jet fuels...........................................| 53.6 53.8 53.9 -4.6 .2 -1.9 -2.1 -1.6 05-73-03 | No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 58.2 54.2 56.0 -2.4 3.3 -1.4 -7.3 .9 05-74 | Residual fuel.......................................| 54.7 56.8 53.7 -5.1 -5.5 6.6 -6.8 -7.1 06-1 | Industrial chemicals 2/.............................| 131.5 132.2 131.2 13.9 -.8 -.5 .6 -.8 06-21 | Prepared paint......................................| 141.9 142.9 143.5 6.1 .4 .4 .4 .6 06-22 | Paint materials 2/..................................| 138.1 141.4 142.1 7.0 .5 .8 .2 .5 06-31 | Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 128.4 128.4 128.0 2.0 -.3 0 0 -.3 06-4 | Fats and oils, inedible 2/..........................| 122.0 125.9 125.1 11.1 -.6 2.1 3.6 -.6 06-51 | Mixed fertilizers...................................| 112.0 112.0 111.5 4.5 -.4 .4 -.2 0 06-52-01 | Nitrogenates........................................| 137.3 127.5 122.7 9.9 -3.8 .4 -4.4 -1.2 06-52-02 | Phosphates 2/.......................................| 111.0 104.6 107.3 11.4 2.6 -2.8 -2.5 2.6 06-53 | Other agricultural chemicals........................| 143.8 144.2 144.5 2.8 .2 .6 .7 .9 06-6 | Plastic resins and materials 2/.....................| 148.5 147.9 145.8 20.0 -1.4 -.7 -1.3 -1.4 07-11-02 | Synthetic rubber 2/.................................| 126.2 127.8 129.1 17.9 1.0 .3 .6 1.0 07-21 | Plastic construction products 2/....................| 134.8 135.8 136.9 11.0 .8 -.1 .2 .8 07-22 | Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 135.4 136.5 135.1 11.1 -1.0 1.5 -.4 -1.0 07-26 | Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 115.6 115.7 115.7 2.1 0 -.2 .1 0 08-11 | Softwood lumber.....................................| 180.9 178.5 177.3 -8.6 -.7 -.8 6.8 2.5 08-12 | Hardwood lumber 2/..................................| 169.3 166.2 166.0 -1.9 -.1 -.5 -.6 -.1 08-2 | Millwork............................................| 163.8 163.8 164.1 1.7 .2 .5 .6 .8 08-3 | Plywood 2/..........................................| 164.0 166.5 170.1 7.9 2.2 -3.5 4.3 2.2 09-11 | Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 173.7 194.4 198.7 67.1 2.2 15.8 2.4 2.2 09-13 | Paper 2/............................................| 155.2 164.4 165.4 32.7 .6 2.4 2.2 .6 09-14 | Paperboard 2/.......................................| 183.8 188.9 190.5 32.8 .8 1.6 .3 .8 09-15-03 | Paper boxes and containers 2/.......................| 159.0 166.6 167.5 23.3 .5 2.0 .4 .5 09-2 | Building paper and board 2/.........................| 146.6 142.8 143.1 -2.0 .2 -3.0 .9 .2 09-37 | Commercial printing (June 1982=100) 2/..............| 143.0 145.5 145.9 6.9 .3 .2 1.0 .3 10-15 | Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 128.9 129.0 130.0 4.8 .8 .4 .1 .8 10-17 | Steel mill products 2/..............................| 121.7 121.6 120.9 6.0 -.6 .3 -.1 -.6 10-22 | Primary nonferrous metals 2/........................| 149.7 146.9 147.8 22.5 .6 -.5 1.3 .6 10-25-01 | Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 165.1 160.0 159.8 24.2 -.1 -2.3 -1.5 -.1 10-25-02 | Copper and brass mill shapes 2/.....................| 197.7 198.2 195.7 15.5 -1.3 3.7 1.3 -1.3 10-26 | Nonferrous wire and cable 2/........................| 152.0 153.0 152.0 8.7 -.7 .7 .7 -.7 10-3 | Metal containers 2/.................................| 118.1 118.0 118.0 9.2 0 .2 -.3 0 10-4 | Hardware............................................| 140.8 141.5 141.7 2.8 .1 .4 .2 .1 10-5 | Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 165.9 166.6 166.7 4.0 .1 .2 .5 -.1 10-6 | Heating equipment...................................| 147.2 147.8 148.2 3.7 .3 .6 -.1 .4 10-7 | Fabricated structural metal products................| 134.4 135.7 136.0 6.3 .2 .4 .4 .2 10-88 | Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 125.6 125.9 125.9 2.7 0 .4 -.1 0 10-89 | Other misc. metal products 2/.......................| 124.6 125.3 125.3 2.0 0 0 .2 0 11-45 | Mechanical power transmission equipment.............| 146.3 147.6 148.3 5.6 .5 .1 1.0 .5 11-48 | Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment........| 130.1 130.1 130.6 2.7 .4 -.2 .3 .5 11-49-02 | Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 143.8 146.0 146.6 3.8 .4 .3 .9 .3 11-49-05 | Ball and roller bearings 2/.........................| 150.6 152.0 152.3 4.5 .2 .1 .9 .2 11-71 | Wiring devices......................................| 146.0 147.0 147.5 3.9 .3 -.2 1.0 .4 11-73 | Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 143.3 144.0 144.4 2.7 .3 .5 .3 .4 11-75 | Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 140.3 140.3 139.7 1.9 -.4 .4 .6 -.5 11-78 | Electronic components and accessories 2/............| 114.4 112.7 112.4 -3.5 -.3 -.7 -.6 -.3 11-94 | Internal combustion engines.........................| 134.9 134.9 135.9 1.9 .7 .1 -.4 .4 11-95 | Machine shop products 2/............................| 131.1 131.7 131.6 1.4 -.1 .3 .2 -.1 13-11 | Flat glass 2/.......................................| 115.5 112.8 112.5 .6 -.3 -2.9 .4 -.3 13-22 | Cement..............................................| 128.9 129.6 129.8 6.8 .2 .5 .6 .2 13-3 | Concrete products...................................| 129.1 129.6 129.8 3.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 13-6 | Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 99.8 100.2 100.8 5.2 .6 -.3 0 .5 13-7 | Gypsum products 2/..................................| 161.2 154.9 153.4 9.0 -1.0 -1.2 -1.9 -1.0 13-8 | Glass containers 2/.................................| 129.9 131.0 131.0 2.4 0 -.3 .2 0 14-12 | Motor vehicle parts.................................| 115.9 115.8 115.8 1.0 0 .2 -.2 .1 14-23 | Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100).....| 131.4 133.5 134.6 3.1 .8 .6 1.4 .7 14-25 | Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 136.1 135.8 134.0 -.1 -1.3 -.7 -.4 -1.3 15-42 | Photographic supplies 2/............................| 125.7 130.3 128.1 3.1 -1.7 .6 3.2 -1.7 15-6 | Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 140.6 141.4 141.7 .9 .2 .7 .4 .1 | | | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 103.6 101.9 100.2 -1.7 -1.7 .7 -.8 -1.4 | | | CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 101.8 104.7 104.6 2.8 -.1 4.0 4.1 .7 | | 01-21 | Wheat...............................................| 103.2 124.6 121.6 33.0 -2.4 8.5 15.5 .4 01-22-02-05| Corn................................................| 100.3 112.9 109.9 23.5 -2.7 5.4 10.9 1.0 01-31 | Slaughter cattle....................................| 101.9 94.2 93.2 -10.9 -1.1 5.1 -.3 -3.0 01-32 | Slaughter hogs......................................| 59.8 78.3 81.9 16.0 4.6 13.4 15.2 5.9 01-41-02 | Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 110.6 136.6 145.8 21.4 6.7 19.8 1.9 12.0 01-42 | Slaughter turkeys...................................| 108.4 115.4 127.8 2.1 10.7 3.1 2.1 7.1 01-6 | Fluid milk..........................................| 90.7 90.1 90.7 -1.5 .7 -.5 -1.4 1.2 01-83-01-31| Soybeans............................................| 99.8 103.9 99.1 1.8 -4.6 .2 10.4 0 02-52-01-01| Cane sugar,raw 2/...................................| 118.4 125.1 123.1 7.0 -1.6 1.2 4.1 -1.6 | | | CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 100.7 96.2 93.6 -4.5 -2.7 -1.5 -3.8 -2.8 | | 01-51-01-01| Raw cotton..........................................| 176.2 164.4 139.7 17.2 -15.0 9.8 -5.7 -11.5 01-92-01-01| Leaf tobacco........................................| 90.0 (3) 102.0 12.0 (3) (3) (3) (3) 04-11 | Cattle hides........................................| 223.7 217.6 206.7 1.1 -5.0 -5.6 .4 -3.3 05-1 | Coal 2/.............................................| 95.9 94.5 93.8 -2.5 -.7 -1.2 .2 -.7 05-31 | Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................| 66.3 66.2 58.8 -23.5 -11.2 -3.0 -3.9 -11.2 05-61 | Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 55.3 48.5 49.0 -9.9 1.0 -4.6 -9.3 1.0 08-5 | Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 229.3 220.2 216.0 1.2 -1.9 .3 -4.3 -1.9 09-12 | Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 508.9 451.7 393.4 35.3 -12.9 -5.4 -11.0 -12.9 10-11 | Iron ore 2/.........................................| 93.5 93.5 93.6 13.3 .1 0 10.7 .1 10-12 | Iron and steel scrap 2/.............................| 202.9 200.9 212.7 11.6 5.9 .7 0 5.9 10-21 | Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 106.2 104.5 102.4 20.2 -2.0 -.4 2.1 -2.0 10-23-01 | Copper base scrap 2/................................| 191.4 201.4 202.3 24.8 .4 6.2 3.1 .4 10-23-02 | Aluminum base scrap.................................| 216.7 207.2 213.2 19.4 2.9 -1.2 -2.6 3.1 13-21 | Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 141.5 142.5 142.6 3.1 .1 .3 .3 .1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ The indexes for April 1995 have been recalculated 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. 3/ Not available. All indexes are subject to revision four months after original publication. Table 3. Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) _______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Unadjusted index 1/ | Commodity| |___________________________________| code | Grouping |April 1995 | July 1995 | Aug. 1995 | _________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| | | | | | | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................| 358.0 | 359.9 | 359.4 | | All commodities................................| 124.6 | 125.3 | 125.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS | | | | | | | | | | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....| 118.7 | 119.8 | 119.9 | 01 | Farm products................................| 104.8 | 106.0 | 104.8 | 02 | Processed foods and feeds....................| 125.6 | 126.7 | 127.4 | | | | | | | Industrial commodities.........................| 125.6 | 126.3 | 126.0 | 03 | Textile products and apparel.................| 120.4 | 120.8 | 121.0 | 04 | Hides, skins, leather, and related products..| 156.1 | 154.8 | 153.0 | 05 | Fuels and related products and power 2/......| 78.5 | 79.1 | 78.0 | 06 | Chemicals and allied products 2/.............| 144.1 | 144.4 | 143.7 | 07 | Rubber and plastic products..................| 124.1 | 125.3 | 125.1 | 08 | Lumber and wood products.....................| 180.4 | 178.2 | 177.8 | 09 | Pulp, paper, and allied products.............| 170.6 | 174.8 | 175.4 | 10 | Metals and metal products....................| 135.2 | 135.1 | 135.5 | 11 | Machinery and equipment......................| 126.4 | 126.6 | 126.6 | 12 | Furniture and household durables.............| 127.8 | 128.2 | 128.2 | 13 | Nonmetallic mineral products.................| 129.3 | 129.2 | 129.3 | 14 | Transportation equipment.....................| 139.3 | 139.2 | 138.9 | 15 | Miscellaneous products.......................| 144.3 | 145.9 | 145.9 | | | | | | | Industrial commodities less fuels and related | | | | | products and power...........................| 139.0 | 139.6 | 139.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS | | | | | | | | | 01-1 | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, | | | | | and tree nuts................................| 118.9 | 101.1 | 96.6 | 01-2 | Grains.........................................| 101.1 | 116.2 | 114.0 | 01-3 | Slaughter livestock............................| 92.3 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 01-4 | Slaughter poultry..............................| 109.1 | 130.0 | 139.7 | 01-5 | Plant and animal fibers........................| 175.2 | 163.5 | 139.2 | 01-7 | Chicken eggs...................................| 97.1 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 01-8 | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................| 121.6 | 120.5 | 114.2 | 01-83 | Oilseeds.......................................| 110.4 | 113.8 | 108.9 | 01-9 | Other farm products............................| 134.2 | 'N.A.' | 152.1 | 02-1 | Cereal and bakery products.....................| 151.3 | 154.9 | 155.6 | 02-2 | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................| 110.4 | 112.2 | 112.3 | 02-22 | Processed poultry..............................| 110.1 | 113.8 | 117.2 | 02-5 | Sugar and confectionery........................| 133.5 | 134.3 | 134.5 | 02-6 | Beverages and beverage materials...............| 134.3 | 134.1 | 134.4 | 02-63 | Packaged beverage materials....................| 144.3 | 143.0 | 143.0 | 02-7 | Fats and oils..................................| 138.2 | 138.5 | 139.1 | 03-81 | Apparel........................................| 124.0 | 124.3 | 124.3 | 04-4 | Other leather and related products.............| 138.4 | 138.9 | 138.9 | 05-3 | Gas fuels 2/...................................| 65.2 | 64.8 | 58.2 | 05-4 | Electric power.................................| 126.3 | 136.7 | 136.9 | 05-7 | Refined petroleum products.....................| 63.1 | 62.0 | 60.9 | 06-3 | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................| 210.4 | 210.8 | 211.0 | 06-5 | Agricultural chemicals and products............| 132.5 | 128.4 | 128.1 | 06-7 | Other chemicals and allied products............| 130.5 | 131.3 | 130.7 | 07-1 | Rubber and rubber products.....................| 116.5 | 118.1 | 118.2 | 07-11 | Rubber, except natural rubber..................| 125.5 | 127.0 | 128.3 | 07-13 | Miscellaneous rubber products..................| 132.2 | 133.9 | 134.2 | 07-2 | Plastic products...............................| 131.0 | 132.0 | 131.8 | 08-1 | Lumber.........................................| 175.7 | 173.3 | 172.3 | 09-1 | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building | | | | | paper and board..............................| 162.2 | 168.4 | 168.9 | 09-15 | Converted paper and paperboard products........| 153.3 | 159.3 | 160.5 | 10-1 | Iron and steel.................................| 129.8 | 129.6 | 130.4 | 10-2 | Nonferrous metals..............................| 152.1 | 150.3 | 150.5 | 10-25 | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................| 158.6 | 156.1 | 155.6 | 11-3 | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........| 139.2 | 140.1 | 140.7 | 11-4 | General purpose machinery and equipment........| 138.5 | 139.3 | 139.6 | 11-6 | Special industry machinery.....................| 149.3 | 150.2 | 150.2 | 11-7 | Electrical machinery and equipment.............| 124.2 | 124.0 | 124.0 | 11-9 | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........| 126.6 | 127.0 | 127.3 | 12-6 | Other household durable goods..................| 144.5 | 145.1 | 145.1 | 13-2 | Concrete ingredients...........................| 134.5 | 135.3 | 135.5 | 14-1 | Motor vehicles and equipment...................| 132.9 | 132.2 | 131.9 | 15-1 | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........| 129.0 | 129.4 | 128.9 | 15-4 | Photographic equipment and supplies............| 118.5 | 121.6 | 119.9 | 15-9 | Other miscellaneous products...................| 131.4 | 132.4 | 132.9 | __________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 1/ Data for April 1995 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. Table #4 Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups, not seasonally adjusted ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Index | Percent change Industry | Industry 1/ |Index|_______________________|to_Aug._1995_from:__ code | |base | | | | | | | |Apr. |July |Aug. | Aug. | July | | |1995 2/|1995 2/|1995 2/| 1994 | 1995 __________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________ | | | |Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 72.6 70.0 67.0 -10.7 -4.3 10 | Metal mining................................ |12/84| 105.1 103.4 101.6 20.4 -1.7 12 | Coal mining................................. |12/85| 92.6 91.0 90.4 -2.5 -.7 13 | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 68.3 65.2 61.2 -16.5 -6.1 14 | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic | | | minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 123.5 123.7 123.9 2.9 .2 | | | |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 124.1 124.4 124.4 2.4 0 20 | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 120.5 121.4 121.8 1.4 .3 21 | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 190.7 195.1 195.0 3.9 -.1 22 | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 116.1 116.7 116.8 2.6 .1 23 | Apparel and other finished products made | | | from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 120.4 120.5 120.7 .8 .2 24 | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 155.0 154.1 154.3 .7 .1 25 | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 132.6 133.4 133.5 2.6 .1 26 | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 143.9 149.6 150.5 22.1 .6 27 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 157.2 159.4 159.9 6.9 .3 28 | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 144.8 144.7 144.6 11.0 -.1 29 | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84| 80.2 78.6 77.5 -6.1 -1.4 30 | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 123.2 124.2 123.9 5.9 -.2 31 | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 134.2 134.2 134.0 2.6 -.1 32 | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 124.5 124.5 124.6 3.5 .1 33 | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 129.7 128.7 128.5 9.4 -.2 34 | Fabricated metal products, except machinery | | | and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 124.4 125.1 125.4 4.0 .2 35 | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 119.0 119.3 119.3 1.4 0 36 | Electrical and electronic machinery, | | | equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 113.3 113.2 113.2 .4 0 37 | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 131.9 131.7 131.4 1.0 -.2 38 | Measuring and controlling instruments; | | | photographic, medical, optical goods; | | | watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 123.6 124.6 124.4 1.8 -.2 39 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 125.6 126.1 126.1 2.1 0 | | | |Services industries | | 42 | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 104.3 104.7 104.7 2.4 0 43 | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 132.1 132.3 132.3 10.4 0 44 | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 102.0 103.5 103.5 3.4 0 45 | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 110.0 115.6 114.9 5.4 -.6 46 | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 110.9 110.7 110.6 7.5 -.1 | | | __________________|______________________________________________|_____|____________________________________________ 01/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes shown in table 5. Because of differences in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the movements of similarly-titled indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings shown in table 6. 2/ The indexes for Apr. 1995 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision four months after original publication. 3/ Not available.