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The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.
Notices
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PPI for final demand components, 1-month percent change, April 2022
Commodity
1-month percent change
Goods
1.3%
Foods
1.5%
Fresh fruits and melons(1)
8.5%
Fresh and dry vegetables(1)
-26.6%
Meats
-0.5%
Processed poultry
1.3%
Dairy products
2.8%
Soft drinks(1)
0.8%
Energy
1.7%
Residential electric power
1.2%
Residential natural gas
3.7%
Gasoline
-3.2%
Jet fuel(1)
14.8%
Home heating oil and distillates
11.7%
No. 2 diesel fuel
8.1%
Goods less foods and energy
1.0%
Industrial chemicals
1.8%
Pharmaceutical preparations
0.2%
Passenger cars
0.7%
Trucks, 14,000 lbs. and under
1.3%
Aircraft and aircraft equipment
0.3%
Cigarettes, including nontobacco(1)
1.1%
Services
0.0%
Trade services
-0.5%
Machinery and equipment and parts and supplies wholesaling(1)
-0.2%
Food and alcohol retailing
-0.8%
Health and beauty retailing, including optical goods(1)
-1.3%
Apparel, jewelry, footwear, and accessories retailing
-1.1%
Automobiles and automobile parts retailing(1)
0.8%
Fuels and lubricants retailing(1)
3.7%
Transportation and warehousing services
3.6%
Rail transportation of freight and mail(1)
2.6%
Truck transportation of freight(1)
4.4%
Water transportation of freight(1)
5.7%
Air transportation of freight(1)
3.5%
Courier, messenger, and U.S. postal service
1.3%
Airline passenger services
2.9%
Less trade, transportation, and warehousing
-0.1%
Loan services (partial)
2.3%
Securities brokerage, dealing, investment advice, and related services(1)
-0.2%
Portfolio management(1)
-1.8%
Outpatient care (partial)
0.3%
Inpatient care
-0.2%
Traveler accommodation services
-3.1%
Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
Note: All data are subject to revision 4 months after originally published.
Latest Numbers
FINAL DEMAND GOODS:
Total
+1.3%(p) in Apr 2022
Foods
+1.5%(p) in Apr 2022
Energy
+1.7%(p) in Apr 2022
Core goods
+1.0%(p) in Apr 2022
FINAL DEMAND SERVICES:
Total
unchanged in Apr 2022
Transportation and warehousing
+3.6%(p) in Apr 2022
Trade
-0.5%(p) in Apr 2022
Other
-0.1%(p) in Apr 2022
FINAL DEMAND CONSTRUCTION:
Construction
+4.0%(p) in Apr 2022
INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY COMMODITY TYPE:
Processed goods
+2.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Unprocessed goods
+5.3%(p) in Apr 2022
Services
+0.7%(p) in Apr 2022
INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY PRODUCTION FLOW:
Stage 4 intermediate demand
+0.9%(p) in Apr 2022
Stage 3 intermediate demand
+2.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Stage 2 intermediate demand
+2.8%(p) in Apr 2022
Stage 1 intermediate demand
+1.6%(p) in Apr 2022
GOODS:
Motor vehicles
+0.9%(p) in Apr 2022
Pharmaceutical preparations
+0.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Gasoline
-3.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Meats
-0.5%(p) in Apr 2022
Industrial chemicals
+2.5%(p) in Apr 2022
Lumber
-11.8%(p) in Apr 2022
Steel mill products
+2.4%(p) in Apr 2022
Diesel fuel
+8.1%(p) in Apr 2022
Prepared animal feeds
+1.6%(p) in Apr 2022
Crude petroleum
+4.5%(p) in Apr 2022
Grains
+5.6%(p) in Apr 2022
Carbon steel scrap
-3.7%(p) in Apr 2022
SERVICES:
Outpatient healthcare
+0.3%(p) in Apr 2022
Inpatient healthcare services
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Food and alcohol retailing
-0.8%(p) in Apr 2022
Apparel and jewelry retailing
-1.1%(p) in Apr 2022
Airline passenger services
+2.9%(p) in Apr 2022
Securities brokerage, dealing, investment, and related services
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Business loans (partial)
+4.6%(p) in Apr 2022
Legal services
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Truck transportation of freight
+4.4%(p) in Apr 2022
Machinery and equipment wholesaling
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2022
Historical Data
News Release
SA - Seasonally Adjusted
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted
p - preliminary
News Release
PPI for final demand advances 0.5% in April; goods rise 1.3%, services are unchanged
05/12/2022
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in April. Prices for final
demand goods advanced 1.3 percent, and the index for final demand services was unchanged.
Final demand prices moved up 11.0 percent for the 12 months ended in April.
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Next Release
May 2022 PPI data are scheduled to be released on June 14, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
Monthly Labor Review
PPI and CPI seasonal adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic
The CPI and PPI mitigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their seasonally adjusted price indexes. read more »
The Economics Daily
Producer prices for final demand up 11.2 percent for the year ended March 2022
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 11.2 percent from March 2021 to March 2022, the largest over-the-year percentage increase since data were first calculated in November 2010. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect input costs for U.S. producers? A review based on BLS input cost indexes
This Beyond the Numbers article will define satellite net input to industry Indexes and use data from December 2018 through April 2021 to examine shifts in input costs for both goods and services consumed by domestic producers. Satellite net input indexes measure the average change in prices industries pay for inputs, including imports, but exclude capital investments and labor. read more »