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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.


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PPI for final demand advances 0.4% in October; services increase 0.3%, goods rise 0.7%

11/14/2019

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4 percent in October, as the index for final demand services rose 0.3 percent and prices for final demand goods advanced 0.7 percent. The final demand index moved up 1.1 percent for the 12 months ended in October.
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Report on Quality Changes for 2020 Model Vehicles

November 14, 2019

The value of quality changes for a sample of 2020 model year domestically produced passenger cars and light motor trucks included in the Producer Price Index for October averaged $73.39 for passenger cars and $197.74 for light motor trucks. More...
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PPI Relative Importance Tables:

Tables of PPI Components and Weights
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    • Revised Final demand by individual commodities (XLSX)
    • Revised Final demand by component series (XLSX)
  • Intermediate demand by commodity type
    • Revised Individual commodities of intermediate demand by commodity type (XLSX)
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    • Revised Individual commodities of intermediate demand by production flow (XLSX)
    • Revised Component series of intermediate demand by production flow (XLSX)
  • Revised Commodities, all levels (XLSX)
  • Revised Wherever-provided services and construction (XLSX)

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Archived PPI relative importance tables and seasonal factors

 

PPI Detailed Report Tables:

Tables of Detailed PPIs and Special Indexes

PPI Percent Change Tables:

  • Final Demand-Intermediate Demand indexes percent change table (PDF)
  • Commodity indexes percent change table (PDF)

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FINAL DEMAND: News Release

SA
+0.4%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

NSA
+0.6%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

NSA
+1.1%(p) since Oct 2018 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND GOODS:

Total
+0.7%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Foods
+1.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Energy
+2.8%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Core goods
unchanged in Oct 2019 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND SERVICES:

Total
+0.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Transportation and warehousing
+0.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Trade
+0.8%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Other
+0.1%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND CONSTRUCTION:

Construction
+0.4%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY COMMODITY TYPE:

Processed goods
+0.4%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Unprocessed goods
+1.0%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Services
-0.2%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY PRODUCTION FLOW:

Stage 4 intermediate demand
+0.1%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Stage 3 intermediate demand
+0.9%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Stage 2 intermediate demand
-0.5%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Stage 1 intermediate demand
+0.2%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

GOODS:

Motor vehicles
-0.5%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Pharmaceutical preparations
+0.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Gasoline
+7.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Meats
-0.4%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Industrial chemicals
+4.0%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Lumber
+0.4%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Steel mill products
-3.0%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Diesel fuel
+2.9%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Prepared animal feeds
+0.7%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Crude petroleum
-9.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Grains
+8.2%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Carbon steel scrap
-16.1%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

SERVICES:

Outpatient healthcare
+0.7%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Inpatient healthcare services
+0.6%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Food and alcohol retailing
+1.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Apparel and jewelry retailing
+2.6%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Airline passenger services
+0.5%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Securities brokerage, dealing, investment, and related services
-8.4%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Business loans (partial)
-6.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Legal services
+0.6%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Truck transportation of freight
+0.3%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

Machinery and equipment wholesaling
-0.2%(p) in Oct 2019 Historical Data

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