PPI

PPI for October 2010

The Producer Price Index for finished goods increased 0.4% in October 2010. The PPI measures prices obtained for U.S. goods. Intermediate goods prices increased 1.2% and crude or raw materials prices went up 4.3%. PPI is often called wholesale inflation by the press.

The reason finished goods prices increased was all energy, up 3.7% in one month.

 

PPI for June 2010

March Producer Price Index, or PPI for June 2010 came in at -0.5% from last month. Core PPI was -0.1%. May PPI was -0.3%. The original press release is on the BLS website. The reason for the drop is a -2.2% drop in food prices and a -0.5% in energy.

 

The graph below compares components of Core PPI (Finished goods minus food and energy).

 

PPI for April 2010

March Producer Price Index, or PPI for April 2010 came in at -0.1%. The original press release is on the BLS website. The reason for the drop is a -0.8% drop in energy prices. Gas dropped 2.7%. Veggies dropped 10.2% after last month's blow out. This month was egged with a drop of -28.5% (fresh eggs).

 

Below is the change in Finished Goods from one year ago.

 

 

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