Figure 1. Historical “core” index series: CPI-U, PPI for finished goods, PPI for intermediate goods, PPI for crude goods, USMP, and ECI, first quarter 2001–fourth quarter 2015
Year and quarter CPI-U PPI for finished goods PPI for intermediate goods PPI for crude goods USMP ECI

2001 Q1

184.7 149.5 137.4 135.6 0.0 84.7

2001 Q2

186.0 150.2 137.1 130.1 .0 85.5

2001 Q3

187.1 150.7 135.9 128.9 .0 86.4

2001 Q4

188.4 150.4 134.8 124.3 100.0 87.2

2002 Q1

189.2 150.0 135.0 129.0 99.7 87.9

2002 Q2

190.2 150.5 135.6 138.6 99.9 88.8

2002 Q3

191.3 150.3 136.5 140.0 100.1 89.5

2002 Q4

192.1 149.5 136.7 139.9 100.0 90.1

2003 Q1

192.5 150.7 138.6 148.1 100.3 91.2

2003 Q2

193.0 150.1 138.4 146.3 100.3 92.0

2003 Q3

193.7 150.4 138.8 155.7 100.6 92.9

2003 Q4

194.2 151.0 139.6 170.1 101.0 93.6

2004 Q1

195.5 151.8 142.9 195.2 102.4 94.6

2004 Q2

196.6 152.8 146.2 176.3 102.7 95.5

2004 Q3

197.5 153.2 149.6 197.4 103.4 96.4

2004 Q4

198.6 154.5 151.3 204.9 104.0 97.1

2005 Q1

200.1 155.6 153.8 199.9 105.0 98.0

2005 Q2

200.6 156.2 153.3 188.9 104.9 98.6

2005 Q3

201.3 157.1 155.0 210.2 104.8 99.3

2005 Q4

202.8 156.8 158.5 215.6 105.1 100.1

2006 Q1

204.3 158.4 161.1 227.7 105.7 100.7

2006 Q2

205.9 159.0 164.7 255.4 107.2 101.6

2006 Q3

207.2 159.2 166.2 253.8 107.8 102.6

2006 Q4

208.1 160.0 165.6 252.3 108.1 103.4

2007 Q1

209.4 160.9 166.3 284.5 108.4 104.2

2007 Q2

210.4 161.7 169.0 281.5 109.5 105.1

2007 Q3

211.6 162.3 169.0 289.9 110.1 105.9

2007 Q4

213.2 163.4 171.2 291.7 111.4 106.8

2008 Q1

214.4 165.1 175.9 332.1 113.9 107.6

2008 Q2

215.4 166.6 183.7 373.8 116.5 108.3

2008 Q3

216.7 168.9 188.8 337.5 116.8 109.1

2008 Q4

216.9 170.8 176.2 221.3 112.7 109.6

2009 Q1

218.3 171.2 172.7 222.9 110.7 109.9

2009 Q2

219.1 171.8 171.8 242.6 111.2 110.2

2009 Q3

219.9 171.6 174.2 267.9 111.9 110.7

2009 Q4

220.9 172.1 175.9 285.3 113.0 111.1

2010 Q1

220.8 172.9 179.6 324.6 113.7 111.8

2010 Q2

221.2 173.6 180.9 317.1 114.4 112.3

2010 Q3

221.7 174.3 180.9 334.5 114.7 112.8

2010 Q4

222.3 174.6 184.1 364.0 116.4 113.3

2011 Q1

223.4 176.3 190.1 387.8 118.7 114.0

2011 Q2

224.8 177.5 193.8 399.6 120.1 114.7

2011 Q3

226.1 179.0 194.2 401.4 120.9 115.1

2011 Q4

227.3 180.0 191.1 372.7 120.4 115.6

2012 Q1

228.5 181.4 194.5 387.6 121.1 116.2

2012 Q2

229.8 182.2 192.1 357.7 120.8 116.8

2012 Q3

230.6 183.2 192.0 365.2 120.4 117.3

2012 Q4

231.6 183.6 192.3 366.7 120.4 117.8

2013 Q1

232.8 184.5 194.5 367.1 120.6 118.4

2013 Q2

233.5 185.1 193.7 349.0 119.6 119.0

2013 Q3

234.6 185.4 193.6 342.0 119.0 119.5

2013 Q4

235.6 186.6 193.7 346.1 119.0 120.1

2014 Q1

236.6 187.7 194.9 350.7 119.7 120.5

2014 Q2

238.0 188.6 195.3 349.1 119.6 121.4

2014 Q3

238.7 189.3 196.3 345.4 119.5 122.2

2014 Q4

239.4 189.8 193.6 327.9 119.0 122.8

2015 Q1

240.8 191.6 190.5 306.0 117.5 123.6

2015 Q2

242.2 192.9 190.4 306.3 116.9 123.8

2015 Q3

243.2 193.2 188.3 285.0 115.9 124.5

2015 Q4

244.4 193.4 186.7 266.5 114.9 125.2

Note: CPI-U = Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; PPI = Producer Price Index; USMP = U.S. Import Price Index; ECI = Employment Cost Index.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.