Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings

Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings 1982=100, unless otherwise indicated
Grouping	Commodity code	Unadjusted index(1)
Grouping	Commodity code	Jan. 2008	Apr. 2008	May 2008
All commodities		181.0	190.7	196.5

Major commodity groups

Farm products and processed foods and feeds		169.8	172.9	177.0
Farm products	01	164.2	164.8	169.3
Processed foods and feeds	02	172.7	177.0	181.1

Industrial commodities		182.8	193.7	199.9
Textile products and apparel	03	126.9	127.7	128.3
Hides, skins, leather, and related products	04	172.2	173.2	173.1
Fuels and related products and power	05	195.9	224.7	243.2
Chemicals and allied products(2)	06	229.2	238.4	245.0
Rubber and plastic products	07	159.2	160.7	163.2
Lumber and wood products	08	189.3	190.1	193.5
Pulp, paper, and allied products	09	222.3	224.8	225.0
Metals and metal products	10	197.5	214.5	224.0
Machinery and equipment	11	127.8	129.1	129.1
Furniture and household durables	12	145.7	147.3	147.5
Nonmetallic mineral products	13	188.5	190.8	192.4
Transportation equipment	14	157.5	157.5	157.1
Miscellaneous products	15	212.7	214.7	216.7

Industrial commodities less fuels and related products and power		174.7	179.0	181.6

Other commodity groupings

Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, and tree nuts	01-1	177.9	161.4	157.2
Grains	01-2	214.5	237.3	231.9
Slaughter livestock	01-3	112.9	118.6	131.4
Slaughter poultry	01-4	189.2	195.0	201.9
Plant and animal fibers	01-5	102.0	100.9	102.1
Chicken eggs	01-7	228.4	184.8	153.4
Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds	01-8	234.1	254.9	260.0
Oilseeds	01-83	226.9	244.4	244.2
Cereal and bakery products	02-1	216.6	227.2	229.9
Meats, poultry, and fish	02-2	142.9	146.4	151.7
Processed poultry	02-22	131.5	136.0	139.5
Sugar and confectionery	02-5	173.7	174.7	178.2
Beverages and beverage materials	02-6	169.1	171.9	172.6
Packaged beverage materials	02-63	168.5	174.8	175.1
Fats and oils	02-7	270.1	305.3	321.0
Apparel	03-81	127.3	127.7	127.8
Other leather and related products	04-4	158.0	158.3	158.3
Gas fuels	05-3	318.3	383.1	438.5
Electric power	05-4	168.0	170.6	174.2
Refined petroleum products	05-7	244.0	291.4	321.7
Drugs and pharmaceuticals	06-3	332.2	339.1	339.6
Agricultural chemicals and products	06-5	205.2	238.4	250.3
Other chemicals and allied products	06-7	166.8	169.5	169.7
Rubber and rubber products	07-1	144.3	147.6	149.1
Rubber, except natural rubber	07-11	175.2	182.7	190.2
Miscellaneous rubber products	07-13	158.3	159.7	160.8
Plastic products	07-2	170.1	171.1	174.0
Lumber	08-1	163.7	162.8	169.3
Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building paper and board	09-1	192.9	195.9	196.2
Converted paper and paperboard products	09-15	191.7	194.1	194.5
Iron and steel	10-1	210.0	245.8	272.8
Nonferrous metals	10-2	240.8	267.5	269.0
Nonferrous mill shapes	10-25	210.9	229.9	231.6
Metalworking machinery and equipment	11-3	165.6	167.7	167.9
General purpose machinery and equipment	11-4	187.6	189.7	191.0
Special industry machinery	11-6	185.0	187.2	187.9
Electrical machinery and equipment	11-7	112.7	113.6	113.5
Miscellaneous machinery and equipment	11-9	158.8	161.7	162.1
Other household durable goods	12-6	171.8	172.7	173.0
Concrete ingredients	13-2	226.1	229.3	230.1
Motor vehicles and equipment	14-1	133.7	133.7	132.9
Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc	15-1	143.1	144.8	143.6
Photographic equipment and supplies	15-4	109.9	110.5	111.4
Other miscellaneous products	15-9	158.3	161.3	162.2
Footnotes (1) Data for January 2008 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.

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Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings

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