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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 components, 1-month percent change, August 2024
Commodity
1-month percent change
Goods
0.0%
Foods
0.1%
Fresh fruits and melons(1)
-2.9%
Fresh and dry vegetables(1)
2.5%
Meats
-4.2%
Processed poultry
0.9%
Dairy products(1)
0.4%
Soft drinks(1)
1.3%
Energy
-0.9%
Residential electric power
-1.1%
Residential natural gas
-1.8%
Gasoline
0.6%
Jet fuel(1)
-10.5%
Home heating oil and distillates
-2.9%
No. 2 diesel fuel
1.9%
Goods less foods and energy
0.2%
Industrial chemicals
0.5%
Pharmaceutical preparations
0.5%
Passenger cars
0.0%
Trucks, 14,000 lbs. and under
0.4%
Aircraft and aircraft equipment
0.2%
Cigarettes, including nontobacco(1)
2.3%
Services
0.4%
Trade services
0.6%
Machinery and equipment and parts and supplies wholesaling(1)
2.7%
Food and alcohol retailing
-2.6%
Health and beauty retailing, including optical goods(1)
-1.3%
Apparel, jewelry, footwear, and accessories retailing
-0.9%
Automobiles and automobile parts retailing(1)
-2.1%
Fuels and lubricants retailing(1)
14.4%
Transportation and warehousing services
-0.1%
Rail transportation of freight and mail(1)
-0.1%
Truck transportation of freight(1)
-0.1%
Water transportation of freight(1)
0.1%
Air transportation of freight(1)
-0.3%
Courier, messenger, and U.S. postal service
2.1%
Airline passenger services
-0.8%
Less trade, transportation, and warehousing
0.3%
Loan services (partial)
1.7%
Securities brokerage, dealing, investment advice, and related services(1)
0.4%
Portfolio management(1)
0.0%
Outpatient care (partial)
0.1%
Inpatient care
0.0%
Traveler accommodation services
4.4%
Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
Note: All data are subject to revision 4 months after originally published.
Latest Numbers
FINAL DEMAND GOODS:
Total
unchanged in Aug 2024
Foods
+0.1%(p) in Aug 2024
Energy
-0.9%(p) in Aug 2024
Core goods
+0.2%(p) in Aug 2024
FINAL DEMAND SERVICES:
Total
+0.4%(p) in Aug 2024
Transportation and warehousing
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2024
Trade
+0.6%(p) in Aug 2024
Other
+0.3%(p) in Aug 2024
FINAL DEMAND CONSTRUCTION:
Construction
unchanged in Aug 2024
INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY COMMODITY TYPE:
Processed goods
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2024
Unprocessed goods
-3.7%(p) in Aug 2024
Services
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2024
INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY PRODUCTION FLOW:
Stage 4 intermediate demand
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2024
Stage 3 intermediate demand
-0.4%(p) in Aug 2024
Stage 2 intermediate demand
-1.3%(p) in Aug 2024
Stage 1 intermediate demand
unchanged in Aug 2024
GOODS:
Motor vehicles
+0.3%(p) in Aug 2024
Pharmaceutical preparations
+0.5%(p) in Aug 2024
Gasoline
+0.6%(p) in Aug 2024
Meats
-4.2%(p) in Aug 2024
Industrial chemicals
unchanged in Aug 2024
Lumber
+1.8%(p) in Aug 2024
Steel mill products
-2.6%(p) in Aug 2024
Diesel fuel
+1.9%(p) in Aug 2024
Prepared animal feeds
-0.7%(p) in Aug 2024
Crude petroleum
-4.2%(p) in Aug 2024
Grains
-4.6%(p) in Aug 2024
Carbon steel scrap
+0.2%(p) in Aug 2024
SERVICES:
Outpatient healthcare
+0.1%(p) in Aug 2024
Inpatient healthcare services
unchanged in Aug 2024
Food and alcohol retailing
-2.6%(p) in Aug 2024
Apparel and jewelry retailing
-0.9%(p) in Aug 2024
Airline passenger services
-0.8%(p) in Aug 2024
Securities brokerage, dealing, investment, and related services
+0.4%(p) in Aug 2024
Business loans (partial)
+4.3%(p) in Aug 2024
Legal services
+0.5%(p) in Aug 2024
Truck transportation of freight
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2024
Machinery and equipment wholesaling
+2.7%(p) in Aug 2024
Historical Data
News Release
SA - Seasonally Adjusted
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted
p - preliminary
News Release
PPI for final demand rises 0.2% in August; services increase 0.4%, goods unchanged
09/12/2024
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in August. Prices for final
demand services increased 0.4 percent, and the index for final demand goods was unchanged.
Prices for final demand advanced 1.7 percent for the 12 months ended in August.
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Next Release
September 2024 PPI data are scheduled to be released on October 11, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Final demand producer prices up 2.6 over the year ended June 2024
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 2.6 percent for the 12 months ended in June 2024, not seasonally adjusted. This was the largest 12-month increase since moving up 2.7 percent for the year ended March 2023. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Debunking 8 common misconceptions about the Producer Price Index
This Beyond the Numbers article addresses common misconceptions about the PPI. It will cover the scope of PPI coverage, the types of price information used to construct PPIs, differences between the PPI and the Consumer Price Index (CPI), how changes in product quality affect PPIs, and how transportation costs are integrated into the PPI. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Introducing Producer Price Index research series based on a geometric-mean formula
This article introduces Producer Price Index (PPI) research series calculated with a geometric-mean (geomean) formula and explains the formula’s methodological advantages. The article also compares official and geomean PPIs to illustrate how formula choice affects index values. read more »