TEXT Table 1. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued Table 3. Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings Table #4 Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups FOR DATA ONLY: (202) 606-7828 USDL 94-188 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS (202) 606-7705 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 8:30 A.M. (E.D.T.), TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1994 PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES--MARCH 1994 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods moved up 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted from February to March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent advance in February and a rise of 0.2 percent in January. Prices received by domestic producers of intermediate goods increased 0.2 percent over the month, half as much as February's rise of 0.4 percent. After dropping 1.3 percent in February, the Crude Goods Price Index turned up 2.8 percent in March. (See table A.) _ The slowdown in the Finished Goods Price Index over the month reflected the behavior of the index for finished energy goods, which showed no change in March in the wake of a steep climb a month earlier. By contrast, prices for consumer foods turned up moderately following 2 months of small declines. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy moved up 0.2 percent in March, more than in February but less than in January. Table A. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of-processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted ______________________________________________________________________ | | || | | | | Finished goods || | | | |________________________________________________|| | | | | | | | | Change in || | | | | | | | | fin. goods || Inter-| | | | | | | Ex. foods|from 12 months||mediate|Crude | |Month| Total |Foods |Energy|and energy| ago (unadj.) || goods |goods | |_____|________|______|______|__________|______________||_______|______| | | | | | | || | | |1993 | | | | | || | | |Mar. | 0.2 | 0.2| 0.9| 0.1 | 2.0 || 0.3 | 0.2| |Apr. | .5 | 1.3| 0 | .3 | 2.5 || .3 | 1.2| |May | 0 | -.4| -.5| .2 | 2.1 || -.3 | 2.1| |June | -.5 | -.6| -.9| -.3 | 1.3 || 0 | -1.5| |July | 0 | -.1| -.8| .1 | 1.3 || 0 | -2.0| |Aug. | -.8 | .3| -1.0| -1.1 | .5 || 0 | -.7| |Sept.| .2 | .6| -.1| .1 | .4 || 0 | .7| |Oct. | -.1 | -.2| .8| -.3 | .2 || .1 | 2.2| |Nov. | .1 | r.8| -2.1| r.4 | r.4 || r.2 | r-.3| |Dec. | -.1 | .6| -2.6| r.1 | .2 || r-.3 | r-2.1| | | | | | | || | | |1994 | | | | | || | | |Jan. | .2 | -.3| .8| .4 | .2 || .2 | 1.3| |Feb. | .5 | -.4| 2.8| .1 | .2 || .4 | -1.3| |Mar. | .2 | .5| 0 | .2 | .2 || .2 | 2.8| |_____|________|______|______|__________|______________||_______|______| -2- r= revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for November 1993 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. During the first quarter of 1994, the Finished Goods Price Index moved up at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.9 percent following a marginal decrease at a 0.3 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 1993. The first quarter upturn was partly due to the energy goods index, which advanced at a rate of 15.3 percent after falling at about the same rate in the last 3 months of 1993. In addition, the increase in prices for finished goods other than foods and energy accelerated from a 0.9 percent rate in the final quarter of 1993 to a rate of 3.3 percent in the opening quarter of 1994; the acceleration was led by indexes for capital equipment and for consumer durable goods, while the acceleration in consumer nondurables was much more modest. Consumer food prices turned down at a rate of 0.9 percent from December 1993 to March 1994, in contrast with their 5.2 percent rate of advance in the preceding 3 months. Before seasonal adjustment, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods moved up 0.2 percent in March to 125.0 (1982=100). From March 1993 to March 1994, the Finished Goods Price Index edged up 0.2 percent. During this same period, consumer food prices increased 2.2 percent, the index for finished energy goods declined 3.5 percent, and prices for finished goods other than foods and energy rose 0.4 percent. The Intermediate Goods Price Index was 0.7 percent higher in March 1994 than in the same month a year earlier, and prices for crude materials for further processing advanced 2.1 percent over the year. Finished goods The Producer Price Index for finished energy goods was unchanged from February to March on a seasonally adjusted basis; a month before, energy prices had climbed 2.8 percent. Gasoline prices were down 1.8 percent in March after advancing more than 6 percent in each of the previous 2 months. Similarly, the home heating oil index declined 0.7 percent in March after an upward surge of 23.5 percent in February. The residential gas index, however, increased 1.9 percent over the month following a rise of 1.2 percent in February. -3- Table B. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected price indexes for intermediate goods and crude goods, seasonally adjusted _________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Intermediate goods | Crude goods | | |________________________________|__________________________________| | | | | | Change in| | | | Change in | | | | | | intermed.| | | | crude | | | | | Ex. | goods | | | Ex. | goods | | | | | foods| from 12 | | | foods| from 12 | | | | | and | months ago| | Energy | and | months ago| |Month| Foods|Energy|energy| (unadj.) | Foods|(unadj.)|energy| (unadj.) | |_____|______|______|______|___________|______|________|______|___________| | | | | | | | | | | |1993 | | | | | | | | | |Mar. | -0.5| 0.9| 0.2| 2.1 | 0.2| 0.3 | 0.2| 4.8 | |Apr. | 1.1| .3| .2| 2.2 | 1.7| .4 | 1.5| 5.2 | |May | .1| -.8| -.2| 1.5 | .8| 4.2 | 1.1| 5.2 | |June | -1.0| .6| 0 | 1.1 | -3.2| -.5 | .1| 2.1 | |July | 2.4| -1.3| .1| 1.0 | 1.5| -7.3 | .7| -.2 | |Aug. | .6| -1.3| .2| 1.0 | 1.1| -1.9 | -2.0| 0 | |Sept.| -.4| 0 | 0 | .9 | .5| 1.2 | .1| -1.4 | |Oct. | .6| .1| 0 | 1.0 | -1.4| 6.6 | 1.3| .9 | |Nov. | r1.1| r-.2| .2| r1.2 | r4.7| r-6.3 | r1.1| r.4 | |Dec. | r1.6| r-3.9| .2| 1.0 | r.4| r-7.4 | r2.1| -.5 | | | | | | | | | | | |1994 | | | | | | | | | |Jan. | .2| .1| .2| .8 | -.9| 3.8 | 1.6| .8 | |Feb. | .8| 3.1| 0 | .9 | 1.2| -6.4 | 2.0| -.5 | |Mar. | -.3| .1| .2| .7 | -1.0| 9.3 | .9| 2.1 | |_____|______|______|______|___________|______|________|______|___________| r= revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for November 1993 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. Prices for finished consumer foods moved up 0.5 percent in March after falling 0.4 percent in the prior month. The upturn was chiefly due to the fresh and dry vegetables index, which advanced 9.8 percent following sharp decreases in both January and February. Prices for fish and for beef and veal also turned up after declining a month earlier, and processed chicken prices rose more than in February. By contrast, pork prices moved down 4.4 percent after increasing substantially in each of the previous 2 months. Indexes for shortening and cooking oils and for pasta also turned down in March, and prices for fresh fruits and chicken eggs rose less than in February. The index for consumer goods other than foods and energy inched up 0.1 percent over the month after a 0.2 percent rise in February. From December 1993 to March 1994, this index increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.6 percent, more than twice as much as the 1.2 percent rate registered from September to December 1993. In March, advances were led by tobacco products, photographic equipment, passenger cars, mobile homes, and household furniture. The alcoholic beverages index decreased, however. -4- After edging up 0.1 percent in February, capital equipment prices rose 0.3 percent in March. This index moved up at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0 percent during the first quarter of 1994, considerably more than the 0.9 percent rate recorded for the final quarter of 1993. The acceleration from February to March was paced by the heavy trucks index, which climbed 2.2 percent after showing no change a month before. In addition, prices for civilian aircraft, light motor trucks, and construction machinery turned up following February decreases. Intermediate goods The Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components increased 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted in March following a 0.4 percent rise in February. During the first 3 months of 1994, this index rose at a 3.1 percent annual rate after edging down at a 0.3 percent rate in the final quarter of 1993. The index for energy goods advanced slightly in March after rising much more in February, and prices for foods and feeds declined after rising in the previous month. The index for nondurable manufacturing materials turned up, however. (See table B.) The index for intermediate energy goods edged up 0.1 percent in March after a February climb of 3.1 percent. Prices for energy goods rose at a 14.1 percent annual rate during the first 3 months of 1994 after declining at a 15.2 percent rate in the final quarter of 1993. In March, the diesel fuel index rose 3.3 percent after climbing 18.1 percent in February. The liquefied petroleum gas index also rose much less than in the prior month, and indexes for gasoline and jet fuels declined moderately in March after advancing substantially in February. Indexes for residual fuel and commercial natural gas rose more than in the previous month, however. After rising 0.8 percent in February, prices for intermediate foods and feeds fell 0.3 percent. Food and feed prices rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.4 percent from December 1993 to March 1994, much less than the 14.5 percent rate of advance during the last 3 months of 1993. Prices for prepared animal feeds, pork, and fluid milk products dropped in March after rising in February, and flour prices fell more than in the preceding month. Conversely, indexes for beef and veal, confectionery materials, liquid milk products, and dry milk products turned up after falling in the previous month. Prices for nondurable manufacturing materials rose 0.5 percent in March following a February decline of 0.2 percent. This index advanced at a 0.7 percent annual rate during the first 3 months of 1994 after declining at a 2.4 percent rate in each of the 2 previous quarters. Prices for miscellaneous basic organic chemicals were unchanged in March following a February decline. Indexes for petrochemicals, paint materials, synthetic rubber, and leather turned up in March, and prices for paperboard and for plastic resins and materials rose more than in February. In contrast, indexes for basic inorganic chemicals and for processed yarns and threads turned down in March after rising in the prior month. The Producer Price Index for construction materials was unchanged in March after falling 0.2 percent in February. Prices for construction materials rose at a 0.6 percent rate during the first quarter of 1994, far less than their 7.5 percent rate of advance in the fourth quarter of 1993. The softwood lumber index declined 2.0 percent in March after dropping 6.9 percent in February, and indexes for plywood and plastic construction -5- products also fell much less than a month before. Prices for gypsum products rose substantially more than in the previous month, and the index for wiring devices turned up. Nonferrous wire and cable prices rose far less than in February, however, and the millwork index decreased more in March than in the prior month. The index for durable manufacturing materials advanced 0.5 percent in March after rising 0.4 percent in February. This index climbed at a 4.7 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate from December 1993 to March 1994, about the same as in the preceding 3 months. Prices for aluminum mill shapes, primary aluminum, cold rolled steel sheet and strip, copper cathode, and flat glass rose in March. In contrast, lower prices were recorded for hot rolled steel sheet and strip and for plywood. Crude goods The Producer Price Index for Crude Materials for Further Processing turned up 2.8 percent in March seasonally adjusted following a decline of 1.3 percent in the preceding month. During the first quarter, crude material prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 11.5 percent, following a 1.2 percent rate of decline in the previous 3 months. The March upturn was due to the index for crude energy goods, which advanced substantially after a sharp decline in February. In contrast, the crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index turned down after rising in the prior month, and the basic industrial materials index rose somewhat less than in other recent months. (See table B.) The crude energy materials index turned up 9.3 percent following a decline of 6.4 percent in February. From December 1993 to March 1994, this index moved up at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 26.7 percent following a decrease of about the same amount in the fourth quarter of 1993. The March upturn was broadly based. The index for natural gas to pipelines prices rose 17.9 percent after declining more than 10 percent in the preceding month. In addition, the crude petroleum index increased 4.8 percent after falling nearly 4 percent a month earlier. The coal index continued to fall, but not as much as in February. The crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs index turned down 1.0 percent in March after increasing 1.2 percent in the prior month. These prices fell at an annual rate of 2.5 percent during the first quarter after rising at a 15.5 percent rate during the final 3 months of last year. The corn index dropped 8.2 percent in March after a decrease of 2.4 percent in February. Indexes for slaughter hogs, slaughter cattle, and wheat turned down after February increases. The slaughter broilers index rose considerably less than in the previous month. The index for fresh and dry vegetables, however, turned up nearly 10 percent after falling 25.0 percent in February. The unprocessed finfish index also turned up after declining substantially in the prior month, and the fluid milk and hay indexes rose much more than a month earlier. The March rise in the crude nonfood materials less energy index slowed to 0.9 percent after an increase of 2.0 percent in February. This index climbed at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 19.0 percent in the first quarter, nearly as much as its rate of advance in the previous 3 months. -6- The leaf tobacco index turned down 13.2 percent in March following a 4.0 percent rise in the previous month. The iron and steel scrap index also turned down after increasing in February. In addition, indexes for raw cotton, copper base scrap, aluminum base scrap, and copper ores rose considerably less than they did a month earlier. Conversely, indexes for softwood logs, bolts, and timber and for wastepaper increased more than they had a month earlier. In addition, cattle hide prices turned up after declining in February, and hardwood log prices moved up substantially after showing no change in the previous month. Net output price indexes for mining, manufacturing, and other industries Mining. The Producer Price Index for the net output of total domestic mining industries climbed 8.4 percent in March after decreasing 5.4 percent in the preceding month. (Net output price indexes are not seasonally adjusted.) During the first quarter, this index advanced at an annual rate of 45.5 percent; in the final quarter of 1993, by contrast, this index moved down at a rate of 7.2 percent. The upturn from February to March resulted from the oil and gas extraction industry group index, which jumped 12.5 percent after declining 7.6 percent in February. The increase in the metal mining industry group index, however, slowed from 3.3 percent in February to 1.7 percent a month later. The nonmetallic minerals mining industry group index showed no change in March after rising in the previous month. In March, the index for total mining industries stood at 76.0 (December 1984=100), 0.3 percent above its level of a year earlier. Manufacturing. The Producer Price Index for total domestic manufacturing industries inched up 0.1 percent in March following a 0.5 percent increase in February. From December 1993 to March 1994, this index moved up at an annual rate of 7.3 percent, following a 0.7 percent rate of decrease in the preceding 3 months. The March slowdown principally reflected the drop of 0.3 percent in the petroleum refining industry group index, which had advanced 5.6 percent in February. In addition, the primary metal industries group index moved up 0.5 percent in March, about half as much as its increase of a month before. By contrast, indexes for the lumber and wood products industry group and the leather and leather products industry group turned up modestly after each fell 0.8 percent in February. The index for the net output of the domestic manufacturing sector in March was 119.9 (December 1984=100), an increase of 0.5 percent over the last 12 months. Other. The index for passenger car rental rates advanced 13.8 percent in March after declining 2.5 percent in the previous month. Indexes for air passenger transportation, Mississippi River freight transportation, domestic deep sea freight transportation, and general warehousing and storage also turned up following February decreases. The tour operators industry index climbed 3.4 percent after showing no change a month earlier, and indexes for hotels and motels, scrap and waste materials, courier services except by air, and travel agencies rose more than in February. Conversely, indexes for freight transportation on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway, radio broadcasting, air courier services, and airports and -7- airport services dropped moderately following sizable advances in the preceding month. In addition, indexes for crude petroleum pipe lines and for truck rental and leasing moved up considerably less than in February. ***** Producer Price Index data for April 1994 will be released on Thursday, May 12, at 8:30 a.m. (E.D.T.). ***** Information in this news release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-7828; TDD phone 202-606- 5897; TDD Message Referral phone number: 1-800-326-2577. Table 1. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes by stage of processing (1982=100) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Unadjusted | | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted | Relative | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: Grouping |importance| |Mar. 1994 from:| | |_______________________|_______________|_______________________________ | Dec. | | | | | | | | | Nov. |Feb. |Mar. | Mar. | Feb. |Dec. to|Jan. to |Feb. to | 1993 1/|1993 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/| 1993 | 1994 | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. _________________________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|____________ | Finished goods...................................| 100.000 124.5 124.8 125.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 Finished consumer goods........................| 76.627 122.3 122.5 122.7 -.3 .2 .2 .6 .2 Finished consumer foods......................| 22.940 126.6 126.7 127.5 2.2 .6 -.3 -.4 .5 Crude......................................| 1.622 123.4 109.1 111.8 -1.8 2.5 -7.8 -11.2 4.3 Processed..................................| 21.317 126.9 127.9 128.6 2.4 .5 .3 .3 .3 Finished consumer goods, excluding foods.....| 53.687 120.3 120.5 120.5 -1.3 0 .4 .9 .1 Nondurable goods less foods................| 35.764 115.0 114.9 114.8 -3.0 -.1 .4 1.2 0 Durable goods..............................| 17.923 129.7 130.4 130.6 2.4 .2 .5 .2 .3 Capital equipment..............................| 23.373 132.5 133.4 133.7 1.9 .2 .6 .1 .3 Manufacturing industries.....................| 6.059 131.9 132.5 132.7 1.4 .2 .4 .2 .2 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 17.314 132.6 133.7 133.9 2.1 .1 .6 .2 .3 | Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.| 100.000 116.4 116.6 116.8 .7 .2 .2 .4 .2 Materials and components for manufacturing.....| 49.060 119.1 119.6 119.9 .9 .3 .3 0 .3 Materials for food manufacturing.............| 3.394 117.3 119.2 119.9 5.6 .6 .2 .1 0 Materials for nondurable manufacturing.......| 14.878 115.4 114.5 114.7 -.8 .2 -.2 -.2 .5 Materials for durable manufacturing..........| 11.289 119.3 121.4 122.2 2.1 .7 .2 .4 .5 Components for manufacturing 3/..............| 19.499 123.3 123.6 123.7 .7 .1 .2 .2 .1 Materials and components for construction......| 14.221 133.3 135.1 135.5 2.3 .3 .4 -.2 0 Processed fuels and lubricants.................| 12.695 83.3 81.3 81.2 -3.1 -.1 .1 3.2 .2 Manufacturing industries ....................| 5.301 85.8 84.3 84.5 -2.8 .2 -1.1 2.7 .2 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 7.394 81.8 79.4 79.1 -3.2 -.4 .9 3.6 .1 Containers.....................................| 3.458 126.3 126.6 126.5 -.2 -.1 .3 -.2 -.1 Supplies.......................................| 20.567 125.7 126.5 126.5 1.8 0 0 .2 0 Manufacturing industries.....................| 7.602 129.1 129.3 129.4 1.0 .1 0 -.1 .1 Nonmanufacturing industries..................| 12.964 124.0 125.1 125.0 2.2 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 Feeds......................................| 1.419 108.0 112.3 111.3 10.1 -.9 .3 2.3 -1.1 Other supplies.............................| 11.545 126.2 126.9 127.0 1.4 .1 .2 .2 .1 | Crude materials for further processing...........| 100.000 102.2 100.9 104.8 2.1 3.9 1.3 -1.3 2.8 Foodstuffs and feedstuffs......................| 44.050 110.2 112.8 114.0 5.3 1.1 -.9 1.2 -1.0 Nonfood materials..............................| 55.950 93.2 89.5 94.9 -.1 6.0 3.0 -3.2 5.8 Nonfood materials except fuel 4/.............| 36.150 91.6 88.8 90.6 -7.5 2.0 -3.1 5.1 2.4 Manufacturing 4/...........................| 30.594 82.8 79.3 80.9 -10.2 2.0 1.8 -.6 1.9 Construction...............................| 5.556 196.1 203.5 206.1 10.6 1.3 .4 0 .9 Crude fuel 3/ 5/.............................| 19.801 87.5 82.6 94.0 15.5 13.8 5.5 -8.1 13.8 Manufacturing industries 3/................| 4.228 86.1 82.0 92.0 13.9 12.2 4.9 -7.1 12.2 Nonmanufacturing industries 3/.............| 15.573 89.0 83.8 95.7 16.0 14.2 5.8 -8.4 14.2 | Special groupings | | Finished goods, excluding foods..................|6/ 77.060 123.7 124.1 124.2 -.3 .1 .5 .6 .2 Intermediate materials less foods and feeds......|7/ 95.187 116.5 116.6 116.8 .4 .2 .2 .4 .2 Intermediate foods and feeds.....................|7/ 4.813 114.7 117.3 117.5 6.9 .2 .2 .8 -.3 Crude materials less agricultural products 4/ 8/.|9/ 54.232 92.7 88.4 94.1 -.4 6.4 2.8 -3.6 6.3 | Finished energy goods............................|6/ 13.340 76.2 74.9 74.8 -3.5 -.1 .8 2.8 0 Finished goods less energy.......................|6/ 86.660 133.1 133.9 134.2 .8 .2 .2 0 .3 Finished consumer goods less energy..............|6/ 63.287 133.3 134.0 134.3 .4 .2 .1 0 .3 | Finished goods less foods and energy.............|6/ 63.720 135.6 136.7 136.8 .4 .1 .4 .1 .2 Finished consumer goods less foods and energy....|6/ 40.347 137.6 138.7 138.7 -.6 0 .3 .2 .1 Consumer nondurable goods less foods and energy..|6/ 22.424 142.9 144.4 144.2 -2.8 -.1 .1 .3 0 | Intermediate energy goods........................|7/ 12.841 83.3 81.2 81.0 -3.2 -.2 .1 3.1 .1 Intermediate materials less energy...............|7/ 87.159 123.6 124.4 124.7 1.4 .2 .2 .1 .2 Intermediate materials less foods and energy.....|7/ 82.346 124.2 124.8 125.1 1.0 .2 .2 0 .2 | Crude energy materials 3/ 4/.....................|9/ 34.414 74.4 66.9 73.1 -5.9 9.3 3.8 -6.4 9.3 Crude materials less energy......................|9/ 65.586 118.0 122.5 123.9 7.1 1.1 -.1 1.5 -.4 Crude nonfood materials less energy 5/...........|9/ 21.536 141.8 151.4 153.3 10.9 1.3 1.6 2.0 .9 | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Comprehensive relative importance figures are computed 6/ Percent of total finished goods. once each year in December. 7/ Percent of total intermediate materials. 2/ Data for Nov. 1993 have been revised to reflect the availability 8/ Formerly titled "Crude materials for of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject further processing, excluding crude to revision 4 months after original publication. foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and 3/ Not seasonally adjusted. animal fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco." 4/ Includes crude petroleum. 9/ Percent of total crude materials. 5/ Excludes crude petroleum. Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Unadjusted | | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted | | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: Commodity | | |Mar. 1994 from:| code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ | | | | | | | | | | |Nov. |Feb. |Mar. | Mar. | Feb. |Dec. to|Jan. to|Feb. to | |1993 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993 | 1994 | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. ___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ | | |FINISHED GOODS.........................................| 124.5 124.8 125.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS...............................| 122.3 122.5 122.7 -.3 .2 .2 .6 .2 | FINISHED CONSUMER FOODS..............................| 126.6 126.7 127.5 2.2 .6 -.3 -.4 .5 | | 01-11 | Fresh fruits and melons.............................| 91.4 84.4 86.3 16.3 2.3 -12.0 4.5 1.4 01-13 | Fresh and dry vegetables............................| 153.5 112.4 116.6 -12.0 3.7 -16.5 -25.0 9.8 01-71-07 | Eggs for fresh use (Dec. 1991=100) 2/...............| 88.5 88.3 91.8 -7.3 4.0 -3.6 6.5 4.0 02-11 | Bakery products.....................................| 157.9 158.9 158.9 2.0 0 .1 .1 0 02-13 | Milled rice.........................................| 140.4 142.6 139.8 54.3 -2.0 -2.4 -4.1 -1.6 02-14-02 | Pasta products (June 1985=100) 2/...................| 119.3 133.1 121.1 5.9 -9.0 7.2 .5 -9.0 02-21-01 | Beef and veal.......................................| 107.2 105.5 110.3 -5.2 4.5 -2.9 -.3 3.4 02-21-04 | Pork................................................| 105.0 110.4 107.7 3.7 -2.4 3.3 5.1 -4.4 02-22-03 | Processed young chickens............................| 111.6 111.1 116.6 10.3 5.0 -1.9 1.4 3.2 02-22-06 | Processed turkeys...................................| 105.2 104.4 105.8 7.1 1.3 7.6 -1.7 -3.6 02-23 | Finfish and shellfish...............................| 154.0 155.1 162.1 -2.5 4.5 7.5 -11.0 3.8 02-3 | Dairy products......................................| 120.3 119.9 120.8 5.0 .8 .5 .9 1.3 02-4 | Processed fruits and vegetables.....................| 120.3 121.4 121.9 4.7 .4 0 .1 .4 02-55 | Confectionery end products..........................| 158.1 154.8 155.6 3.5 .5 -.6 -.2 .6 02-62 | Soft drinks.........................................| 125.3 127.6 126.9 -.5 -.5 .3 -.2 -.2 02-63-01 | Roasted coffee......................................| 100.9 101.6 101.6 1.8 0 .3 -1.8 -1.1 02-76 | Shortening and cooking oils.........................| 125.9 140.2 139.7 18.5 -.4 7.4 .8 -2.5 | | | FINISHED CONSUMER GOODS EXCLUDING FOODS..............| 120.3 120.5 120.5 -1.3 0 .4 .9 .1 | | 02-61 | Alcoholic beverages.................................| 125.7 127.7 126.0 -.4 -1.3 -.6 .6 -1.6 03-81-01 | Women's apparel.....................................| 119.9 120.3 120.4 .1 .1 -.3 .7 .2 03-81-02 | Men's and boys' apparel.............................| 127.7 128.0 128.0 .3 0 -.3 0 0 03-81-03 | Girls', children's, and infants' apparel............| 120.5 120.3 120.5 .2 .2 -1.3 1.5 .3 03-82 | Textile housefurnishings 2/.........................| 117.0 117.1 117.0 1.9 -.1 0 0 -.1 04-3 | Footwear............................................| 134.9 135.6 135.4 1.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 05-41 | Residential electric power (Dec. 1990=100)..........| 107.3 107.4 107.4 .8 0 -.4 -.1 .2 05-51 | Residential gas (Dec. 1990=100).....................| 109.5 110.5 111.1 6.7 .5 -.9 1.2 1.9 05-71 | Gasoline............................................| 60.4 56.4 56.3 -14.0 -.2 6.5 6.3 -1.8 05-73-02-01| Fuel oil No. 2......................................| 59.5 58.4 56.2 -11.9 -3.8 -1.2 23.5 -.7 06-35 | Pharmaceutical preps, ethical (Prescription)........| 244.0 248.7 249.5 4.0 .3 .5 .5 .3 06-36 | Pharmaceutical preps,proprietary (Over-counter).....| 181.6 182.2 182.4 2.9 .1 .2 .7 .1 06-71 | Soaps and synthetic detergents 2/...................| 122.1 121.6 120.9 -.7 -.6 -1.3 .9 -.6 06-75 | Cosmetics and other toilet preparations.............| 129.0 129.0 128.9 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.4 .2 07-12 | Tires, tubes, tread, etc............................| 98.4 98.3 98.4 -.4 .1 -.2 .3 -.3 09-15-01 | Sanitary papers and health products.................| 134.0 132.6 133.2 -1.8 .5 0 -.4 .1 09-31-01 | Newspaper circulation...............................| 172.2 172.4 172.4 1.5 0 .2 -.6 -.1 09-32-01 | Periodical circulation..............................| 164.2 169.4 170.6 3.5 .7 2.3 .3 .6 09-33 | Book publishing 2/..................................| 170.5 173.2 172.7 3.9 -.3 .2 1.5 -.3 12-1 | Household furniture.................................| 136.4 137.0 137.7 4.6 .5 .1 1.8 .4 12-3 | Floor coverings.....................................| 121.4 120.5 120.3 .7 -.2 .2 -.3 -.2 12-4 | Household appliances................................| 113.0 113.0 113.2 .6 .2 -.2 0 .2 12-5 | Home electronic equipment...........................| 80.8 79.3 80.6 .1 1.6 -.7 -.3 1.5 12-62 | Household glassware.................................| 142.8 141.7 143.6 .3 1.3 -.8 -1.4 1.3 12-64 | Household flatware..................................| 131.0 131.0 131.0 .5 0 .5 -.4 1.3 12-66 | Lawn and garden equip., ex. tractors................| 127.0 127.8 128.1 1.9 .2 .2 0 .2 14-11-01 | Passenger cars......................................| 132.7 133.9 133.7 3.2 -.1 1.3 .2 .2 15-11 | Toys, games, and children's vehicles................| 121.6 122.8 122.6 1.0 -.2 .2 .1 .2 15-12 | Sporting and athletic goods.........................| 119.4 119.5 120.6 2.3 .9 -.1 -.2 .8 15-2 | Tobacco products....................................| 213.6 224.9 224.7 -23.1 -.1 1.5 .6 .6 15-5 | Mobile homes 2/.....................................| 130.7 134.9 137.5 9.6 1.9 1.1 0 1.9 15-94-02 | Jewelry, platinum, & karat gold 2/..................| 127.1 127.5 127.5 3.5 0 .4 -.2 0 15-94-04 | Costume jewelry and novelties 2/....................| 133.0 133.1 133.4 -.1 .2 .2 0 .2 | | | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.....................................| 132.5 133.4 133.7 1.9 .2 .6 .1 .3 | | 11-1 | Agricultural machinery and equipment................| 134.9 135.3 135.4 2.3 .1 .1 -.1 .1 11-2 | Construction machinery and equipment................| 131.9 133.1 133.2 .7 .1 .8 -.4 .2 11-37 | Metal cutting machine tools.........................| 141.6 142.0 142.0 .6 0 -.1 .1 .2 11-38 | Metal forming machine tools.........................| 139.0 140.7 141.1 2.5 .3 .9 .4 -.1 11-39 | Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and ind. molds 2/......| 129.9 129.4 129.5 1.4 .1 0 .1 .1 11-41 | Pumps, compressors, and equipment...................| 133.3 134.5 135.0 1.8 .4 .2 .2 .1 11-44 | Industrial material handling equipment 2/...........| 121.3 121.8 121.9 2.1 .1 .2 .2 .1 11-51 | Electronic computers (Dec. 1990=100) 2/.............| 60.1 59.3 59.0 -9.9 -.5 .7 -.8 -.5 11-62 | Textile machinery...................................| 144.2 144.8 144.9 .5 .1 -.3 .1 .1 11-64 | Paper industries machinery (June 1982=100) 2/.......| 145.6 146.7 147.3 2.3 .4 .7 .1 .4 11-65 | Printing trades machinery 2/........................| 129.9 131.0 131.0 1.6 0 .5 0 0 11-74 | Transformers and power regulators...................| 124.2 123.9 124.9 2.0 .8 -1.3 .6 .6 11-76 | Communication & related equip. (Dec. 1985=100) 2/...| 109.6 110.2 110.1 1.3 -.1 .4 .2 -.1 11-79-05 | X-ray and electromedical equipment 2/...............| 113.8 113.2 113.6 -.4 .4 .2 -.1 .4 11-91 | Oil field and gas field machinery 2/................| 109.0 110.8 110.9 2.3 .1 .7 1.6 .1 11-92 | Mining machinery and equipment......................| 130.6 130.4 130.3 1.4 -.1 .1 0 .2 11-93 | Office and store machines and equipment 2/..........| 111.3 111.4 111.8 .8 .4 .2 0 .4 12-2 | Commercial furniture................................| 141.0 143.4 143.4 2.7 0 .6 0 .1 14-11-05 | Light motor trucks..................................| 154.3 155.4 155.4 3.5 0 1.1 -.1 .5 14-11-06 | Heavy motor trucks..................................| 135.6 138.6 140.5 5.5 1.4 .9 0 2.2 14-14 | Truck trailers 2/...................................| 119.9 120.0 120.0 2.6 0 -.1 .4 0 14-21-02 | Civilian aircraft (Dec. 1985=100) 2/................| 133.6 133.9 134.6 2.5 .5 .8 -.4 .5 14-31 | Ships (Dec. 1985=100) 2/............................| 129.3 130.4 131.3 2.0 .7 0 .9 .7 14-4 | Railroad equipment..................................| 125.7 128.1 128.5 3.4 .3 -.2 .1 .2 | | |INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND COMPONENTS.......| 116.4 116.6 116.8 .7 .2 .2 .4 .2 | | | INTERMEDIATE FOODS AND FEEDS..........................| 114.7 117.3 117.5 6.9 .2 .2 .8 -.3 | | 02-12-03 | Flour...............................................| 110.4 113.1 111.9 2.6 -1.1 -5.0 -.6 -1.5 02-53 | Refined sugar 2/....................................| 118.4 118.3 118.3 0 0 -.4 -.1 0 02-54 | Confectionery materials.............................| 105.7 106.8 108.1 16.6 1.2 3.2 -.5 .7 02-72 | Crude vegetable oils................................| 117.6 138.8 140.3 36.1 1.1 4.7 -2.2 -3.0 02-9 | Prepared animal feeds...............................| 113.3 116.8 116.2 8.6 -.5 .1 2.6 -.5 | | | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS...........| 116.5 116.6 116.8 .4 .2 .2 .4 .2 | | 03-1 | Synthetic fibers 2/.................................| 104.2 103.6 103.2 .8 -.4 -.4 -.1 -.4 03-2 | Processed yarns and threads.........................| 107.3 107.6 107.2 -.7 -.4 .3 .6 -.6 03-3 | Gray fabrics........................................| 117.0 116.1 116.0 -2.9 -.1 -.6 -.1 0 03-4 | Finished fabrics....................................| 119.3 118.8 118.8 -.5 0 -.3 -.3 0 03-83-03 | Industrial textile products.........................| 115.7 116.2 115.9 .3 -.3 .3 .2 -.3 04-2 | Leather.............................................| 168.9 170.1 171.9 1.7 1.1 1.1 -1.3 .8 05-32 | Liquefied petroleum gas.............................| 59.5 55.8 55.9 -17.1 .2 .4 10.9 3.0 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Producer Price Indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing - Continued (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Unadjusted | | | | percent |Seasonally adjusted | | Unadjusted index |change to |percent change from: Commodity | | |Mar. 1994 from:| code | Grouping |_______________________|_______________|________________________ | | | | | | | | | | |Nov. |Feb. |Mar. | Mar. | Feb. |Dec. to|Jan. to|Feb. to | |1993 1/|1994 1/|1994 1/| 1993 | 1994 | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. ___________|_______________________________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ | | | INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS LESS FOODS AND FEEDS | | -Continued..........................................| 05-42 | Commercial electric power...........................| 124.3 124.4 124.0 2.6 -0.3 1.0 0.3 0 05-43 | Industrial electric power...........................| 126.3 126.0 126.0 -.6 0 -1.8 .3 0 05-52 | Commercial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 105.9 108.6 109.4 7.8 .7 1.3 .5 .7 05-53 | Industrial natural gas (Dec. 1990=100) 2/...........| 104.0 105.2 105.6 6.2 .4 0 1.4 .4 05-54 | Natural gas to electric utilities (Dec. 1990=100) 2/| 93.8 93.8 94.6 -3.4 .9 13.7 1.8 .9 05-72-03 | Jet fuels...........................................| 61.3 53.9 51.7 -15.5 -4.1 -5.1 7.2 -.7 05-73-03 | No. 2 Diesel fuel...................................| 63.0 56.6 58.0 -8.1 2.5 -3.4 18.1 3.3 05-74 | Residual fuel.......................................| 46.7 44.0 45.6 -5.6 3.6 -5.6 2.5 12.5 06-1 | Industrial chemicals................................| 110.5 107.9 108.4 -1.5 .5 -.2 -1.0 1.7 06-21 | Prepared paint 2/...................................| 133.9 134.6 134.7 1.7 .1 .1 .4 .1 06-22 | Paint materials.....................................| 130.9 130.3 130.6 -1.3 .2 .6 -.9 .9 06-31 | Medicinal and botanical chemicals 2/................| 121.4 121.1 121.3 1.1 .2 .4 -.6 .2 06-4 | Fats and oils, inedible.............................| 90.1 103.0 101.8 4.4 -1.2 4.6 6.5 1.8 06-51 | Mixed fertilizers...................................| 99.0 102.5 103.8 4.2 1.3 1.1 .1 .9 06-52-01 | Nitrogenates........................................| 108.7 104.0 106.3 5.4 2.2 .6 1.8 1.3 06-52-02 | Phosphates..........................................| 83.8 90.9 91.2 8.6 .3 3.1 1.9 .1 06-53 | Other agricultural chemicals........................| 136.2 139.1 138.5 3.8 -.4 -.2 1.0 -.6 06-6 | Plastic resins and materials........................| 116.2 114.9 114.7 -2.5 -.2 -1.1 .1 .5 07-11-02 | Synthetic rubber....................................| 106.5 104.4 104.6 .5 .2 -.8 -.9 1.2 07-21 | Plastic construction products.......................| 118.9 118.5 118.9 3.0 .3 .5 -.6 -.1 07-22 | Unsupported plastic film, sheet, & other shapes 2/..| 120.5 120.2 120.5 -1.6 .2 -.5 0 .2 07-26 | Plastic parts and components for manufacturing 2/...| 113.9 113.8 113.5 -.4 -.3 0 -.1 -.3 08-11 | Softwood lumber.....................................| 199.0 210.3 210.8 -.6 .2 .7 -6.9 -2.0 08-12 | Hardwood lumber.....................................| 166.3 166.4 167.8 6.3 .8 .1 .3 .6 08-2 | Millwork............................................| 159.9 163.3 163.0 4.6 -.2 .9 -.1 -.4 08-3 | Plywood.............................................| 150.8 152.9 151.3 -10.4 -1.0 2.1 -7.8 -.9 09-11 | Woodpulp 2/.........................................| 98.8 101.7 102.2 -2.9 .5 1.5 1.7 .5 09-13 | Paper...............................................| 123.8 122.4 121.9 -1.2 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.4 09-14 | Paperboard..........................................| 130.2 130.3 131.4 .1 .8 .2 .2 1.2 09-15-03 | Paper boxes and containers..........................| 129.3 130.7 131.0 .5 .2 .6 .2 .4 09-2 | Building paper and board............................| 135.1 139.1 140.7 5.1 1.2 .8 -1.2 .5 09-37 | Commercial printing (June 1982=100).................| 135.1 135.2 135.5 .5 .2 .1 -.1 0 10-15 | Foundry and forge shop products.....................| 121.8 122.7 122.8 1.3 .1 .2 .4 0 10-17 | Steel mill products.................................| 110.6 112.0 112.0 5.6 0 -.2 .6 0 10-22 | Primary nonferrous metals...........................| 92.4 98.2 102.7 -.3 4.6 1.3 5.5 3.3 10-25-01 | Aluminum mill shapes 2/.............................| 119.6 121.2 123.2 1.7 1.7 .2 1.7 1.7 10-25-02 | Copper and brass mill shapes........................| 140.1 151.5 153.7 -3.2 1.5 2.5 3.3 .6 10-26 | Nonferrous wire and cable...........................| 131.2 134.7 135.4 -.3 .5 .2 2.0 .1 10-3 | Metal containers....................................| 111.0 109.3 108.9 -.5 -.4 .5 -.6 -.1 10-4 | Hardware............................................| 135.9 136.6 136.7 1.6 .1 -.1 0 .1 10-5 | Plumbing fixtures and brass fittings................| 156.9 157.6 158.8 2.3 .8 .5 -.1 .3 10-6 | Heating equipment...................................| 140.7 141.8 142.0 1.9 .1 -.7 .6 .1 10-7 | Fabricated structural metal products 2/.............| 124.4 125.1 125.3 2.4 .2 .1 .2 .2 10-88 | Fabricated ferrous wire products (June 1982=100) 2/.| 120.5 122.1 122.1 3.7 0 0 .2 0 10-89 | Other misc. metal products..........................| 121.8 121.9 122.4 1.1 .4 .1 .1 .4 11-45 | Mechanical power transmission equipment 2/..........| 137.3 140.0 140.2 3.9 .1 .8 .6 .1 11-48 | Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 2/.....| 126.4 126.6 127.2 1.4 .5 0 0 .5 11-49-02 | Metal valves, ex.fluid power (Dec. 1982=100)........| 137.9 139.1 139.0 1.8 -.1 -.3 .7 -.2 11-49-05 | Ball and roller bearings............................| 142.7 143.8 144.8 2.4 .7 .5 -.8 .8 11-71 | Wiring devices......................................| 139.1 139.9 140.6 1.7 .5 .1 -.1 .9 11-73 | Motors, generators, motor generator sets............| 138.9 139.3 139.8 1.3 .4 -.1 0 .4 11-75 | Switchgear, switchboard, etc., equipment............| 134.7 136.8 136.2 1.3 -.4 -.4 1.0 -.5 11-78 | Electronic components and accessories...............| 117.6 117.8 117.5 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.2 11-94 | Internal combustion engines.........................| 130.7 133.2 132.2 1.8 -.8 1.1 .2 -.5 11-95 | Machine shop products 2/............................| 128.3 129.1 129.3 1.3 .2 .2 .3 .2 13-11 | Flat glass 2/.......................................| 107.3 107.8 109.1 2.2 1.2 0 .1 1.2 13-22 | Cement..............................................| 114.1 115.4 116.0 7.6 .5 -.3 .6 .3 13-3 | Concrete products...................................| 121.7 122.5 122.9 3.1 .3 .2 .2 .3 13-6 | Asphalt felts and coatings..........................| 95.6 95.8 95.1 -2.6 -.7 0 .5 -.7 13-7 | Gypsum products.....................................| 114.2 117.9 128.8 24.6 9.2 .7 4.4 9.0 13-8 | Glass containers....................................| 126.6 126.7 126.4 1.1 -.2 .2 -.4 -.2 14-12 | Motor vehicle parts.................................| 113.7 113.3 113.4 -.4 .1 -.3 .2 .1 14-23 | Aircraft engines & engine parts (Dec. 1985=100) 2/..| 127.6 130.3 130.5 2.5 .2 .9 .8 .2 14-25 | Aircraft parts & aux.equip.,nec (June 1985=100) 2/..| 132.1 132.3 132.4 1.5 .1 1.1 -.1 .1 15-42 | Photographic supplies...............................| 125.3 126.2 126.1 1.7 -.1 1.1 .2 .3 15-6 | Medical/surgical/personal aid devices...............| 138.1 139.8 140.2 1.7 .3 .4 -.2 .1 | | | CRUDE MATERIALS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING................| 102.2 100.9 104.8 2.1 3.9 1.3 -1.3 2.8 | | | CRUDE FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDSTUFFS......................| 110.2 112.8 114.0 5.3 1.1 -.9 1.2 -1.0 | | 01-21 | Wheat...............................................| 108.7 110.5 104.8 10.5 -5.2 -4.5 1.0 -6.5 01-22-02-05| Corn................................................| 103.2 117.6 113.5 30.9 -3.5 3.0 -2.4 -8.2 01-31 | Slaughter cattle....................................| 109.1 111.6 114.3 -7.3 2.4 -1.0 .1 -1.0 01-32 | Slaughter hogs......................................| 72.9 78.8 74.4 -4.0 -5.6 6.8 4.7 -7.3 01-41-02 | Slaughter broilers/fryers...........................| 128.1 125.8 138.4 14.9 10.0 -10.1 11.8 5.3 01-42 | Slaughter turkeys...................................| 128.3 104.1 105.5 3.3 1.3 -4.5 6.9 -7.2 01-6 | Fluid milk..........................................| 98.7 97.9 98.4 10.1 .5 2.2 .9 3.9 01-83-01-31| Soybeans............................................| 106.9 116.0 117.7 21.1 1.5 1.5 .5 -1.6 02-52-01-01| Cane sugar,raw......................................| 114.6 114.9 114.9 2.4 0 1.1 .3 -.9 | | | CRUDE NONFOOD MATERIALS..............................| 93.2 89.5 94.9 -.1 6.0 3.0 -3.2 5.8 | | 01-51-01-01| Raw cotton 2/.......................................| 89.3 120.0 121.6 28.3 1.3 9.2 11.2 1.3 01-92-01-01| Leaf tobacco........................................| 105.5 109.4 96.3 -11.4 -12.0 1.7 4.0 -13.2 04-11 | Cattle hides........................................| 181.5 175.5 178.6 .6 1.8 -.5 -2.9 1.0 05-1 | Coal 2/.............................................| 99.5 97.7 96.7 1.9 -1.0 1.6 -1.5 -1.0 05-31 | Natural gas (to pipelines) 2/.......................| 85.2 78.9 93.0 19.8 17.9 7.2 -10.4 17.9 05-61 | Crude petroleum 2/..................................| 46.0 37.8 39.6 -31.8 4.8 .5 -3.8 4.8 08-5 | Logs, timber, etc. 2/...............................| 215.6 226.2 230.3 14.6 1.8 2.5 1.1 1.8 09-12 | Wastepaper 2/.......................................| 107.6 114.4 130.9 2.2 14.4 -.8 6.4 14.4 10-11 | Iron ore 2/.........................................| 82.6 82.4 82.6 -.2 .2 0 0 .2 10-12 | Iron and steel scrap................................| 196.0 204.2 202.9 26.9 -.6 -2.4 .5 -1.7 10-21 | Nonferrous metal ores (Dec. 1983=100) 2/............| 63.6 71.0 72.5 7.7 2.1 2.1 4.1 2.1 10-23-01 | Copper base scrap...................................| 115.2 134.8 138.0 -9.9 2.4 6.0 5.3 1.0 10-23-02 | Aluminum base scrap.................................| 119.8 142.5 153.2 14.7 7.5 1.1 7.5 5.4 13-21 | Construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone........| 135.3 136.7 137.2 3.2 .4 .1 .1 .1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data for November 1993 have been revised to reflect 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 3/ Not available. All data are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. Table 3. Producer Price Indexes for selected commodity groupings (1982=100 unless otherwise indicated) _______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Unadjusted index 1/ | Commodity| |___________________________________| code | Grouping | Nov. 1993 | Feb. 1994 |March 1994 | _________|________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| | | | | | | Finished Goods (1967=100)......................| 349.3 | 350.2 | 350.8 | | All commodities................................| 119.0 | 119.2 | 119.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS | | | | | | | | | | Farm products and processed foods and feeds....| 119.9 | 121.6 | 122.2 | 01 | Farm products................................| 110.1 | 112.0 | 112.8 | 02 | Processed foods and feeds....................| 124.8 | 126.3 | 126.8 | | | | | | | Industrial commodities.........................| 118.8 | 118.7 | 119.3 | 03 | Textile products and apparel.................| 118.0 | 118.0 | 117.9 | 04 | Hides, skins, leather, and related products..| 144.1 | 143.8 | 144.5 | 05 | Fuels and related products and power 2/......| 78.3 | 75.1 | 76.5 | 06 | Chemicals and allied products 2/.............| 128.5 | 128.1 | 128.4 | 07 | Rubber and plastic products..................| 116.4 | 116.2 | 116.0 | 08 | Lumber and wood products.....................| 177.3 | 183.2 | 184.0 | 09 | Pulp, paper, and allied products.............| 147.6 | 148.8 | 149.1 | 10 | Metals and metal products....................| 119.6 | 121.7 | 122.4 | 11 | Machinery and equipment......................| 124.2 | 124.8 | 124.8 | 12 | Furniture and household durables.............| 124.8 | 125.3 | 125.6 | 13 | Nonmetallic mineral products.................| 121.2 | 122.1 | 122.8 | 14 | Transportation equipment.....................| 135.5 | 136.4 | 136.4 | 15 | Miscellaneous products.......................| 139.1 | 141.7 | 142.1 | | | | | | | Industrial commodities less fuels and related | | | | | products and power...........................| 130.0 | 131.0 | 131.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | OTHER COMMODITY GROUPINGS | | | | | | | | | 01-1 | Fruits and melons, fresh and dry vegetables, | | | | | and tree nuts................................| 118.4 | 97.1 | 99.6 | 01-2 | Grains.........................................| 106.1 | 116.8 | 112.5 | 01-3 | Slaughter livestock............................| 100.5 | 103.6 | 104.7 | 01-4 | Slaughter poultry..............................| 127.2 | 119.6 | 129.5 | 01-5 | Plant and animal fibers........................| 88.8 | 119.0 | 120.8 | 01-7 | Chicken eggs...................................| 108.6 | 109.1 | 112.3 | 01-8 | Hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds....................| 132.9 | 141.7 | 144.7 | 01-83 | Oilseeds.......................................| 119.1 | 127.4 | 129.4 | 01-9 | Other farm products............................| 157.3 | 163.1 | 143.7 | 02-1 | Cereal and bakery products.....................| 150.6 | 152.6 | 152.1 | 02-2 | Meats, poultry, and fish.......................| 113.5 | 114.0 | 116.4 | 02-22 | Processed poultry..............................| 114.0 | 112.9 | 116.3 | 02-5 | Sugar and confectionery........................| 131.5 | 130.2 | 130.9 | 02-6 | Beverages and beverage materials...............| 124.3 | 126.3 | 125.3 | 02-63 | Packaged beverage materials....................| 105.5 | 106.0 | 105.8 | 02-7 | Fats and oils..................................| 120.2 | 137.3 | 137.7 | 03-81 | Apparel........................................| 123.2 | 123.5 | 123.5 | 04-4 | Other leather and related products.............| 136.1 | 135.6 | 135.9 | 05-3 | Gas fuels 2/...................................| 77.9 | 72.3 | 82.9 | 05-4 | Electric power.................................| 125.3 | 125.3 | 125.2 | 05-7 | Refined petroleum products.....................| 60.5 | 56.4 | 56.1 | 06-3 | Drugs and pharmaceuticals......................| 202.2 | 204.2 | 204.6 | 06-5 | Agricultural chemicals and products............| 113.0 | 115.6 | 116.1 | 06-7 | Other chemicals and allied products............| 125.6 | 126.0 | 126.0 | 07-1 | Rubber and rubber products.....................| 111.0 | 110.7 | 110.9 | 07-11 | Rubber, except natural rubber..................| 106.1 | 104.0 | 104.1 | 07-13 | Miscellaneous rubber products..................| 127.3 | 127.6 | 127.9 | 07-2 | Plastic products...............................| 122.1 | 121.8 | 121.5 | 08-1 | Lumber.........................................| 188.6 | 197.1 | 197.8 | 09-1 | Pulp, paper, and products, excluding building | | | | | paper and board..............................| 126.9 | 126.9 | 127.4 | 09-15 | Converted paper and paperboard products........| 133.1 | 133.4 | 133.6 | 10-1 | Iron and steel.................................| 119.9 | 121.8 | 121.7 | 10-2 | Nonferrous metals..............................| 110.2 | 116.2 | 118.7 | 10-25 | Nonferrous mill shapes.........................| 117.4 | 120.8 | 122.5 | 11-3 | Metalworking machinery and equipment...........| 134.5 | 134.9 | 135.2 | 11-4 | General purpose machinery and equipment........| 133.0 | 133.6 | 134.2 | 11-6 | Special industry machinery.....................| 144.7 | 145.5 | 145.6 | 11-7 | Electrical machinery and equipment.............| 122.8 | 123.4 | 123.3 | 11-9 | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment..........| 123.1 | 124.5 | 124.3 | 12-6 | Other household durable goods..................| 138.6 | 139.6 | 140.0 | 13-2 | Concrete ingredients...........................| 125.2 | 126.5 | 127.0 | 14-1 | Motor vehicles and equipment...................| 129.9 | 130.7 | 130.7 | 15-1 | Toys, sporting goods, small arms, etc..........| 125.9 | 126.6 | 126.9 | 15-4 | Photographic equipment and supplies............| 118.0 | 118.2 | 119.2 | 15-9 | Other miscellaneous products...................| 126.1 | 126.7 | 126.8 | __________________________________________________________|___________|___________|___________| 1/ Data for Nov. 1993 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. Table #4 Producer price indexes for the net output of major industry groups ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Unadjusted | | | Index | percent change Industry | Industry 1/ |Index|_______________________|to_Mar._1994_from:__ code | |base | | | | | | | |Nov. |Feb. |Mar. | Mar. | Feb. | | |1993 2/|1994 2/|1994 2/| 1993 | 1994 __________________|______________________________________________|_____|_______|_______|_______|________|___________ | | | |Total mining industries...................... |12/84| 74.8 70.1 76.0 0.3 8.4 10 | Metal mining................................ |12/84| 66.5 72.5 73.7 5.1 1.7 12 | Coal mining................................. |12/85| 94.1 94.2 93.2 0 -1.1 13 | Oil and gas extraction...................... |12/85| 74.0 67.0 75.4 .1 12.5 14 | Mining and quarrying of non-metallic | | | minerals, except fuels..................... |12/84| 119.1 120.2 120.2 1.6 0 | | | |Total manufacturing industries............... |12/84| 119.3 119.8 119.9 .5 .1 20 | Food and kindred products................... |12/84| 119.4 120.6 120.9 2.6 .2 21 | Tobacco manufactures........................ |12/84| 178.7 187.8 187.7 -23.3 -.1 22 | Textile mill products....................... |12/84| 113.7 113.0 113.0 -.4 0 23 | Apparel and other finished products made | | | from fabrics and similar materials......... |12/84| 119.4 119.7 119.8 .6 .1 24 | Lumber and wood products, except furniture.. |12/84| 151.3 155.3 155.8 3.1 .3 25 | Furniture and fixtures...................... |12/84| 126.7 128.2 128.4 3.3 .2 26 | Paper and allied products................... |12/84| 119.9 120.1 120.2 -.4 .1 27 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries. |12/84| 146.5 148.5 148.5 2.3 0 28 | Chemicals and allied products............... |12/84| 127.3 126.8 126.8 -.3 0 29 | Petroleum refining and related products..... |12/84| 75.9 71.2 71.0 -10.9 -.3 30 | Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products... |12/84| 115.7 115.8 115.7 .5 -.1 31 | Leather and leather products................ |12/84| 129.1 129.3 129.6 .9 .2 32 | Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products... |12/84| 116.5 117.2 118.0 3.1 .7 33 | Primary metal industries.................... |12/84| 111.8 113.6 114.2 3.0 .5 34 | Fabricated metal products, except machinery | | | and transportation equipment............... |12/84| 118.9 119.3 119.5 1.4 .2 35 | Machinery, except electrical................ |12/84| 116.7 117.1 117.3 .3 .2 36 | Electrical and electronic machinery, | | | equipment, and supplies.................... |12/84| 112.3 112.9 112.8 .9 -.1 37 | Transportation equipment.................... |12/84| 128.3 129.3 129.3 2.8 0 38 | Measuring and controlling instruments; | | | photographic, medical, optical goods; | | | watches, clocks............................ |12/84| 121.1 121.5 121.7 .9 .2 39 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...... |12/85| 122.1 122.7 122.9 1.8 .2 | | | |Services industries | | 42 | Motor freight transportation and warehousing |06/93| 100.1 100.8 101.3 (3) .5 43 | United States Postal Service................ |06/89| 119.8 119.8 119.8 0 0 44 | Water transportation........................ |12/92| 99.6 98.7 99.1 -.6 .4 45 | Transportation by air....................... |12/92| 108.6 107.9 108.5 4.0 .6 46 | Pipe lines, except natural gas.............. |12/86| 96.7 99.7 100.6 4.2 .9 | | | __________________|______________________________________________|_____|____________________________________________ 01/ Indexes in this table are derived from the net-output-weighted industry price indexes shown in table 5. Because of differences in coverage and aggregation methodology, they will generally not match the movements of similarly-titled indexes which are derived from traditional commodity groupings shown in table 6. 2/ Data for Nov. 1993 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision four months after original publication. Data are not seasonally adjusted. 3/ Not available.