Figure 1. PPI for All Commodities, 1890–1913
Date Index level

1890

9.7

1891

9.6

1892

9.0

1893

9.2

1894

8.3

1895

8.4

1896

8.0

1897

8.0

1898

8.4

1899

9.0

1900

9.7

1901

9.5

1902

10.2

1903

10.3

1904

10.3

1905

10.4

1906

10.7

1907

11.2

1908

10.8

1909

11.7

1910

12.2

1911

11.2

1912

11.9

Jan 1913

12.1

Feb 1913

12.0

Mar 1913

12.0

Apr 1913

12.0

May 1913

11.9

Jun 1913

11.9

Jul 1913

12.0

Aug 1913

12.0

Sep 1913

12.2

Oct 1913

12.2

Nov 1913

12.1

Dec 1913

11.9

Note: Only annual averages are available for the years between 1890 and 1912.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.