May 17, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Producer Price Index for finished goods up 6.8 percent over the year

Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, 12-month percent change, April 2010�April 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Index	Percent change
Finished goods	6.8
Consumer foods	5.1
Energy goods	21.1
Finished goods less foods and energy	2.1

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