September 19, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Producer prices for finished goods, August 2011
1-month percent change in selected price indexes for finished goods, seasonally adjusted, August 2010–August 2011
| Month |
Foods |
Energy |
Finished goods less food and energy |
Aug 2010 |
-0.1 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
Sep 2010 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Oct 2010 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
-0.3 |
Nov 2010 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
Dec 2010 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
Jan 2011 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
Feb 2011 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
Mar 2011 |
-0.4 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
Apr 2011 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
May 2011 |
-1.1 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
Jun 2011 |
0.6 |
-2.8 |
0.3 |
Jul 2011 |
0.6 |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
Aug 2011 |
1.1 |
-1.0 |
0.1 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Producer prices for finished goods, August 2011.
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