December 19, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Producer prices in November 2011

1-month percent change in the Producer Price Index for finished goods, seasonally adjusted, October 2011–November 2011
Index	Percent increase
Finished goods	0.3
Consumer foods	1.0
Finished goods less foods and energy	0.1
Energy goods	0.1

These data are featured in the TED article, Producer prices in November 2011.

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