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Producer prices in December 2011
12-month percent changes in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, not seasonally adjusted, December 2001–December 2011
| Month |
Percent change |
Dec 2001 |
-1.6 |
Jan 2002 |
-2.7 |
Feb 2002 |
-2.6 |
Mar 2002 |
-1.6 |
Apr 2002 |
-2.1 |
May 2002 |
-2.9 |
Jun 2002 |
-2.3 |
Jul 2002 |
-1.2 |
Aug 2002 |
-1.5 |
Sep 2002 |
-1.8 |
Oct 2002 |
0.7 |
Nov 2002 |
1.0 |
Dec 2002 |
1.2 |
Jan 2003 |
2.5 |
Feb 2003 |
3.3 |
Mar 2003 |
4.0 |
Apr 2003 |
2.4 |
May 2003 |
2.5 |
Jun 2003 |
2.9 |
Jul 2003 |
3.0 |
Aug 2003 |
3.5 |
Sep 2003 |
3.5 |
Oct 2003 |
3.4 |
Nov 2003 |
3.4 |
Dec 2003 |
4.0 |
Jan 2004 |
3.3 |
Feb 2004 |
2.1 |
Mar 2004 |
1.5 |
Apr 2004 |
3.7 |
May 2004 |
4.9 |
Jun 2004 |
4.0 |
Jul 2004 |
3.8 |
Aug 2004 |
3.3 |
Sep 2004 |
3.3 |
Oct 2004 |
4.5 |
Nov 2004 |
5.0 |
Dec 2004 |
4.2 |
Jan 2005 |
4.1 |
Feb 2005 |
4.7 |
Mar 2005 |
5.0 |
Apr 2005 |
4.8 |
May 2005 |
3.6 |
Jun 2005 |
3.7 |
Jul 2005 |
4.7 |
Aug 2005 |
5.3 |
Sep 2005 |
6.9 |
Oct 2005 |
5.9 |
Nov 2005 |
4.4 |
Dec 2005 |
5.4 |
Jan 2006 |
5.6 |
Feb 2006 |
3.9 |
Mar 2006 |
3.6 |
Apr 2006 |
4.1 |
May 2006 |
4.5 |
Jun 2006 |
4.9 |
Jul 2006 |
4.0 |
Aug 2006 |
3.8 |
Sep 2006 |
0.9 |
Oct 2006 |
-1.2 |
Nov 2006 |
0.9 |
Dec 2006 |
1.1 |
Jan 2007 |
0.1 |
Feb 2007 |
2.4 |
Mar 2007 |
3.1 |
Apr 2007 |
3.2 |
May 2007 |
3.9 |
Jun 2007 |
3.3 |
Jul 2007 |
4.2 |
Aug 2007 |
2.3 |
Sep 2007 |
4.4 |
Oct 2007 |
6.1 |
Nov 2007 |
7.3 |
Dec 2007 |
6.2 |
Jan 2008 |
7.4 |
Feb 2008 |
6.5 |
Mar 2008 |
6.7 |
Apr 2008 |
6.4 |
May 2008 |
7.3 |
Jun 2008 |
9.1 |
Jul 2008 |
9.9 |
Aug 2008 |
9.7 |
Sep 2008 |
8.8 |
Oct 2008 |
5.2 |
Nov 2008 |
0.4 |
Dec 2008 |
-0.9 |
Jan 2009 |
-0.9 |
Feb 2009 |
-1.4 |
Mar 2009 |
-3.4 |
Apr 2009 |
-3.5 |
May 2009 |
-4.8 |
Jun 2009 |
-4.4 |
Jul 2009 |
-6.9 |
Aug 2009 |
-4.4 |
Sep 2009 |
-4.9 |
Oct 2009 |
-2.0 |
Nov 2009 |
2.2 |
Dec 2009 |
4.3 |
Jan 2010 |
4.5 |
Feb 2010 |
4.2 |
Mar 2010 |
5.9 |
Apr 2010 |
5.4 |
May 2010 |
5.1 |
Jun 2010 |
2.7 |
Jul 2010 |
4.1 |
Aug 2010 |
3.3 |
Sep 2010 |
3.9 |
Oct 2010 |
4.3 |
Nov 2010 |
3.4 |
Dec 2010 |
3.8 |
Jan 2011 |
3.6 |
Feb 2011 |
5.4 |
Mar 2011 |
5.6 |
Apr 2011 |
6.6 |
May 2011 |
7.1 |
Jun 2011 |
6.9 |
Jul 2011 |
7.1 |
Aug 2011 |
6.6 |
Sep 2011 |
6.9 |
Oct 2011 |
5.9 |
Nov 2011 |
5.7 |
Dec 2011 |
4.8 |
| Footnotes: |
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These data are featured in the TED article, Producer prices in December 2011.
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