July 16, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Producer Price Index in June 2012
1-month percent change in the Producer Price Index for consumer foods and energy goods, seasonally adjusted, June 2011–June 2012
| Month |
Consumer foods |
Energy goods |
Jun 2011 |
0.8 |
-1.2 |
Jul 2011 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
Aug 2011 |
1.0 |
-0.4 |
Sep 2011 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
Oct 2011 |
0.1 |
-1.5 |
Nov 2011 |
1.0 |
-0.3 |
Dec 2011 |
-0.7 |
-0.3 |
Jan 2012 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
Feb 2012 |
-0.2 |
1.8 |
Mar 2012 |
0.1 |
-1.1 |
Apr 2012 |
0.2 |
-1.4 |
May 2012 |
-0.6 |
-4.3 |
Jun 2012 |
0.5 |
-0.9 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Producer Price Index in June 2012.
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