October 15, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Producer prices increase 2.1 percent in 12 months

Percent change in Producer Price Index for finished goods, September 2011–September 2012, and relative importance of components, December 2011
Grouping	Relative importance, December 2011	Percent change, September 2011–September 2012
Crude finished consumer foods	1.402	-0.6
Processed finished consumer foods	17.376	2.1
Nondurable goods less foods	40.917	2.7
Durable goods	13.635	2.1
Capital equipment, manufacturing industries	6.091	1.3
Capital equipment, nonmanufacturing industries	20.579	1.8

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