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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