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Producer Price Indexes

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The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.

Notices

  • Recalculated Relative Importance Figures and Seasonal Adjustment Factors Read More »
  • PPI Industry Net Output Ratios Updated with 2017 Input-Output Data Read More »
  • Rebasing of Selected Producer Price Indexes Read More »

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Latest Numbers

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FINAL DEMAND: News Release

SA -0.4%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

NSA -0.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

NSA +2.7%(p) since Mar 2024 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND GOODS:

Total -0.9%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Foods -2.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Energy -4.0%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Core goods +0.3%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND SERVICES:

Total -0.2%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Transportation and warehousing -0.6%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Trade -0.7%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Other +0.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND CONSTRUCTION:

Construction +0.5%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY COMMODITY TYPE:

Processed goods unchanged in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Unprocessed goods -4.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Services -0.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY PRODUCTION FLOW:

Stage 4 intermediate demand -0.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Stage 3 intermediate demand -1.0%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Stage 2 intermediate demand -0.5%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Stage 1 intermediate demand -0.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

GOODS:

Motor vehicles +0.4%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Pharmaceutical preparations +0.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Gasoline -11.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Meats -2.9%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Industrial chemicals +0.7%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Lumber +2.3%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Steel mill products +7.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Diesel fuel -6.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Prepared animal feeds -0.4%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Crude petroleum -8.2%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Grains -3.6%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Carbon steel scrap +5.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

SERVICES:

Outpatient healthcare +0.1%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Inpatient healthcare services +0.2%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Food and alcohol retailing -1.3%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Apparel and jewelry retailing -2.0%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Airline passenger services -4.0%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Securities brokerage, dealing, investment, and related services +0.3%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Business loans (partial) -4.2%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Legal services +1.5%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Truck transportation of freight +0.7%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

Machinery and equipment wholesaling -0.7%(p) in Mar 2025 Historical Data

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News Release

PPI for final demand decreases 0.4% in March; goods decline 0.9%, services fall 0.2%

04/11/2025

The Producer Price Index for final demand decreased 0.4 percent in March. Prices for final demand goods fell 0.9 percent, and the index for final demand services declined 0.2 percent. Prices for final demand advanced 2.7 percent for the 12 months ended in March.
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Next Release

April 2025 PPI data are scheduled to be released on May 15, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications

The Economics Daily

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Producer prices up 3.0 percent from November 2023 to November 2024

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 3.0 percent for the year ended in November 2024, the largest 12-month advance since February 2023. From November 2023 to November 2024, producer prices for final demand goods rose 1.1 percent, while prices for final demand services increased 3.9 percent. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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Debunking 8 common misconceptions about the Producer Price Index

This Beyond the Numbers article addresses common misconceptions about the PPI. It will cover the scope of PPI coverage, the types of price information used to construct PPIs, differences between the PPI and the Consumer Price Index (CPI), how changes in product quality affect PPIs, and how transportation costs are integrated into the PPI. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Introducing Producer Price Index research series based on a geometric-mean formula

This article introduces Producer Price Index (PPI) research series calculated with a geometric-mean (geomean) formula and explains the formula’s methodological advantages. The article also compares official and geomean PPIs to illustrate how formula choice affects index values. read more »