Producer Price Index

May 11, 2012
The Producer Price Index for finished goods fell 0.2 percent in April. Prices for finished goods were unchanged in March and increased 0.4 percent in February. The index for finished goods less foods and energy rose 0.2 percent. More...
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Report on Quality Changes for 2012 Model Vehicles

The value of quality changes for a sample of 2012 model year domestically produced passenger cars and light motor trucks included in the Producer Price Index for October averaged $69.36 for passenger cars and $18.94 for light motor trucks. More...
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Current PPI Economic News Releases

• PPI News Release (HTML) (PDF)
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• Quality Adjustment News Release (HTML) (PDF)
• Upcoming Release Dates

Archived

• PPI Archived News Releases (1994 forward)
• Archived Release Dates, 1971 forward (PDF)
• Quality Adjustment Releases for Motor Vehicles

PPI Databases

Database Name	Special Notice	Top Picks	One Screen	Multi- Screen	Tables	Text Files
Industry Data (Producer Price Index - PPI)
Commodity Data including stage-of-processing indexes (Producer Price Index - PPI)

Series Report—Already know the Series ID (i.e. PCU1133--1133--, WPU01) for the statistic you want? Use this shortcut to retrieve your data.

Discontinued Data Series

• One-screen Data Retrieval Tool
  • Discontinued Industry Data- (SIC basis)
  • Discontinued Industry Data- (NAICS basis)
  • Discontinued Commodity Data

• Multi-screen Data Retrieval Tool
  • Discontinued Industry Data- (SIC basis)
  • Discontinued Industry Data- (NAICS basis)
  • Discontinued Commodity Data

Text files (FTP)

Download a flat file of the entire database or large subset of the database.

• Industry Data
• Industry Data- Discontinued (SIC basis)
• Industry Data- Discontinued (NAICS basis)
• Commodity Data
• Commodity Data - Discontinued Series
• Special Requests

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the difference between industry and commodity data?
2. How do I know if my index has been discontinued?
3. What historical data are available?

Help with Data Retrieval Tools

• Having trouble accessing the One-Screen Data Search tool?
• How do I save the data in Excel?
• PPI Series ID formats

PPI Relative Importance Tables:

• Component series by stage of processing
• Commodity groupings by major stage of processing category
• Commodities, all levels
• Wherever-provided services and construction

PPI Seasonal Factor Tables:

• Stage-of-processing index seasonal factors for 2007-2011
• Commodity index seasonal factors for 2007-2011
• 2012 seasonal factors for all seasonally adjusted commodity items

PPI Detailed Report Tables:

• Table 5. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and their products, not seasonally adjusted (PDF)
• Table 6. Producer price indexes and percent changes for commodity and service groupings and individual items, not seasonally adjusted (PDF)
• PPI Detailed Report (PDF 1.5 MB)
• Archived PPI Detailed Report Information, June 2005-current

PPI Publications

• PPI Detailed Reports
• BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 14, Producer Price Indexes (HTML) (PDF)
• Monthly Labor Review Articles on PPI
• Escalation Guide for Contracting Parties
• Quarterly Topical Articles on PPI

How the BLS Measures Price Changes in PPIs for...

• NEW Wired Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 517110)
• NEW Pharmaceutical Preparations (NAICS 325412)
• Electric Power Generation and Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control (NAICS 221110 and 221121)
• Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New Industrial Building Construction (NAICS 236211)
• Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New Warehouse Building Construction (NAICS 236221)
• Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New School Construction (NAICS 236222)
• Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New Office Building Construction (NAICS 236223)
• Nonresidential Building Construction Sector— Construction Trade Contractors (NAICS 23811X, 23816X, 23821X, and 23822X)
• Petroleum Refining (NAICS 324110)
• Wholesale Trade Sector (NAICS 423, 424, and 425120)
• More Retail Trade Industries (NAICS 441210, 441222, 447110, 447190)
• UPDATED Additional Retail Trade Industries
• UPDATED Retail Trade Sector: Complete Coverage
• Television Broadcast Industry (NAICS 515120)
• UPDATED Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 51721)
• Data Processing and Related Services Industry (NAICS 518210)
• Internet Publishing and Web Search Portals (NAICS 519130)
• UPDATED Commercial Banking and Savings Institutions (NAICS 522110 and 522120)
• Security and Commodity Contracts Intermediaries and Brokerages (NAICS 5231)
• Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (NAICS 523920 and 523930)
• Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (NAICS 524114)
• Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (NAICS 524210)
• Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (NAICS 532412)
• Management Consulting Services (NAICS 541610)
• Security Guards and Patrol Services (NAICS 561612)
• Computer Training (NAICS 611420)
• Offices of Dentists (NAICS 621210)
• Blood and Organ Banks (NAICS 621991)
• Amusement and Theme Parks (NAICS 713110)
• Golf Courses and Country Clubs (NAICS 713910)
• Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (NAICS 713940)
• Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811310)

PPI Special Notices

• NEW PPI Implements NAICS 2012 (January 2012)
• PPI Weights Updated for 2007 Census Shipment Values (November 2011)
• PPI Introduces Experimental Aggregation System (January 2011)
• PPI Updates the Publication Structure for Material and Supply Inputs to Construction Industries (July 2010)
• Correction to PPI 32541 (August 2010)
• Revision to PPI Data for November 2009 (April 2010)
• PPI Enhances Indexes for Prescription and Non-Prescription Pharmaceuticals (February 2010)
• PPI Updates Industry Net Output Ratios (September 2009)
• PPI Introduces Wherever-Provided Services and Construction Indexes (August 2009)
• PPI Expands Commodity Code Detail (August 2009)
• PPI Introduces Additional Detail for Wholesale Trade (August 2009)
• PPI Commodity Weight Allocations to Stage-of-Processing Indexes (February 2009)
• Restoration of Historical Producer Price Index Commodity Data (July 2008)
• PPI Transitions to New Computer System (June 2008)
• Revised Data for 2003-2007 for 3 Seasonally-Adjusted Commodity Indexes (May 2008)
• Correction to February 2008 PPI News Release Table 5 (April 2008)
• Information about Premature Posting of PPI Data on September 18, 2007 (October 2007)
• Correction to Executive Search Consulting Services (August 2007)
• New Aggregate Net Output Indexes (February 2007)
• Removal of Two PPI Indexes for April 2006 (January 2007)
• Correction to Three PPI Industry Indexes for October 2005 (November 2005)
• Correction to October 2005 PPI News Release Table 5 (November 2005)
• Recalculated Alkalies and Chlorine Indexes (November 2005)
• Producer Price Index Database for Discontinued Commodities (October 2005)
• Timing of Producer Price Indexes and the Consumer Price Index news releases (August 2005)
• Revised 1999 Values for 6 Seasonally-Adjusted Stage-of-Processing Indexes (May 2005)
• Revision to Four PPI Commodity Indexes for January 2004 (June 2004)
• Producer Price Indexes through December 2003 have been made final (May 2004)
• Conversion to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (March 2004)
• Material and Supply Inputs to Construction Industries in the PPI Program (June 2002)
• Intermediate Goods in the Producer Price Index Program (March 2002)
• Utility Natural Gas in the Producer Price Index (February 2002)
• Recalculated Iron Ores Indexes (October 2001)
• Prepackaged Software (SIC 7372) (June 2001)
• Rebasing of Selected Producer Price Indexes (June 1999)
• Prescription Drugs Index (August 1998)

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. How does the Producer Price Index differ from the Consumer Price Index?
2. What do stage–of–processing indexes measure?
3. How do I know if my index has been discontinued?
4. Where can I get data?

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Other BLS Programs

• Consumer Price Indexes—Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services
• Nonfarm Payroll Statistics from the Current Employment Statistics (National)—Monthly national data by detailed industry on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on the payrolls of nonfarm establishments

Other Useful Links

• U.S. Census Bureau—Industry/Commodity Value-of-Shipments/Receipts
• Bureau of Economic Analysis—Industry Net Output Data
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)—The official NAICS home page from the Bureau of the Census
• SIC Search—Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual

Contacts

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