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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.

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Next Release: June 14, 2013

May 2013 PPI data are scheduled to be released on June 14, 2013, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

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Latest PPI News Releases

Producer Price Index

May 15, 2013
The Producer Price Index for finished goods decreased 0.7 percent in April. Prices for finished goods fell 0.6 percent in March and increased 0.7 percent in February. The index for finished goods less foods and energy advanced 0.1 percent in April. More...
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Report on Quality Changes for 2013 Model Vehicles

November 14, 2012

The value of quality changes for a sample of 2013 model year domestically produced passenger cars and light motor trucks included in the Producer Price Index for October averaged $89.58 for passenger cars and $251.25 for light motor trucks. More...
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Featured PPI Databases

PPI Databases

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Industry Data (Producer Price Index - PPI)
Commodity Data including stage-of-processing indexes (Producer Price Index - PPI)

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PPI Tables

PPI Relative Importance Tables:

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

PPI Seasonal Factor Tables:

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 Percent Change Tables:

PPI Publications

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 Nonresidential Building Construction Sector — New Health Care Building Construction (NAICS 236224)
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)
Pharmaceutical Preparations (NAICS 325412)
Wholesale Trade Sector (NAICS 423, 424, and 425120)
More Retail Trade Industries (NAICS 441210, 441222, 447110, 447190)
Additional Retail Trade Industries
Retail Trade Sector: Complete Coverage
Television Broadcast Industry (NAICS 515120)
Wired Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 517110)
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 51721)
Data Processing and Related Services Industry (NAICS 518210)
Internet Publishing and Web Search Portals (NAICS 519130)
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

PPI Special Notices

NEW Addition of Regional Detail for Ready-mix Concrete PPIs (February 2013)
NEW PPI Expands Seasonal Adjustment Coverage (February 2013)
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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Related Links

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

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Latest Numbers

Commodity Data:

Finished goods
-0.7%(p) in Apr 2013

Finished core
+0.1%(p) in Apr 2013

Intermediate goods
-0.6%(p) in Apr 2013

Intermediate core
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2013

Crude goods
-0.4%(p) in Apr 2013

Crude core
-2.8%(p) in Apr 2013

All commodities
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2013

Industrial commodities
unchanged in Apr 2013

Passenger cars
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2013

Light trucks
-0.1%(p) in Apr 2013

Gasoline
-6.0%(p) in Apr 2013

Pharmaceutical preparations
+0.6%(p) in Apr 2013

Softwood lumber
+2.5%(p) in Apr 2013

Electronic components and accessories
+0.9%(p) in Apr 2013

Industry Data:

General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload
-0.8%(p) in Apr 2013

General warehousing and storage
+0.4%(p) in Apr 2013

Scheduled passenger air transportation
-1.9%(p) in Apr 2013

Electric power distribution
-0.4%(p) in Apr 2013

Grocery (except convenience) stores
-1.2%(p) in Apr 2013

New car dealers
-0.1%(p) in Apr 2013

Direct property and casualty insurance carriers
+0.1%(p) in Apr 2013

Residential property sales, brokerage fees, and commissions
+2.7%(p) in Apr 2013

Offices of physicians (exc mental health)
-0.2%(p) in Apr 2013

General medical and surgical hospitals
-0.6%(p) in Apr 2013

Offices of lawyers
+0.3%(p) in Apr 2013

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