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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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Commodity Data:

Finished goods
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+0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Finished core
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+0.3%(p) in Sep 2004

Intermediate goods
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+0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Intermediate core
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+0.7%(p) in Sep 2004

Crude goods
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-4.2%(p) in Sep 2004

Crude core
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-2.5%(p) in Sep 2004

All commodities
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-0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Industrial commodities
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-0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Passenger cars
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+1.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Light trucks
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+0.2%(p) in Sep 2004

Gasoline
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+0.7%(p) in Sep 2004

Pharmaceutical preparations
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+0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Softwood lumber
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-0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Electronic components and accessories
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-1.2%(p) in Sep 2004

Industry Data:

General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload
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+0.3%(p) in Sep 2004

General warehousing and storage
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unchanged in Sep 2004

Scheduled passenger air transportation
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-3.4%(p) in Sep 2004

Cellular and other wireless carriers
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-1.6%(p) in Sep 2004

Electric power distribution
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+0.2%(p) in Sep 2004

Grocery (except convenience) stores
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+1.4%(p) in Sep 2004

New car dealers
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-0.2%(p) in Sep 2004

Direct property and casualty insurance carriers
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+0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

Residential property sales, brokerage fees, and commissions
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unchanged in Sep 2004

Offices of physicians (exc mental health)
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-0.1%(p) in Sep 2004

General medical and surgical hospitals
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+0.3%(p) in Sep 2004

Offices of lawyers
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+0.3%(p) in Sep 2004

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