Bureau of Labor Statistics Economic News Release:

The Producer Price Index for finished goods fell 1.0 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Prices for finished goods moved down 0.2 percent in April and were unchanged in March. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods decreased 0.8 percent in May, and the crude goods index fell 3.2 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods advanced 0.7 percent for the 12 months ended in May, the eighth straight month of slowing year-over-year increases following a 7.0-percent rise for the 12 months ended September 2011.

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·         Producer Price Index News Release text

·         Technical notes

·         Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing

·         Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing

·         Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings

·         Table 4. Producer price indexes for the net output of selected industries and industry groups, not seasonally adjusted

·         Table 5. Producer price indexes by stage of processing, seasonally adjusted

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Last Modified Date: June 13, 2012