Posted on 08/14/2003 5:46:15 AM PDT by Starwind
U.S. July PPI rose 0.1 pct
Thursday August 14, 8:32 am ET
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department monthly producer price index (1982 equals 100, except where noted): . Seasonally Adj Unadjusted . July June July03/02 Finished Goods 0.1 0.5 3.0 Less Food, Energy 0.2 -0.1 0.2 Consumer Foods -0.2 0.4 3.7 Energy Goods 0.3 3.4 14.4 Finished Goods Index(X) 143.0 143.1 N/A Residential NatGas(W) unch 3.6 34.1 Gasoline 3.6 7.6 16.2 Heating Oil 1.7 9.0 18.9 Tobacco Products(X) unch -0.1 -8.0 Passenger Cars 0.4 -0.7 0.4 Capital Equipment 0.4 -0.1 0.7 Pharmaceutical Preps 0.6 0.7 4.7 Intermediate Goods 0.2 0.5 4.4 Less Food, Energy -0.1 unch 1.8 Manufact Materials -0.2 0.3 2.5 Construction Materials 0.3 0.1 1.3 Intermed.Energy Goods 1.3 2.0 16.1 Crude Goods -2.9 4.5 24.5 Less Food, Energy(Y) 0.8 0.6 3.9 Food/Feedstuffs -3.0 -0.5 9.6 Nonfood Materials -2.9 7.7 35.3 Energy Materials(Z) -4.4 10.7 53.9 Petroleum(X) -0.7 12.3 20.5 W-1990=100 X-not seasonally adjusted. Y-excludes crude petroleum Z-Includes crude petroleum. N/A-not available FORECAST: Reuters survey of economists forecast: U.S. July producer prices +0.1 pct U.S. July producer prices ex-food/energy +0.1 pct Note: U.S. July consumer foods drop of -0.2 pct was the largest since -0.4 pct in Sept. 2002.
Consider it whipped.
(steely)
Richard W.
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