Posted on 09/12/2003 5:55:05 AM PDT by Starwind
U.S. Aug PPI rose 0.4 pct
Friday September 12, 8:32 am ET
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department monthly producer price index (1982 equals 100, except where noted): . Seasonally Adj Unadjusted . Aug July Aug03/02 Finished Goods 0.4 0.1 3.4 Less Food, Energy 0.1 0.2 0.4 Consumer Foods 0.7 -0.2 5.0 Energy Goods 1.2 0.3 14.2 Finished Goods Index(X) 143.5 143.0 N/A Residential NatGas(W) -1.5 unch 28.9 Gasoline 6.3 3.6 20.8 Heating Oil 1.6 1.7 21.5 Tobacco Products(X) unch unch -7.9 Passenger Cars 0.3 0.4 0.8 Capital Equipment 0.1 0.4 0.8 Pharmaceutical Preps 0.3 0.6 4.8 Intermediate Goods 0.5 0.2 4.4 Less Food, Energy 0.1 -0.1 1.8 Manufact Materials 0.5 -0.2 2.8 Construction Materials 0.1 0.3 1.1 Intermed.Energy Goods 2.4 1.3 17.0 Crude Goods -1.4 -2.9 20.9 Less Food, Energy(Y) 3.7 0.8 8.3 Food/Feedstuffs 3.7 -3.0 11.8 Nonfood Materials -4.2 -2.9 27.5 Energy Materials(Z) -7.4 -4.4 38.2 Petroleum(X) 1.5 -0.7 14.7 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. Aug producer prices +0.3 pct U.S. Aug producer prices ex-food/energy +0.1 pct Historical: U.S. August crude goods excluding food and energy was the highest since +4.6 percent in June 1979.
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