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Producer Price Indexes

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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.

Notices

  • PPI Weights to be Updated to Reflect 2017 Census Shipment Values Read More »
  • Recalculated Seasonal Adjustment Factors and Relative Importance Figures Read More »
  • Producer Price Index to Publish Interim Index Values to 3 Decimal Places Read More »

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Latest Numbers

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FINAL DEMAND: News Release

SA -0.5%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

NSA -0.8%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

NSA +6.2%(p) since Dec 2021 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND GOODS:

Total -1.6%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Foods -1.2%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Energy -7.9%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Core goods +0.2%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND SERVICES:

Total +0.1%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Transportation and warehousing -0.2%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Trade +0.3%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Other unchanged in Dec 2022 Historical Data

FINAL DEMAND CONSTRUCTION:

Construction unchanged in Dec 2022 Historical Data

INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY COMMODITY TYPE:

Processed goods -2.8%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Unprocessed goods +3.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Services +0.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY PRODUCTION FLOW:

Stage 4 intermediate demand -0.3%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Stage 3 intermediate demand -2.1%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Stage 2 intermediate demand +2.2%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Stage 1 intermediate demand -1.7%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

GOODS:

Motor vehicles +0.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Pharmaceutical preparations +0.2%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Gasoline -13.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Meats +1.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Industrial chemicals -3.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Lumber -5.7%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Steel mill products -2.7%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Diesel fuel -27.0%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Prepared animal feeds -0.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Crude petroleum -14.9%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Grains -3.1%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Carbon steel scrap +8.3%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

SERVICES:

Outpatient healthcare +0.1%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Inpatient healthcare services +0.3%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Food and alcohol retailing +0.5%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Apparel and jewelry retailing -1.8%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Airline passenger services +3.1%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Securities brokerage, dealing, investment, and related services +0.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Business loans (partial) -1.4%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Legal services +0.2%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Truck transportation of freight -1.7%(p) in Dec 2022 Historical Data

Machinery and equipment wholesaling unchanged in Dec 2022 Historical Data

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News Release

PPI for final demand declines 0.5% in December; goods fall 1.6%, services increase 0.1%

01/18/2023

The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 0.5 percent in December. Prices for final demand goods decreased 1.6 percent, and the index for final demand services rose 0.1 percent. The index for final demand increased 6.2 percent in 2022.
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Next Release

January 2023 PPI data are scheduled to be released on February 16, 2023, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications

The Economics Daily

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Producer prices for final demand increased 6.2 percent from December 2021 to December 2022

Producer prices for final demand increased 6.2 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. This price increase was smaller than the December 2020 to December 2021 increase (10.0 percent). read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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Exploring price increases in 2021 and previous periods of inflation

Measures of price change in the U.S. recently experienced the largest period of inflation since 2008. Ongoing complications of the coronavirus pandemic contributed to this. In 2021, a semiconductor shortage caused decreased production in a variety of industries. Port congestion resulted in product delivery delays and to substantial supply shortfalls, causing upward price pressure. To gain perspective on recent trends, this article turns to past periods of high inflation. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Automotive dealerships 2007–19: profit-margin compression and product innovation

From the 2007–09 Great Recession to the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the new-vehicle market in the United States changed significantly. Consumer and producer price trends examined in this article show how dealers’ profits on new vehicles declined and, subsequently, how dealers successfully expanded financial services to improve revenue and profit. read more »