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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods was unchanged, seasonally adjusted, from June to July. The Finished Goods Price Index dipped slightly in June and showed no change in May. Prices received by domestic producers of intermediate goods also were unchanged in July; this index inched up 0.1 percent in June. Crude material prices declined 0.8 percent in July after increasing 0.7 percent in the previous month. (See table A.) Among finished goods in July, increases for consumer nondurable goods other than energy and for capital equipment were offset by declines for finished energy goods and for consumer durable goods. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy increased 0.2 percent in July, about the same as in recent months. Table A.