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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.9 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 2.0-percent advance in November and a 1.6-percent decline in October. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods moved up 0.5 percent in December after climbing 0.7 percent a month earlier, and the crude goods index increased 2.9 percent following a 15.7- percent gain in November. (See table A.) 2006 Jan. .3 -.2 .1 .4 5.6 1.0 -.8 Feb. -1.2 -2.2 -4.5 .3 3.9 -.5 -8.4 Mar. .4 .4 1.5 .2 3.6 .2 -2.6 Apr. .9 .3 4.0 .1 4.1 1.0 2.6 May .1 -.8 .8 .3 4.5 1.1 1.7 June .6 1.3 1.2 .1 4.9 .5 -2.5 July -.1 .1 .7 -.6 4.0 .3 2.6 Aug. r .4 1.2 r -.3 r .4 r 3.8 .5 r 2.5 Sept.