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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in June, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index had fallen 0.6 percent in May and risen 0.6 percent in April. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods advanced 0.1 percent in June, following a 0.7-percent decline in the preceding month, while the crude goods index decreased 3.3 percent, after moving down 2.0 percent in May. (See table A.) 2005 Jan. .1 -.5 -1.0 .7 4.1 .3 -2.0 Feb. .4 r .6 r 1.8 r -.1 4.7 .6 r -1.0 Mar. .7 r .4 r 3.0 r .2 4.9 1.0 r 4.1 Apr. .6 .1 2.1 .3 4.8 .8 2.7 May -.6 -.3 -3.5 .1 3.5 -.7 -2.0 June 0 -1.1 2.0 -.1 3.6 .1 -3.3 r=revised.