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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.5 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed advances of 0.2 percent in May and 0.9 percent in April. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate goods climbed 0.7 percent in June after increasing 1.1 percent in the prior month, and the crude goods index fell 1.7 percent following a 2.0-percent gain in May. (See table A.) 2006 Jan. .3 -.2 .1 .4 5.6 1.0 -.8 Feb. r -1.2 r -2.2 r -4.5 r .3 r 3.9 r -.5 r -8.4 Mar. r .4 r .2 r 1.5 r .2 3.5 r .1 r -2.4 Apr. .9 .1 4.0 .1 4.0 .9 1.2 May .2 -.5 .4 .3 4.5 1.1 2.0 June .5 1.4 .7 .2 4.9 .7 -1.7 r=revised.