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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in July, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index posted a 0.6-percent advance in June and showed no change in May. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy edged up 0.1 percent in July, after falling 0.1 percent a month ago. Prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods registered a 0.2-percent gain, following a 0.9-percent advance a month earlier. The crude goods index decreased 1.1 percent, after rising 5.8 percent in June. (See table A.) Table A. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of- processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted Change in Except finished Inter- goods foods from 12 mediate Crude and months Month Total Foods Energy energy ago goods goods (unadj.) 1999 July 0.2 -0.4 2.7 -0.1 1.5 0.7 0.2 Aug. .6 .5 3.3 .1 2.3 .5 5.1 Sept.