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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.1 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index rose 0.4 percent in October and 0.9 percent in September. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy showed no change in November, following a 0.1-percent decline in the prior month. Prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods decreased 0.2 percent, after a 0.2-percent gain a month earlier. The crude goods index fell 2.0 percent, following a 3.4-percent increase in the previous month. (See table A.) 2000 Jan. .1 .2 .9 -.2 2.5 .5 2.6 Feb. 1.1 .5 5.3 .3 4.0 .9 3.9 Mar. .7 .1 4.4 .1 4.3 .9 2.2 Apr. -.4 1.1 -3.9 .1 3.6 -.1 -1.5 May .1 -.2 -.2 .3 3.7 -.1 3.0 June .9 -.2 6.4 0 4.4 .9 8.4 July r.1 r-.1 r-.2 .1 r4.3 r.4 r-2.4 Aug.