February 2008 Producer Price Index — 2008-03-18

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.3 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.0-percent advance in January and a 0.3-percent decline in December. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods moved up 0.8 percent in February subsequent to a 1.4-percent advance in January, and the crude goods index rose 3.7 percent after climbing 2.5 percent in the prior month. (See table A.) 2007 Feb. 1.2 1.6 3.2 0.4 2.4 0.8 9.0 Mar. .9 1.5 3.2 -.1 3.1 1.0 2.5 Apr. .7 .5 2.6 .2 3.2 1.1 1.0 May .6 -.7 2.9 .2 3.9 1.0 1.0 June .1 -.2 -.3 .2 3.3 .4 .8 July .5 -.1 2.2 .2 4.2 .7 .3 Aug. -.8 0 -4.2 .1 2.3 -.9 -3.5 Sept. .5 1.1 1.2 .1 4.4 0 .9 Oct.