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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.3 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.1-percent decline in March and a 0.1-percent gain in February. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy moved up 0.2 percent, compared with a 0.1- percent increase in March. Prices received by producers of intermediate goods fell 0.2 percent in April, the same rate of decrease as in the prior month. The crude goods index turned up 0.9 percent, following a 1.7- percent drop in March. (See table A.) 2001 Jan. 1.1 r.7 r4.2 r.5 4.8 .7 r10.6 Feb. .1 .6 1.4 -.3 4.0 -.1 -14.2 Mar. -.1 1.1 -2.6 .1 3.1 -.2 -1.7 Apr. .3 .6 .1 .2 3.7 -.2 .9 r=revised.