August 2015 Producer Price Index — 2015-09-11

The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in August, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.2 percent in July and 0.4 percent in June. On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index moved down 0.8 percent for the 12 months ended in August, the seventh straight 12-month decline. (See table A.) In August, a 0.4-percent increase in the index for final demand services offset a 0.6-percent decrease in prices for final demand goods. Within intermediate demand, prices for processed goods moved down 0.6 percent, the index for unprocessed goods fell 4.4 percent, and prices for services advanced 0.7 percent. (See tables B and C.) Final demand services: The index for final demand services moved up 0.4 percent in August, the third consecutive rise. In August, three-quarters of the advance can be traced to a 0.9-percent increase in the index for final demand trade services.