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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.4 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index increased 0.9 percent in September and declined 0.2 percent in August. The index for finished goods other than foods and energy edged down 0.1 percent in October, after rising 0.3 percent in the prior month. Prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods increased 0.2 percent, following a 0.7-percent advance a month earlier. The crude goods index rose 3.4 percent, after jumping 5.3 percent in September. (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 r.9 r-.2 r6.4 r0 r4.4 .9 r8.4 July r-.1 r-.2 r-1.4 .1 4.1 .2 r-3.9 Aug.