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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted from September to October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed an increase of 0.3 percent in September and a 0.1 percent decline in August. Prices received by domestic producers of intermediate goods fell 0.2 percent over the month after edging down 0.1 percent in the previous month. Crude material prices rose 0.3 percent after advancing 1.9 percent in September. (See table A.) Among finished goods, the index for finished foods was unchanged in October after increasing 1.0 percent in September. After falling 0.5 percent in September, the index for finished energy goods fell 0.9 percent Table A. Monthly and annual percent changes in selected stage-of- processing price indexes, seasonally adjusted Finish ed goods Change in Except finished Inter- goods foods from 12 mediateCrude and months Month Total Foods Energy energy ago goods goods (unadj.) 1994 Oct.