January 2015 Producer Price Index — 2015-02-18

The Producer Price Index for final demand decreased 0.8 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices moved down 0.2 percent in both December and November. On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand was unchanged for the 12 months ended in January. (See table A.) In January, the 0.8-percent decline in final demand prices can be traced primarily to a 2.1-percent decrease in the index for final demand goods. Prices for final demand services fell 0.2 percent. Within intermediate demand, the index for processed goods declined 2.8 percent, prices for unprocessed goods dropped 9.4 percent, and the index for services moved down 0.2 percent. (See tables B and C.) Final demand goods: The index for final demand goods moved down 2.1 percent in January, the seventh consecutive decrease. Leading the broad-based decline in January, prices for final demand energy fell 10.3 percent.