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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.1 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.1-percent advance in September and a 1.4-percent decline in August. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods inched up 0.1 percent in October after rising 0.4 percent in September, and the crude goods index increased 2.4 percent following a 0.1-percent gain in the previous month. (See table A.) 2007 Jan. -.6 1.0 -4.3 .2 .1 -.7 -5.5 Feb. 1.2 1.7 3.0 .4 2.4 .8 9.0 Mar. 1.0 1.6 3.8 -.1 3.1 1.2 2.6 Apr. .9 .5 3.3 .1 3.2 1.0 1.1 May .7 -.6 3.5 .2 3.9 1.2 1.3 June r .1 r -.4 r -.2 .2 3.3 .4 r 1.1 July r .5 r -.2 r 2.1 r .2 4.0 r .7 r .7 Aug.