(202) 691-7705 This Release Is Embargoed — 2002-09-13

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index posted a 0.2-percent decline in July and a 0.1-percent gain in June. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by intermediate goods producers rose 0.4 percent, following a 0.2-percent increase in July. August's crude goods index advanced 1.6 percent, after moving up 0.6 percent in July. (See table A.) 2002 Jan. 0 .8 -.5 -.2 -2.7 -.2 4.6 Feb. .2 .8 0 .1 -2.6 -.2 -1.2 Mar. .9 .6 5.7 -.1 -1.6 1.0 5.0 Apr. -.1 -3.0 r 2.5 .1 r -2.1 r .8 r 4.2 May -.4 -.2 r -1.8 0 -2.7 r -.2 r 1.4 June .1 .1 0 .2 -2.1 .2 -3.6 July -.2 -.1 .1 -.3 -1.1 .2 .6 Aug. 0 -.4 1.0 -.1 -1.6 .4 1.6 r=revised.