Table 8. Producer price indexes for special commodity groupings, not seasonally adjusted

PPI Detailed Report, May, 2005

Table 8. Producer price indexes for special commodity groupings,
not seasonally adjusted (1)

(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)

                                             2004           2005

                                       Annual
         Commodity grouping            average    May    January (2)

All commodities except farm products    148.2    147.8      152.9
All foods                               151.1    155.1      152.2
Processed foods                         153.4    158.2      155.1
Industrial commodities less fuels
  and related products and power        151.5    150.5      156.4
Selected textile mill products          123.3    122.7      125.2
Hosiery                                 147.6    148.1      147.4
Underwear and nightwear                 129.9    130.0      130.4
Chemicals and allied products,
  including synthetic rubber
  and synthetic fibers and yarns        170.6    167.0      181.6
Pharmaceutical preparations             336.4    337.0      344.3
Lumber and plywood                      202.7    216.7      195.5
Steel mill products, including
  fabricated wire products              147.9    147.5      169.2
Finished steel mill products,
  excluding fabricated wire products    145.1    144.6      166.9
Finished steel mill products,
  including fabricated wire products    146.1    145.7      166.8
Special metals and metal products       141.4    139.8      148.3
Fabricated metal products               146.5    145.7      152.6
Copper and copper products              183.7    176.2      201.9
Machinery and motive products           133.5    133.3      135.3
Machinery and equipment, except
  electrical                            130.6    130.3      132.8
Agricultural machinery, including
  tractors                              172.4    171.3      178.8
Metalworking machinery                  159.9    159.4      162.4
Total tractors                          157.4    157.0      161.1
Construction materials                  161.5    162.7      168.6
Agricultural machinery and
  equipment, less parts                 170.0    168.9      176.3
Farm and garden tractors, less parts    153.5    153.5      156.7
Agricultural machinery excluding
  tractors, less parts                  175.9    174.4      184.0

                                               2005

         Commodity grouping            April (2)   May (2)

All commodities except farm products     157.1      156.4
All foods                                154.8      155.3
Processed foods                          157.1      158.0
Industrial commodities less fuels
  and related products and power         157.8      157.3
Selected textile mill products           126.3      127.0
Hosiery                                  147.2      147.4
Underwear and nightwear                  131.9      132.0
Chemicals and allied products,
  including synthetic rubber
  and synthetic fibers and yarns         186.1      184.9
Pharmaceutical preparations              346.5      348.1
Lumber and plywood                       200.2      192.1
Steel mill products, including
  fabricated wire products               163.6      160.6
Finished steel mill products,
  excluding fabricated wire products     161.5      158.1
Finished steel mill products,
  including fabricated wire products     161.9      158.7
Special metals and metal products        148.4      146.9
Fabricated metal products                154.8      154.7
Copper and copper products               214.2      207.9
Machinery and motive products            135.5      135.3
Machinery and equipment, except
  electrical                             134.2      134.4
Agricultural machinery, including
  tractors                               180.6      181.2
Metalworking machinery                   163.7      163.7
Total tractors                           161.6      163.7
Construction materials                   169.7      168.1
Agricultural machinery and
  equipment, less parts                  178.1      178.7
Farm and garden tractors, less parts     157.6      159.3
Agricultural machinery excluding
  tractors, less parts                   185.9      186.0

(1) These indexes are calculated by combining the indexes listed
below by commodity code after each special commodity grouping. The
weights are those used for the comprehensive All Commodities Index.

(2) The indexes for January 2005 have been recalculated to incorporate
late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject
to revision 4 months after original publication.

NOTE: Table 8 commodity groupings include the following items:

All commodities except farm products: 02 through 15

All foods: 011, 017, and 02 less 0261, 0262, and 029

Processed foods: 02 less 0261, 0262, and 029

Industrial commodities less fuels and related products and power:
03, 04, and 06 through 15

Selected textile mill products: 0327, 03370104, 034, 03810804,
03810811, 03810821, 03810822, 03820135, 03820303, 03830324,
03830325, and 1231

Hosiery: 03810821, 03810822, 03810823, 03810824, 03810825, 03810826

Underwear and nightwear: 03810641, 03810642, 03810643, 03810645,
3810651, 03810761, 03810762, 03810763, 03810811, 03810812

Chemicals and allied products, including synthetic rubber and
synthetic fibers: 031, 06 less 064, and 071102

Pharmaceutical preparations: 0634 and 0638

Lumber and plywood: 081 and 083

Steel mill products, including fabricated wire products: 1017 and 1088

Finished steel mill products, excluding fabricated wire products:
1017 less 101702

Finished steel mill products, including fabricated wire products:
1017 and 1088 less 101702

Special metals and metal products: 10, 111, and 141

Fabricated metal products: 103 through 108

Copper and copper products: 10210201, 10220131, 102301, 102403,
102502, 10260314, 10280301, and 10280302

Machinery and motive products: 11 and 14

Machinery and equipment except electrical: 111, 112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 118, and 119

Agricultural machinery, including tractors: 1114 less 111409

Metalworking machinery: 113A, 1132, 113304, 1137, and 1138

Total tractors: 111403 and 112A less 112A03

Agricultural machinery and equipment, less parts (old commodity code
111): 111 less 111409

Farm and garden tractors, less parts (old commodity code 1111): 111403

Agricultural machinery excluding tractors, less parts (old commodity
code 1112): 1114 less 111403

Construction materials: 062101, 0721, 081105, 081106, 081107, 081203,
081204, 082, 0831, 0832, 0833, 0834, 086, 092, 101502, 101703,
101704, 10250163, 104101, 105, 106, 1071, 10730131, 10730132,
10730133, 10730135, 10730136, 107404, 10740501, 107409,
10830225, 10830301, 1142, 1147, 11490205, 11710142, 11710143,
11710144, 11710145, 11710146, 11710216, 11710217, 11710272,
11710294, 123101, 1232, 131105, 1321, 1322, 133, 134, 1361, 1362,
137, 1392, 1394, and 139501