Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing

PPI Detailed Report, May, 2006

Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent
changes by stage of processing
(1982=100)

                                      Relative    Unadjusted
                                     importance    index
                                        Dec.        Jan.
Grouping                              2005 (1)    2006 (2)

Finished goods                          100.000      159.9
  Finished consumer goods                75.270      165.7
    Finished consumer foods              20.272      157.1
      Crude                               1.688      157.7
      Processed                          18.583      157.0
    Finished consumer
         goods, excluding foods          54.110      168.7
      Nondurable goods less foods        40.114      181.7
      Durable goods                      14.884      137.3
    Capital equipment                    24.730      145.8
      Manufacturing industries            6.662      147.8
      Nonmanufacturing industries        18.068      145.1

Intermediate materials,
supplies, and components                100.000      161.6
  Materials and components
      for manufacturing                  45.283      151.2
    Materials for food
      manufacturing                       2.584      146.0
    Materials for nondurable
      manufacturing                      15.086      172.2
    Materials for durable
      manufacturing                       9.920      167.6
    Components for manufacturing         17.693      131.4
  Materials and components
    for construction                     12.604      184.2
  Processed fuels and lubricants         20.719      167.2
    Manufacturing industries              8.064      168.7
    Nonmanufacturing industries          12.655      166.3
  Containers                              3.015      170.5
  Supplies                               18.379      155.3
    Manufacturing industries              4.016      159.9
    Nonmanufacturing industries          14.363      152.8
      Feeds                               0.931      110.8
      Other supplies                     13.432      158.0

Crude further processing                100.000      199.0
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs              28.028      119.3
  Nonfood materials                      71.972      255.7
    Nonfood materials
        except fuel (3)                  35.218      195.0
      Manufacturing (3)                  34.753      180.5
      Construction                        0.466      201.6
    Crude fuel (4)                       36.754      332.9
      Manufacturing industries            3.261      313.4
      Nonmanufacturing industries        33.493      340.7

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods      (5) 79.728      160.3
Intermediate materials
  less foods and feeds               (6) 96.486      163.0
Intermediate foods and feeds         (6) 3.514       135.0
Crude materials less
  agricultural products (3 7)        (8) 71.305      263.2

Finished energy goods                (5) 20.140      145.7
Finished goods less energy           (5) 79.860      157.4
Finished consumer
  goods less energy                  (5) 55.130      162.4

Finished goods less
  foods and energy                   (5) 59.588      157.9
Finished consumer goods
  less foods and energy              (5) 34.858      166.0
Consumer nondurable goods
  less foods and energy              (5) 19.974      189.8

Intermediate energy goods            (6) 21.301      166.5
Intermediate materials
  less energy                        (6) 78.699      158.3
Intermediate materials less
  foods and energy                   (6) 75.185      159.7

Crude energy materials (3)           (8) 54.210      274.5
Crude materials less energy          (8) 45.790      144.7
Crude nonfood materials
  less energy (4)                    (8) 17.762      216.1

                                        Unadjusted index

                                          Apr.        May
Grouping                               2006 (2)    2006 (2)

Finished goods                            160.6      161.2
  Finished consumer goods                 166.5      167.2
    Finished consumer foods               154.3      154.3
      Crude                               152.0      138.2
      Processed                           154.4      155.6
    Finished consumer
         goods, excluding foods           170.8      171.8
      Nondurable goods less foods         184.7      186.2
      Durable goods                       137.4      137.4
    Capital equipment                     146.5      146.7
      Manufacturing industries            148.5      148.7
      Nonmanufacturing industries         145.7      146.0

Intermediate materials,
supplies, and components                  162.6      164.4
  Materials and components
      for manufacturing                   153.0      155.4
    Materials for food
      manufacturing                       143.5      144.5
    Materials for nondurable
      manufacturing                       173.7      176.1
    Materials for durable
      manufacturing                       172.7      180.2
    Components for manufacturing          132.7      133.0
  Materials and components
    for construction                      186.4      188.6
  Processed fuels and lubricants          165.5      166.7
    Manufacturing industries              158.3      158.6
    Nonmanufacturing industries           170.0      171.9
  Containers                              173.1      173.6
  Supplies                                156.0      156.6
    Manufacturing industries              160.6      161.0
    Nonmanufacturing industries           153.5      154.2
      Feeds                               109.1      107.7
      Other supplies                      158.9      159.8

Crude further processing                  180.9      185.2
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs               112.8      112.7
  Nonfood materials                       228.9      236.6
    Nonfood materials
        except fuel (3)                   211.9      221.4
      Manufacturing (3)                   196.4      205.3
      Construction                        202.3      202.5
    Crude fuel (4)                        233.7      237.6
      Manufacturing industries            222.2      225.7
      Nonmanufacturing industries         239.0      243.0

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods           161.9      162.7
Intermediate materials
  less foods and feeds                    164.1      165.9
Intermediate foods and feeds              132.8      132.9
Crude materials less
  agricultural products (3 7)             235.1      243.4

Finished energy goods                     149.7      151.4
Finished goods less energy                157.2      157.4
Finished consumer
  goods less energy                       161.8      162.0

Finished goods less
  foods and energy                        158.5      158.8
Finished consumer goods
  less foods and energy                   166.7      167.0
Consumer nondurable goods
  less foods and energy                   191.1      191.7

Intermediate energy goods                 165.7      167.5
Intermediate materials
  less energy                             159.7      161.5
Intermediate materials less
  foods and energy                        161.4      163.2

Crude energy materials (3)                227.7      233.4
Crude materials less energy               145.4      148.7
Crude nonfood materials
  less energy (4)                         236.8      249.5

                                             Unadjusted
                                          percent change
                                         to May 2006 from:

                                          May         Apr.
Grouping                                  2005        2006

Finished goods                              4.5        0.4
  Finished consumer goods                   5.5         .4
    Finished consumer foods                -1.5         .0
      Crude                                -1.5       -9.1
      Processed                            -1.5         .8
    Finished consumer
         goods, excluding foods             8.2         .6
      Nondurable goods less foods          11.2         .8
      Durable goods                         4.0          0
    Capital equipment                       1.4         .1
      Manufacturing industries              1.9         .1
      Nonmanufacturing industries           1.2         .2

Intermediate materials,
supplies, and components                    8.9        1.1
  Materials and components
      for manufacturing                     7.4        1.6
    Materials for food
      manufacturing                        -1.9         .7
    Materials for nondurable
      manufacturing                        10.2        1.4
    Materials for durable
      manufacturing                        14.8        4.3
    Components for manufacturing            2.5         .2
  Materials and components
    for construction                        7.8        1.2
  Processed fuels and lubricants           19.5         .7
    Manufacturing industries               14.4         .2
    Nonmanufacturing industries            22.7        1.1
  Containers                                3.8         .3
  Supplies                                  3.4         .4
    Manufacturing industries                3.9         .2
    Nonmanufacturing industries             3.3         .5
      Feeds                                -0.3       -1.3
      Other supplies                        3.5         .6

Crude further processing                    8.6        2.4
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs               -10.7        -.1
  Nonfood materials                        18.2        3.4
    Nonfood materials
        except fuel (3)                    33.3        4.5
      Manufacturing (3)                    33.8        4.5
      Construction                           .4         .1
    Crude fuel (4)                           .2        1.7
      Manufacturing industries               .5        1.6
      Nonmanufacturing industries            .5        1.7

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods             6.0        5.0
Intermediate materials
  less foods and feeds                      9.2        1.1
Intermediate foods and feeds               -1.6        1.0
Crude materials less
  agricultural products (3 7)              18.7        3.5

Finished energy goods                      20.6        1.1
Finished goods less energy                   .8        1.0
Finished consumer
  goods less energy                          .5         .1

Finished goods less
  foods and energy                          1.5        1.2
Finished consumer goods
  less foods and energy                     1.6         .2
Consumer nondurable goods
  less foods and energy                     2.6         .3

Intermediate energy goods                  20.9        1.1
Intermediate materials
  less energy                               6.0        1.1
Intermediate materials less
  foods and energy                          6.3        1.1

Crude energy materials (3)                 14.9        2.5
Crude materials less energy                 2.9        2.3
Crude nonfood materials
  less energy (4)                          26.7        5.4

                                          Seasonally adjusted
                                          percent change from

                                        Feb.        Mar.     Apr.
                                         to          to       to
Grouping                                Mar.        Apr.      May

Finished goods                              0.5        0.9     0.2
  Finished consumer goods                    .7        1.2      .2
    Finished consumer foods                  .5        1.0     -.5
      Crude                                 9.8       10.7   -11.2
      Processed                             -.1        -.8      .5
    Finished consumer
         goods, excluding foods             7.0        1.5      .4
      Nondurable goods less foods            .1        2.0      .4
      Durable goods                          .1         .0      .1
    Capital equipment                        .1        2.0      .3
      Manufacturing industries               .1        2.0      .2
      Nonmanufacturing industries            .1        3.0      .3

Intermediate materials,
supplies, and components                    -.1         .9     1.1
  Materials and components
      for manufacturing                     -.1         .6     1.6
    Materials for food
      manufacturing                         -.7        -.3      .2
    Materials for nondurable
      manufacturing                         -.6         .1     1.4
    Materials for durable
      manufacturing                          .3        1.6     4.4
    Components for manufacturing             .2         .5      .2
  Materials and components
    for construction                         .4         .4     1.2
  Processed fuels and lubricants           -1.0        2.9      .7
    Manufacturing industries               -2.6        -.3      .5
    Nonmanufacturing industries              .1        4.9      .9
  Containers                                 .9        -.2      .3
  Supplies                                   .1         .0      .4
    Manufacturing industries                 .2        -.4      .2
    Nonmanufacturing industries              .2         .1      .5
      Feeds                                  .6       -1.4    -1.4
      Other supplies                         .1         .2      .6

Crude further processing                   -2.7        1.2     2.0
  Foodstuffs and feedstuffs                -2.2       -1.4    -2.3
  Nonfood materials                        -3.0        2.3     3.6
    Nonfood materials
        except fuel (3)                     2.8        7.3     4.9
      Manufacturing (3)                     2.9        7.4     4.9
      Construction                           .1          0      .1
    Crude fuel (4)                        -10.1       -4.5     1.7
      Manufacturing industries             -9.7       -4.4     1.6
      Nonmanufacturing industries         -10.1       -4.6     1.7

Special groupings

Finished goods, excluding foods             5.0        1.1     4.0
Intermediate materials
  less foods and feeds                      -.1         .9     1.1
Intermediate foods and feeds                -.3        -.7     -.2
Crude materials less
  agricultural products (3 7)              -3.0        2.3     3.8

Finished energy goods                       1.8        4.0      .4
Finished goods less energy                  3.0         .1      .1
Finished consumer
  goods less energy                         2.0        1.0      .0

Finished goods less
  foods and energy                           .1         .1      .3
Finished consumer goods
  less foods and energy                     2.0        1.0     2.0
Consumer nondurable goods
  less foods and energy                     2.0        1.0     4.0

Intermediate energy goods                   -.9   ! 2.8        1.0
Intermediate materials
  less energy                               1.0        4.0     1.1
Intermediate materials less
  foods and energy                          1.0         .4     1.1

Crude energy materials (3)                 -4.5        1.3     2.5
Crude materials less energy                -1.0        1.1     1.4
Crude nonfood materials
  less energy (4)                           8.0        4.7     6.2

(1) Comprehensive relative importance figures are initially
computed after the publication of December indexes and are
recalculated after final December indexes are available.

(2) The indexes for January 2006 have been recalculated to
incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents.
All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original
publication.

(3) Includes crude petroleum.

(4) Excludes crude petroleum.

(5) Percent of total finished goods.

(6) Percent of total intermediate materials.

(7) Formerly titled "Crude materials for further processing,
excluding crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs, plant and animal
fibers, oilseeds, and leaf tobacco."

(8) Percent of total crude materials.