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

PPI Detailed Report, May, 2006

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

(1982=100 unless otherwise indicated)

                                              2005

Commodity grouping                     Annual         May
                                       average

All commodities except farm
  products                              159.7        156.3
All foods                               153.8        155.2
Processed foods                         156.2        157.7
Industrial commodities less fuels
  and related products and power        158.3        157.4
Selected textile mill products          126.8        126.5
Hosiery                                 146.7        147.2
Underwear and nightwear                 132.0        131.7
Chemicals and allied products,
  including synthetic rubber and
  synthetic fibers and yarns            188.0        184.5
Pharmaceutical preparations             354.0        351.1
Lumber and plywood                      196.3        192.1
Steel mill products, including
  fabricated wire products              160.1        161.2
Finished steel mill products,
  excluding fabricated wire
  products                              156.8        158.5
Finished steel mill products,
  including fabricated wire
  products                              157.5        159.1
Special metals and metal products       147.9        147.2
Fabricated metal products               154.5        154.2
Copper and copper products              235.0        215.9
Machinery and motive products           135.4        135.4
Machinery and equipment, except
  electrical                            134.5        134.5
Agricultural machinery, including
  tractors                              181.3        181.5
Metalworking machinery                  163.6        163.3
Total tractors                          163.5        163.1
Construction materials                  169.6        168.1
Agricultural machinery and
  equipment, less parts                 178.8        179.0
Farm and garden tractors, less
  parts                                 158.8        158.6
Agricultural machinery excluding
  tractors, less parts                  186.3        186.5

                                                    2006

Commodity grouping                   January (2)   April (2)   May (2)

All commodities except farm
  products                              167.1        166.8      168.6
All foods                               155.2        152.2      152.0
Processed foods                         156.1        153.7      154.8
Industrial commodities less fuels
  and related products and power        162.5        164.3      165.8
Selected textile mill products          129.2        129.4      129.7
Hosiery                                 147.0        148.1      148.1
Underwear and nightwear                 132.4        133.0      133.4
Chemicals and allied products,
  including synthetic rubber and
  synthetic fibers and yarns            199.4        199.4      201.4
Pharmaceutical preparations             367.1        370.1      376.9
Lumber and plywood                      195.8        194.6      196.5
Steel mill products, including
  fabricated wire products              163.9        163.0      167.3
Finished steel mill products,
  excluding fabricated wire
  products                              159.8        158.4      163.0
Finished steel mill products,
  including fabricated wire
  products                              160.5        159.3      163.5
Special metals and metal products       152.1        155.7      159.4
Fabricated metal products               156.9        158.0      158.5
Copper and copper products              294.2        335.9      396.1
Machinery and motive products           136.0        136.7      136.9
Machinery and equipment, except
  electrical                            136.2        136.8      137.0
Agricultural machinery, including
  tractors                              183.7        184.7      186.2
Metalworking machinery                  167.0        167.5      167.3
Total tractors                          167.5        168.4      168.6
Construction materials                  177.2        178.1      180.3
Agricultural machinery and
  equipment, less parts                 181.2        182.1      183.6
Farm and garden tractors, less
  parts                                 161.5        162.2      162.5
Agricultural machinery excluding
  tractors, less parts                  188.0        189.3      191.1

(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 2006 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, 03810811,
03810821, 03810822, 03820312, 03830324, 03830325, and 1231

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

Underwear and nightwear: 03810641, 03810642, 03810643, 03810645,
03810822, 03820312, 03830324, 03830325, and 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, 0835, 086, 092, 101502, 101703, 101704,
10250163, 104101, 105, 106, 1071, 10730131, 10730132, 10730133,
10730135, 10730136, 107404, 10740501, 107409, 10830225, 1142,
1147, 11490250, 11710142, 11710143, 11710144, 11710145,
11710146, 11710216, 11710217, 123101, 1232, 131105, 1321, 1322,
133, 134, 1361, 1362, 137, 1392, 1394, and 139501