PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - JULY 2013
The Producer Price Index for finished goods was unchanged in July, seasonally adjusted, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Prices for finished goodsmoved up 0.8 percent
in June and 0.5 percent in May. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods also were unchanged in July,and the crude goods index
rose 1.2 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods advanced 2.1 percent for the
12 months ended July 2013.
