Changes in producer prices for finished goods.

CHANGES IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR FINISHED GOODS

[Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally
adjusted, except as noted by NSA]

                        Change from preceding period

                                Consumer goods

                   Total
                finished             Excluding     Capital
Period             goods     Foods       foods   equipment

                          Change, Dec. to Dec., NSA

1999                 2.9        .8         5.1          .3
2000                 3.6       1.7         5.5         1.2
2001                 1.6       1.8        -3.9          .0
2002                 1.2       -.6         2.9         -.6
2003                 4.0       7.7         4.1          .8
2004                 4.2       3.1         5.5         2.4
2005                 5.4       1.7         8.8         1.2
2006                 1.1       1.7          .4         2.3
2007                 6.2       7.6         7.7         1.4
2008 (p)             -.9       3.7        -4.8         4.0

                            Change, month to month

2008: Mar           0.9        1.2         1.0          .1
      Apr             .2        .2          .1          .5
      May            1.5        .7         2.3          .3
      June           1.3       1.2         1.8          .3
      July           1.3        .6         1.9          .5
      Aug            -.5        .2        -1.2          .4
      Sept           -.1        .0         -.3          .4
      Oct           -2.6        .1        -4.9          .6
      Nov (r)       -2.7       -.5        -4.7          .0
      Dec       (r) -1.8   (r) -.8        -3.0          .1

2009: Jan             .8       -.4         1.4          .5
      Feb             .1      -1.6          .7          .1
      Mar            1.2       -.7        -1.8         -.2

                Change from 3 months earlier, annual rate

                              Consumer goods
                   Total
                finished             Excluding     Capital
Period             goods    Foods        foods   equipment

1999                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2000                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2001                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2002                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2003                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2004                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2005                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2006                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2007                 ...      ...          ...         ...
2008 (p)             ...      ...          ...         ...

2008: Mar            9.1      8.9         11.4         3.8
      Apr            6.1      3.5          8.3         4.0
      May           10.7      8.8         14.5         3.5
      June          12.9      8.9         18.1         4.3
      July          17.9     10.6         27.0         4.3
      Aug            9.0      8.4         10.6         4.8
      Sept           2.9      3.2          1.9         5.3
      Oct          -12.1      1.1        -22.8         5.6
      Nov (r)      -19.6     -1.8        -33.2         3.9
      Dec          -24.9     -4.8        -40.3         2.6

2009: Jan          -13.9     -6.5        -22.8         2.3
      Feb           -3.4    -10.4         -3.8         2.6
      Mar            -.9    -10.1          1.4         1.5

                 Change from 6 months earlier, annual rate

                               Consumer goods
                   Total
                finished            Excluding      Capital
Period             goods    Foods       foods    equipment

1999                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2000                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2001                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2002                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2003                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2004                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2005                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2006                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2007                 ...      ...         ...          ...
2008 (p)             ...      ...         ...          ...

2008: Mar           10.0      9.8        13.2          2.6
      Apr            9.0      7.4        11.8          3.6
      May            7.1      9.1         8.0          3.3
      June          11.0      8.9        14.7          4.0
      July          11.9      7.0        17.3          4.1
      Aug            9.9      8.6        12.5          4.1
      Sept           7.8      6.0         9.7          4.8
      Oct            1.8      5.8        -1.0          4.9
      Nov (r)       -6.4      3.2       -14.0          4.4
      Dec          -12.1      -.9       -22.0          3.9

2009: Jan          -13.0     -2.7       -22.8          3.9
      Feb          -11.9     -6.2       -19.8          3.3
      Mar          -13.8     -7.5       -22.2          2.1

                   Change from
                 year earlier,
                total finished
Period               goods NSA

1999                       1.8
2000                       3.8
2001                       2.0
2002                      -1.3
2003                       3.2
2004                       3.6
2005                       4.8
2006                       3.0
2007                       3.9
2008 (p)                   6.3

2008: Mar                  6.7
      Apr                  6.4
      May                  7.3
      June                 9.1
      July                 9.9
      Aug                  9.7
      Sept                 8.8
      Oct                  5.2
      Nov (r)               .4
      Dec                  -.9

2009: Jan                 -1.0
      Feb                 -1.3
      Mar                 -3.5

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.