Producer Price Index Unchanged in August

Washington, DC, September 11, 2015—The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.

Final demand prices rose 0.2% in July and 0.4% in June.

On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index moved down 0.8% for the 12 months ended in August, the seventh straight 12-month decline.

In August, a 0.4% increase in the index for final demand services offset a 0.6% decrease in prices for final demand goods.

Within intermediate demand, prices for processed goods moved down 0.6%, the index for unprocessed goods fell 4.4%, and prices for services advanced 0.7%.