Selected Resources for Research in U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI)
The Producer Price Index is a family of indexes that
measures the average change over time in the selling prices
received by domestic producers of goods and services. PPI's
measure price change from the perspective of the seller.
This contrasts with other measures, such as the Consumer
Price Index (CPI), that measure price change from the
purchaser's perspective.
Over 10,000 PPI's for individual products and groups of
products are released each month. PPI's are available for
the products of virtually every industry in the mining and
manufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy. New PPI's are
gradually being introduced for the products of industries
in the transportation, utilities, trade, finance, and
services sectors of the economy.
| Electronic Resources | Description |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | Provides access to the most recent monthly PPI data release and information on calculation methods. The Monthly Labor Review also contains PPI information - look under "Current Labor Statistics." The Monthly Labor Review: Editor's Desk carries a wide range of economic news and information. |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | Published at the end of each year. Look in the index for
"Producer Price Index." The numbers given refer to tables, not
pages. Useful for historical data. Will not provide data for current
or previous year. The most recent print edition is also available at the
location below.
Location: Davis Library Reference Desk HA 202 .U65 |
| STAT-USA | Choose "State of the Nation" for access to U.S. economic indicators. |
| Print Resources | Description |
| Economic Indicators Handbook | See Chapter 7 on the Producer Price Index for a detailed
explanation of the Index and a table of annual PPI averages 1926-2001
and historical city data.
Location: Davis Library Reference Desk HC 103 .E26 |
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