Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index or PPI for short is published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
PPI measures price changes in the manufacturing sector by calculating the average change that domestic producers in manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, electric utilities, natural gas, mining, and fisheries receive in selling prices. ((Burrell, Jamaine 2007 “The Complete Guide To Currency Trading & Investing, p 156))
The PPI is one of the oldest continuous systems of statistical data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as one of the oldest economic time series compiled by the Federal Government. ((BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 14 Producer Prices, Background))




