Key Economic Indicators
U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) - Crude Energy Materials
The Crude Petroleum PPI measures average changes in selling prices received by crude petroleum producers for their energy output. Most of the information used in calculating producer price indexes is obtained through the systematic sampling of virtually every crude petroleum producer in the U.S. economy.
The Crude Petroleum PPI varied widely from 89.9 to 139.1.0 during the period January to October 2004. Growth has accelerated during 2004, peaking in October at 139.1 the highest record since January 1995.
