Key Economic Indicators
U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) - Intermediate Energy Goods
The Intermediate Energy Producer Price Index (IE PPI) measures average changes in selling prices received by domestic producers for their intermediate energy output. Most of the information used in calculating producer price indexes is obtained through the systematic sampling of virtually every energy production sector of the U.S. economy.
The IE PPI grew significantly (20.7%) between 1999 and 2000 but has been more stable during the past two years 2003-2004. In October 2004 IE PPI is estimated to be 134.
