The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor released the November producer price report for November of 2008.  The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 2.2 percent in November, 2008.  This decline followed decreases of 2.8 percent in October and 0.4 percent in September.  Energy prices dropped 11.2 percent, this came on the heals of a decrease in producer energy prices of 12.8 percent in October.  Excluding food and energy, prices increased 0.1 percent that was on top of a 0.4 percent increase in October.  Producer food prices were unchanged in November.

Prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods dropped 4.3 percent in November after falling 3.9 percent in October.  The producer price crude goods index declined 12.5 percent subsequent to an 18.6 percent decrease in October.

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