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Producer Price Indexes - October 2004
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 1.7 percent in October 2004.

Consumer Price Index: October 2004
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The October level of 190.9 (1982-84=100) was 3.2 percent higher than in October 2003.

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes: October 2004
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.5 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. An 11.7 percent increase in import petroleum prices last month more than offset a 0.2 percent decline in the price index for nonpetroleum imports. Export prices were up 0.7 percent in October, following a 0.4 percent rise in September.

U.S. Consumer Price Index - September 2004
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in September 2004, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Producer Price Indexes – September 2004
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.1 percent in September 2004, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.