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To: zonder who wrote (241128)	5/16/2003 2:20:57 PM
From: Ahda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 1.9 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This record decrease followed three consecutive increases: 1.7 percent in January, 1.0 percent in February, and 1.5 percent in March. At the earlier stages of processing, prices for intermediate goods fell 2.2 percent in April, after rising 2.0 percent in the previous month. The crude goods index decreased 16.3 percent, following a 13.3-percent gain in March. (See table