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That helped keep the rise in the Producer Price Index to a modest 0.2 percent.

One reason the Producer Price Index can have less impact is that it does not include prices in the service sector of the economy.

The Producer Price Index, however, does not include imported goods, most services or taxes.

Including food and energy, the Producer Price Index fell by one-tenth of 1 percent.

It was the first time the Producer Price Index had been flat in nine months.

Energy accounts for just under 14 percent of the Producer Price Index.

That same month, the Producer Price Index of all finished goods rose 3 percent from a year earlier.

While the Producer Price Index rose, two other indexes fell.

For all of last year, the Producer Price Index rose just under 5 percent.

Excluding food and energy, the Producer Price Index's core rate rose 0.2 percent.

That helped keep the rise in the Producer Price Index to a modest 0.2 percent.

One reason the Producer Price Index can have less impact is that it does not include prices in the service sector of the economy.

The Producer Price Index, however, does not include imported goods, most services or taxes.

Including food and energy, the Producer Price Index fell by one-tenth of 1 percent.

It was the first time the Producer Price Index had been flat in nine months.

Energy accounts for just under 14 percent of the Producer Price Index.

That same month, the Producer Price Index of all finished goods rose 3 percent from a year earlier.

While the Producer Price Index rose, two other indexes fell.

For all of last year, the Producer Price Index rose just under 5 percent.

Excluding food and energy, the Producer Price Index's core rate rose 0.2 percent.