The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This rise followed a 0.3-percent advance in April and a 1.2-percent decrease in March. At the earlier
stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate goods rose 0.3 percent following a 0.5-percent decline a month earlier, and the crude goods index climbed 3.6 percent after rising 3.0 percent in April.