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NSMS20: Producer price indices: Principles and procedures, GSS Methodology Series
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This monograph updates Wholesale Price Indices: Principles and Procedures published in 1980. The Producer Price Index (PPI) has one of the longest histories of any economic statistic. It was felt that the many changes since 1980 and the large amount of interest in the monthly PPI justify this new publication. It explains how the indices are calculated and discusses several important developments.