The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices moved up 0.7 percent in August and 1.0 percent in July. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index rose 8.6 percent for the 12 months ended in September, the largest advance since 12-month data were first calculated in November 2010. Nearly 80 percent of the September increase in the index for final demand can be traced to a 1.3- percent rise in prices for final demand goods. The index for final demand services moved up 0.2 ... (full story)