PPI for final demand advances 0.9% in July; services rise 1.1%, goods increase 0.7%

The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.9 percent in July. Prices for final demand services advanced 1.1 percent, and the index for final demand goods increased 0.7 percent. On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 3.3 percent for the 12 months ended in July.