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Article: Producer Price Index introduced for the Nonresidential Building Construction sector--NAICS 236221.
- Article from:
- PPI Detailed Report
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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With the release of data for July 2005, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expanded the Producer Price Index (PPI) by introducing an index measuring the changes in output prices for new warehouse building construction. This index is classified under a PPI-specific 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, 236221. Data for this industry reach back to December 2004. The index for NAICS 236221, new warehouse building construction, is the first measure developed and published by PPI as part of its Nonresidential Building Construction (NRBC) initiative. This index appears in table 5 of this publication and is available online through the BLS homepage: ...