The indexes for inedible fats and oils and for processed yarns and threads also fell in November, following advances a month earlier. Prices for plastic resins and materials and for basic inorganic chemicals rose at slower rates than they had in October. Alternatively, the paperboard index climbed 4.0 percent, after edging up 0.2 percent in October.
Prices for intermediate basic organic chemicals and fertilizer materials also increased at faster rates than they had in the prior month. The indexes for paper and finished fabrics turned up in November.
Crude Materials producer price index fell 1.2 percent in November, following a 6.7-percent advance in October. Prices for crude energy materials turned down in November, after rising in the preceding month.
Conversely, the index for basic industrial materials increased, following a decline in October. The rate of increase in prices for crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs quickened from October to November.
The indexes for construction sand, gravel, and crushed stone and for hardwood logs, bolts, and timber rose more in November than they had in the prior month. Alternatively, the raw cotton index fell 6.0 percent, compared with an 8.3-percent gain in October. Prices for gold ores, wastepaper, and pulpwood also turned down in November, following increases a month earlier. The index for copper base scrap rose less in November than it had in October.
The United States Department of Labor
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