This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: The Measurement of Durable Goods Prices Volume Author/Editor: Robert J. Gordon Volume Publisher: University of Chicago Press Volume ISBN: 0-226-30455-8 Volume URL: http://www.nber.org/books/gord90-1 Conference Date: n/a Publication Date: January 1990 Chapter Title: Appendix A. Producer Price Indexes and Weights for Deflating Producers' Durable Equipment in the NIPA, 1967 and Earlier Years Chapter Author: Robert J. Gordon Chapter URL: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c8321 Chapter pages in book: (p. 561-569)
Appendixes Appendix A PPIs and Weights Used for Dejating PDE in the NIPA, I967 and Earlier Years Table A.1 Furniture and fixtures: Household furniture Other furniture Fabricated metal products 121 Household furniture 0821 General millwork 1071 Metal doors sash and trim 122 Commercial furniture 10320111 Barrels, drums and pails, steel, barrels, 55 gallons 1061 Steam and hot water 10720101 Metal tanks, pressure tanks, above ground 10720103 Metal tanks, pressure vessel, 30,000 gallons 10720112 Metal tanks, bulk storage tanks, 6,000 gallons 10720113 Metal tanks, bulk storage, tanks, 10,000 gallons 10720116 Metal tanks, truck tank 17.3 082 (January 1964) 21.5 61.2.9 22.6 6.9 24.7 10720101 (January 1962) 2.2 1.5 1.4 (continued) 561
562 Appendix A Table A.l (continued) PDE Category Code PPl Title (percent) (prior to) Engines and turbines: Steam engines engines Tractors: Farm Construction 1072012 1 1073 10730159 11350127 I14901 I I63 11YOS21 117302 I1703226 119401 I 19402 119403 I1940545 I1 1101 I I1 105 Metal tanks, gas cylinder L.P.G. Sheet metal products Sheet metal products, grain bin, farm Cutting tools and accessories, power saw blade, hand Miscellaneous general purpose, valves and fittings Woodworking and Office and store machines and, safes, cabinet type Motor generators and generator sets Motor generators water wheel driven engines, gasoline engines engines, outboard motors engines, diesel engines, other than automotive engines, natural gas engines Farm, lawn and garden tractors, wheel type farm Farm, lawn and garden tractors and I1280104 Tractors, other than farm, off highway diesel, 250-350 hp 1128021 1 Tractors, other than farm, crawler type diesel, M)-85 net engine hp 11280213 Tractors, other than farm, crawler type, diesel, 90-149 net engine hp 5.0 3.3 3.6 0.7 20.2 1.1 6.3 62.7" 37.4 33.7 25.4 39.0 2.0 83.8 16.2 30.8 9.5 15.8 107 (January 1961) 107 (January 1962) 113 (December 1960) 117302 (June 1971) 194 (December 1959) 194 (Januaryl967) I12802 (January 1967)
563 Appendix A Table A.1 (continued) Agricultural (except tractors) Construction (except tractors) (continued) 11280215 Tractors, other than farm, crawler type, diesel, 150-199 net engine hp 11280217 Tractors, other than farm crawler type, diesel, 200 and over net engine hp I I1201 111202 I I1203 111204 111205 11 1206 11 I207 I I I208 111209 1 I1301 111302 1121 I122 1 I23 Agricultural plows Agricultural harrows and rotary cutters Agricultural planting and fertilizing machines Agricultural excluding tractors,cultivators Agricultural sprayers Agricultural harvesting Agricultural haying Agricultural crop preparation Agricultural elevators Agricultural, poultry Agricultural, barn Power cranes excavators, and Construction for mounting Specialized construction 16.6 27.4 5.6 10.8 1112 (January 1967) 11.5 4.6 2.6 39.4 8.9 5.2 1112 (January 1967) 2.5 1112 (Januaryl967) 3.2 5.8 25.0 11.0 18.4
564 Appendix A Table A.l (continued) I I25 I127 112801 11280218 I 12802 19 1 I280601 Scrapers and graders Mixers, pavers, spreaders, etc. Tractors other than farm, wheel type Tractors other than farm, shovel loader 45-89 hp Tractors other than farm, shovel loader 90-129 hp Tractors other than farm, tractor loader 1.25 and under 2 cubic yards 14.9 8.2 8.0 11280213 (December 1963) 2.7 112802 (January 1968) 4.7 112802 (December 1963) 7.2 Mining and oilfield 1191 119201 I19202 119203 Oilfield and tools Mining and, underground Mining and, crushing, pulverizing and screening Other mining and 57.4 18.8 14.5 9.3 Metalworking 113 113201 113202 113304 1 I3501 1 I38 116 Metalworking and Power driven hand tools, production line Power driven hand tools, home utility line Welding machines and, gas welding Cutting tools and accessories, small cutting tools Metal forming machine tools Special industry machines and 45.9 113 (December 1966) 9.9 I.9 I.6 17.9 21.6 113 (January 1967) 1.3 113 (January 1961) Special industry, n. e. c. 1161 1162 1163 1165 1166 Food products Textile and Woodworking and Printing trades and Other special industry 17.7b 15.7b 6.4b 15.Xb 44.4b
565 Appendix A Table A.1 (continued) General industrial, including materials handling, Office, computing, and accounting Service industry 1124 I134 I14 I I41 I144 1147 1161 1146 I19301 1 19303 12 11930313 I19307 1066 113201 1 1 1141 1 I61 Portable air conditioners Industrial process furnaces and ovens General purpose and Pumps, compressors and Industrial material handling Fans and blowers, except portable Food products Electrical computers General purpose machines, scales and balances Office and store machines and, calculating and accounting machines Typewriters, electric Typewriters, portable, manual Other office and store machines Water heaters, domestic Power driven hand tool, sander Pumps, compressors and Food products 2.6 12.6 20.6 17.0 36.1 6.4 4.8 114 (December 1960) 64.Y 2.6 15.5 8.2 0.5 8.8 3.1 4.6 119306 Office and store machines, coin operated vending machines 12.2 124102 Household appliances, laundry 8.3 124103 Household appliances, refrigeration 17.9 10.0 25.5 average of 124101 (wt. 0.2914) and 124103 (wt. 0.7086) (December 1960) (continued)
566 Appendix A Table A.1 (continued) Electrical transmission, distribution, and industrial apparatus Communication 12410338 12410441 124301 I1 I I3301 113302 117201 11730106 1173011 117301 12 11730113 11730119 I17302 I174 I17501 117503 117504 117507 1026015 I 1171 Household appliances, room air conditioners Household appliances, dishwasher, undercountel Household appliances, vacuum cleaner, canister type Welding machines and, arc welding machines and supplies Welding machines and, resistance welding machines Electrical (direct measuring) inshuments Electric motors, fractional hp, A.C., % hp Electric motors, integral hp, 3 hp Electric motors, integral hp, 10 hp Electric motors, integral hp, A.C., 250 hp Electric motors, integral hp, A.C., 50 hp Generator, and generator sets Transformers and power regulators Switchgear, switchboard, etc., panelboards Switchgear, switchboard, etc., circuit breakers Switchgear, switchboard, etc., switch gear Switchgear, switchboard, etc., industrial controls Wire and cable, telephone cable, polyethylene Electrical and, wiring devices 11.2 6.0 124102 (January 1967) 1.2 4.8 2.6 113 (December 1959) 23.6.6 1.o I.3 1.6 1.2 I173 (January 1967) 5.4 34.4 5.5 2.9 10.4 4.6 0.9 1026 (January 1967) 7.2d
567 Appendix A Table A.l (continued) Electric, n.e.c. 117210 1 I74 117825 11930633 I25 1252 12530102 I066 1083 10830123 11710105 I I7901 1 I790533 1241 12420 I3 1 124301 I 1244 1245 Integrating and measuring instruments, electrical (device measuring) instruments Switchgear, switchboard, etc. Electronic components and accessories, magnetic tape Office and store machines and, phonograph Home electrical Home electrical, television receivers Home electrical, portable tape recorder Index of hourly wage of skilled construction labor (ENN Heating, water heaters, domestic Lighting fixtures Lighting fixtures, commercial or residential incandescent, square recessed Electric, lighting arrester, 9-10 KV Miscellaneous electrical and, storage batteries Miscellaneous electrical and, medical X-ray unit Household appliances, major appliances Sewing machines, portable type, with imported head Vacuum cleaner, canister type Household appliance, small electrical appliances Household appliance, electric lamps 7.2d 50.2d 0.5 1.2 0.9 1.o 0.2 23.8d 1.1 3.2 4.2 3.3 16.9 37.3 8.4 13.7 2.4 5.9 3.7 117 (January 1969) 1245011 1 (January 1961) 124501 I 1 (January 1961) 117 (January 1967) 1179 (January 1968) 117 (December 1960) (continued)
568 Appendix A Table A.1 (continued) Trucks, buses, and truck trailers Aircraft Ships and boats Railroad Instruments 141 102 I41 I03 I07 1 I3 I17 I19403 0812 082 0832 1061 1071 I072 I141 117 1194 119403 I44 11320221 113502 Transportation, motor trucks Transportation, motor coaches Fabricated structural metal products Metalworking and Elec@ical and engines, diesel engines, other than automotive Lumber, hardwood Lumber, millwork Plywood, hardwood Heating, steam and hot water Fabricated structural metal products, metal doors, sash and trim Fabricated structural metal products, metal doors, sash and trim General purpose and, pumps, compressors and Electrical and engines engines, diesel engines, other than automotive Railroad Power driven hand tools, single or variable speed Cutting tools and accessories, precision measuring tools 99.2 0.8 30.V 25.0' 25.0e 20.0" 2.6 5.3 2.6 15.8' 5.3 15.8 15.8' 15.8' 5.3 15.8' 9 2.5 15.6
569 Appendix A 'Igble A.1 (continued) 1 I41 1172 117201 1222 1244 Pumps, compressors, and Integrating and measuring instruments Integrating and measuring instruments, electrical (direct measuring) instruments Metal commercial furniture Small electric appliances 2.3 43.5 117201 (January 1967) 6.7 24.2 5.1 Photographic 1541 Photographic Miscellaneous 1083 111211 1222 1231 1266 141 1512 1593 1599 Lighting fixtures Agricultural farm wagons Metal commercial furniture Soft surface floor coverings Lawnmowers Motor vehicles and Sporting and athletic goods Musical instruments Fire extinguishers 19.7 12450111 (December 1960) 7.7 1112 (December 1961) 4.3 9.4 32.2 9.7 6.4 10.0 1.0 Scrap 1012 Iron and steel scrap 70.7 1023 Nonferrous scrap 29.3 'Used to extrapolate forward from date indicated. bextrapolated hack from December 1960 using previously published PDE deflators for this category (special industry ). 'Not a PPI; for all periods (1986 benchmark revision uses BEA computer index 1969 to date). dfor annual deflation, these indexes are replaced by AT&T index. =For annual deflation, these indexes are replaced by Civil Aeronautics Board index. 'For annual deflation, these indexes are replaced by Maritime Administration index. *Extrapolated back prior to 1961 using previously published quarterly series.