The Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) decreased 0.5% in October, mainly because of lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) declined 4.3% in October, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products. The IPPI declined 0.5% in October after decreasing 0.3% in September. Of the 21 major commodity groups, 12 were up, 4 were down and 5 were unchanged. The decline in the IPPI was led by lower prices for energy and petroleum products (-4.6%). This was the largest decline for energy and petroleum products since June 2012. Motor gasoline (-7.2%), and, to a lesser ... (full story)