Simplified: The field economist uses disaggregation to select specific goods or services for which prices will be reported once cooperation is obtained
Simplified: A field economist visits an establishment selected to participate in the PPI survey to solicit cooperation and inform about confidentiality rules
Simplified: Disaggregation is used to determine which specific products or services will be included in the PPI after a firm is selected and agrees to participate
Simplified: Producers are usually selected for the survey using systematic sampling from a listing of all firms that file with the Unemployment Insurance System
Simplified: PPIs are published for almost all industries in the goods-producing sectors of the U.S. economy PPIs are available for slightly less than three-quarte...