2.1.7 Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components

Definition: Commodities that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user. This includes goods such as flour, cotton yarn, steel mill products, and lumber. This also includes items that are physically complete but that are purchased by business firms as inputs for their operations, such as diesel fuels, paper boxes, and fertilizers.

Definition Source: The Producer Price Index

Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components Categories:

2.1.7.1 Intermediate Chemicals and Allied Products: Chemical products that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user as well as finished chemical products purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as industrial chemicals, paints, soaps and cosmetics, drugs and pharmaceuticals, and biological products like blood and vaccines. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.2 Intermediate Fuels and Related Products and Power: Fuels and related products that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as fuels and power purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes petroleum gas and other petroleum products, natural gas, and electric power. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.3 Intermediate Furniture and Household Durables: Furniture and other household items that are used over a long period of time that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as products that are purchased by buisnesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as major appliances, carpeting, and home electronic equipment. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.4 Intermediate Hides, Skins, Leather, and Related Products: Hides, skins and leather products that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as finished leather products that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as finished leathers used in manufacturing shoes and bags. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.5 Intermediate Lumber and Wood Products: Lumber and wood products that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as finished lumber and wood products that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes soft and hardwood lumber, plywoods, and other wood products such as wood pallets and flooring. This does Not include paper and pulp products (see Intermediate Pulp, Paper, and Allied Products). (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.6 Intermediate Machinery and Equipment: Machinery and equipment that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as handtools, farm equipment and parts, mining equipment and parts, and computers and computer parts. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.7 Intermediate Metals and Metal Products: Metals and metal products that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as finished metal products that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as steel castings, wire, refined copper, hardware and hand tools, furnaces, and fabricated metal products. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.8 Intermediate Nonmetallic Mineral Products: Products made from Nonmetallic minerals that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as mineral products that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as sheet glass, cement and concrete blocks, bricks, ceramic tiles and cut stone. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.9 Intermediate, Processed Foods and Feeds: Foods and feeds that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as finished foods and feeds that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as cereals and flours, meats, dairy products, canned or dried fruits and vegetables, beverages and fats and oils. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.10 Intermediate Pulp, Paper, and Allied Products: Pulp and paper products that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as finished pulp and paper products that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as woodpulp, newsprint, paperboard, paper bags, and particleboard. This also includes textbooks and other professional or technical books that are purchased by businesses as inputs, as well as commercial printing and publishing. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.11 Intermediate Rubber and Plastic Products: Rubber and plastic products that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as finished rubber and plastic products that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes rubber products such as tires, rubber belts and hoses, and synethic rubber, and plastic products such as plastic packaging and plastic construction products. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.12 Intermediate Textile Products and Apparel: Woven or machine-knitted fabrics and apparel that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as finished fabrics and apparel that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as cotton and wool yarns, woven cottons, wools and synthetics, knits, and finished fabrics are, for example, sold to apparel manufacturers, as well as finished apparel that is sold to businesses as uniforms. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.13 Intermediate Transportation Equipment: Equipment used for transportation by air, land or sea, that are Not for sale to the final demand user and are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as truck and car parts, aircraft engines and parts, and boat parts. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)

2.1.7.14 Miscellaneous Intermediate Products: Products that are Not included in any other Intermediate Product category that have been processed but require further processing before they are ready for sale to the final demand user, as well as products that are purchased by businesses as inputs for their operations. This includes products such as sporting goods, tobacco products and jewelry. (Definition Source: The Producer Price Index)