Summary rankings for commodity PPIs
| Description | Count | Avg ranking | CPI category | Counta | Avg ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Commodity | 27 | 34.41 | Fats and Oils | 4 | 21.25 |
| Energy | 12 | 61.33 | Eggs | 2 | 41.00 |
| Processing | 37 | 66.78 | Meats | 13 | 45.54 |
| Intermediate Foods | 10 | 68.10 | Fruits and Veg | 21 | 49.29 |
| Finished Foods | 25 | 74.24 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 3 | 66.00 |
| Advertising | 9 | 90.33 | Dairy | 7 | 85.71 |
| Transportation | 10 | 102.90 |
| Description | Count | Avg ranking | CPI category | Counta | Avg ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Commodity | 27 | 34.41 | Fats and Oils | 4 | 21.25 |
| Energy | 12 | 61.33 | Eggs | 2 | 41.00 |
| Processing | 37 | 66.78 | Meats | 13 | 45.54 |
| Intermediate Foods | 10 | 68.10 | Fruits and Veg | 21 | 49.29 |
| Finished Foods | 25 | 74.24 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 3 | 66.00 |
| Advertising | 9 | 90.33 | Dairy | 7 | 85.71 |
| Transportation | 10 | 102.90 |
Note(s): Each of the 130 commodity PPIs for which we conducted this exercise was ranked monotonically based on their average rankings across our 16 inflation and volatility metrics
aNot all commodity PPIs can be mapped to food and beverage CPI categories, and therefore the category counts do not add up 130
Source(s): Authors' calculations using data from the US bureau of labor statistics