CPI & PPI INDEX & BLS WEIGHTS FILE DOWNLOADS:

CPI index files required for LIFO-PRO IPIC (Simplified LIFO) calculations:

If the automatic download feature in our LIFO-PRO software does not work on your PC to allow you to download the most recent CPI files, you can get these files by clicking on one of the following file download links.

The password-protected Zip file containing indx2010.cpi, indx2009.cpi, indx2008.cpi, indx2007.cpi, indx2006.cpi, blswts.cpi, catname.cpi & dates.bls is: cpifiles.zip

Extract these files from the zip file to the \bls folder shown on the top row of the CPI files listing on the right side of the IPIC menu, overwriting any existing files with the same names.

The self-extracting executable version of this file is: cpifiles.exe

PPI Table 6 index files required for LIFO-PRO IPIC (Simplified LIFO) calculations:

If the automatic download feature in our LIFO-PRO software does not work on your PC to allow you to download the most recent PPI files, you can get these files by clicking on one of the following file download links.

The password-protected (new password beginning in Sept. 2010) Zip file containing indx2010.ppi, indx2009.ppi, indx2008.ppi, indx2007.ppi, indx2006.ppi, blswts.ppi, catname.ppi & dates.bls is: ppifiles.zip

Extract these files from the zip file to the \bls folder shown on the top row of the PPI files listing on the right side of the IPIC menu, overwriting any existing files with the same names.

The self-extracting executable version of this is: ppifiles.exe

The PPI files in this Zip file only work with LIFO-PRO Software Version 5 or higher because these are the new greater than 8 character PPI commodity code format now published by the BLS. These PPI files are not compatible with versions older than Version 5. You should install the new Version 5 (see link at bottom of page) to make calculations using PPI indexes after 7/2010.

All PPI index files contain preliminary indexes; those originally published in the monthly PPI Detailed Report. The PPI BLS Weights in blswts.ppi are final weights.

Accessing the BLS Web site to see how much inflation there has been historically for one or more PPI or CPI categories can be quite a project. There is an easier way to do this. We have put together an Excel file containing the PPI Table 6 and CPI Table 3 December/Prior December inflation rates (not just raw indexes) for all categories for the past 15 years. If you would like a copy of this file, please ask for this via E-Mail request.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posts to their LabStat Web site files containing all CPI and PPI indexes (in separate files). These are posted on about the 15^th of the month. These files contain a great deal of extraneous data not needed for Simplified LIFO calculation. We convert the BLS index files to files containing only the indexes necessary for LIFO calculations and make these available to clients (via posting to this Web site) usually within a few hours of their public release for CPI indexes and within a day for PPI indexes. Department Stores Indexes are released at the same time as CPI indexes.

Click on this link to access scheduled release dates of future months' CPI indexes:

http://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/ppi.htm
Click on this link to access scheduled release dates of future months' PPI indexes:

http://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/ppi.htm

In the LIFO-PRO IPIC Menu screen, the right side of the screen displays .cpi and .ppi files and the months' indexes the files contain. If the latest month displayed is not more current after downloading from this page, you may have placed the file in the wrong folder. The folder name containing the .cpi and .ppi files is displayed at the top of this screen.

BLS Department Stores Indexes:

BLS Department Stores indexes for 1995 through the present (most current month available - these are available at the same time that CPI indexes are - see above regarding timing) are available in an Excel file. Copy these indexes for the necessary months into the LIFO-PRO BLS Department Stores Indexes Table Screen:

blsdsind.xls

Note: If this file automatically opens as a spreadsheet rather than displaying a dialogue box prompting you to download and save it to your machine, you can select Save As from your browser's File menu and choose the directory you want to save the file to, then click your browser's Back button to return to the Downloads page. Alternatively, you can download this file by placing your cursor on the desired link, right-clicking on the link with your mouse, selecting Save Target As (or Save Link As in Netscape) from the resulting menu, then choosing the directory you want to save the file to.

New LIFO-PRO Software Version 5 :

Click link below to go to the web page describing new LIFO-PRO Software Version 5 and steps for installing it.

LIFO-PRO Software Version 5