Capital Goods Price Index: March 2010 quarter

In the March 2010 quarter compared with the December 2009 quarter:

• The capital goods price index (CGPI) fell 0.1 percent.
• The plant, machinery, and equipment index fell 0.6 percent.
• The transport equipment index rose 0.5 percent.

From the March 2009 quarter to the March 2010 quarter:

• The CGPI fell 0.4 percent. This is the first annual decrease since the December 1998 quarter.