Producer Price Index

What do we have here? The Producer Price Index for finished goods declined 0.1 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Prices for finished goods moved up 0.3 percent in November and fell 0.3 percent in October. At the earlier stages of...

The report on producer prices for the month of July was released today by the BLS, here is one observation: 1.  Annual core PPI inflation (finished goods less food and energy) was 2.5% in July, the highest in two years, but below the 4.7% peak in late 2008, and far below the double-digit rates of...

Forexpros – Producer price inflation in the U.S. rose more-than-expected in July, official data showed on Wednesday.In a report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that PPI rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in July, after declining by 0.4% in June.   Analysts had expected PPI to rise 0.1% in July...

Maybe..... the headline certainly suggests it:. The Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 0.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This advance followed increases of 0.8 percent in April and 0.7 percent in March. At the earlier stages of...