June wholesale prices rise less than expected in another encouraging inflation report [View all]

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Source: CNBC

The producer price index for June had a smaller than expected increase, the Labor Department reported Thursday, in the latest sign that inflation is calming in the United States.

The PPI for final demand rose 0.1%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting a rise of 0.2%. PPI rose 0.1% when excluding food, energy and trade services, which was in line with expectations.

The producer report comes a day after the consumer price index showed a smaller-than-expected increase. The CPI rose just 3% year over year, its lowest since March 2021, bolstering hopes for investors that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hiking cycle.

The wholesale producer numbers have declined faster than the consumer inflation data. In May, the headline PPI number actually declined 0.4%, and was unchanged when excluding food, energy and trade services.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/ppi-june-2023-wholesale-prices-rise-less-than-expected.html

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8:31 AM · Jul 13, 2023