| Getty Images Key Takeaways The Producer Price Index measures the cost of goods from the producers’ perspective. Higher PPI numbers signify higher inflation, which could lead to interest rate hikes. ...
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Wholesale Inflation Report Update: December 2022
| Getty Images Key Takeaways Wholesale inflation is tracked in the U.S. using the Producer Price Index (PPI). In the latest report, final demand for goods rose 0.3% for the month and 7.4% year-over-ye...
Further Data Suggests Easing U.S. Inflation, Increasing Chance Fed Softens Hikes
The November PPI report offers further evidence that price pressure in the U.S. may be easing … [+] (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Getty Images The Producer Price Index (PPI) for October 202...
Understanding The Producer Price Index And Consumer Price Index As An Investor
| Getty Images Key Takeaways The PPI measures the change in selling prices received by domestic vendors and represents the cost of producing goods. The CPI measures the change in prices consumers pay ...
CPI, PPI And PCE – What’s The Difference Between U.S. Inflation Measures?
NEW YORK – AUGUST 14: With the focus on inflation, what do the different measures of Consumer Price … [+] Index (CPI) inflation, Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation and Personal Consumpti...
September PPI Report Will Concern The Fed
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, takes notes during a Fed Listens event in … [+] Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. The recent inflation in the Producer Price Ind...
CPI, PPI, FOMC, And More That Investors Need To Know About
| Getty Images Key Takeaways The determination to raise or lower rates comes from various economic reports, many set to be released this week. The monthly CPI report came in hotter than expected, push...
July PPI Declines As Energy Falls, But Fed’s Inflation Challenge Remains
FILE – The sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, USA, April 8, 2020. Oil markets have … [+] been fluctuating over fears of lost supplies from Russia because of the war in Ukr...
Will Inflation Last Into 2023? Global CEOs Say Yes, While Key Price Indicator Hits Record Level
Topline Inflation is worrying chief executives globally, according to a survey released Thursday by the Conference Board, a business research group, and data shared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist...