Bottom Line:  Producer prices rose more than expected than in August as the goods economy appears to be starting to bottom. Critical sectors like trade/transportation/warehousing saw notably higher prices. Processed and unprocessed goods prices were sharply higher, up 2.1% and...

Bottom Line:  Producer prices rose slightly more than expected than in July. But the trend continued to fall towards sub-2% annualized readings on pipeline inflation. Core PPI was just under 2.4% above year-ago levels, but annualizing at just 1.7% and...

Bottom Line:  Producer prices rose even less than expected again in June as pipeline inflation on the goods side of the economy continues to decelerate sharply. At the headline level, producer prices have seen deflation in the last three- and...

Bottom Line:  The Producer Price Index fell more than expected in May, with the headline down 0.3% and core prices flat. The year-on-year reading for the headline index was down to just +1.1%. Excluding the volatile food and energy segments,...

Bottom Line:  PPI rose modestly in April, as expected, at both the headline and core level as energy and most commodity-related prices rebounded. Still, the rebound was modest, and trends remained firmly toward decelerating price pressures. Final demand services have...