Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. The Producer Price Index quantifies deflation and inflation and is a strong indicator of the health of the economy.

The Producer Price Index, which measures what suppliers are charging businesses, rose 6% for the year ending in January. That’s down from December’s revised 6.5% and is at its lowest level ...

You’ve heard of the consumer price index, right? You should know about the producer price index too. It’s a Bureau of Labor Statistics report that also measures inflation, but at the wholesale ...

The most recent one was the producer price index, or PPI. In January, it was up 0.3%, which was much higher than economists predicted. The PPI doesn’t tend to get as much attention as the ...

The producer price index for final demand was down 0.5% month-over-month after a flat reading in March. Core PPI (excludes food and energy) fell 0.4% in April, down from 0.4% in March and lower ...

October Producer Price Index: +0.2% M/M vs. +0.2% consensus and 0.1% in September (revised from 0.0%). +2.4% Y/Y vs. +2.3% consensus and +1.9% prior (revised from +1.8%). Core PPI: +0.3% M/M vs.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) is the official measure of producer prices within the U.S. economy. It measures the average change in selling prices for goods received by manufactures. The Producer ...