US Producer Prices Increased Less Than Forecast in May [View all]

Source: Bloomberg

June 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM EDT
Updated on June 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM EDT


US producer price inflation remained muted in May, held down by tame goods and services costs.

The producer price index rose 0.1% from a month earlier, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 0.2% increase. Excluding food and energy, the PPI also increased 0.1%.

Goods prices excluding food and energy rose 0.2%. Services prices increased 0.1%, reflecting a pickup in wholesaler margins.

The PPI report follows May consumer price data that showed a fourth month of tame inflation. While the impact of higher tariffs has so far been modest for Americans, economists see price pressures building in the second half of the year as companies look to guard against further margin weakness.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-12/us-producer-prices-increased-less-than-forecast-in-may?srnd=homepage-europe

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The usual sites seem to be asleep for this story.

ETA and this might be why (from the source posted late vs their past "well oiled machine" social media releases) -

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