{"id":766162,"date":"2026-09-10T13:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/766162\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:08:17","slug":"ppi-inflation-report-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/766162\/","title":{"rendered":"PPI inflation report August 2026:"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gas prices are displayed at a Brooklyn gas station on Sept. 4, 2026, in New York City. <\/p>\n

Spencer Platt | Getty Images<\/p>\n

U.S. wholesale prices rose in August, according to a report Thursday that could play a key role in the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decision.<\/p>\n

The producer price index<\/a>, a measure of final-demand costs for goods and services, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% for the month, in line with the Dow Jones consensus, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. <\/p>\n

On an annual basis, that put PPI at 5.4%, still well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target and 0.1 percentage point higher than expected. PPI rose 0.1% in July, a slight upward revision from the original estimate of no change.<\/p>\n

Excluding food and energy, core PPI accelerated by 0.2%, against the forecast for a 0.3% increase. Core less trade services, another volatile category, was up 0.3%.<\/p>\n

Stock market futures were negative following the report, the release of which coincided with U.S. crude oil prices topping $100 a barrel. Treasury yields moved sharply higher.<\/p>\n

Energy prices in particular and goods prices overall were responsible for most of the increase. Final-demand energy prices rose 4.2%, pushed largely by soaring diesel, which surged 24.1%. Goods prices broadly increased 1.1%.<\/p>\n

Services prices were up just 0.1%, with a 2.3% increase in transportation and warehousing accounting for much of that move. <\/p>\n

Portfolio management costs, a closely watched metric in the PPI calculations, fell 1.6% for the month but were still up 18.8% from a year ago.<\/p>\n

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