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Producer Prices Fell in November
Producer prices fell for the second consecutive month in November, dropping 0.8% over the month. A sharp drop in energy prices more than offset a modest rise in the prices of core goods and food. Finished core goods saw prices appreciate just 0.1% in November, rebounding from their 0.2% decline the previous month.
Prices for finished energy products fell 4.6% in November, the sharpest drop in over three years. The decline was driven almost entirely by a 10% plunge in gasoline prices. Food prices rose 1.3% in November, up from a moderate 0.4% the previous month.
Producer prices are now only 1.4% above year-ago levels, considerably weaker than the 2.3% reported last month. Producer price appreciation has slowed notably from the rapid pace seen over the summer and will likely drag on consumer prices in coming months.
Read the BLS report.
Producer Prices Fell in November
Prices for finished energy products fell 4.6% in November, the sharpest drop in over three years. The decline was driven almost entirely by a 10% plunge in gasoline prices. Food prices rose 1.3% in November, up from a moderate 0.4% the previous month.
Producer prices are now only 1.4% above year-ago levels, considerably weaker than the 2.3% reported last month. Producer price appreciation has slowed notably from the rapid pace seen over the summer and will likely drag on consumer prices in coming months.
Read the BLS report.