- Reaction score
- 2,476
PPI For: Dec
Actual: 0.5%
B.com Forecast: 0.1%
B.com Cons: 0.2%
Prior: 0.2%
Core PPI For: Dec
Actual: 0.6%
B.com Forecast: 0.2%
B.com Cons: 0.3%
Prior: 0.0%
Highlights
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.2%), with the index for final demand services up 0.7%.
The index for final demand, excluding food and energy, jumped 0.6% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.3%).
On a year-over-year basis, the index for final demand was up 3.0%, unchanged from November, while the index for final demand, excluding food and energy, was up 3.2% versus 3.0% in November.
Key Factors
The index for final demand goods was unchanged following a 0.8% increase in November.
The index for final demand services was up 0.7%, which is the largest increase since July. Two-thirds of the increase was due to a 1.7% increase in margins for final demand trade services (meaures changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers).
The index for processed goods for intermediate demand moved down 0.1% after a 0.5% increase in November.
The index for unprocessed goods for intermediate demand jumped 2.3%, with more than three-fourths of the increase traced to prices for unprocessed energy materials.
Actual: 0.5%
B.com Forecast: 0.1%
B.com Cons: 0.2%
Prior: 0.2%
Core PPI For: Dec
Actual: 0.6%
B.com Forecast: 0.2%
B.com Cons: 0.3%
Prior: 0.0%
Highlights
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.2%), with the index for final demand services up 0.7%.
The index for final demand, excluding food and energy, jumped 0.6% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.3%).
On a year-over-year basis, the index for final demand was up 3.0%, unchanged from November, while the index for final demand, excluding food and energy, was up 3.2% versus 3.0% in November.
Key Factors
The index for final demand goods was unchanged following a 0.8% increase in November.
The index for final demand services was up 0.7%, which is the largest increase since July. Two-thirds of the increase was due to a 1.7% increase in margins for final demand trade services (meaures changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers).
The index for processed goods for intermediate demand moved down 0.1% after a 0.5% increase in November.
The index for unprocessed goods for intermediate demand jumped 2.3%, with more than three-fourths of the increase traced to prices for unprocessed energy materials.
