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Friday, May 13, 2022

Producer Price Inflation Continues Surging at 11%, Annualized Processed Food Increases Now 34.8%

The “Producer Price Index” (PPI) is essentially the tracking of wholesale prices at three stages: Origination (commodity), Intermediate (processing), and then Final (to wholesale). Today, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) released April price data [Available Here] showing another 11.0% increase year-over-year in Final Demand products at the wholesale level. 

Last month when looking at internal economic activity that showed a contraction in consumer purchases of goods, we said pay attention to the service side of the ledger now. Knowing people have stopped buying ‘stuff’, if people are starting to run out of money, they will cut back in the service sector (dining out, etc).

1 comment:

  1. The iflation rate is double of whatever the gubbermint says.
    Went to Walmart 10 days ago. Bought a pouch of beef Jerky $10.62, went back yesterday same product $ 18.68

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