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April 2013 CPI Moderates to 1.1% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The April 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate fell from 1.5% to 1.1% . Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) fell slightly also from 1.9% to 1.7%. The dynamics were large … Continue reading
April 2013 Producer Price Index Shows Almost No Year-over-Year Growth
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index year-over-year inflation is disappearing.. The BLS reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices year-over-year inflation rate fell from 1.1% in March to 0.6% in April 2013 – with the … Continue reading
March 2013 CPI Moderates to 1.5% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The March 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate fell from 1.7% to 1.5% . Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) fell slightly also from 2.0% to 1.9%. The dynamics were large … Continue reading
March 2013 Producer Price Index Declines Due to Energy Price Moderation
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index inflation remains moderate, but the overall movements were energy components down and food components up. The BLS reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices year-over-year inflation rate fell from … Continue reading
February 2013 CPI Rises to 2.0% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The February 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate rose from 1.7% to 2.0% – with the largest month-over-month jump in over a year. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) rose slightly … Continue reading
February 2013 Producer Price Index Increase Due to Energy
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index inflation remains moderate, but there was a sharp increase in energy prices in February. The BLS reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices year-over-year inflation rate rose from 1.4% … Continue reading
January 2013 CPI Moderates to 1.6% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The January 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate fell modestly from 1.7% to 1.6%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) remained at 1.9%. The dynamics are moderate increase from services, but … Continue reading
January 2013 Producer Price Index Increase Remains Moderate
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index inflation remains moderate, but there was a sharp increase in finished foods. The BLS reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices year-over-year inflation rate rose from 1.3% in December … Continue reading
December 2012 CPI Moderates to 1.7% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The November 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate fell modestly from 1.8% to 1.7%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) remained at 1.9%. The dynamics are moderate increase from food, but … Continue reading
December 2012 Producer Price Index Inflation Remains Moderate
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index inflation remains moderate, but with a sharp increase in crude goods caused by a 9.4% jump in crude petroleum prices.. The BLS reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices … Continue reading
November 2012 CPI Declines to 1.8% Inflation Year-over-Year
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The November 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate fell modestly from 2.2% to 1.8%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) decreased slightly from 2.0% to 1.9%annual inflation. Per the BLS: “Hurricane … Continue reading
November 2012 Producer Price Index Continues to Moderate
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index inversion remains this month – in other words crude product price inflation is lower than finished goods. Food prices increased this month, but was more than offset by decline energy. The BLS … Continue reading
October 2012 CPI Rises to 2.2% Inflation Year-over-Year
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The October 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate grew from 2.0% to 2.2%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) was unchanged at 2.0% annual inflation. The dynamics are energy and food … Continue reading
October 2012 Producer Price Index Inflation Remains Moderate
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index inversion remains this month – in other words crude product price inflation is lower than finished goods. Food prices jumped this month, but was more than offset by declines in most other … Continue reading
September 2012 CPI Shows Annual Inflation Grew to 2.0%
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The September 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate grew from 1.7% to 2.0%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) grew slightly from 1.9% to 2.0% annual inflation. The dynamics are energy … Continue reading
September 2012 Producer Price Index Show Moderating Trend Ending
Written by Steven Hansen The Producer Price Index inversion disappeared this month – in other words crude product price inflation is now higher than finished goods. The BLS reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices year-over-year inflation … Continue reading
August 2012 CPI Up Slightly to 1.7% Annual Inflation Mostly Due to Oil
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The August 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate grew from 1.4% back to 1.7%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) eased slightly from 2.1% to 1.9% annual inflation. The dynamics are … Continue reading
August 2012 Producer Price Index Jumps to 2.0% for Finished Goods
Written by Steven Hansen The story this month on the Producer Price Index is its sudden jump – driven mostly by energy, but food price inflation was no slouch either. The BLS reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) finished … Continue reading
July 2012 CPI Shows Offsetting Inflationary Dynamics
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The July 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate contracted from 1.7% to 1.4. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) eased slightly from 2.2% to 2.1% annual inflation. The dynamics are energy … Continue reading
July 2012 Producer Price Index Declines to 0.5% Year-over-Year
Written by Steven Hansen Supply chain inflation continues to be inverted for the fourth month – with deflation in the crude and intermediate goods portion of the index. Historically, crude goods trends drive finished goods trends. However, increases in crude … Continue reading
