What happened
Actual 1.3% came in above forecast 0.5%. Previous was 0.5%, now higher than that.
What it means
Inflation at the factory and company level. This can later show up in shop prices (CPI).
High impact · 🇺🇸 USD · Latest releaseGuide
US PPI MoM
Released · Sep
Actual1.3%
Forecast0.5%
Previous0.5%
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What is this news
PPI (Producer Price Index) measures price changes at the factory and company level. Released by Bureau of Labour Statistics. This comes every month.
How important it is
Rising costs for companies can later show up in store prices (CPI), so this is an early signal of inflation. This is a High impact event on FxGram: USD pairs often see sharp moves at this time.
What this data does
Generally, if PPI comes in above forecast, concerns about rising inflation increase; if lower, it suggests easing.
This is just general knowledge (textbook), not a prediction for this release. The market may react differently. This is not buy-sell advice.
Previous releases
| Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Aug | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Jul | 0% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| Jun | -0.3% | 0% | 0.6% |
| May | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Apr | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Mar | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Feb | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Jan | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Dec | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Nov | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Oct | 0.1% | — | 0.6% |
| Sep | 0.3% | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| Aug | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Jul | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0% |
Data: Bureau of Labour Statistics, via TradingView economic calendar.
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