Producer Price Index (PPI) Explained: Final Demand vs. CPI
Learn how the Producer Price Index (PPI) measures wholesale inflation, how final demand differs from CPI, and how pipeline costs feed into the Fed’s PCE gauge.
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August PPI Hot: 0.4% M/M, 5.4% Y/Y on Diesel Jump
August 2026 PPI rose 0.4% m/m and 5.4% y/y as diesel jumped 24.1%. Re-accelerating wholesale prices lifted 10-year Treasury yields toward 5%.