Chart of the Week: Producer Price Index – all commodities, Consumer Price Index – all, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: PPI.ALLCOM, CPI.ALL, OTVI.USA
The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the input costs for goods, has fallen 8% since last summer. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures what consumers pay for goods and services, has kept increasing. Companies are still trying to get their margins back to pre-pandemic levels with price increases on finished goods. This...