price index
noun
: an index number expressing the level of a group of commodity prices relative to the level of the prices of the same commodities during an arbitrarily chosen base period and used to indicate changes in the level of prices from one period to another
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The personal consumption expenditures price index for August is due to be released then.
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Brian Evans,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Hotter-than-expected core, again The U.S. producer price index, which measures the prices producers receive before retailers sell goods and services to consumers, rose 0.2% in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, which the Federal Reserve uses for its official 2% inflation target, has similarly shown easing price pressure over the past two years.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Yes, August’s producer price index (PPI) declined -1.8%, missing expectations of -1.5% versus July’s -0.8%, though falling commodity prices were a factor.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Brian Evans,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Hotter-than-expected core, again The U.S. producer price index, which measures the prices producers receive before retailers sell goods and services to consumers, rose 0.2% in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, which the Federal Reserve uses for its official 2% inflation target, has similarly shown easing price pressure over the past two years.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Yes, August’s producer price index (PPI) declined -1.8%, missing expectations of -1.5% versus July’s -0.8%, though falling commodity prices were a factor.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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