US wholesale inflation fell last month as price pressures eased, but trade war clouds outlook
- The Labor Department reported a 0.4% drop in the Producer Price Index last month.
- Easing inflationary pressure stemmed from a supply-demand imbalance in energy markets and recession fears.
- Gasoline prices decreased 11.1%, while egg prices plummeted 21.3% after a bird flu price surge.
- Core PPI, excluding food and energy, fell 0.1%; economists had forecast a rise to 3.3% annually.
- Easing inflation occurred before tariffs; trade wars and tariffs are expected to potentially raise prices.
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US wholesale inflation fell last month as price pressures eased, but trade war clouds outlook
The Labor Department is reporting that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — was fell 0.4% from February.

Another inflation report underlines the strength of the US economy before Trump’s tariff chaos
Inflationary pressures eased at the wholesale level last month, another indication of a strong economy before the bulk of President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies kicked in.
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