price index

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China’s factory-gate inflation accelerated in May, with the producer price index jumping 3.9% due to higher energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

April’s producer price index, for example, showed that perishable food prices were already bearing the brunt of higher transportation costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The next day we’ll get the producer price index for May from the BLS.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Wednesday brings the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index for May, which is expected to reflect a 4.2% year-over-year jump, four tenths of a percentage point more than April’s reading.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Fifty thousand pounds in modern money, using a retail price index, but £725,000 in modern money using an average wage multiplier.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton