Producer Prices: Biggest Gain Since &#39;90
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US producer prices shot up 1.7 percent last month, the biggest gain in nearly 15 years and well above expectations, as energy costs skyrocketed and food prices surged, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Oil prices hit a record high Thursday of more than $90 a barrel after reports indicated that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has no plans to increase production.
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Producer prices surged 3.2 percent  in November, the biggest rise in 34 years, on a record rise in  gasoline prices, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
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Commodities rise to record levels on demand, dollar depreciation.
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A surge in the cost of gasoline and other energy products pushed consumer prices up by 3.3 percent in 2004, the biggest jump in four years, but relief may be on the way. Consumer prices actually dipped in December as energy costs moderated.
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U.S. producer prices edged up just 0.1 percent in September, held back by a big energy-price drop, but the cost of non-energy items picked up steam, a government report showed on Friday.
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Rising demand, a falling dollar and rosy economic predictions have stoked the price of commodities in the last few years. But times are changing.
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Japanese wholesale prices rose 3.4 percent in August from a year earlier, matching JulyÂs rise, which was the fastest pace of growth in more than 25 years, and signaling that inflationary pressure is gradually building on high oil prices. But the data is unlikely to heighten expectations of an early interest rate increase by the Bank of Japan because consumer price growth remains subdued, with companies still reluctant to fully pass on rising raw material costs to consumers. The 3.4 percent rise in the corporate goods price index matched economistsÂ consensus forecast as well as the year-to-year rise in July, which was the largest since March 1981, the Bank of Japan said.
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Producer prices, or the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose by 0.3 percent in January from level the previous month, the biggest increase for six months, official data has shown.
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Relax. It's just the biggest price drop since 1991.
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NEW YORK - Oil prices surged yesterday, rising to a record near $90 a barrel, as the falling dollar drew new foreign investors and speculators to dollar-denominated energy futures.
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Retail sales rose a strong 1.2 percent in November, but producer prices posted their biggest gain in 34 years, offering a reminder that rising costs are weighing on the economy.
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Prices paid to US producers rose 1.7 percent last month, the biggest jump in 14 years, as higher energy and food costs suggested that inflation is picking up.
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Wholesale prices shot up 1.7% last month, biggest gain in nearly 15 years and well above expectations, as energy costs skyrocketed and food prices surged, a government report said Tuesday.
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Factory orders for costly manufactured goods in July recorded the biggest gain in four months. Meanwhile, sales of new homes slid, according to a pair of reports that offered a mixed picture of economic activity.
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Retail sales rose a strong 1.2 percent in November in a bright sign for the holiday shopping season, but producer prices posted their biggest gain in 34 years, offering a reminder that rising costs are weighing on the economy.
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The price of oil jumped back above 90 dollars on Friday, helped by a recovery in global stock markets on the back of plans for a stimulus package to prevent the US economy falling into recession, traders said.