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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019, file photo corn is harvested and chopped for silage at High Lawn Farm in Lee, Mass. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Labor Department reports on U.S. producer price inflation in September. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)
October 08, 2019 - 8:38 am

US producer prices drop 0.3% in September

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices fell in September, another sign that inflation remains tame more than 10 years into America's economic expansion. The Labor Department says its producer price index, which measures inflation before it reaches consumers, fell 0.3% last month, the first drop...
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FILE - This Aug. 6, 2019, file photo shows Dominion Energy's Scott Solar farm in Powhatan, Va. On Friday, Aug. 9, the Labor Department reports on U.S. producer price inflation in July. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
August 09, 2019 - 8:39 am

US wholesale prices rise just 0.2% in July

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices ticked up just 0.2% in July, the latest sign that inflationary pressures are largely in check. The Labor Department said Friday that the producer price index — which measures price changes before they reach the consumer — increased 1.7% last month compared...
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FILE- In this Aug. 24, 2018, file photo, a worker rakes wild blueberries at a farm in Union, Maine. On Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, the Labor Department reports on U.S. producer price inflation in January. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
February 14, 2019 - 8:55 am

US wholesale prices dip 0.1 percent in January

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell for a second straight month in January as energy costs fell sharply again. The monthly declines were more evidence that inflation remains under control. The Labor Department said Thursday that producer prices, which track changes before they reach the...
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FILE- In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo a tractor operator picks potatoes at Brett Jensen Farms outside of Idaho Falls, Idaho. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Labor Department reports on U.S. producer price inflation in November. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)
December 11, 2018 - 9:20 am

US wholesale prices rise 0.1 pct., a sign inflation in check

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices barely rose last month as a sharp decline in the cost of gas offset pricier freight trucking services and mobile phone plans. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the producer price index — which tracks cost changes before they reach the consumer —...
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November 13, 2018 - 2:48 am

IMF: Mideast oil producers buoyed by higher prices, for now

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Higher oil prices are helping to offset increases in public spending by the Middle East's oil exporting heavyweights like Saudi Arabia, with these countries narrowing their budget deficit by $77 billion, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. However,...
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FILE- In this July 24, 2018, file photo farmer Tim Novotny, of Wahoo, shreds male corn plants in a field of seed corn, in Wahoo, Neb. On Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, the Labor Department reports on U.S. producer price inflation in July. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
August 09, 2018 - 10:10 am

US producer prices flat in July, restraining inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices were unchanged in July after two months of large increases, a sign inflation pressures may have softened. The Labor Department said Thursday that the producer price index — which measures price changes before they reach the consumer — increased 3.3 percent...
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