Following 26 consecutive months of contraction, the Institute for Supply Management released a report on Monday showing U.S.

The index is published monthly by the U.S ... The indexes calculate price changes in private contracts based on suppliers' input prices. Investopedia / Daniel Fishel The PPI measures inflation ...

produced in the U.S. The producer price index, or PPI, is a monthly estimate of the weighted average prices U.S. “producers” (think suppliers, wholesalers, etc.) receive for the products and ...

The U.S. manufacturing sector surprisingly returned to expansion in January, signaling renewed business optimism, though ...

The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent while the consensus ahead of the release was a rise of 0.4 percent. Final demand prices rose 0.4 percent in November and 0.2 percent ...

The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% last month from November, down from a 0.4% gain the month before.