Among materials used in residential construction, lumber and wood products ranks 3rd in terms of importance for the Inputs to New Residential Construction Index.
The major indexes suffered another week of sharp losses as Trump tariffs ramped up, shrugging off tame inflation.
Seemingly overnight (i.e. over the past 30 days when it comes to markets reacting to economic data), the CPI and PPI ...
U.S. producer prices were unchanged in February for the first time in seven months, while fewer Americans filed claims for ...
Inflation rose at an unexpected low level of 2.8% in February and the price of eggs, the symbolic measure of post-election ...
Thursday's reading of wholesale inflation follows a better-than-expected reading of consumer prices on Wednesday.
Warning signs have been flashing and markets have been sliding amid policy uncertainties and some troubling macroeconomic ...
The Producer Price Index, a wholesale inflation gauge that is being closely watched for tariff-related impacts, showed that price hikes slowed substantially in February.
February’s inflation report was better than expected, but it doesn’t tell us much about where prices are heading given the uncertainty around Trump’s trade war. “The widespread imposition of tariffs ...
Food prices rose by 0.2% in February, fueled by increases in the indexes for eggs, meats, poultry, fish and beef, according to new data from the Consumer Price Index.
The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than ...
February's CPI report shows softer-than-expected inflation, with headline CPI up 0.2% MoM and 2.8% YOY, driven by declines in ...