US: Producer Price Index rises 0.5% in March

THE Producer Price Index (PPI) The US inflation rate advanced 0.5% in March 2026, repeating the performance of February (revised from 0.7%), according to the report. Department of Labor (DOL), this Tuesday (14). The market projected a sharper increase of 1.1%. In the annual comparison, the indicator accelerated from 3.4% in February 2025 to 4.0% in March. The expectation was for an increase to 4.6%. The core PPI advanced 0.1% in March on a monthly basis and 3.8% in the annual comparison. Both results also came in below expectations.

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