US: Producer Price Index rises 1.4% in April

THE Producer Price Index (PPI) The US inflation rate advanced 1.4% in April 2026, repeating the 0.7% performance recorded in March (revised from 0.5%), according to the report. Department of Labor (DOL), this Wednesday (13). The market projected a 0.5% increase. In the annual comparison, the indicator accelerated from 4.3% in March to 6.0% in April. The expectation was for an increase to 4.9%. The core PPI advanced 1.0% in April on a monthly basis and 5.2% in the annual comparison. Both results also came in above expectations.

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