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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 13 December (ha ha ha ha ha) 2012 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)25. CHEAPER GAS DRIVES DOWN US WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cheaper gas drove down a measure of wholesale prices in November for the second straight month, a sign inflation remains mild.
The producer price index fell 0.8 percent last month, the steepest drop since May, the Labor Department said Thursday. That follows a 0.2 percent decline in October. The index measures the cost of goods before they reach the consumer.
Gas prices fell last month by the most in more than three years. Food prices, however, rose by the most in nearly two years, pushed higher by costlier beef and vegetables.
Beef prices jumped 8.2 percent, the biggest gain in four and a half years. Vegetable prices rose nearly 12 percent. Grocery stores may mark up the prices of those products in the coming months, but probably not by as much.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cheaper gas drove down a measure of wholesale prices in November for the second straight month, a sign inflation remains mild.
The producer price index fell 0.8 percent last month, the steepest drop since May, the Labor Department said Thursday. That follows a 0.2 percent decline in October. The index measures the cost of goods before they reach the consumer.
Gas prices fell last month by the most in more than three years. Food prices, however, rose by the most in nearly two years, pushed higher by costlier beef and vegetables.
Beef prices jumped 8.2 percent, the biggest gain in four and a half years. Vegetable prices rose nearly 12 percent. Grocery stores may mark up the prices of those products in the coming months, but probably not by as much.
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FWIW, it's nice seeing weekly claims staying below 400k where they'd been for a while.
Roland99
Dec 2012
#24
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xchrom
Dec 2012
#22