Wholesale Inflation Unexpectedly Eased in August

Illustration of a forklift driver moving a pallet with a U.S. Producer Price Index chart showing inflation trends from April to August 2025, highlighting a drop in wholesale inflation. Text above reads 'Wholesale Inflation Unexpectedly Eased in August.' Rivet|MRO logo appears in the bottom corner.

📉 Wholesale inflation dipped in August—and it could signal a shift. For the first time in four months, the U.S. Producer Price Index ticked down (-0.1%), driven largely by a sharp drop in machinery and vehicle wholesaling margins. Core PPI also declined, suggesting softening inflation at the wholesale level. With the Federal Reserve set to […]

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