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Thursday, October 15, 2026

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At the close · Oct 15

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Silhouette of an oil refinery and cooling towers across an estuary at sunset, with tidal flats in the foreground.
Money

Wholesale Prices Rose 1.3 Per Cent in One Month, the Most Since 2022, and Are Up 6.3 Per Cent in a Year. Retail Gasoline Margins Fell 30.3 Per Cent.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday 15 October that the Producer Price Index for final demand rose 1.3 per cent in September and 6.3 per cent from a year earlier. Energy rose 10.8 per cent and accounted for more than 80 per cent of the increase in goods prices. The measure that excludes food, energy and trade rose 0.5 per cent in the month and 5.0 per cent over the year.

By Daniel Okafor  

Petrol pumps under the canopy of a Shell station on a sunny day, with the station's price sign on a pole to the left.
Money

Consumer Prices Rose 3.7 Per Cent in September, Up From 3.4. Core Rose 2.6 Per Cent, and Gasoline Alone Was Up 34.2.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday 14 October that consumer prices rose 0.6 per cent in September on a seasonally adjusted basis and 3.7 per cent from a year earlier, up from 3.4 per cent in August. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, rose 0.3 per cent in the month and 2.6 per cent over the year. Gasoline accounted for more than half of the monthly increase.

By Daniel Okafor