Producer Prices

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China's Factory-Gate Prices Rose 5.7 Per Cent in a Year, All of It From Mines, Fuel and Materials. U.S. Prices for Chinese Imports Are Up 3.1.

China's producer price index rose 5.7 per cent in October from a year earlier, up from 5.0 per cent in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said on 9 November 2026. Prices of consumer goods leaving Chinese factories fell 0.1 per cent. U.S. import prices for goods from China were up 3.1 per cent in the year to September, the most since June 2022.

By Daniel Okafor November 11, 2026

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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 October 15, 2026

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China's Factory-Gate Prices Rose 5.7 Per Cent in a Year, All of It From Mines, Fuel and Materials. U.S. Prices for Chinese Imports Are Up 3.1.

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.