Expect your T-shirts to get a little bit thinner next year — and maybe a little more expensive. Apparel retailers are looking high and low for ways to keep from passing on too much of their own rising costs to consumers. The t…
Producer prices rose less than expected, with much of the hike coming from energy. Excluding food and energy, PPI fell 0.6% in the month. Overall, wholesale prices are up just 1.5% in the past year — still too close to deflati…
There was modest good news on the inflation front in September as producer prices rose 0.4%, with the core rate rising 0.1% — two readings that suggest the nation is avoiding deflation, a period of sustained price declines that could push the nation …
Inflation at the wholesale level remains tame, as producer prices rose 0.4% in August, but that statistic was boosted higher by a jump in often-volatile energy prices, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday. The core rate, which excludes food and…