U.S. Producer Price Index Rose 0.2% In July
(For July 2011)
U.S. producer price index rose 0.2% in July vs. 0.1% consensus. June reading was at -0.4%. On year level PPI is up 7.2%.
Food & energy taken out U.S. producer price index rose 0.4% in July; Consensus was at 0.2%; Prior reading was at 0.3%. On year level core PPI is up 2.4%.