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PPI for final demand declines 0.5% in July; goods fall 1.8%, services increase 0.1%

The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.5 percent in July. Prices for final demand goods declined 1.8 percent, and the index for final demand services advanced 0.1 percent. Final demand prices moved up 9.8 percent for the 12 months ended in July.

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08/10/2022 CPI for all items unchanged in July as fall in gasoline offsets shelter, food increases

08/10/2022 Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.5% in July

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08/05/2022 Payroll employment rises by 528,000 in July; unemployment rate edges down to 3.5%

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Jul 2022

Unemployment Rate:
3.5% in Jul 2022

Payroll Employment:
+528,000(p) in Jul 2022

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.15(p) in Jul 2022

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.5%(p) in Jul 2022

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2022

Productivity:
-4.6% in 2nd Qtr of 2022

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.2% in Jun 2022

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.7% in Jun 2022