What it measures
The Producer Price Index measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output, generally at the first commercial sale. Final demand covers goods, services and construction delivered to consumers, businesses for investment, government and exports. The calendar shows the change from the previous month.
Who publishes it and when
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it once a month at 08:30 New York time, usually in the middle of the month, often a day before or after the CPI.
How it is put together
BLS collects prices from a large sample of producers across industries. Services include trade margins, the difference between what wholesalers and retailers pay and what they charge, which can make the services part jumpy.
What traders watch
Traders watch the parts that feed into the PCE price index, such as health care, airline fares and portfolio management fees, because economists use them to update their PCE estimates right after the release.
How markets have usually reacted
Reactions are usually smaller than after the CPI. A firmer reading has sometimes supported the dollar and yields; a softer one has sometimes weighed on them. Its effect can be larger when it comes out before the CPI in the same week.
Common mistakes
- Treating the headline as a direct preview of consumer inflation; the link is loose month to month.
- Trading the release with the same size as for the CPI, when moves are usually smaller.
How a higher or lower figure is usually read
A higher reading than last month is usually read as supportive for the U.S. dollar, because it points to firmer inflation; a lower one as negative. Not a signal.
Release history
| Date | Period | Actual | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
Related news
- US Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- US PCE Price Index
- US Core PCE Price Index
- US Core CPI
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- How to use an economic calendar: what happens around a release, and how to plan for it
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Official source
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Calendar data: fred.stlouisfed.org
Published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): www.bls.gov