US February PPI 3.4% vs 2.9% expected

  • February producer price index data
US PPI
  • Prior was 2.9%
  • PPI final demand +0.7% vs +0.3% expected (prior was +0.5%)
  • PPI ex-food and energy +3.9% y/y vs +3.7% expected
  • Ex-food and energy +0.5% vs +0.3% expected
  • PPI Ex Food/Energy/trade +3.5%% m/m vs +0.3% prior
  • PPI Ex Foor/Energy/trade +0.5% y/y vs +3.4% prior

This will be the last clean read before the Iran war. Expect a big jump for the March data but this is not a great baseline as the headline y/y number is the highest since January 2025.

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