Producer prices for final demand in the US increased 1.1% mom in May 2026, the same as a downwardly revised 1.1% rise in April, and once again above forecasts of 0.7%. Prices of goods soared 2.8%, following a 1.9% jump in April, with over half of advance attributable to a 23.4% increase in gasoline. Prices for diesel fuel, jet fuel, plastic resins and materials, industrial chemicals, and natural gas liquids also rose. In contrast, a 10.1% decline was seen in pork. On the other hand, prices for services rose 0.3%, slowing from a 0.7% gain in April, with over 40% of the increase due to a 4.8% rise in prices for portfolio management. However, margins for machinery and equipment wholesaling fell 1.9% and a drop was also recorded for fuels and lubricants retailing. Year-on-year, the PPI rose 6.5%, the most since November 2022 and above forecasts of 6.4%. Meanwhile, core PPI increased 0.4% on the month, compared to forecasts of 0.5% and 4.9% yoy, also less than expectations of 5.4%. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Inflation MoM in the United States remained unchanged at 1.10 percent in May. Producer Price Inflation MoM in the United States averaged 0.23 percent from 2009 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1.70 percent in March of 2022 and a record low of -1.20 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Producer Price Inflation MoM. United States Producer Price Inflation MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
Producer Price Inflation MoM in the United States remained unchanged at 1.10 percent in May. Producer Price Inflation MoM in the United States is expected to be 0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Producer Price Inflation MoM is projected to trend around 0.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.