{"id":7212,"date":"2025-08-14T14:59:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:59:36","slug":"us-producer-prices-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/news\/us-producer-prices-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"US Producer Prices Surge 0.9% in July, Marking Biggest Monthly Gain Since 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\"><strong>\u2705<\/strong> <strong>Key Takeaways <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>US producer prices<\/strong> posted their strongest monthly gain since June 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both headline and core readings far exceeded expectations, pointing to persistent inflation pressures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Services saw broad-based increases, particularly in machinery wholesaling and financial services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goods inflation was driven by sharp rises in food and fuel categories, despite lower gasoline prices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The data could complicate the Federal Reserve\u2019s path toward interest rate cuts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/prblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <video height=\"500\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1312 \/ 500;\" width=\"1312\" autoplay loop muted playsinline>\n      <source src=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Otet-Banner-en-2.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n      Your browser does not support the video tag.\n    <\/video>\n  <\/a>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-us-producer-prices-surge-0-9-in-july\"><br><strong>US Producer Prices Surge 0.9% in July<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>US producer prices<\/strong> rose sharply in July, posting their largest monthly gain in over three years and signaling renewed inflationary pressures in the supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the Producer Price Index (PPI) jumped <strong>0.9% month-on-month<\/strong>, rebounding from a flat reading in June and well above the market expectation of a <strong>0.2%<\/strong> increase. This marks the biggest monthly increase since June 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On an annual basis, headline PPI accelerated to <strong>3.3%<\/strong>, the highest in five months and above forecasts of 2.5%. <strong>Core PPI<\/strong>, which excludes food and energy, rose <strong>0.9%<\/strong> on the month and <strong>3.7%<\/strong> year-on-year\u2014both substantially higher than estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/news\/us-stock-rally-cpi-tariff-pause-july-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Stock Rally Extends as CPI Data and Tariff Pause Boost Market Optimism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-services-lead-the-surge\"><br><strong>\ud83d\udcb9 Services Lead the Surge <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-1-3-1024x482.webp\" alt=\"us producer prices july 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-1-3-1024x482.webp 1024w, https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-1-3-300x141.webp 300w, https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-1-3-768x361.webp 768w, https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-1-3.webp 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost of services increased <strong>1.1%<\/strong> in July, driven by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>3.8% jump<\/strong> in margins for machinery and equipment wholesaling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher costs for portfolio management, securities brokerage, and investment advice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rising prices in traveler accommodation services, automobile retailing, and truck freight transportation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-goods-prices-also-climb\"><br><strong>Goods Prices Also Climb <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prices for goods rose <strong>0.7%<\/strong>, led by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A massive <strong>38.9% surge<\/strong> in fresh and dry vegetables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher costs for meats, diesel fuel, jet fuel, nonferrous scrap, and eggs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gasoline prices were a rare drag, falling <strong>1.8%<\/strong> during the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ppi-data-snapshot\"><br><strong>\ud83d\udcca<\/strong> <strong>PPI Data Snapshot <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Indicator<\/th><th>July 2025<\/th><th>Forecast<\/th><th>Previous<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Headline PPI (MoM)<\/td><td>+0.9%<\/td><td>+0.2%<\/td><td>0.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Headline PPI (YoY)<\/td><td>+3.3%<\/td><td>+2.5%<\/td><td>+2.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core PPI (MoM)<\/td><td>+0.9%<\/td><td>+0.2%<\/td><td>+0.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core PPI (YoY)<\/td><td>+3.7%<\/td><td>+2.9%<\/td><td>+2.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-word\"><br><strong>\ud83d\udcac Final Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>July\u2019s PPI report shows inflationary pressures resurfacing across both services and goods, challenging expectations for a smooth disinflation path. The stronger-than-expected <strong>US producer prices<\/strong> may prompt the Fed to reassess its September policy stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you think the Fed will still cut rates next month? Share your thoughts below and follow our latest inflation coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/producer-price-inflation-mom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2705 Key Takeaways US Producer Prices Surge 0.9% in July US producer prices rose sharply in July, posting their largest monthly gain in over three years and signaling renewed inflationary pressures in the supply chain. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the Producer Price Index (PPI) jumped 0.9% month-on-month, rebounding from a flat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,2],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-7212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-economy-news","category-news","tag-financialnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7212"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7217,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7212\/revisions\/7217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}