CNN —US producer prices continued to cool overall in August, showing that inflation across the economy is improving.
But a closely watched measure of underlying inflation remained stubbornly elevated, reflecting the bumpiness in reining in price hikes.
August’s monthly increase was driven by a 0.4% gain on the services side, as goods prices were unchanged, thanks in part to falling energy prices.
Economists had expected that prices would increase 0.2% on a monthly basis and 1.8% annually, according to FactSet estimates.
Excluding the more volatile categories of food and energy, core PPI advanced 0.3% from July, countering a 0.2% decline seen the month before.
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