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Wiz Imp

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1. Just to be clear (with emphasis): the core PPI for January rose at almost TRIPLE the expected pace.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:25 AM

Feb 27

I've never seen any price gauge come in that far above expectations. And something to remember - retail/consumer price increases generally follow increases in wholesale prices. So the wholesale prices go up first and then are passed along to the consumer. Expect big increases in inflation (the CPI) in the next several months

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Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 27 OP

Just to be clear (with emphasis): the core PPI for January rose at almost TRIPLE the expected pace. Wiz Imp Feb 27 #1

But our president and the entire MAGA branch of government told us Tuesday night SamKnause Feb 27 #2

and now it is all conveniently out of the news Skittles Mar 1 #21

Tariffs are responsible for that rise. Doodley Feb 27 #3

So .8 percent for a month Old Crank Feb 27 #4

Wouldn't a 0.8 monthly increase result in.... RussBLib Feb 27 #5

Oops. Old Crank Feb 27 #12

How do you figure that? progree Feb 27 #6

Right Old Crank Feb 27 #13

Thanks, I had already grabbed my calculator ... eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #15

More from the OP article and from the Associated Press progree Feb 27 #7

history rhymes... Javaman Feb 27 #8

I don't know what they are using for standards, but the prices I deal with niyad Feb 27 #9

Cat litter affected by tariffs ??? Why would anyone import something that's designed to be thrown away ? eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #16

Not every price increase is related to tariffs. niyad Feb 28 #17

As I said ... probably just opportunistic. "Everything *else* is going up, maybe no one will reallly notice". nt eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #18

yup Skittles Mar 1 #20

You can't just flip the switch and it will be better. twodogsbarking Feb 27 #10

So much for bullshitting people that prices are down Hassler Feb 27 #11

So Cheato, Rollins and alias JD Vance Hassler Feb 27 #14

My husband had to buy windshield wiper fluid this week. He said it was up a lot. Like $12 for a bottle. Raftergirl Feb 28 #19