The clearest sign yet tariff inflation is hitting companies: Wholesale prices jumped the most in three years
The cost of wholesale goods and services — where rising inflation tends to show up first — posted the biggest increase in July in three years, possibly heralding a sizable acceleration in price hikes tied to U.S. tariffs.
The producer-price index jumped 0.9% last month after no change in June, the government said Thursday. The surge was a big surprise to Wall Street.
“We are starting to see that inflationary pressure is bubbling,” said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
Biggest wholesale-prices jump in three years as Trump tariffs cost Americans
The cost of wholesale goods and services — where rising inflation tends to show up first — in July posted the biggest increase in three years, possibly heralding a sizable acceleration in price increases tied to higher U.S. tariffs.
