| Measures | Change in the price of finished goods and services sold by producers; |
| Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; |
| FF Notes | Tends to have more impact when it’s released ahead of the CPI data because the reports are significantly correlated; |
| Why Traders Care |
It’s a leading indicator of consumer inflation – when producers charge more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; |
| Also Called | Finished Goods PPI. Wholesale Prices; |
| Acro Expand | Producer Price Index (PPI); |