Marketplace · Thursday, August 13, 2026
The producer price index showed a slight cooling in wholesale inflation, with the core rate (excluding food and energy) at 4.2%. Economist Ben E. from Nationwide noted a lack of significant inflationary pressure beyond energy. Stephen Juno from Bank of America described this as 'disinflation,' meaning prices are not falling but are growing at a slower rate than before.
“We got the producer price index today. Wholesale inflation cooled just a tiny bit. The core rate, that's minus food and energy, sits at 4.2%.”
“You know, beyond energy, there's not much inflationary pressure.”
“It's disinflation, not deflation, says Stephen Juno, with Bank of America. Prices aren't falling at all, but a little bit lower price growth than what we were accustomed to.”