TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The latest publication of the Producer Price Index, which shows how inflation is affecting business owners and producers, reported price jumps across groceries and fuels. The cost of eggs was among the highest increases for producers.
The latest Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which came out Wednesday, showed national price increases had shrunk slightly to 8.3% inflation. The March CPI was measured at 8.5% while the Tampa level was recorded at 10.2%.
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The inflation measure of the CPI is based on an aggregation of all price fluctuations across all industries, products, and services to show how prices facing consumers have changed.
Wednesday’s inflation report in the CPI gave Americans a look at how prices rose for consumers. Now, the PPI is showing how those costs are…
