Wholesale inflation hits highest level in a year — and Iran war is fueling more rising prices fears
New York Post·2026-03-18 17:19
US wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February.The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.7% from January, and 3.4% from February 2025. The year-over-year increase was the most since February 2025.The gains, driven partly by an sharp increase in food prices from January to February, were bigger than economists had forecast, and they occurred before the US and Israel attack on Iran pushed energy prices sharp ...