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Published: 2024-01-29T19:59:46.000Z

Preview: Due February 16 - U.S. January PPI - Some components may bounce, but seen subdued overall

byDave Sloan

Senior Economist , North America
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We expect an unchanged outcome from January’s PPI to follow three straight declines, and a 0.2% increase ex food and energy to follow three straight unchanged outcomes. Ex food, energy and trade we expect a 0.1% increase, to confirm the underlying picture remains subdued.

Annual revisions to seasonal adjustments are due on February 14 but with the underlying picture having been subdued for over a year we do not expect any major changes to the picture.

January data sometimes sees some volatility, with January 2023 having seen strength in core goods and trade prices. Both of these see some upside risk in January 2024, with potential corrections from a sharp 3.0% fall in December passenger car prices and four straight declines in trade prices, of which December’s 0.8% decline was particularly steep. However, New Year price adjustments are likely to be more subdued in 2024 than 2023 with inflationary pressures having fallen significantly through 2024.

We expect a 0.1% rise ex food, energy and trade, slower than December’s 0.2% but matching October and November, even with a modest correction in autos, and trade adding only 0.1% to the ex food and energy rate. We expect a negative from energy and a flat contribution from food. Food sees some risk of a correction from a weak December but intermediate food price data was weak through Q4.

Under our forecast yr/yr data would fall to 0.7% from 1.0% overall, with ex food and energy remaining at 1.8% yr/yr. We expect the yr/yr pace ex food, energy and trade to fall to 2.1% from 2.5%. 

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