US wholesale prices dropped in May, adding to evidence that inflation pressures are cooling

The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index - which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers - declined 0.2% from April to May after rising 0.5% the month before. Measured from a year earlier, wholesale prices were up 2.2% in May. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core producer prices were unchanged from April and up 2.3% from May 2023.
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