Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Wholesale inflation rose 6% in April, largest since 2022

Final demand wholesale inflation rose by 6% on an annual basis in April, marking the largest increase since 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. More than three-quarters of the 2% increase in final demand goods in April was attributed to a 7.8% increase in energy prices. Final demand services moved up 1.2%, pushed along largely by a 2.7% increase in trade services.

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... The producer price index increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.4% in April, double the rate increase in March. The increase outpaced the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 0.5%. It is the largest monthly increase since March 2022.

The annual 6% wholesale inflation increase is the largest since December 2022.

Machinery and equipment wholesaling was another big factor in rising inflation. Final demand service prices for machinery and equipment rose by 3.5%.

Final demand excluding volatile food and energy rose 0.6%, the largest bump since October. For the year ending in April, final demand excluding food and energy was up 4.4%, the largest increase since February 2023


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-13 09:05 PM

A concern of mine at this point ...

With the price of diesel fuel rising significantly, I have to ask ...

How many of the goods, that we buy each day, rely upon diesel-fueled trucks to transport those goods to their destination?

What might be the effect of the rising cost of diesel fuel upon the end-cost of those goods?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-13 10:00 PM

"How many of the goods, that we buy each day, rely upon diesel-fueled trucks to transport those goods to their destination?"

If you bought it, a truck brought it.

And that truck?

Yeah.

Diesel.

#3 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-13 10:03 PM

Just wait until the May numbers. Woof

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-13 10:13 PM

diesel-fueled trucks to transport those goods

Don't forget trains. They don't run on yak butter.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-13 10:19 PM

#5 Thank you, Redial.

#6 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-13 10:20 PM

@#5,6

Trains - yup. Also diesel.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-13 10:34 PM

#8 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-13 10:36 PM

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