The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% last month from November, down from a 0.4% gain the month before.

Where prices did climb — warehousing and transportation — points to an inventory build. Upcoming CPI will make the inflation picture clearer.

A column chart titled "Monthly change in US Producer Price Index" that tracks the metric over the past year. Input prices rose 0.2% in December. Stocks on Wall Street were trading mostly lower.

The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.4 percent in November ...

Consumer staples and technology were the only gainers. In economic news, the US Producer Price Index rose by 0.2% in October, faster than a 0.1% increase in September and, as expected in a survey ...

U.S. producer prices increased moderately in ... the second half of this year amid labor market resilience. The producer price index for final demand rose 0.2% last month after an unrevised ...

US wholesale inflation unexpectedly cooled ... that may help temper concerns of lingering price pressures. The producer price index for final demand rose 0.2% from a month earlier, according ...

US Bureau of Labor Statistics figures on Tuesday showed the producer price index climbed by 0.2% in December, against November’s 0.4% rise and expectations for 0.3%. Core producer prices, excluding ...

The Producer Price Index ... as negative or bearish for the US dollar, as it may indicate a slowing economy. The PPI is a leading indicator of consumer price inflation, accounting for the majority ...

chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics. The producer price index for final demand rose 0.2% last month after an unrevised 0.4% advance in November, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor ...