Wholesale trade
Shown are milk jugs at a grocery store in Roslyn, Pa., Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Wholesale prices, boosted by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May, and are up by a record amount over the past year, another indication that inflation pressures are rising since the economy has begun to re-open following the pandemic lockdowns. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Record rise in US wholesale prices over the past year

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 15, 2021 08:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 10, 2020 file photo, a shopper pushes his cart past a display of packaged meat in a grocery store in southeast Denver. U.S. wholesale prices edged up a slight 0.1% in November 2020 as weak demand caused by the pandemic has kept inflation at extremely low levels. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Inflation still a no-show, US wholesale prices up just 0.1%

By Martin Crutsinger Dec. 11, 2020 09:27 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2019, file photo workers process chickens at the Lincoln Premium Poultry plant, Costco Wholesale's dedicated poultry supplier, in Fremont, Neb. U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in August 2020, just half the July gain, as food and energy prices decline. The Labor Department said Thursday, Sept. 10 that the August advance in the producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — followed a 0.6% surge in June which was the biggest monthly gain since October 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Wholesale prices rise 0.3%, but inflation not the worry now

By Martin Crutsinger Nov. 13, 2020 08:49 AM EST

US wholesale prices rise 0.3% in August as food costs drop

By Martin Crutsinger Sep. 10, 2020 08:45 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in August, just half the July gain, as food and energy prices decline. The Labor...

FILE - JBS workers protest Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Logan, Utah. Hundreds of workers at the meatpacking plant in Hyrum, Utah have tested positive for COVID-19. Hispanic and non-white people in Utah were disproportionately hit by workplace COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. These racial disparities in work-related outbreaks in Utah are similar to those seen in meat processing facility outbreaks in other states, according to the report. (Eli Lucero/The Herald Journal via AP, File)
Report: Utah minorities hit harder by workplace outbreaks

By Sophia Eppolito Aug. 17, 2020 02:24 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2013, file photo, workers load large containers of nectarines for sorting at Eastern ProPak Farmers Cooperative in Glassboro, N.J. U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.6% in February 2020, the biggest decline in five years, led by a sharp drop in energy costs. The Labor Department said the decline in its producer price index, which measures price pressures before they reach the consumer, followed a 0.5% rise in January. It was the sharpest decline since a similar 0.6% drop in January 2015. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
US wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs plunged

By Martin Crutsinger Jul. 10, 2020 08:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2013, file photo, workers load large containers of nectarines for sorting at Eastern ProPak Farmers Cooperative in Glassboro, N.J. U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.6% in February 2020, the biggest decline in five years, led by a sharp drop in energy costs. The Labor Department said the decline in its producer price index, which measures price pressures before they reach the consumer, followed a 0.5% rise in January. It was the sharpest decline since a similar 0.6% drop in January 2015. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
US wholesale prices rise 0.4% in May led by food and energy

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 11, 2020 08:58 AM EDT

Angie Moorefield unfolds material to begin sewing a disposable gown at Burlington Medical in Newport News Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The manufacturing business recently shifted from producing radiation protection gear for medical facilities to in-demand personal protective equipment such as masks, gowns and plastic face shields. (Jonathon Gruenke/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April

By Martin Crutsinger May. 13, 2020 09:31 AM EDT