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

The Producer Price Index for final demand edged up 0.2% in December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Inflation, as measured by the producer price index, rose three-tenths of a percentage point to 3.3% for the year ending in December, hinting that the economy may not yet have vanquished price ...

The December figure marked a deceleration from monthly producer-price increases in November, when prices rose by 0.4%.

The producer price index was expected to increase 0.4% in December, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

Inflation barometer The Labor Department releases its producer price index for December on Tuesday. The index measures inflation at the wholesale level, before businesses pass costs on to consumers.

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.

German producer prices rose less than expected in December, rising by 0.8% on the year, the federal statistics office ...

Wholesale prices rose less than expected in December, a positive sign for the economy amid recent market fears that inflation ...