15.01.2014 14:38:56

U.S. Producer Prices Rise In Line With Estimates In December

(RTTNews) - Producer prices rose in line with economist estimates in the month of December, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday, with higher prices for energy and tobacco products offsetting a drop in food prices.

The Labor Department said its producer price index rose by 0.4 percent in December after edging down by 0.1 percent in November. The increase by the index matched economist estimates.

Excluding food and energy prices, the core producer price index increased by 0.3 percent in December after inching up by 0.1 percent in the previous month. Economists had expected core prices to tick up by another 0.1 percent.