Producer Price Index

February 13, 2025 The Producer Price Index for final demand  includes producer prices for goods, as well as prices for construction, services, government purchases, and exports and covers over 75% of domestic production. Producer prices for final demand rose 0.4% in...

Consumer Price Index

February 12, 2025 The CPI rose 0.5% in January after rising 0.4% in December, and 0.3% in November. The year-over-year increase is 3.0%.  We now expect the overall CPI to increase 3.4% in 2025.  The January increase was larger-than-expected.  Part of the sizeable...

Employment Cost Index

January 31, 2025 The employment cost index for civilian workers climbed at a 3.6% annual rate in the fourth quarter after climbing at a 3.1% annual rate in the third quarter.    Over the course of the past year it has risen 3.8%. The employment cost index peaked at...

Gross Domestic Purchases Deflator

January 30, 2025 There are many different deflators that are available.  This one is for gross domestic purchases which measures prices paid by U.S. residents.  It is the one measure of inflation that the Commerce Department talks about when it releases the GDP...

Gasoline Prices

June 13, 2023 Gasoline prices fell $0.03 in the week ending June 5 to $3.54 after having risen $0.04 in the previous week.   In South Carolina gasoline prices tend to be about $0.25 below the national average or $3.29.  The EIA currently expects gasoline prices...