Producer Price Index

April 11, 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 declined 0.4% in...

Consumer Price Index

March 12, 2025 The CPI declined 0.1% in March after having risen 0.2% in February after jumping 0.5% in January. This is the first decline in the overall CPI since 2020.  The year-over-year increase is 2.4%.  We now expect the overall CPI to increase 3.2% in 2025....

Gross Domestic Purchases Deflator

March 27, 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...

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...

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...