Gross Domestic Purchases Deflator

November 27, 2024 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...

Producer Price Index

November 14, 2024 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 0.2% in...

Consumer Price Index

November 13, 2024 The CPI rose 0.2% in October which is the fourth consecutive month with a 0.2% increase. The year-over-year increase is currently 2.6%.  We now expect the CPI to increase 2.6% in 2024. Food prices rose 0.2% in October after climbing 0.4% in...

Employment Cost Index

October 31, 2024 The employment cost index for civilian workers climbed at a 3.1% annual rate in the third quarter after rising at a 3.7% pace in the second quarter.    Over the course of the past year it has risen 3.9%. The employment cost index peaked at 5.1% in the...

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...