PPI and Housing Starts (March 2011)

The Producer Price Index increased by 1.6% in February to 186.9(1982=100), higher than the expected 0.6% increase, following a 0.8% increase in January and a 0.9% increase in December. This was the largest increase in finished goods prices since a 1.9% increase in June 2009. Over the year, the index has advanced 5.6%, the largest [...]