producer prices

But a measure of producer prices pointed the other way, dropping 0. 3 percent from a year earlier.

Producer prices were up 4. 3 percent in January from a year earlier, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced on Thursday morning.

It cited rising producer prices across the region and demands for higher wages from workers in Vietnam, China and Malaysia.

These commodity price hikes are likely to affect producer prices and consumer inflation within a couple of years.

Separately, China's producer prices gained 6. 6% in February from a year earlier - the fastest rate since December 2004.

Producer price index (PPI): An index showing the monthly change in producer prices. An indicator of inflation closely watched in the US.

The slowdown in producer prices reinforced calls from investors for the Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to cut interest rates.

Wednesday brings the PMI composite measure (manufacturing and services), eurozone GDP and eurozone producer prices.

Producer prices in December rose 1. 7% from a year earlier, well above expectations for a 0. 5% rise and reversing November's 2. 1% drop.

The highlight of the week is Thursday with the BOE rate meeting and Friday ends it with the producer prices report.

China has experienced mild deflation in consumer and producer prices in recent months.

Analysts said rising producer prices had driven up consumer prices.

Inflation worries worsened after data showed producer prices rising at their fastest rate since 1996.

Nor is inflation confined to food any longer: producer prices are creeping up.

Data on producer prices, factory output and retail sales were also robust.

Higher commodity prices will also push up producer prices.

In the first three quarters of this year, the producer prices for manufactured goods went up by 5. 5 percent year-on-year.

Producer prices are more sensitive to raw-material costs than the price of services is and so pick up inflation signals sooner.

Core producer prices also rose faster than expected in July.

Stripping out volatile food and energy costs, core producer prices edged up 0. 1 percent, matching market expectations.

US producer prices rose unexpectedly sharply in March as the cost of food jumped 1. 2 per cent and energy surged 2. 9 per cent.

Already this week, the Labor Department reported that producer prices fell 0. 3% in May from April and that import prices dropped by 0. 6%.

Producer prices likely peaked with March's 6. 1% annual increase and are poised to fall in coming months.

But politically sensitive food prices accelerated and producer prices increased 7. 2 per cent, their biggest rise since October 2008.

But politically sensitive food prices accelerated and producer prices increased 7. 2 per cent, their fastest rise since October 2008.

Over the past year, overall producer prices have gone up 7. 2 percent, while "core" prices have increased 3 percent.

Producer prices for consumption goods rose by by 4. 9%, out of which food prices rose by by 11. 0%.

Excess capacity drove a 4. 5% drop in producer prices last month.

The producer prices for farm products were up by 14. 1 percent.

Producer prices rose 4. 78% in November.

Producer prices in the US were up 1. 4 per cent, 60 basis points higher than forecast.

Producer prices rose 9. 8%, the most since 1981.