Wholesale prices rose 0.4% in November, more than expected

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5. From the source, and time series. Latest 3 month average (annualized): PPI: 3.3%, Core PPI: 2.1%

Source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm

Latest 3 months average, annualized:

# 3.3%   PPI - It is up 2 months in a row from 2.0% in September. But over last 5 months, it's a horizontal trending zig zaggy line, and is about where it was in June.

# 2.1%   Core PPI (PPI less food, energy, and trade services). Declining steadily since February

Time Series with data and graphs:
# PPI http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPSFD4
# Core PPI#1 (PPI less food & energy) http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPSFD49104
# Core PPI#2 (PPI less food, energy, & trade services) http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPSFD49116

The BLS puts more emphasis on what I label Core PPI#2 than on Core PPI#1, and so do I. Trade services is highly volatile from month to month.