US producer prices rose 0.3% in October 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed. The reading came in below the market forecast of 0.4%, and it was lower than the previous period’s 1.4%.
What the figure measures
The producer price index tracks the prices that domestic producers receive for their goods and services, before those costs reach shoppers. A reading of 0.3 means wholesale prices, on average, were 0.3% higher than in the prior period. Economists watch the series because changes at the producer level can feed through to consumer prices later.
The release was published at 13:30 GMT on 13 November 2026. Compared with the 1.4% recorded in the previous period, the latest increase was markedly smaller, and the outcome also fell short of what forecasters had expected.
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
