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Similarly, continuing claims of 1.850 million during the seven-day period ended August 31 were up by 5,000 week over week, but arrived in-line with expectations. The four-month moving average for initial claims totaled 230,750, a gain of only 500 from the period ended August 31, while the same calculation for continuing claims declined from 1.855 million as of August 24 to 1.853 million.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"763\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Unemployment-Claims-9-13-24.png\" alt=\"Unemployment Claims\" class=\"wp-image-211982 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1050px; aspect-ratio: 1050\/763;width:950px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Unemployment-Claims-9-13-24.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Unemployment-Claims-9-13-24-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Unemployment-Claims-9-13-24-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Unemployment-Claims-9-13-24-768x558.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wholesale-prices-exceed-forecasts\"><strong>Wholesale Prices Exceed Forecasts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Producer Price Index (PPI) inched up 0.2% in August from the flat reading of the preceding month, surpassing projections by 10 basis points (bps). On a year-over-year (y\/y) basis, the index advanced 1.7%, 10 bps below the forecast of 1.8% and July\u2019s rate of 2.1%. Meanwhile, the month-over-month (m\/m) Core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy, exceeded estimates with its 0.3% rate, 10 bps above the forecast, but its 2.4% y\/y result fell below the expectation for 2.5% and climbed marginally from July\u2019s 2.3% level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"763\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/PPI-9-12-24.png\" alt=\"Producer Price Index\" class=\"wp-image-211983 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/PPI-9-12-24.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/PPI-9-12-24-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/PPI-9-12-24-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/PPI-9-12-24-768x558.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1050px; aspect-ratio: 1050\/763;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While overall goods recorded no m\/m change following July\u2019s 0.6% advance, the category\u2019s foods segment climbed 0.1%, and its core version moved north by 0.2%. Energy costs, meanwhile, experienced a 0.9% decline in prices with jet fuel stickers collapsing 10.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The services industry continued to demonstrate sticky inflation with the category jumping 0.4% m\/m after dropping 0.3% in July. Its transportation and warehousing component eased by 0.1% but trade services were up 0.6%. 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