{"id":219933,"date":"2025-03-13T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=219933"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:28:13","slug":"us-producer-inflation-stalls-in-february-as-services-costs-drop-egg-prices-skyrocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/us-producer-inflation-stalls-in-february-as-services-costs-drop-egg-prices-skyrocket\/","title":{"rendered":"US Producer Inflation Stalls In February As Services Costs Drop, Egg Prices Skyrocket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-zinger-key-points\">Zinger Key Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Producer prices stalled in February, with core inflation posting a rare decline, reinforcing hopes of easing cost pressures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Headline PPI was flat, while core PPI fell 0.1%, marking the first monthly decline since mid-2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. producer prices unexpectedly stagnated in February, while core inflation posted a rare contraction, reinforcing hopes that cost pressures may be easing despite lingering&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/topic\/inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concerns over trade tariffs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Producer Price Index (PPI) remained flat on a monthly basis in February, a sharp deceleration from January&#8217;s upwardly revised 0.6% gain and below expectations of a 0.3% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Core PPI, which excludes food and energy, fell 0.1% in February, marking its first monthly decline since July 2024. This came after January&#8217;s figure was revised higher to a 0.5% gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a year-over-year basis, headline producer inflation eased to 3.2%, down from January&#8217;s upwardly revised 3.7%, while core PPI slowed to 3.4%, from a revised 3.8% in the previous month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weaker-than-expected producer inflation report follows Friday&#8217;s consumer price index data, which also came in softer than anticipated, strengthening the case for Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Price Drivers: Food Jumps, Services Fall<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The muted headline figure masked significant divergences across categories. Food prices surged 1.7%, largely driven by an extraordinary 53.6% spike in egg prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other contributors to the increase included pork, fresh and dry vegetables, electric power, tobacco products, and carbon steel scrap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, gasoline prices fell 4.7%, exerting downward pressure on the overall index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the index for final demand services declined 0.2%, the steepest drop since July 2024, suggesting cooling inflationary pressures in service-related sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Reactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>U.S. dollar:<\/strong>\u00a0The dollar strengthened despite the softer PPI report, with the\u00a0<strong>U.S. dollar index<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Treasury yields:<\/strong>&nbsp;The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield increased 2 basis points to 4.33% as markets reassessed inflation risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stock market:<\/strong>\u00a0Selling pressure on equities resumed after a brief rebound on Wednesday. Futures on major U.S. indices recorded losses in the premarket trading, with S&amp;P 500 futures down 0.2% at 8:39 a.m. ET.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally Posted March 13, 2025 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/economics\/macro-economic-events\/25\/03\/44300810\/us-producer-inflation-stalls-in-february-as-services-costs-drop-eggs-price-skyrockets\">US Producer Inflation Stalls In February As Services Costs Drop, Egg Prices Skyrocket<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Producer prices stalled in February, with core inflation posting a rare decline, reinforcing hopes of easing cost 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