Whats going on in the World

[jpd]

As of May 2026, data showed that core producer prices, which exclude food and energy, rose 0.6% in April 2026 for a gain of 4.4% from a year earlier, INDICATING PERSISTENT INFLATION PRESSURES.

4.4% GAIN FROM OVER A YEAR EARLIER

LOL, how are we supposed to read that - prior year was 0.57% and current year is 0.6%?
A year to year increase of 4.4%...you can't be serious......

 

[MakoMatt]

LOL, how are we supposed to read that - prior year was 0.57% and current year is 0.6%?
A year to year increase of 4.4%...you can't be serious......

Exactly as it’s worded. 4.4% total increase since last year

 

[MakoMatt]

Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023
Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023

 

[jpd]

Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023
Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023

 

[longcast]

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TDS changes HOW you read and interpret data. And then mold it to the narrative needed to feed the TDS.

 

[jpd]

TDS changes HOW you read and interpret data. And then mold it to the narrative needed to feed the TDS.

The 4.4% claim had me laughing.....trying so hard to make an issue of this.

 

[MakoMatt]

From April 2025 to April 2026:Headline CPI-U inflation was 3.81 percent. Food price inflation was 3.18 percent. Energy price inflation was 17.87 percent.