In this week’s episode, Mark looks at PPI—the Producer Price Index—which provides evidence of the costs for suppliers in various industries, macroeconomic instability, and the potential for economic recovery. Here, very low prices provide the potential for recovery; and rising prices can indicate both recovery in the economy, as well as inflationary pressures moving forward. The Covid Bubble and restrictions caused a 50% increase in producer prices, and since the peak in 2022, PPI has only corrected about 10%.
“Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities” (PPIACO): https://Mises.org/Minor_PPI
Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.