10.10.201808:38:00UTC+00U.S. Producer Prices Rise In Line With Estimates In September

With an increase in prices for services offsetting a modest drop in prices for goods, the Labor Department released a report on Wednesday showing producer prices in the U.S. rose in line with economist estimates in the month of September.

The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand increased by 0.2 percent in September after edging down by 0.1 percent in August. Economists had expected prices to rise by 0.2 percent.

Excluding decreases in prices for food and energy, core producer prices still rose by 0.2 percent in September after slipping by 0.1 percent in August. The uptick in core prices also matched economist estimates.