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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Producer Price Index for final demand rose 1.4% in April 2026 from March, the largest monthly increase since March 2022, and the index was up 6.0% from a year earlier, the biggest 12-month gain since December 2022. Within the April increase, prices for final demand services rose 1.2% on the month, also the largest advance since March 2022, while the index for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services increased 0.6%, its biggest rise since October 2025.

The April producer-price jump included a 7.8% increase in the final demand energy index, with gasoline prices up 15.6% on the month. In services, BLS said trade services rose 2.7% in April and transportation and warehousing services climbed 5.0%, adding to the breadth of the monthly increase.

Other April inflation data released after that period showed related price pressure across the U.S. economy. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in April from March and 3.8% from a year earlier, with BLS stating that energy increased 3.8% in the month and accounted for more than 40% of the all-items monthly increase. Separate BLS data showed U.S. import prices rose 1.9% in April after a 0.9% increase in March, forming part of the same late-spring inflation backdrop.

As of June 10, 2026, BLS had posted the next producer-price release for June 11, 2026, so the April report remained the latest published PPI reading for final demand.