A rise in oil prices may cause the consumer price index (CIP) and Producer Price Index (PPI) higher.
Today US CPI climbed to 3.7% from 3.2% as Oil price continues to raise high since June 2023. Rising oil prices increase the cost of transporting goods and services, as a result the inflation raises high.
We can expect coming PPI to rise higher than expected (0.4%) as there is a stronger correlation between oil prices and producer prices more than the correlation between the oil price and CPI as the (PPI) measures the average selling price from domestic producers and It can be directly linked to inputs.
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