UK producer prices registering unexpected upward pressure for the month of March
PPI factory input prices rose by 1.9% easing from last month’s 2.1% but coming out stronger than the expected figures.
The same trend was visible for factory output prices; PPI output for the same period was out at 0.6% in line with last month’s reading and stronger than the expected 0.5%.
Equivalent prices for the core PPI levels eased when compared to previous and were marginally lower than expected figures.
Producer prices anticipate CPI figures and thus are expected to offer insight on upcoming inflationary pressures. Persistent inflationary pressures, slowing less than expected, will put a limit on to how much the BoE may engage in further easing (should it need to further assist an ailing recovery) at least for the time being.
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