The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures inflation on the wholesale level, decreased by 0.3% in May, coming in below expectations. On an annual basis, PPI saw a sharp decline from 2.3% to 1.1%, which is the lowest level since December 2020. Core PPI, which also strips out volatile food and energy prices, rose by 0.2% with the year-over-year reading dropping from 3.2% to 2.8%.

What’s the bottom line? Annual wholesale inflation readings have also made significant improvement as they continue to move lower in the right direction. At its peak last March, PPI was at 11.7% year-over-year and it is now at 1.1%, which is a decline of 10.6%!