Wholesale Inflation Ruk Gayi!
February mein US ki wholesale inflation mein koi badlav nahi aaya, services ki keemat kam hone se. Trump sarkar ke import duty se pehle, yeh prices mein thodi rahat ki baat hai. Reports ke mutaabik, Producer Price Index (PPI) mein koi badlav nahi hua, jabki January mein 0.6% ki badhotri hui thi. Economists ne 0.3% ki badhotri ki ummeed ki thi. Pichle saal ke mukable, PPI 3.2% upar hai.
Consumer Prices Bhi Stable
Isse pehle, ek report mein bataya gaya tha ki consumer prices mein bhi February mein sirf 0.2% ki badhotri hui, jo October ke baad se sabse kam hai. Lekin, ab Trump sarkar ne bade trading partners par import duty laga di hai, jisse aane wale mahino mein imported cheezon ki keemat badh sakti hai.
Expert Analysis
Experts PPI report par dhyan dete hain kyunki iske kuchh components Federal Reserve ke inflation measure, Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, mein shamil hote hain. In categories mein tezi dekhi gayi, jaise ki hospital inpatient care mein 1% aur portfolio management costs mein 0.5% ki badhotri.
Core PPI Mein Kami
Khaane-peene aur energy ko chhodkar, core PPI mein 0.1% ki kami aayi, jo July ke baad pehli baar hai. Pichle saal ke mukable, core PPI 3.4% upar hai. Services ki keemat 0.2% kam hui, jabki goods ki keemat (khaane-peene aur energy ko chhodkar) 0.4% badhi, jo 2023 ki shuruat ke baad se sabse zyada hai.
Food aur Energy Prices
Food prices mein 1.7% ki badhotri dekhi gayi, jo teen mahino mein sabse zyada hai. Jabki energy ki keemat 1.2% kam hui. Bloomberg Commodity Index February ke beech mein 2023 ke baad ke sabse high level par pahunch gaya, lekin mahine ke end mein financial markets mein giravat ke chalte yeh niche aa gaya.
US Jobless Claims Mein Kami
US mein jobless claims 221,000 tak aa gaye hain, jo muted levels par laut aaye hain. Yeh global economics ke liye ek important update hai.
