{"id":2435830,"date":"2025-05-16T21:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-winning-producer-price-drop-shatters-all-time-record-defies-experts-who-predicted-price-rise\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T21:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:57:59","slug":"more-winning-producer-price-drop-shatters-all-time-record-defies-experts-who-predicted-price-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-winning-producer-price-drop-shatters-all-time-record-defies-experts-who-predicted-price-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"More Winning: Producer Price Drop Shatters All-Time Record, Defies &#8216;Experts&#8217; Who Predicted Price Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-winning-producer-price-drop-shatters-all-time-record-defies-experts-who-predicted-price-rise%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435830&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Producer Price Index (PPI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pending-home-sales-unexpectedly-fell-in-september-as-house-affordability-declined\/\" title=\"Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Fell in September as House Affordability ...d\">unexpectedly fell<\/a> by 0.5 percent in April,contrary to economist expectations of a 0.3 percent increase due to President Trump&#8217;s tariff policies, marking the largest decline as its inception in December 2009. The decrease was primarily attributed to a 1.6 percent drop in margins for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inflation-for-businesses-reaches-7-8-the-highest-level-ever-recorded\/\" title=\"Inflation For Businesses Reaches 7.8%, The Highest Level Ever Recorded\">final demand trade services<\/a>. Over the past year, the PPI increased by 2.4 percent, mainly during president Biden&#8217;s governance. This decline in wholesale prices followed a modest rise of just 0.2 percent in the Consumer Price Index (CPI),which,over the past year,has risen by 2.3 percent. Despite previous concerns over inflation due to tariffs, recent data has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >shown steady retail sales<\/a> and a surprising drop in wholesale prices. Though, some retailers, like walmart, may have to increase prices if tariffs continue. The White House has paused certain tariffs for 90 days while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pressure-builds-on-trump-the-deal-maker-to-deliver\/\" title=\"Pressure builds on Trump the deal-maker to deliver\">conducting trade negotiations<\/a> with China.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Producer Price Index fell unexpectedly last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wolf-blitzer-hates-trump-inflation-news-so-much-he-chokes-just-trying-to-read-it\/\" title=\"Watch: Wolf Blitzer Hates Trump Inflation News So Much He Chokes Just Trying to Read It\">defying economists&#038;rsquo<\/a>; expectations that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariff policy would increase costs.<\/p>\n<p>The PPI is a measure of the average change in prices for U.S. producers of goods and services, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ppi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/stock-market-today-tariffs-trade-war-05-15-2025\/card\/producer-prices-fall-0-5--JmZm4Ml1UrmA0HqjbeBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported Thursday that, based on a poll of economists it conducted, they expected the overall index to rise by 0.3 percent in April.<\/p>\n<p>But prices dropped by a seasonally adjusted&nbsp;0.5 percent during the month instead.<\/p>\n<p>That change marked &ldquo;the largest decline since the index began in December 2009. Over two-thirds of the broad-based decrease can be traced to margins for final demand trade services, which dropped 1.6 percent,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/archives\/ppi_05152025.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLS<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In the previous 12 months through April &mdash; covering primarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/many-democrats-not-happy-joe-biden-messy-appearance-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration<\/a> &mdash; the overall PPI increased by 2.4 percent, the Journal noted.<\/p>\n<p>The decline in the PPI came on the heels of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/pdf\/cpi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLS reporting<\/a> earlier this week that the Consumer Price Index rose just 0.2 percent, after falling 0.1 percent in March.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, the CPI increased by 2.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/13\/cpi-inflation-april-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> reported the current annual rate is the lowest since February of 2021, prior to the passage of the $1.9 trillion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-orders-re-opening-expansion-toughest-prison-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Rescue Plan<\/a> by the Democratic Congress, which Biden signed into law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reagan-economist-lays-steps-40th-president-took-kill-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inflation<\/a> rapidly shot up afterward, spiking in June 2022 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/ted\/2022\/consumer-prices-up-9-1-percent-over-the-year-ended-june-2022-largest-increase-in-40-years.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9.1 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Who&rsquo;s responsible for the inflation bomb?<\/p>\n<p>Trump: 1.6%<br \/> Biden after the $1.9T American Rescue Plan: 9.1%<\/p>\n<p>The spending bomb was supposed to create an &lsquo;equitable recovery,&rsquo; but instead, Bidenflation hit the poor and middle class the hardest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ee0SWCeovG\">pic.twitter.com\/ee0SWCeovG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephen Moore (@StephenMoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenMoore\/status\/1756399336177434820?\">February 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Trump&rsquo;s tariffs &ldquo;one of the most disastrous and poorly thought-out policies&rdquo; of the new administration. He further predicted they would cost American families on average $5,000 per year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In April, Chuck Schumer warned tariffs would be a &ldquo;disaster&rdquo; and cost American families $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>Reality:<\/p>\n<p>&ndash; Inflation fell to a 4-year low<br \/> &ndash; Gas prices fell for the 3rd month in a row<br \/> &ndash; Airfare, energy, and hotel prices are down<br \/> &ndash; Grocery prices had biggest decline in 5 years&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YGYEc5S8Z9\">pic.twitter.com\/YGYEc5S8Z9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Collins (@CollinsforTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinsforTX\/status\/1922742891786506285?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/15\/tariffs-inflation-recession-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> headlined, &ldquo;Hard data suggests tariff-driven inflation and recession fears may be overblown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New data out Thursday showed steady retail sales and a surprising drop in wholesale prices in April,&rdquo; the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>It offered the caveat that Walmart, the nation&rsquo;s largest retailer, said it will have to raise prices over time if the new tariffs continue.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/09\/business\/reciprocal-tariff-pause-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paused<\/a> his reciprocal tariffs on April 10 for 90 days, but kept in place a universal 10 percent rate, except for China, while his administration conducts trade negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/05\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stock-markets-erupt-massive-us-china-trade-deal-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> that also paused reciprocal tariffs in favor of a 10 percent rate for 90 days during trade talks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also kept a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/16\/china-tariff-stacking-true-cost-import-taxes-above-30percent.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 percent<\/a> fentanyl-related tariff in place from earlier in the year, seeking to pressure Beijing to crack down on its exports to the U.S.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The PPI tracks average price changes for U.S. producers of goods and services, as stated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to a Wall Street Journal report, economists had anticipated a 0.3 percent increase in April; however, prices actually fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent, marking the largest drop since December 2009. 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