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PPI, Claims, Starts

Posted February 16, 2012 by Editor

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Numbers this morning are universally unfriendly.

The January PPI shows a big 0.4% rise in the core figure, widely spread across products–suggesting that domestic manufacturers are comfortable attempting price increases in many finished goods industries.  It remains to be seen whether they will be successful–but the mood seems to have changed.

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