PPI Vs CPI: Are Record Profit Margins About To Get Squeezed?

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PPI Vs CPI: Are Record Profit Margins About To Get Squeezed? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The PPI vs CPI gap is the widest since 2022, and history says record profit margins are in the crosshairs... Key Takeaways Producer prices rose 6.3% in the year to September 2026, the fastest pace since late 2022. Consumer prices rose 3.7%. That 2.6-point PPI vs CPI gap reflects costs companies are eating rather than passing on. Further up the pipeline, the pressure is larger still: processed goods for intermediate demand rose 14.1%, and unprocessed goods rose 21.5%. After-tax…

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