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The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.4
percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Final demand
prices advanced 0.7 percent in March and 0.6 percent in
February. (See table A.) The April increase is the largest
advance since rising 1.7 percent in March 2022. On an
unadjusted basis, the index for final demand rose 6.0 percent
for the 12 months ended in April, the largest 12-month increase
since moving up 6.4 percent in December 2022.

Nearly 60 percent of the April rise in final demand prices can
be attributed to a 1.2-percent advance in the index for final
demand services. Prices for final demand goods moved up 2.0
percent.

The index for final demand less foods, energy, and trade
services increased 0.6 percent in April, the largest advance since
rising 0.6 percent in October 2025. For the 12 months ended in
April, prices for final demand less foods, energy, and trade
services moved up 4.4 percent, the largest 12-month increase
since jumping 4.5 percent in February 2023.