
US Producer Prices Surge 1.1% as Energy Shock Fires Up Inflation
A powerful surge in wholesale energy costs has pushed U.S. producer prices to their fastest annual growth rate in over three and a half years, dealing a severe blow to hopes of a swift inflation cooling. On Thursday, June 11, 2026, the national statistics bureau reported that U.S. producer prices rose 1.1% in May. This hot reading matched April’s downwardly






















