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Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) (USD)

Month-over-month change in producer prices, an early indicator of inflationary pressure in the supply chain.

Latest reading: 0.2 %MoM · Last updated: · Source: FRED (BEA/BLS/Fed)

Category: Economy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/usd/ppi_mom

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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About Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) (USD)

Month-on-month PPI for United States captures the sequential change in producer prices, removing the base-effect distortions present in year-on-year comparisons. It provides the earliest read on whether pipeline inflation is accelerating.

Why FX traders watch it

A re-acceleration of sequential PPI is an early warning for central banks that consumer inflation may not be cooling as fast as expected. It can shift the Federal Reserve's rhetoric in a hawkish direction.

How to interpret the data

Consecutive months of above-consensus monthly PPI growth signal a build-up of cost pressure in the supply chain. Declining or negative monthly PPI is disinflationary and supports rate-cut expectations.

Historical Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) (USD)

Source: FRED (BEA/BLS/Fed)  ·  Monthly  ·  %MoM

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/usd/ppi_mom endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

FRED (BEA/BLS/Fed)

Official Series ID

PPIACO

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

%MoM

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

{
    "currency": "USD",
    "indicator": "ppi_mom",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) data for USD from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/ppi_mom?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is United States Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) updated?
Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) for United States is released on a monthly schedule by Federal Reserve (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) reported in?
The series is published in %MoM. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source United States Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) data?
Data is fetched directly from Federal Reserve or the official national statistics publication for United States. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Producer Price Index MoM (PPI) for United States via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/usd/ppi_mom?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.