AI Data Insight
The first data point for Q3 2026 shows that the US unadjusted final demand services PPI rose to 155.94, continuing its climb from 155.712 in the previous month. Although the decline in energy and food prices during the same period kept the overall PPI index flat, the rise in service costs such as finance and advertising highlights that service-side inflation pressures will remain difficult to dissipate in the short term.